Updated ASHA CE Approved Provider Application Information

ASHA CE is excited to announce the release of a new application for organizations seeking ASHA Approved Provider status. The new application is up to date with ASHA CE’s Standards and Policies, going into effect July 1, 2025.  

The new application is designed to:  

1. Evaluate your organization’s readiness to be an ASHA CE Provider; 
2. Help you develop, refine, and document your CE program policies, processes, and procedures.

Before you begin the application process, consider the following questions:  

1. Have you developed courses for audiences that include audiologists, SLPs, and/or speech and hearing scientists?  
2. Do you have resources and support to facilitate course development, delivery, and evaluation?    
3. Does your program have policies in place to support quality courses and a meaningful experience for your learners? 

If you answer YES to all three questions, you’re likely ready to apply! You will create and/or refine and share your policies and procedures during the application. 

What Your Organization Needs to Apply:  

1. Organizational chart 
2. Business plans  
3. Organizational Policies and Procedures  
   • Professional conduct and inclusion 
   • Accommodation 
   • Transparency 
   • Refund/cancellation policies 
4. Business Administration Policies and Procedures 
   • Process documentation 
   • Privacy and security 
   • Intellectual property 
   • Record retention 
   • Complaint  
5. Speaker contracts/communication 
6. Course samples  
   • Learning outcomes 
   • Satisfactory completion requirements  

During the application process, you will: 

1. Describe: 
   • Your needs assessment process 
   • Staff, course planner, and instructor selection and vetting processes 
   • Course improvement processes
   • Planned reporting processes and technology 
2. Develop or refine your transparency and disclosure process through an interactive activity 
3. Share your: 
   • Course development, content review, and educational design process  
   • Satisfactory completion requirements 
   • Learner tracking process