SLHS hosts public accreditation meeting

10/18/2024

Notice of Public Meeting

The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) and the Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) programs at Auburn University (AU) invite you to a public meeting with the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The CAA invites public input about the accreditation process and the audiology and speech-language pathology programs at AU.

Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Time: 5:00-5:30 pm (CDT)
Location: Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at Auburn University
Haley Center, Room 2218
Auburn, AL 36849

Individuals who wish to provide input about a program may do so in two ways:

Submitting written comments prior to the accreditation site visit in accordance with the procedures specified below, or
Attending and providing comments at the public meeting during the program’s scheduled site visit.

All comments provided must:

Relate to a program’s compliance with the published Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Education Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (Standards) in effect at the time comments are submitted, and
Identify the specific program seeking candidacy (preaccreditation), initial accreditation, or reaccreditation with the CAA.

Comments not meeting these requirements will not be considered, and the individual or group commenting will be so notified.

Individuals who wish to submit written testimony about the program must adhere to the following procedures.

All comments about education programs are due in the Accreditation Office no later than 3 business days before the first day of the scheduled site visit. Comments received after this time will not be forwarded to the site visit team for consideration during the accreditation review.
All written testimony—including comments faxed or submitted as e-mail attachments--must include the commenter’s name, address and telephone contact information and the commenter’s relationship to the program in order for CAA staff to verify the source of the testimony. All comments must be signed.

Comments should be submitted to:

Accreditation Public Comment

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Boulevard, #310
Rockville, MD 20850
Email: accreditation@asha.org
Fax: 301-296-8570

For questions contact Dr. Allison Plumb, Department Chair at amp0016@auburn.edu or (334) 844-9608.

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