Academic Program Accreditation

In the News/Announcements

• New Accreditation Standards Adopted, Implementation Date: January 1, 2008
  After a comprehensive peer review period, the CAA adopted new Standards for Accreditation that went into effect January 1, 2008. All accredited and candidate programs are expected to be in compliance with the new Standards for Accreditation as of that date.
• Higher Education Data System (HES) and EDFIND
• Attention Academic Program Directors: the Graduate Guide Survey must be completed by September 30th to feature your program in EDFIND. Questions? Contact hes@asha.org
• November 1st - CAA to launch its application in HES
• Call for Public Comment on Graduate Education Programs
  See the list of programs that have submitted Applications for Candidacy or Applications for (Re)Accreditation for review by the CAA and are currently anticipating a site visit.
• Recent CAA Accreditation Decisions
• CAA Lifts Candidacy Moratorium
• Accreditation Quality Management System
• End of an Era - CAA Discontinues Accreditation of Audiology Master's Programs as of December 31, 2006
  Please see CAA's announcement about its revised policy statement that defines eligibility for programs seeking accreditation for post-baccalaureate education programs in audiology.
• Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence
  Commitment to Quality - National Recognition - Quality Standards - Peer Review
  Read the latest ASHA Leader article on academic accreditation's 40th anniversary and its benefits to the discipline.

General Information

• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  Read about the purpose and role of the CAA and its status as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
• CAA Roster
  View list of current members of the CAA and their terms of office.
• CAA-Accredited Graduate Education Programs [PDF]
  Access the only official Web listing of graduate education programs accredited in audiology and speech-language pathology by the CAA.
• CAA-Accredited Program Statistics
  Summary of program counts for institutions that house CAA-accredited or candidate graduate programs.
• CHEA and ED Recognition of CAA as an Accrediting Agency
• 2008 CAA Meetings: The CAA conducts a face-to-face meeting three times a year. It held meetings February 27-March 1 and July 9-12 in Rockville, Maryland. A meeting also will be held in conjunction with Committee Day at the ASHA Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on November 19.
• Meet the National Office staff that support the work of the CAA.