CAA Standards Compliance Trends – 2010 Summary

In 2010, the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) completed 50 accreditation reviews of academic programs in audiology and speech-language pathology (17 audiology program reviews, 33 speech-language pathology program reviews).

Accreditation Decisions

The following accreditation decisions were made by the CAA in 2010:

• 38 programs were re-accredited for an 8-year cycle
• 2 programs were re-accredited for a 5-year cycle
• 2 programs were awarded initial accreditation (e.g., 5-year cycles)
• 1 program was awarded candidacy (e.g., 5-year cycle)
• 5 programs were deferred for additional information (e.g., supporting documentation, focused site visits)
• 1 program was placed on probation
• 1 program was removed from probation and re-accredited for an 8-year cycle

The following other actions were taken by the CAA in 2010:

• 3 programs were granted extensions for submission of accreditation materials

The areas (standards) cited as non-compliant or partially compliant most frequently by the CAA in 2010 included:

• strategic planning (Std. 1.3)
• current, accurate, and readily available public information about the program and/or institution (Std. 1.7)
• faculty sufficiency (Std. 2.2)
• curriculum prepares students for full depth and breadth of scope of practice (Std. 3.1)
• students are informed of program policies (Std. 4.3)
• formative and summative assessments (Std. 5.1)
• adequate physical facilities (Std. 6.2)