The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

ACCREDITATION STATUS

The Master of Science degree program in Speech Pathology and Audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University has been placed on probation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. A program on probation is not currently in full compliance with the accreditation standards. Programs on probation remain accredited but must demonstrate compliance with the standards within one year.

What does this mean?

Accredited - On Probation

A program may be placed on probation because it is judged to be not in compliance with all accreditation standards or because the program has not corrected deficiencies noted earlier by the CAA. Probation is an action taken by the CAA as a result of a review of an annual report or re-accreditation application. A program is placed on probation for a period of one year, at which time the program must file a probation report. However, if at any time during the year, the program is able to rectify the deficiencies noted and achieve compliance with the standards, the CAA will consider removing the probationary status after review of the Probation Report.  If compliance with the accreditation standards is not demonstrated within 1 year, accreditation will be withdrawn. Probation may be extended for one additional year only under extenuating circumstances. Probation status may not exceed 2 years. A program on probation maintains its current accreditation status.

Because probation is not a decision to reaccredit, the original accreditation cycle remains in effect until the CAA makes a decision, based on the Probation Report, to withdraw accreditation or to reaccredit. If the decision is to reaccredit, a new accreditation cycle is initiated, based on the end date of the previous accreditation cycle. A probation decision cannot be appealed.

For more information please contact any of our program faculty

or

The Council on Academic Accreditation

Sue Flesher
Manager, Accreditation Administration
sflesher@asha.org

301-296-5781