Accreditations
Clinical Laboratory Sciences:
The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
5600 N. River Rd. Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: 773-714-8880
Fax: 773-714-8886
Email: Info@naacls.org
Website: http://www.naacls.org
Accreditation and approval of educational programs. Details are given of several accreditation processes and information is available for volunteers and students.
Department of Occupational Therapy:
The Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
Tel.: (301) 652-6611
Fax: (301) 652-7711
(TDD): (800) 377-8555
Email: accred@aota.org
Web site: www.acoteonline.org
Department of Physician Assistant Studies:
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Physician Assistant Program sponsored by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
12000 Findley Road, Suite 150
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Phone: 770-476-1224
Fax: 770-476-1738
Email: accreditationservices@arc-pa.org
Website: http://www.arc-pa.org/
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2023. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling:
The undergraduate Program was accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), 2013-2021 and is now recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) in the undergraduate registry.
The Master's Program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) until September 2019. The Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling program is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) for the following term, 2011-2018. However, on July 1, 2017, CORE and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) merged. Therefore, our program became a Rehabilitation Counseling program accredited by CACREP. Our program is accredited by CACREP until September 2019 www.cacrep.org. As such, students who successfully complete the requirements of this program are immediately eligible to sit for the certifying exam as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).
The Ph.D Program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 535-5990
Fax: (703) 739-6209
Website: https://www.cacrep.org/
Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders:
The master’s education program in speech-language pathology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- Program Status: Accredited
- Access the CAA website
2200 Research Boulevard, #310
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 800–498–2071
Phone: 301–296–5700
Email: accreditation@asha.org
Website: http://caa.asha.org/
Complaints to The Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) by any Interested Party
Any individual may contact the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) if they feel a serious offense related to this Communication Disorders program's compliance with accreditation standards has occurred. Complaints may also be made to the CAA that involve behavior that is in violation of ASHA's Code of Ethics. Please note that the CAA should not be contacted for the purpose of airing complaints of a general or unspecified nature. The CAA has specific guidelines established which must be completed and can be found on ASHA's website under Procedures for Complaints Against Graduate Education Programs link. All complaints must be signed and submitted in writing to: Chair, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Blvd, #301, Rockville, MD 20850. The CAA will not accept complaints delivered by email or facsimile