# 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 111.80: 16 TAC § 111.80. Intern in Audiology License--Licensing Requirements--Education

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## Section

- **Citation:** 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 111.80
- **Heading:** 16 TAC § 111.80. Intern in Audiology License--Licensing Requirements--Education
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 16 ECONOMIC REGULATION / Part 4 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION / Chapter 111 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS / 16 TAC § 111.80

## Text

(a) An individual shall not practice as an intern in
 audiology without a current license issued by the department. An applicant
 for the intern in audiology license shall meet the requirements set
 out in the Act and this section.
(b) Education. The doctoral degree in audiology or
 a related hearing science shall be obtained at a college or university
 that has a program accredited by a national accrediting organization
 that is approved by the department and recognized by the United States
 Secretary of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. §1001
et seq.).
(c) An applicant who graduated from a college or university
 program not accredited by a national accrediting organization that
 is approved by the department and recognized by the United States
 Secretary of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. §1001
et seq.) shall have the ASHA Council for Clinical
 Certification evaluate the course work to determine whether the applicant
 qualified for the Certificate of Clinical Competence. The applicant
 shall bear all expenses incurred during the procedure.
(d) The applicant shall submit the department prescribed
 form signed by the university program director or designee verifying
 the applicant is enrolled in a professionally recognized accredited
 doctoral program as approved by the department.

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