Call for Public Comment on Applicants for CAA Accreditation
Updated April 30, 2012
Graduate Programs Under Review | Spring 2012 Site Visits | Fall 2012 Site Visits
In accordance with the Council on Academic Accreditation's (CAA) Policy and Procedures on Public Comment (effective January 1, 2002; revisions effective July 1, 2005), the CAA is seeking public comment as part of its review of the graduate education programs in audiology and/or speech-language pathology that have submitted Applications for Candidacy or Applications for (Re)Accreditation for review by the CAA.
Instructions for Submitting Comments
Individuals who wish to provide input about a program seeking candidacy (preaccreditation) or initial accreditation by the CAA or about a CAA-accredited program seeking continued accreditation may do so in two ways:
- By submitting written comments prior to the accreditation site visit in accordance with the procedures specified in the Policy and Procedures on Public Comment, or
- By providing comments to the site visit team during the program's scheduled site visit.
All comments must
Comments that do not meet the requirements as articulated in the Policy and Procedures on Public Comment will not be considered, and the individual or group commenting will be so notified.
The Standards and the CAA's Policy and Procedures on Public Comment are available on the ASHA website. These documents also may be obtained by sending a written request to the Accreditation Office at ASHA, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, by calling ASHA's Action Center at 800-498-2071, or by sending an e-mail to accreditation@asha.org.
Graduate Programs Under Review
Please note the graduate programs, their locations, and the dates of site visits, which are listed in alphabetical order by the name of their sponsoring institution of higher education. The programs are grouped based on the semester in which a site visit is anticipated after submission of its accreditation application. Written comments must be received in the Accreditation Office 15 days prior to the CAA's scheduled site visit dates identified in the following listing. Site visit dates will be updated as they are confirmed.
Site Visits Scheduled Spring 2012
Application for Candidacy
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 2–3, 2012
Application for Initial Accreditation
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Date of Site Visit: April 26–27, 2012
Application for Continued Accreditation
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 2–3, 2012
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 12–13, 2012
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, California
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 9–10, 2012
City University of New York (CUNY), Queens College
Flushing, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 30–May 1, 2012
Fontbonne University
St. Louis, Missouri
Master's program in Speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: February 20–21, 2012
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 16–17, 2012
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 26–27, 2012
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: March 1–2, 2012
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Master's program in speech-language
Date of Site Visit: March 26–27, 2012
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: February 16–17, 2012 (postponed from October 2011)
Montclair State University
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Date of Site Visit: February 23–24, 2012
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: March 26–27, 2012
SUNY at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 19–20, 2012
Texas Women's University
Denton, Texas
Master's program in speech-language pathology, including distance education
Date of Site Visit: February 27–28, 2012
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: March 26–27, 2012
University of Louisiana, Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: February 27–28, 2012
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Date of Site Visit: March 8–9, 2012
University of Nebraska Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 9–10, 2012
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: March 1–2, 2012
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: April 12–13, 2012
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: February 27–28, 2012
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Site Visits Scheduled Fall 2012
Application for Candidacy
N/A
Application for Initial Accreditation
Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: September 20-21, 2012
Application for Continued Accreditation
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, California
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 8-9, 2012
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 25-26, 2012
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: September 27-28, 2012 (postponed from spring 2012)
Long Island AuD Consortium – Adelphi/Hofstra/St. John's Universities
Garden City, New York
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Date of Site Visit: October 22-24, 2012
Misericordia University
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 29-30, 2012
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 8-9, 2012
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 29-30, 2012
University of Hawaii Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 1-2, 2012 (postponed from spring 2012)
University of Texas, El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: September 24-25, 2012
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 29-30, 2012
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