Copy of approval letter has been secured from institution.
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X
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n/a
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Copy of approval letter has been secured from authorizing body (e.g., state higher education agency or board of regents).
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X
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n/a
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Letter/document has been secured affirming, by program administrators and institutional representatives, in the application that (a) they will not enroll students into the applicant program until CAA has awarded candidacy status and (b) they fully understand that failure to comply with this condition shall have serious ramifications.
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X
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n/a
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Program director is in place and curriculum vita is presented (Section 1.0).
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X
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X
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Nondiscrimination policies are in place and are appropriate to the program (Section 1.0).
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X
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X
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Student admission criteria (Section 4.0).
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X
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X
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Financial support (budget) is secured (Section 6.0).
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X
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X
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Organizational flowchart is available; this indicates academic independence of program and the program director's and faculty's access to upper administration (Section 1.0).
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X
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X
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Program's mission statement and strategic plan are written, including program goals; dissemination methods to students and faculty are outlined (Section 1.0).
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X
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X
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Faculty handbook is written and available for all faculty (Sections 1.0, 2.0).
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X
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X
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Curriculum is approved (Sections 1.0, 3.0).
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X
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X
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Evidence of sufficiency of curriculum, including (Section 3.0)
- total credits required for the degree;
- frequency and sequence of course offerings;
- coursework that would provide for depth and breadth of scope of practice appropriate for the discipline;
- identification of clinical education requirements and opportunities;
- identification of research opportunities for students, as appropriate for program's mission/goals and institution's expectations for the degree.
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X
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X
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External practicum sites and supervisors have been identified; letters of agreement have been signed.
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X
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X
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Methods and procedures have been developed for tracking student's academic and clinical progress-described in application; evidence is documented at site visit (Section 5.0).
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X
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X
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Process has been developed to assess student learning outcomes-described in application; evidence is documented at site visit (Sections 1.0, 5.0).
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X
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X
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Process to assess quality, currency, and effectiveness of program has been developed, as assessed by students, graduates, program, and employers-described in application; evidence is documented at site visit (Section 5.0).
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X
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X
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Faculty lines are approved and funding is secured for all new faculty lines, including clinical instructor positions; hiring plan is in place by time of site visit (Sections 2.0, 6.0).
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X
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X
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Sufficiency of clerical and administrative staff is described in application; evidence of sufficiency is documented by time of site visit (Section 6.0).
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X
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X
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Sufficiency of faculty is described in application; evidence is documented at site visit, including (Sections 2.0, 3.0)
- academic course offerings
- clinical supervision
- doctoral-level faculty
- academic advising
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X
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X
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Mechanism has been developed for evaluation of academic and clinical competency of the faculty- described in application; evidence is documented at site visit (Sections 2.0, 5.0).
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X
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X
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Mechanism has been developed for evaluation of effectiveness of program leadership by department chair-described in application; evidence is documented at site visit (Sections 1.0, 2.0, 5.0).
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X
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X
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Physical facilities have been acquired, including adequate classrooms, administrative offices, faculty offices, computers and software, clinical and research equipment, student work rooms, and clinical space-described in application; facilities have been secured and are available for use at site visit (Section 6.0).
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X
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X
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Adequacy of library resources has been addressed-described in application; evidence is documented at site visit (Section 6.0).
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X
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X
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