Clinical Clock Hours Requirement

Candidates must complete 375 clinical clock hours before exiting from the graduate program. This requirement will meet the number of hours specified for national certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and will meet or exceed the hours required for Kentucky Teacher Certification in Communication Disorders and for Kentucky Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology. Clinical experiences for accruing clock hours are offered through CDS 874, 898 and SED 897. A maximum of 50 clinical clock hours accrued at the undergraduate level may be counted with appropriate documentation. A minimum of 25 clock hours of (documented) clinical observation must be completed prior to earning these clinical clock hours.

Please see the 2005 ASHA Standards for CCC in Speech-Language Pathology for additional information regarding the academic and clinical requirements for certification in Speech Pathology.

Students in the Communication Disorders graduate program must purchase the college student professional liability insurance prior to enrollment in clinical practicum courses.

The Clinic Handbook outlines the clinical expectations, policies and procedures of the EKU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic.

Please see the EKU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic website for additional information regarding our clinic and the clients you may treat as an EKU graduate student.