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Edinburg Office - Health Affairs Building West - EHABW 2.230
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cohpinfo@utrgv.edu
956-665-2291
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The Medical Laboratory Science 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. 

The master's program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) until October 2027 www.cacrep.org. As such, students who successfully complete the requirements of this program are eligible to sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) exam. In addition, program graduates are also qualified to sit for the National Counselor Exam (NCE), for those interested in obtaining the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) designation. 

The Ph.D. program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) until October 2027 www.cacrep.org. 

The master’s (M.S.) program in Communication Sciences and Disorders 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, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.  

The program’s current accreditation cycle is from July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2031. 

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 

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The UTRGV Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education  

https://acoteonline.org/ 

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 

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 2033. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy. 

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