Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Audiology › Audiologist - General Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 338.8 - Educational standards; adoption by reference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) The
					 standards for accrediting audiology educational programs developed and adopted
					 by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language
					 Pathology (CAA), ASHA, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, Maryland
					 20850, in the publication titled "Standards for Accreditation of Graduate
					 Education Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology," effective
					 August 1, 2017, and updated August 2020, which are available at no cost on the
					 council's website at
https://caa.asha.org
, are approved and
					 adopted by reference. If an audiology educational program is accredited by the
					 CAA, it is approved.
(2) The
					 standards for accrediting doctor of audiology programs developed and adopted by
					 the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE), 11480 Commerce
					 Park Drive, Ste. 220, Reston, Virginia 20191, in the publication titled
					 "Accreditation Standards for the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) Program," adopted
					 March 2016, which are available at no cost on the commission's website at
https://acaeaccred.org
, are
					 approved and adopted by reference. If an audiology educational program is
					 accredited by the ACAE, it is approved.
(3) The standards for recognition of
					 accrediting organizations developed and adopted by the Council for Higher
					 Education Accreditation (CHEA), One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington,
					 D.C. 20036, in the publication titled "CHEA Standards and Procedures for
					 Recognition," effective October 4, 2021, which are available at no cost on the
					 council's website at
https://www.chea.org
, are approved and
					 adopted by reference. If a higher education institution is accredited by the
					 accrediting body of the region in which the institution is located and the
					 accrediting body satisfies the recognition standards of CHEA, the institution
					 is approved.
(4) The criteria for
					 recognition and the recognition process for the secretary's recognition of
					 accrediting agencies of the United States Department of Education, Office of
					 Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202, in
					 34 CFR
					 602.10 to
					 602.39, effective July 1, 2020,
					 which are available at no cost on the department's website at
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html
,
					 are approved and adopted by reference. If a higher education institution is
					 accredited by the accrediting body of the region in which the institution is
					 located and the accrediting body satisfies the recognition criteria and process
					 of the United States Department of Education, the institution is
					 approved.
(5) Copies of the
					 standards in this rule are available for inspection and distribution at a cost
					 of 10 cents per page from the Board of Audiology, Bureau of Professional
					 Licensing, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611 West
					 Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan 48909.