18VAC30-20-170 B.1.

Current:  Holds a master's or a doctoral degree from  college or university whose audiology and speech-language program is regionally accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or an equivalent accrediting body; and

Suggest:  Holds a master’s or a doctoral degree from a college or university whose audiology and speech-language program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or an equivalent accrediting body; and

Rationale:  Regional accreditation is awarded to university or colleges NOT programs.  For example, Virginia university or colleges receive regional accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and  Schools (SACS).  Programs are accredited by organizations (such as the CAA, the ABA, etc) or other bodies usually recognized by the US Dept. of Ed.  (Reference Feeman and Richie, Audiology Today 2007 volume 19(3) pp. 48-49)