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Call for Public Comment on Applicants for CAA Accreditation

(Updated 6/11/2008)

Graduate Programs Under Review | Fall 2008 Site Visits | Spring 2009 Site Visits

In accordance with the Council on Academic Accreditation's (CAA) Policy and Procedures on Public Comment [PDF] (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.

Copies of the Standards and/or the CAA's Policy and Procedures On Public Comment [PDF] are available on the ASHA Web site. 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 Fall 2008

Application for Candidacy

n/a

Application for Initial Accreditation

n/a

Application for Continued Accreditation 

Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah, Georgia
Date of Site Visit: September 18-19, 2008

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Date of Site Visit: October 27-28, 2008

Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Date of Site Visit: September 25-26, 2008

California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California
Date of Site Visit: November 6-7, 2008

California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Date of Site Visit: November 3-4, 2008

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois
Date of Site Visit: October 30-31, 2008

Florida International University
Miami, Florida
Date of Site Visit: September 22-23, 2008

Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
Date of Site Visit: October 16-17, 2008

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Date of Site Visit: October 6-7, 2008

LaSalle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Site Visit: September 22-23, 2008

Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Date of Site Visit: October 2-3, 2008

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date of Site Visit: October 16-17, 2008

Nova Southeastern University (SLP)
North Miami Beach, Florida
Date of Site Visit: October 20-21, 2008

Radford University
Radford, Virginia
Date of Site Visit: September 29-30, 2008

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Date of Site Visit: September 25-26, 2008

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
Date of Site Visit: October 6-7, 2008

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
Date of Site Visit: October 30-31, 2008

Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
Date of Site Visit: October 20-21, 2008

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
Date of Site Visit: September 29-30, 2008

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Date of Site Visit: October 13-14, 2008

University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Date of Site Visit: October 23-24, 2008

University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama
Date of Site Visit: September 25-26, 2008

University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada
Date of Site Visit: October 7-8, 2008

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Date of Site Visit: September 25-26, 2008

University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Date of Site Visit: September 4-5, 2008

University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Date of Site Visit: October 20-21, 2008

Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
Date of Site Visit: September 25-26, 2008

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Site Visits Scheduled Spring 2009

Application for Candidacy

n/a

Application for Initial Accreditation

n/a

Application for Continued Accreditation 

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date of Site Visit: TBD



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