Section 338.6. Foreign trained applicants; licensure requirements.

An applicant for an audiologist license who  graduated  from  a postsecondary institution that is located outside  of  the  United    States shall establish all of the following:

(a)    That the applicant has completed an educational  degree   program in audiology that is substantially equivalent to the educational requirements in R 338.2(1)(b) for licensure or R 338.3(3)(a) for    licensure   by endorsement.

(i) The department shall accept as proof of an applicant's completion of the educational requirements a credential evaluation completed by a recognized and accredited credential evaluation agency.

(b)    That the applicant is authorized to practice as  an   audiologist without limitation in the  legal   jurisdiction  where   the  postsecondary institution from which the applicant has graduated is located or that he or she is authorized to practice as an audiologist in the legal jurisdiction where the applicant is a citizen.

(c)     That the applicant whose audiology educational program was taught in a language other than English demonstrates a working knowledge of the English language. To demonstrate a  working  knowledge   of  the  English language,   an applicant shall document that he or she has obtained a scaled score of  not less than 550 on the paper-based test or a scaled score of not less than 213 on the computer-based  test of English as a foreign language that   is  administered  by   the  educational   testing service and obtained a score of not less than 50 on the test of spoken English that is administered by the educational testing service, or a successor examination that assesses all of the following:

(i)   Reading comprehension.

(ii)   Speaking skills.

(iii)   Listening skills.

(iv)    The ability to  write   clearly,  using   complete  sentences   with correct spelling, punctuation, and word usage.

(d)    That the applicant has completed in the United States  9  months of supervised  clinical   experience  under  a   licensed  audiologist   or the equivalent, and the supervised clinical experience meets R 338.5.

History: 2005 AACS.