If you’re pursuing speech-language pathology, you’ve probably heard about the 25 required observation hours. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) mandates these hours as part of the path toward earning your Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP).

Many graduate SLP programs now expect applicants to have all 25 hours completed before they begin the master’s program. If you’re not already in an undergraduate communication sciences and disorders (CSD) track, finding these observation opportunities can be tricky but totally doable.

Below, we’ll cover three ways to complete your ASHA-required 25 observation hours before starting grad school.

Hi everyone!

It's been a while, and I'm happy to be back. I'm starting up my second year on faculty, and the first year was chock-full of activity. Now that things have slowed down a bit in my second year, I've decided to write an update on things I've learned this year that you might find helpful. 

There's a new subreddit in town for current and prospective SLP students to find placement, observation, and job opportunities.