Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

Site Visit Manual
(Updated December 2007)

The Site Visit Manual contains policies, procedures, and forms related to the conduct and report of a site visit to a graduate education program as part of its accreditation review by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA). It was developed for use by both programs and site visit team members.

This resource includes sample agendas, suggested interview questions, report worksheets, and evaluation forms.

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Table of Contents

I.  Introduction 

II.  CAA Accreditation

• Recognition
• Benefits of Accreditation
• Program Eligibility for Accreditation
• Accreditation Process

III. Site Visitors

• Eligibility & Selection
• Conflict of Interest
• Team Composition
• Appointment of the Site Visit Team
• Responsibilities of the Site Visit Team
  • All Site Visitors
  • Site Visit Chair
• Behavior of Site Visitors - General Guidelines
• Training of New Site Visitors
• Continuing Education for Site Visitors
• Evaluation of Site Visitors

IV. Site Visit

• Scheduling the Site Visit
• Travel Arrangements and Expenses
• Preparation for the Site Visit
• Public Comment
  •  Procedures for Submitting Written Comments
  •  Procedures for Providing Comments during Site Visit
• Site Visit Agenda
• Time Allocation
• Sample Agenda
• Preliminary Meeting of the Site Visit Team
• Conducting the Site Visit
  • General Principles
  • Sources of Data
  • Conducting Interviews
  • Problem Areas
• Required Meetings
  • Initial Interview with Program Director
  • Orientation Meeting with Instructional Staff
  • Exit Report
  • Problems during the Site Visit

V.  Site Visit Report

• Purposes of Site Visit Report
• Writing Site Visit Report
  • Format of the Report
• Submitting and Processing the Site Visit Report