Call for Public Comment on Applicants for CAA Accreditation

(Updated 9/1/2009)

Graduate Programs Under Review | Fall 2009 Site Visits | Spring 2010 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.

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Site Visits Scheduled Fall 2009

Application for Candidacy

n/a

Application for Initial Accreditation

University of Wisconsin AuD Consortium 
Madison, Wisconsin
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Date of Site Visit: September 28–30, 2009

Application for Continued Accreditation

Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 19–20, 2009  

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 29–30, 2009  

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 5–6, 2009  

Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 2–3, 2009

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 2–3, 2009

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 5–6, 2009  

Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 2–3, 2009  

Teacher's College, Columbia University
New York, New York
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 15–16, 2009  

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 5–6, 2009  

University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 1–2, 2009  

University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: September 24–25, 2009  

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: September 21–22, 2009

University of Texas, Austin
Austin, Texas
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: November 9–10, 2009 

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 5–6, 2009  

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: October 19–20, 2009

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Site Visits Scheduled Spring 2010

Application for Candidacy

n/a

Application for Initial Accreditation

CUNY Graduate Center–AuD Consortium
New York, New York
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD

Application for Continued Accreditation

Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

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

Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, Massachusetts
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD

Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD (postponed from Fall 2009)

San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD  

University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

University of Minnesota, Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD (postponed from Fall 2009)

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD (postponed from Fall 2009)

University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD (postponed from Fall 2009)

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Clinical doctoral program in audiology
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD 

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Master's program in speech-language pathology
Date of Site Visit: TBD  

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