Site Visits

Accreditation Handbook—Chapter VII: Site Visitors, Chapter XVIX: Site Visit Planning and Conduct, Chapter XX: Site Visit Report

The site visit is an essential and unique step in the accreditation process. Conducting a site visit on a campus during an accreditation review is one of several mechanisms used by the CAA to determine a program’s compliance with the Standards for Accreditation. The CAA sends trained site visit teams to:

Verify the accuracy of information provided in the application and resolve questions/concerns that arose from review of the application
Directly observe program resources and space on campus and interact with program faculty, students, and leadership
Document that compliance with accreditation standards was verified, consistent with CAA’s expectations
Facilitate the CAA’s decision making for programs by providing a written report of the visit

The site visit enables the program’s faculty to provide context about the program that is often not conducive in a written description and that can be obtained only by direct observation.

Upcoming Site Visits

View upcoming site visits. Programs anticipating a CAA site visit are required to provide opportunity for public comment in advance of the site visit. In addition, programs will host a public meeting with the CAA site visitors during the visit.

Questions can be directed to the Accreditation Office at accreditation@asha.org.