2023 – Revisions to standards, including expansion of expectations for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the curriculum and the removal of employment within one year of graduation, effective January 1
2021 – Revised definition and reporting expectations for distance education
2020 – Revised candidacy notice of intent and application scheduling procedures effective April 2020
2018 – Revised candidacy review procedures effective January 1
2017 – Customer Feedback Survey to all stakeholders, including academic and clinical faculty, fielded for the fourth time (previously fielded in 2007, 2010, 2013)
2017 – New Standards for Accreditation implemented on August 1, 2017; last revised April 1, 2019
2016 – CAA launches new program application and annual report submission system to replace HES
2016 – CAA approves new Standards for Accreditation to take effect August 1, 2017
2015 – CAA commemorates 50th anniversary of the first accreditation decisions with a year-long campaign: 50 Years of Academic Accreditation: Paving the Way for Future Professionals
2009 – Online system (Higher Education Data System – HES) launched for submission of applications and annual reports to CAA
2008 – New Standards for Accreditation implemented—revised 2011, 2013, 2014
2007 – After December 31, 2006, master’s programs in audiology no longer eligible for accreditation
2003 – Site visitor pool expanded to include practitioners on-site visit teams
2001 – Substantive change policy and procedures established to support reviews of distance education programs, satellite/branch campuses and new degree levels
1999 – First set of Standards for Accreditation implemented following CAA’s transition to a semi-autonomous body
1996 – Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) established
1992 – Standards for Accreditation of Educational Programs in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology implemented by ESB
1991 – Candidacy program launched for new, developing programs in anticipation of 1994 eligibility requirement for CCC applicants to have graduated from an accredited program
1983 – Educational Standards Board (ESB) established
1976 – Minimum Requirements for Educational Training Board (ETB) Accreditation took effect July 1
1967 – ASHA’s accrediting body first recognized as an accreditor by U.S. Secretary of Education
1965 – First accreditation statuses awarded
1964 – First requirements & procedures for accreditation established; accreditation program recognized by Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (now Council on Higher Education Accreditation [CHEA])
1959 – American Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) established