The COVID-19 pandemic caused universities to close their campuses and switch to online classes and led many universities to adopt a pass/fail grading policy for the 2020 spring semester.
Current Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists program rules, 16 TAC ยง111.50(a)(2) and ยง111.50(b)(1)(A), require applicants for a speech-language pathology assistant license to have earned at least 24 semester hours in speech-language pathology and/or audiology with a grade of โCโ or better.
For the spring 2020 semester only, TDLR will accept a “passing” grade as meeting the requirement of a grade of “C” or better for undergraduate students applying for a speech-language pathology assistant license.
The number and type of required semester credit hours will remain the same: 18 of the 24 semester credit hours must be in speech-language pathology, with at least three (3) credit hours in language disorders and at least three (3) credit hours in speech disorders. The 24 semester credit hours exclude course work such as special education, deaf education, or sign language. The 24 semester credit hours must be academic course work and excludes any clinical experience.