SECTION 690:10-3-3. Criteria considered for licensure

(a)   The Board shall consider on an individual basis the request of each applicant for licensure under Section 1605 of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act, 59 O.S. 1605, as amended, using the criteria contained in the following Sections of these rules. Written notification from the chair or program director of an academic institution accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation, or equivalent accrediting agency as determined by the Board, verifying that applicant attended the academic institution and completed the academic course work requirement and clinical practicum requirement, shall serve as presumptive proof of completion of the requirements. The Board retains the power to determine whether applicant has completed all requirements.

(b)   Licensing of Military Service Members and Spouses

(1)   The Board shall consider the equivalent education, training and experience completed by an applicant while the applicant was a member of the United States Armed Forces or Reserves, National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval militias of any state, and apply it in the manner most favorable toward satisfying the qualifications for licensure.

(2)   To determine whether education, training and experience completed by an applicant while the applicant was a member of the military as described in the preceding paragraph, the Board may consider, but is not limited to, determinations made by institutions of higher education based on the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, published by the American Council on Education.

[Source: Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1247, eff 5-13-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1786, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1119, eff 5-13-04; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1961, eff 6-25-10; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2418, eff 9-12-14]