Montana State Personnel Standards
Audiologist
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Discipline | Audiologist | |
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License/Certificate | Audiology License | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/speech-language-pathologists/ | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Doctorate | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Submit official verification of scores and completion of a national exam as approved by the Board. Passage of a Montana jurisprudence exam pass: 95% |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
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Discipline | Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist | |
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License/Certificate | P-12 Special Education Endorsement (content area) + Elementary Education Endorsement (content area) | |
State Department | Montana Office of Public Instruction | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Become-a-Licensed-Montana-Educator | |
Type of License/Certificate | Unspecified | |
Age Range | PreK - 12th grade | |
Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's |
Early Childhood Educator
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Discipline | Early Childhood Educator | |
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License/Certificate | Early Childhood Permissive Special Competency | |
State Department | Montana Office of Public Instruction | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Become-a-Licensed-Montana-Educator | |
Type of License/Certificate | Unspecified | |
Age Range | Not specified | |
Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | Permissive Special Competency: Montana does not offer endorsements in Early Childhood Education, Technology, and Gifted. If you have a minimum of 20-semester credits in these areas, you may qualify for a PSC, indicating your additional preparation in these areas. | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Beginning Spring 2013, candidates completing teacher preparation programs through any of the accredited postsecondary institutions in Montana must pass an assessment of content knowledge in order to be recommended for licensure. This multiple measure assessment consists of content coursework GPA, an assessment of content knowledge demonstrated during student teaching, and a passing score on the appropriate Praxis II content knowledge test. | |
Additional requirements specific to Part C? | Family Support Specialist certificate through Early Childhood Practitioner Registry |
Early Childhood Special Educator
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Discipline | Early Childhood Special Educator | |
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License/Certificate | Special Education K-12 Endorsement along with Elementary Education Endorsement | |
State Department | Montana Office of Public Instruction | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Become-a-Licensed-Montana-Educator | |
Type of License/Certificate | Unspecified | |
Age Range | PreK - 12th grade | |
Degree Level Requirement | Not Specified | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Beginning Spring 2013, candidates completing teacher preparation programs through any of the accredited postsecondary institutions in Montana must pass an assessment of content knowledge in order to be recommended for licensure. This multiple measure assessment consists of content coursework GPA, an assessment of content knowledge demonstrated during student teaching, and a passing score on the appropriate Praxis II content knowledge test. | |
Additional requirements specific to Part C? | Family Support Specialist certificate through Early Childhood Practitioner Registry |
Family Therapist
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Discipline | Family Therapist | |
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License/Certificate | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors | |
State Department Hyperlink | http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh#1?4 | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Experience Requirements: 3,000 hours of supervised, 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact in the practice of marriage and family therapy, of which up to 500 hours may be accumulated while achieving the educational credentials. | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's (AMFTRB) Examination in Marital and Family Therapy (no specific scores provided). An applicant must achieve a passing score on the National Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Examination administered by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB). |
Nurse
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Discipline | Nurse | |
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License/Certificate | Registered Nurse | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Nursing | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nursing/ | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Associate's | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | All applicants must pass the National Council Licensure Examination - Register Nurse (NCLEX-RN) prior to licensure. When the board office receives the applicant's test results from Pearson VUE, the applicant will be issued a license if a passing score or given a Candidate Performance Report (CPR) if a failing score. Applicants have to wait 45 days to retake the NCLEX. |
Occupational Therapist
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Discipline | Occupational Therapist | |
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License/Certificate | Occupational Therapy License | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Occupational Therapy Practice | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/occupational-therapy/ | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | An Occupational Therapist must complete a minimum of twenty-four weeks of supervised fieldwork experience or satisfy any generally recognized past standards that identified minimum fieldwork requirements at the time of graduation. | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Exam pass: 450 |
Physical Therapist
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Discipline | Physical Therapist | |
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License/Certificate | Physical Therapy License | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/physical-therapy-examiners/ | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) passing score of 600 Must pass the Montana Physical Therapy jurisprudence examination |
Psychologist
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Discipline | Psychologist | |
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License/Certificate | Psychologist | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Psychologists | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/psychologists/ | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Doctorate | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | National written exam for Professional Practice in Psychology and pass the oral exam given by the Board. |
School Psychologist
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Discipline | School Psychologist | |
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License/Certificate | School Psychologist | |
State Department | Montana Office of Public Instruction | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Become-a-Licensed-Montana-Educator | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Not specified | |
Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | For Class 5: master's Degree in School Psychology or a related field. Required graduate course work/content with a minimum official transcript grade of B or better in the following areas: i) Individual intelligence testing ii) Academic assessment iii) Special education law and policy iv) Behavioral assessment and behavioral interventions v) Exceptional children/child psychopathology Graduate course work/content with a minimum official transcript grade of B or better in at least six (6) of the following areas: a) Child development b) Instructional strategies / academic interventions c) Social and emotional assessment d) Individual / Group Counseling e) Administration, role and function of the School Psychologist f) Course work/content that includes at least one of the following: a. tests and measurement/psychometrics b. research design c. statistics g) Curriculum-based measurement h) Consultation and collaboration i) Cultural diversity | |
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | For the approval of a class 5 license, the candidate will need to submit a Professional Supervised Experience Plan. | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Earn a minimum combined score of 8 based on a multi-dimensional content test embedded in the educator preparation program as a condition for licensure recommendation |
Social Worker
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Discipline | Social Worker | |
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License/Certificate | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | |
State Department | Montana Board of Social Work Examiners & Professional Counselors | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/behavioral-health/#1?3 | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Examination Clinical pass: unknown American Association of State Social Work Boards (AASSWB) advanced or clinical examination or another board-approved licensing examination. Candidate scores on the examination must be forwarded directly to the board. |
Speech Language Pathologist
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Discipline | Speech-Language Pathologist | |
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License/Certificate | Speech-Language Pathologist License | |
State Department | Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Board of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/speech-language-pathologists/license-information/limited-speech-language-pathologist | |
Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
Age Range | Birth - Death | |
Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Completion of a practicum with a minimum of 400 clock hours of supervision (375 of direct patient contact) | |
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Passage of the National Praxis Series exam; Passage of a Montana jurisprudence exam pass: 95% |
Vision Specialist
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Discipline | Vision Specialist | |
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License/Certificate | P-12 Special Education Endorsement (content area) + Elementary Education Endorsement (content area) | |
State Department | Montana Office of Public Instruction | |
State Department Hyperlink | https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Become-a-Licensed-Montana-Educator | |
Type of License/Certificate | Unspecified | |
Age Range | PreK - 12th grade | |
Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's |