Transitioning to Your 4th Year Externship/CF

Transitioning to Your 4th Year Externship/CF

  • If you are completing your Fourth Year Externship within the state of Tennessee, you are asked to register your externship with the Department of Health (Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences).  This must be done prior to the start of the externship.

 

  • If you are completing your Clinical Fellowship within the state of Tennessee, you are asked to obtain a provisional license with the Department of Health (Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences).

 

  • If you are working in the schools as a SLP-Clinical Fellow, you are also asked to obtain a Practitioner School Services Personnel (PSSP) license with the Department of Education.

 

  • Expect the process for licensing to take up to 6-8 weeks once your applications are submitted If you are unsure if you will be staying in Tennessee after graduation, you may want to complete these applications anyway, pending your decision.  Some other states require this as well and will have their own process.  It is your responsibility to know the laws of the state in which you are working.

 

  • TAASLP wants to make the transition from a graduate student to clinician as easy as possible. Please use these resources to assist you!

Licensure Guidance for Students Transitioning to Professionals

Licensure with Department of Health

Please follow the Application Instructions provided by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences by clicking HERE.

  For your initial evaluation, you will need to provide the following during the application process:

1.     Completed Signed Application

2.     Fees of $160.00

3.     Passport Size Photo, 2×2 Headshot on white backdrop taken within the last year.

4.     Supervision Form Completed and Signed to include practice name and address.

5.     Verification from other states (if applicable)

6.     Notarized Declaration of US Citizenship with copy of supporting document

7.     Birth Certificate -Certified or Notarized Copy, NO originals.

8.      Criminal Background check (OCA code 2023) must come from IdentOGo

9.     Official Transcripts showing degree conferred/awarded sent directly from the University to the Board

*All TN Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences Applications*