ECPC Personnel Standards

Discipline: Audiologist
License/Certificate: Licensed Audiologist
State Department: Georgia Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/board-speech-pathology-and-audiology
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Must complete 12 months of full-time supervised clinical practicum. The required professional experience must be approved by an academic program. The students must obtain a variety of clinical practicum experiences in different work settings and with different populations so that the applicant can demonstrate skills across the scope of practice of audiology. Acceptable required professional experience includes clinical and administrative activities directly related to patient care. A calendar week of clinical practicum is defined as a minimum of 35 hours per calendar week in direct patient/client contact, consultation, record keeping, and administrative duties relevant to audiology service delivery.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: National Praxis Examination in Audiology; 170
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Initial Certificate Requirements include a Clear Renewable certificate (Georgia's full, professional educator certificate) in the field of Audiology. Master's degree required. State license not required.

Discipline: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate: Special Education Deaf Education Endorsement
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/endorsements.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: PreK - Grade 12
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Must have field experiences in settings that provide opportunities to observe, practice, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions delineated in institutional, state, and national standards. The experiences must be systematically designed and sequenced to increase the complexity and levels of engagement with which candidates apply, reflect upon, and expand their knowledge and skills. Since observation is a less rigorous method of learning, emphasis should be on field experience sequences that require active professional practice or demonstration, and that include substantive work with P-12 students or P-12 personnel as appropriate depending upon the preparation program.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Basic Skills Assessments (or verification of meeting exemption requirements; passing score= 220
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate: Birth through Kindergarten Certificate
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/teaching.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Unified/Blended License/Certificate
Age Range: Birth to Kindergarten
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Successful educator experience must be accompanied by satisfactory ratings on annual performance evaluations. Only full-time experience will be accepted: 1. One (1)-year of full-time experience in a Birth through grade 12 (B-12) setting is defined as a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days working full time in a GaPSC-accepted educational setting. No computations for partial-year experience will apply. 2. One (1)-year of full-time experience in a government agency is defined as twelve (12) full months of employment, working forty (40) hours per week with the exception of standard leave or holidays. Non-consecutive full months of employment may be combined to constitute a full year of experience in a government agency, but no partial years of this type of experience may be combined with experience in a B-12 setting
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: 1. Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Basic Skills Assessments (or verification of meeting exemption requirements; passing score= 220 2. GACE Specialty Area Assessment Birth Through Five Tests I & II, passing score= 220
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate: Elementary Education (P-5)
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/teaching.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: 5 years - 5th Grade
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: "The program shall assure field experiences and clinical practice are planned and sequenced so
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: 1. Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Basic Skills Assessments (or verification of meeting exemption requirements; passing score= 220 2. GACE Specialty Area Assessment Birth Through Five Tests I & II, passing score= 220
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate: Montessori Infant Toddler (ages birth - 3)
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/teaching.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: License/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Age 3
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's degree or higher from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "Pass the GaPSC Program Admission Assessment or meet exemption criteria outlined in
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate: Montessori Preschool-K (ages 2.5 - 6)
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Rules/Current/Certification/505-2-.45.pdf
Type of License/Certificate: License/Certificate
Age Range: Age 2.5 to 6
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's degree or higher from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "Pass the GaPSC Program Admission Assessment or meet exemption criteria outlined in
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate: Special Educator General Curriculum/Elementary Education (PreK-Grade 5)
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/teaching.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: PreK to Grade 5
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Must have field experiences in settings that provide opportunities to observe, practice, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions delineated in institutional, state, and national standards. The experiences must be systematically designed and sequenced to increase the complexity and levels of engagement with which candidates apply, reflect upon, and expand their knowledge and skills. Since observation is a less rigorous method of learning, emphasis should be on field experience sequences that require active professional practice or demonstration, and that include substantive work with P-12 students or P-12 personnel as appropriate depending upon the preparation program.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: 1. Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Basic Skills Assessments (or verification of meeting exemption requirement); passing score= 220 2. GACE Specialty Area Assessment Early Childhood Education Test I passing score= 22; Early Childhood Education Test II passing score= 220
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Family Therapist
License/Certificate: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
State Department: Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/board-professional-counselors-social-workers-and-marriage-family-therapists
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master's degree in a program in marriage and family therapy or a program including masters degree and additional post-master's degree coursework
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: "Practicum/Internship must meet the requirements set out in Board Rule. [Graduate level course over 9 - 12
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "All applicants are required to pass the Marriage & Family Therapy
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Nurse
License/Certificate: Licensed Registered Professional Nurse
State Department: Georgia Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Graduate from a Board Approved Nursing Program
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Successful completion of NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN examination
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate: Licensed Occupational Therapist
State Department: Georgia Board of Occupational Therapy
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-occupational-therapy
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Receive a degree from a school accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: 320 hours of clinical experience under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: pass the nationally recognized examination administered by National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Physical Therapist
License/Certificate: Licensed Physical Therapist
State Department: Georgia Board of Physical Therapy
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-physical-therapy
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Graduates of Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited schools
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: A 480 hour traineeship must be completed within three (3) months of initiation. A 1000 hour traineeship must be completed in no less than 6 months or no more than 1 year if approved by the Board;
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Pass the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE, NPTAE); and, pass the Georgia Jurisprudence (Georgia Law) exam
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Psychologist
License/Certificate: Licensed Psychologist
State Department: Georgia State Board of Psychology
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-examiners-psychologists
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: A doctoral degree from an American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) accredited doctoral program in applied psychology.
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: As part of earning the doctorate, a licensure candidate will have completed a supervised internship, ,or predoctoral practicum, of at least 2,000 hours. Following completion of the doctoral program, a further internship is required. This is the postdoctoral survised work experience (SWE). The SWE consist of 1,500 hours of work ad must include at least 500 hours of client contact. the SWE must be individually supervised by a qualified professional, a current board-licensed psychologiest.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "Once application is completed and submitted for approval to the Georgia Board by ASPPB, and approval is granted, applicants will be notified to begin the exam process. Georgia Board approved applicants will be required to take and pass the following examinations, in the following order:
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: School Psychologist
License/Certificate: School Psychologist Standard Professional Certificate
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/service.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Prek to Grade 12
Degree Level Requirement: Ed.S. in School Psychology or higher
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: In order to receive the Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential, candidate must have completed 1,200 hours of inteernship.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: A passing score on the GACE School Psychology assessment
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Social Work
License/Certificate: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
State Department: Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists
State Department Hyperlink: NA
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: The Social Work Licensing Exam (Association of Social Work Boards): Passing score depends on the level of exam you're taking, and which version (form) of the exam you get. Generally, passing scores range from 93-106 correct of the 150 scored items.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Social Worker
License/Certificate: School Social Work Standard Professional Certificate
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/service.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Prek to Grade 12
Degree Level Requirement: Master's of Social Work (M.S.W) from a GaPSC-accredited institution
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "Program admission assessment, if Masters was completed elsewhere than a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Complete a state-approved certification preparation program in School Social Work at the master’s degree – level five (5) or higher

