Arizona SLP license renewal and ASHA certification: what to track
Arizona requires a licensed speech-language pathologist to complete at least 20 hours in speech-language-pathology-related courses in the 24 months before a renewal application. ASHA certification holders have a separate requirement: 30 professional development hours in their three-year certification maintenance interval.
These are different credentials with different clocks. If you hold both, use the dates for your own Arizona license and your own ASHA interval, then check each activity against the rules that apply to it.
Two requirements at a glance
| What you maintain | Hours and timing | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona SLP license | At least 20 hours in SLP-related courses in the 24 months before applying for renewal. | Check your license expiry, review Arizona's course requirements, and keep documentation available for the department. |
| ASHA CCC-SLP | 30 professional development hours in your three-year certification maintenance interval. | Track your interval and required content areas, and submit the ASHA compliance form when your requirements are complete. |
Arizona's rule sets course-content requirements, including direct relation to practice, objectives beyond introductory knowledge, and advances within the last five years in the subjects listed in the rule. Courses developed, endorsed, or sponsored by the organizations listed in the rule meet its specified course-content requirements. Read the full rule before deciding whether a course fits.
Keep one record, check both sets of rules
- Write down your Arizona license expiration date and the 24 months before your renewal application.
- Find your ASHA certification interval; it may not end on the same date.
- For each activity, save the provider, title, date, duration, learning objectives and completion documentation. Check whether it meets each organization’s requirements before counting it.
- For ASHA, include at least one hour in ethics and two hours in its second required content area within the 30-hour total. Review the current ASHA definitions when selecting activities.
Use the free ASHA maintenance planner to organize your ASHA interval and hours. For your Arizona renewal, use the state's application and course rules linked below.
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Official sources
- Arizona Administrative Code R9-16-207 and R9-16-208, pages 18–19 (Supplement 26-1).
- Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-1904, license renewal.
- ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirements.
- ASHA professional development hours and compliance form.
Sources checked November 13, 2026.