All of CAAHEP's policies can be found on the CAAHEP Website. Here are the policies that relate to advertising of your program's accreditation status.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF A PROGRAM’S ACCREDITATION STATUS

CAAHEP provides the public with information about a program’s accreditation status upon request and as required by law.

CAAHEP considers a program that has probationary accreditation to retain its status as an accredited program, and includes the name of the program in official listings.

CAAHEP discloses the probationary status of a program in all responses to telephone and written inquiries.

Upon request, CAAHEP will release the Letter of Notification of Probationary Accreditation that has been mailed to the institution. This letter includes the time period for which the program is to remain on probation and citations to the sections of the Standards in which the program is deficient.

PUBLIC USE OF CAAHEP ACCREDITATION STATUS BY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS

CAAHEP requires institutions and programs to be accurate in reporting to the public the program’s accreditation status.

Publication of a program’s accreditation status must include the full name, mailing address and telephone number of CAAHEP.

CAAHEP requires a program to inform all current students and applicants in writing of the program’s accreditation status in cases of Probation or Involuntary Withdrawal.

A. If a program has not yet been accredited by CAAHEP, the sponsor must make no reference to an accreditation status for that program.

B. If a program has CAAHEP accreditation, the sponsor must use the following language when referring to that accreditation:

  1. In at least one of its comprehensive publications customarily used to officially convey institutional information, it must state:
    “The [name of program] is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of [name of Committee on Accreditation]

    Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
    1361 Park Street
    Clearwater, FL 33756
    727-210-2350
    www.caahep.org
  2. Provided the requirements of paragraph B.1 have been met, when the sponsor additionally publishes the accreditation status of the program, it must state:

    “The [name of program] is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of [name of Committee on Accreditation].
  3. Provided the requirements of paragraph B.1 have been met, the sponsor may choose, but is not required, to include the program accreditation statement in small publications such as newspaper ads, flyers, pamphlets, etc.

C. If a program has been placed on Probationary Accreditation by CAAHEP, it must inform all students and applicants in writing, and must disclose this sanction whenever reference is made to its accreditation status, by including the statement:

“[Name of program] is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of [name of Committee on Accreditation]. The program has been placed on Probationary Accreditation as of [date of Probation action].”

Since Probationary Accreditation is a temporary status, publications that are published less frequently than once a year (e.g., catalogues) are not required to carry the above wording. However, whenever such publications are distributed to the program’s current students or potential applicants, they must include an insert containing the above language. Any promotional pieces, print advertisements or areas on the program’s website that make reference to accreditation status must include the above language about Probationary Accreditation.

USE OF CAAHEP LOGO BY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS

The CAAHEP logo is the exclusive property of CAAHEP. However, CAAHEP allows accredited programs and their sponsoring institutions to use the CAAHEP logo in publications and displays. The following guidelines must be followed.

  1. The logo must be used in its entirety and not modified except that it may be reduced or enlarged to suit the use, but the scale of the elements should be retained.
  2. It may be reproduced in black and white or in darker shades of blue.
  3. The logo may NOT be used by programs that have applied for, but not yet received accreditation.
  4. When programs are included in the publication and/or display that are not accredited by CAAHEP then accompanying text must be included that makes it clear which programs are CAAHEP accredited.
  5. Use of the logo shall be subject at all times to revocation and withdrawal by CAAHEP when, in its sole judgment, its continued use would not serve the best interests of CAAHEP or the public.