Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)

Admission Requirements

Qualified SLPA Fieldwork Experience certificate applicants must:

Possess a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the “Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education” handbook issued by the American Council on Education. The California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology licensing board does not accept degrees from outside of the United States as meeting the SLPA licensing law requirements.
Locate and submit for approval the name of a California licensed and ASHA certified speech language pathologist who will serve as the student's supervisor, and provide information about the site where the supervised clinical fieldwork hours will take place.
- Please see the program’s Practicum page, and the “Supervision Requirements for Clinical Fieldwork Experience” document for more details.
- Please carefully review the list below of sites that will not accept calls from students looking for a placement. Please do not contact these sites:
  - Capistrano Unified School District
  - Long Beach School District
  - Los Angeles Unified School District
  - Simi Valley Unified School District
  - Torrance Unified School District
  - Ventura Unified School District
Complete and submit a program application by the application deadline date.

Financial aid is not available for this program.