Section R7-2-617. Other Professional Certificates

A.      All certificates are subject to the general certification provi- sions in R7-2-607 and the renewal requirements in R7-2619.

B.       Guidance Counselor Certificate - grades PreK-12

1.        The guidance counselor certificate is valid for six years.

2.        The requirements are:

a.         A master’s or more advanced degree,

b.        Completion of a graduate program in guidance and counseling. A valid guidance counselor certificate from another state may substitute for this require- ment,

c.         A valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Ari- zona Department of Public Safety, and

d.        One of the following:

i.         Completion of a supervised counseling practi- cum in school counseling;

ii.        Two years of verified, full-time experience as a school guidance counselor; or

iii.      Three years of verified teaching experience.

C.      School Psychologist Certificate - grades PreK-12

1.        A school psychologist certificate is required for all per- sonnel whose primary responsibility is in the role of a school psychologist providing services that include but are not limited to the duties of student psychoeducational assessment, therapeutic consultation and intervention, and involvement in the process of determination of stu- dent disabilities or disorders.

2.        The school psychologist certificate is valid for six years.

3.        The requirements are:

a.         A master’s or more advanced degree;

b.        Completion of a graduate program in school psy- chology consisting of at least 60 graduate semester hours, or completion of a doctoral program in psy- chology and completion of a re-training program in school psychology from an accredited institution or Board approved program with a letter of institutional endorsement from the head of the school psychology program;

c.         A supervised internship of at least 1200 clock hours with a minimum of 600 of those hours in a school setting. Three years experience as a certified school psychologist within the last 10 years may be substi- tuted for the internship requirement; and

d.        A valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Ari- zona Department of Public Safety.

4.        Any of the following may be substituted for the require- ment described in subsection (C)(3)(b):

a.         Five years experience within the last 10 years work- ing full time in the capacity of a school psychologist in a school setting serving any portion of grades kin- dergarten through 12; or

b.        A Nationally Certified School Psychologist Creden- tial; or

c.         A diploma in school psychology from the American Board of School Psychology.

D.      Speech-Language Pathologist Certificate - grades PreK-12

1.        The speech-language pathologist certificate is required for school-based speech-language pathologists.

2.        The certificate is valid for six years and may be renewed with the completion of a minimum of 60 clock hours of relevant professional development in the field of speech pathology, or professional development in the areas of articulation, voice, fluency, language, low incidence dis- abilities, curriculum and instruction, professional issues and ethics, or service delivery models.

3.        The requirements are:

a.         A master’s or more advanced degree, from an accredited institution, in speech pathology or com- munication disorders;

b.        A minimum of 250 clinical clock hours supervised by a university or a speech-language  pathologist with a certificate of clinical competence;

c.         A certificate of clinical competence, or a passing score on the national exam, or a passing score on the speech and language impaired special education por- tion of the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Assessment; and

d.        A valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Ari- zona Department of Public Safety.

E.       Speech-Language Technician - grades PreK-12

1.        The speech-language technician certificate is required for school-based speech-language professionals.

2.        No new applications for a speech-language technician certificate will be accepted after June 30, 2014.

3.        The certificate is valid for six years and may be renewed with the completion of a minimum of 180 clock hours of graduate level coursework in the field of speech pathol- ogy, or professional development in the areas of articula- tion, voice, fluency, language disorders, low incidence disabilities, professional issues and ethics, or service delivery models.

4.        The requirements are:

a.         A bachelor's degree from an accredited program in Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Hearing Sci- ences, or Communication Disorders;

b.        A minimum of 50 hours of university supervised observation;

c.         A minimum of 150 university clinical clock hours, or 150 clock hours supervised by a master's level licensed speech-language pathologist, or two years’ experience as a school speech-language therapist or technician;

d.        A passing score on the speech and language impaired special education portion of the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Assessment; and

e.         A valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Ari- zona Department of Public Safety.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 4, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by emergency rulemaking under A.R.S. § 41- 1026 at 8 A.A.R. 5139, effective November 19, 2002 for a period of 180 days (Supp. 02-4). Emergency rulemak- ing renewed under A.R.S. § 41-1026(D) at 9 A.A.R.

1547, effective April 29, 2003 for a period of 180 days (Supp. 03-2). Emergency rulemaking repealed under

A.R.S. § 41-1026(E) and permanent R7-2-617 amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 3950, effective October 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 1264, effective May 22, 2006 (Supp. 09-1). Former R7-2-617 recodified to R7-2-618; new R7-2-617 recodified from R7-2-616 at 15 A.A.R. 2146, effective August 25, 2008 (Supp. 09-4). Former R7-2-617 recodi- fied to R7-2-618; new R7-2-617 recodified from R7-2- 616 at 16 A.A.R. 68, effective December 8, 2008 (Supp. 10-1). R7-2-617 “Prekindergarten” corrected to “PreK” at

request of the Board, Office File No. M09-444, filed November 24, 2009 (Supp. 10-1). Office corrected label- ing error in subsection (C) under A.R.S. § 41-1011 and

A.A.C. R1-1-108 (Supp. 10-4). Amended by final exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2077, effective October 28,

2013 (Supp. 15-3).