PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
MA IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AU.D. IN AUDIOLOGY
REACCREDITATION VIRTUAL SITE VISIT
OCT. 18-19, 2021
As part of the typical accreditation process for the MA in Speech-Language Pathology and Au.D. in Audiology programs, the CAA is seeking comments in advance of its scheduled October 18-19, 2021 virtual site visit to Louisiana Tech University.
The MA SLP and Au.D. programs at Louisiana Tech University are seeking reaccreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). The program is undergoing a reaccreditation site visit. The CAA is conducting all site visits as virtual site visits at this time in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education guidance and CAA’s emergency policy. As part of the site visit, a public meeting will be held via Zoom.
Time: Monday, October 18, 2021 from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.
To be a part of this meeting, please contact Brenda Heiman at bheiman@latech.edu or 318-257-4764.
Programs scheduled for reaccreditation site visits are responsible for soliciting public comment from students and consumers by holding a public meeting during the scheduled site visit. All persons interested in making public comment about the programs are welcome to attend the meeting. A copy of the Standards for Accreditation and/or the CAA’s policy on Public Comments may be obtained by contacting the Accreditation Office at ASHA, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, calling ASHA’s Action Center at 1-800-498-2071, or accessing the documents online at http://caa.asha.org.
Written comments must be submitted to CAA by October 4, 2021 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
accreditation@asha.org
Fax: 301-296-8570
Written comments must include the commenters’ name, address, phone number and relationship to the program. The comments will not be given directly to the School/program and the commenter’s identity will not be revealed to the School/program.
If you have any questions about CAA accreditation, email Brenda Heiman, Director, School of Communication at bheiman@latech.edu or call 318-257-4764.
