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Accreditation
The Master of Science (M.S.) education program (residential) 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, 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.
The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) accredits graduate programs that
prepare individuals to enter professional practice in audiology or speech-language pathology.
The CAA and its predecessors were established by ASHA, which authorized the CAA to
function autonomously in setting and implementing standards and awarding accreditation.
The ASHA Code of Ethics is a framework and focused guide for professionals in support of day-to-day decision making related to professional conduct.
Any individual may contact the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) if they feel the Department of Communication Disorders has violated or is not in compliance with any of the established accreditation standards. A complaint may also be made to the CAA that involves behavior that is in violation of ASHA's Code of Ethics.
Violations of the Accreditation Standards: How to File a Complaint
Learn more about our Student Achievements by reading the data on our student's pass rate, completion rate and graduate employment rate.
Pass Rate on the National Examination
Student Achievement data - pass rate on the National (Praxis II) Examination
National examination pass rate is determined by dividing the number of students who passed the exam by the number of students who took the exam for a given academic year. Pass rate does not necessarily imply all students passed the exam on the first attempt. For purposes of computing the pass rate, the number who passed the exam is comprised of all students who passed the exam by the time they graduated with the master's degree in communication sciences and disorders.
Program On-Time Completion Rate
Student Achievement data - On-time Completion Rate
Program completion rate for a given academic year is determined by dividing the number of students who completed the master's degree program in communication sciences and disorders within the expected 6-semester time frame by the total number of students in that particular cohort.