Standards for South Carolina (SC)

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Audiologist
License/Certificate
Audiologist
State Department
NA
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.llr.sc.gov/aud/licensure.aspx
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Completed supervised professional employment ( a minimum of 30 hours a week of professional employment in Audiology for at least nine months whether or not for wages or other compensation under the supervision of a licensed audiologist); or Meet ASHA's Standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence, or its equivalent as approved by the board, in speech-language pathology or Audiology in effect at the time of application; OR Have a current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
PRAXIS Audiology (5343); Qualifying score: 162
Additional Req Part C
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Audiologists in the public schools are contract employees and do not fall under specific teacher requirements of the state Department of Education http://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/SC/SCteachrequire/

Discipline
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
State Department
South Carolina Department of Mental Health- Deaf Services
State Department Hyperlink
https://scdmh.net/dmh-components/community-mental-health-services/programs/deaf-services/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
bachelor’s degree
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate
Special Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Certification
State Department
South Carolina State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
PK - 12 Grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (5272); Qualifying score: 160
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Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Education Certificate (PreK - Grade 2)
State Department
South Carolina State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
PK - 3rd grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
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Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Special Education Certificate
State Department
South Carolina State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - 6yrs
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Praxis Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159
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Discipline
Family Therapist
License/Certificate
Marriage and Family Therapists
State Department
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/cou/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
completion of a minimum of onethousand five hundred (1500) hours of post-master’s clinical experience and post-master’s clinicalsupervision in marriage and family therapy performed over a period of no fewer than two (2) years.Of the one thousand five hundred (1500) hours, there must be a minimum of one thousand threehundred eighty (1,380) documented direct client contact hours and a minimum of one hundredtwenty (120) documented hours of supervision by a licensed marriage and family therapy supervisoror other qualified licensed mental health practitioner approved by the Board prior to beginningsupervision, that includes experience assessing and treating clients with the more serious problems ascategorized in standard diagnostic nomenclature. At least sixty (60) of the supervision hours must be individual/triadic, and the remaining sixty (60) hours can be individual/triadic or group.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The exam required for licensure is The Marital and Family Therapy Examination (MFT). The exam is administered by The Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB).
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Nurse
License/Certificate
Registered Nurse
State Department
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation South Carolina Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/nurse/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelors
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The applicant is required to pass a written or computerized adaptive testing examination determined by the board of nurse registration and nursing education (NCLEX).
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Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate
Occupational Therapist
State Department
South Carolina Department of Public Health, Board of Physical & Occupational Therapy
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/ot/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
" has completed successfully a minimum of two months of supervised field work experience at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution where the applicant met the academic requirements;
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Pass the National Certification Examination for Occupational Therapists, Registered or National Certification Examination for Occupational Therapy Assistants of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) or other occupational therapy certification examination as approved by the Board.
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Physical Therapist
License/Certificate
Physical Therapist
State Department
South Carolina Department of Department of Public Health South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/pt/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
"Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctoral
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
submit evidence satisfactory to the board on a form approved by the board of not less than one thousand clinical practice hours under the on-site supervision of a licensed physical therapist in this State or in a state with licensure requirements equal to or more stringent than this State.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Has passed the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or other physical therapy certification examination as approved by the department in consultation with the board to determine the applicant's fitness to engage in the practice of physical therapy.
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Psychologist
License/Certificate
Licensed Psychologist
State Department
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/psych/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Applicants shall be required to pass the Examination of Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) offered by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
Additional Req Part C
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School Psychologist
License/Certificate
School Psychologist I
State Department
South Carolina State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Not Specified
Degree Level Requirement
Masters
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
PRAXIS School Psychologist (5403); Qualifying score: 155
Additional Req Part C
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Social Worker
License/Certificate
Baccalaureate Social Worker
State Department
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/sw/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Has passed, to the satisfaction of the Board, a national examination by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) at the appropriate level as specified herein. All ASWB examination scores are reported as pass/fail, with the number of questions needed to pass the examination, and because test questions change from one administration to the next, statistical adjustments must be made to account for small differences in the overall difficulty of individual examinations.
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Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Speech Language Pathology License
State Department
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
State Department Hyperlink
https://llr.sc.gov/aud/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Completed supervised professional employment (SPE); or meets ASHA’s standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board, in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology in effect at the time of application; or have a current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
PRAXIS Speech-Language Pathology (5331); Qualifying score: 162
Additional Req Part C
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Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Certification
State Department
"South Carolina State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
PK - 12the Grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Practicum in Instruction of the Visually Impaired Child (Practicum may be waived based on two years' successful experience teaching visually impaired).
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
PRAXIS Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282); Qualifying score: 163
Additional Req Part C
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