Verified October 9, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What SLPs and audiologists miss in Alaska
- Every new SLP and audiologist applicant is fingerprinted for a state and FBI record check; licensees holding a license on July 1, 2024 were exempt.
- The SLP license is built on the ASHA CCC or its equivalent, which most states do not require.
- Independent practitioners also need an Alaska business license.
Can I practice in Alaska on an ASLP Compact privilege?
Alaska has enacted the ASLP Compact but is not issuing privileges yet. Until it does, practicing here takes a Alaska license, and a Alaska license does not yet give you a privilege anywhere else.
- Enacted, not issuing yet
Can an SLP or audiologist licensed elsewhere get a Alaska license by endorsement?
Alaska has no separate endorsement route. An SLP license rests on the ASHA CCC or its equivalent, and an audiology license on a graduate degree plus the CCC or equivalent. An SLP or audiologist licensed elsewhere who has applied can get a temporary license while the application is pending.
- No endorsement route: full application
Citation: AS 08.11.010, 08.11.015, 08.11.020(a), 08.11.025(a)
Which exams does Alaska require for a license?
The statute ties licensure to the CCC or its equivalent rather than naming an exam. The national exam is part of earning the CCC.
Does Alaska require fingerprints?
- Fingerprint background check
Does Alaska offer a temporary SLP or audiology license?
Applicants licensed in another state get a temporary license while the Alaska application is pending. A visiting nonresident may also get a temporary license for up to 30 days a year (audiology) or 60 days a year (SLP).
- Temporary or limited license available
Citation: AS 08.11.020, 08.11.025
How do clinical fellows get licensed in Alaska?
A person completing the supervised clinical experience year required for the CCC in speech-language pathology may receive a temporary license, whether or not they live in Alaska.
- Temporary license
Citation: AS 08.11.025(b)(3)
Does Alaska license SLP assistants?
An SLPA must be registered before working. The supervising SLP must directly supervise at least 50 percent of the assistant's services in the first 90 days and 20 percent after that, and may supervise no more than two people. SLPAs renew with 15 CE hours every two years.
- SLP assistant registration
What audiologists need to know in Alaska
An audiologist may sell hearing aids without a hearing aid dealer license but must follow the listed consumer rules in the dealer statute.
- Dispensing covered by the audiology license
Special Services Certificate (Type C) in Alaska
School SLPs and audiologists hold a Department of Education Type C certificate endorsed in speech, language or hearing. It requires a master's degree or the CCC plus three semester hours each of Alaska studies and multicultural education.
Citation: Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, as summarized by ASHA
How often does a Alaska SLP or audiology license renew?
Licensed SLPs and audiologists have no CE requirement. Registered SLPAs need 15 clock hours every two years.
- 0 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Alaska?
For a license, we send your Praxis scores and verifications, file the application and carry the board correspondence. License by endorsement is $599 for an SLP or audiologist.