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 Texas
- Texas requires its own jurisprudence exam for every new license, dated within 12 months of the application.
- There is no grace period: practicing on an expired Texas license is not allowed, even for a day.
- Texas is not a compact member and has no active compact legislation.
Can I practice in Texas on an ASLP Compact privilege?
Texas is not an ASLP Compact member, so practicing here takes a Texas license.
- Not a compact member
Can an SLP or audiologist licensed elsewhere get a Texas license by endorsement?
SLPs licensed elsewhere file the standard TDLR application. A current or past ASHA CCC lets TDLR waive the internship and Praxis, and a license in another state can count as proof of current knowledge for an older degree. The Texas jurisprudence exam and fingerprints are still required.
Citation: 16 Tex. Admin. Code 111.22; TDLR SLP license application page
Which exams does Texas require for a license?
Applicants pass the Praxis, unless they hold the ASHA CCC or ABA certification, and the Texas jurisprudence exam. The jurisprudence certificate must be dated within 12 months of the application, and the exam must be finished within 30 days of paying for it.
- Praxis exam
- State jurisprudence exam
Does Texas require fingerprints?
- Fingerprint background check
How do clinical fellows get licensed in Texas?
The intern license covers the clinical fellowship: at least 36 weeks and 1,260 hours, never under five hours a week, in three segments with at least 36 supervisory hours. The internship cannot start until the license issues and the intern is listed on the supervisor's license. Intern licenses last one year.
- Intern in Speech-Language Pathology license
Citation: 16 Tex. Admin. Code 111.40-111.47; TDLR intern application page
Does Texas license SLP assistants?
SLPAs need a communicative disorders bachelor's (or 24 qualifying credit hours) and a TDLR-approved supervisor before working. The supervisor needs two years of experience, may oversee no more than four interns and assistants combined, and must deliver any missing observation and assisting hours under 100% direct supervision.
- Assistant in Speech-Language Pathology license
What audiologists need to know in Texas
Licensed audiologists and audiology interns fit and dispense hearing instruments under the audiology license, following TDLR rules on FDA compliance, calibration and medical evaluation statements.
- Dispensing covered by the audiology license
How often does a Texas SLP or audiology license renew?
Licenses run two years, and intern licenses one year. SLPs and audiologists need 20 CE hours including 2 in ethics, dual licensees 30 hours, and every renewal needs an approved human trafficking prevention course. There is no grace period after expiration.
- Renews every 2 years
- 20 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Texas?
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.