Discipline: Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate: Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
State Department: Georgia Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
State Department Hyperlink: https://sos.ga.gov/board-speech-pathology-and-audiology
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: PreK to Grade 12
Degree Level Requirement: Master's degree from Speech and Language approved program
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: "Supervised Clinical Practicum.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: A passing score on the Praxis Speech & Language Pathology assessment
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Must have Clear Renewable certificate (Georgia's full, professional educator certificate) in the field of Speech and Language Pathology issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. State licensure is not required.

Discipline: Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate: Clear Renewable Certificate in the field of Speech and Language Pathology
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/service.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: PreK - Grade 12
Degree Level Requirement: Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: "Submission of a valid ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech and
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: A passing score on the Praxis Speech & Language Pathology assessment, the passing score is 162
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Vision Specialist
License/Certificate: Special Education Visual Impairment Endorsement
State Department: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/CertFieldsAndEndorsements/teaching.aspx
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: PreK - Grade 12
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Must have field experiences in settings that provide opportunities to observe, practice, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions delineated in institutional, state, and national standards. The experiences must be systematically designed and sequenced to increase the complexity and levels of engagement with which candidates apply, reflect upon, and expand their knowledge and skills. Since observation is a less rigorous method of learning, emphasis should be on field experience sequences that require active professional practice or demonstration, and that include substantive work with P-12 students or P-12 personnel as appropriate depending upon the preparation program
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Basic Skills Assessments (or verification of meeting exemption requirements; passing score= 220
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Standards for Kansas (KS)

Audiologist (Audiologist)

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist)

Early Childhood Educator (Early Childhood Educator)

Early Childhood Educator (Early Childhood Educator)

Early Childhood Educator (Early Childhood Educator)

Early Childhood Educator (Early Childhood Educator)

Early Childhood Special Educator (Early Childhood Special Educator)

Family Therapist (Family Therapist)

Nurse (Nurse)

Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)

Physical Therapist (Physical Therapist)

Psychologist (Psychologist)

School Psychologist (School Psychologist)

Social Work (Social Work)

Social Worker (Social Worker)

Speech Language Pathologist (Speech Language Pathologist)

Speech Language Pathologist (Speech Language Pathologist)

Vision Specialist (Vision Specialist)