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 West Virginia
- West Virginia issues compact privileges, and a privilege here requires the state jurisprudence exam.
- Every new West Virginia licensee also takes the board's jurisprudence exam.
- Out-of-state licensees and CCC holders can work while their application is pending.
Can I practice in West Virginia on an ASLP Compact privilege?
West Virginia is issuing ASLP Compact privileges (since October 28, 2025). A speech-language pathologist or audiologist whose home state is also issuing can apply for a privilege to practice here through CompactConnect, and must apply, attest and pay personally. SLPAs and clinical fellows are not eligible.
- Issuing compact privileges
- Jurisprudence exam required for a privilege
Can an SLP or audiologist licensed elsewhere get a West Virginia license by endorsement?
The board waives the national exam for applicants licensed in a state with substantially equivalent standards or holding the ASHA CCC in their field. Those applicants may practice in West Virginia while the application is pending once it is filed and paid. The state jurisprudence exam is still required.
- Endorsement route available
Citation: W. Va. Code 30-32 (waiver and pending-practice provisions, as posted by the board); 29 CSR 1-3, 1-4
Which exams does West Virginia require for a license?
SLP and audiology applicants need a passing ETS specialty area (Praxis) score, the only national exam the board recognizes, and must pass the board's own jurisprudence exam, with the score submitted alongside the application.
- Praxis exam
- State jurisprudence exam
How do clinical fellows get licensed in West Virginia?
A provisional license for the postgraduate professional experience lasts one year. The supervision agreement form is due within 30 days of starting work, and the license can be renewed once with 10 hours of approved CE. An AuD satisfies the audiology postgraduate experience.
- Provisional license
Citation: 29 CSR 1-5; 29 CSR 1-4.1.5
Does West Virginia license SLP assistants?
Assistants register with the board and need at least an SLPA associate degree. The supervising SLP registers each assistant, holds a full unrestricted license, and provides general supervision, meaning physically present in the building and quickly available.
- Speech-language pathology assistant registration
How often does a West Virginia SLP or audiology license renew?
Licenses expire December 31 of even years. Renewal needs 20 CE hours per two-year period, including 1 hour of ethics per year, and up to six extra hours can carry forward. Anyone licensed in the last six months of the period skips CE for the first renewal.
- Renews every 2 years
- 20 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in West Virginia?
If your home state issues privileges too, a compact privilege may be the fastest route; you apply yourself, and we prepare you and sit with you while you do. 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.