Commission on Accreditation

News and Events

On the CAAHEP website you can find up-to-date information about upcoming CAAHEP Board of Directors meetings, Open Hearings for Standards and Guidelines, the CAAHEP Annual Meeting, and the meetings of the Committees on Accreditation.

CAAHEP has an obligation to inform the public of possible Standards and Guidelines revisions, the addition of professions to the CAAHEP system of accreditation, a change in CAAHEP meeting dates, policies that may affect accredited programs and so forth. To learn more about such time sensitive issues please click on Public Notification.

The CAAHEP Board of Directors meets 6 times annually for the purpose of reviewing accreditation recommendations. These meetings are held both face-to-face and via conference call. View the CAAHEP Board of Directors meeting schedule.

The Annual Meeting of CAAHEP is held each April. This Annual Meeting brings together each of the Commissioners from the sponsoring organizations of CAAHEP to discuss and review the activities of CAAHEP, to elect the Board of Directors, and to vote on such items as Bylaws changes, the introduction of new professions into the CAAHEP system, new sponsoring organizations and so forth. Specific information about the Annual Meeting is posted on the CAAHEP website approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the meeting. View the Upcoming Meetings if you are interested in attending the Annual Meeting and/or want more information about the agenda and/or registration.

CAAHEP works with 23 Committees on Accreditation in the accreditation process. These committees meet throughout the year to review self-study materials, the results of on-site visits, annual reports, progress reports and other accreditation related activities. View the Calendar if you are interested in knowing when a particular Committee on Accreditation is meeting.