American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Call for Public Comment on Applicants for CAA Accreditation

Updated March 21, 2013


Spring 2013 Site Visits | Fall 2013 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 Initial of Continued 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 2013

Application for Candidacy

Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, Illinois
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: February 28–March 1, 2013

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: April 22–22, 2013

Iona College
New Rochelle, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: April 8–9, 2013

Midwestern University
Downers Grove, Illinois
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: January 9–10, 2013

Application for Initial Accreditation

Chapman University
Orange, California
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: February 25–26, 2013

Application for Continued Accreditation

East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: April 8–9, 2013

Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: March 25–26, 2013

Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
Clinical doctorate in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: February 28–March 1, 2013

SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: March 11–12, 2013

Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: April 1–2, 2013

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Clinical doctorate in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology

Dates of Site Visit: March 4–5, 2013

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: February 21–22, 2013

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Clinical doctorate in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology

Dates of Site Visit: April 11–12, 2013

University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Clinical doctorate in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology

Dates of Site Visit: March 25–26, 2013

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: March 18–19, 2013

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Clinical doctorate in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: March 18–19, 2013

West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Clinical doctorate in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: March 11–12, 2013

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: April 8–9, 2013

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Site Visits Scheduled Fall 2013

Application for Candidacy

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: September 16–17, 2013

Application for Initial Accreditation

N/A 

Application for Continued Accreditation


CUNY, Brooklyn College 
Brooklyn, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Long Island University, C.W. Post Center
Brookville, New York 
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Louisiana State University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Louisiana Technical University
Ruston, Louisiana
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

SUNY at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

University of Missouri 
Columbia, Missouri
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD 

University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Dates of Site Visit: TBD

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