COA Communications: August 2002

COA Cover Page 2002 CoA Membership Site Visitor Workshop » Important Accreditation Dates Changes to the G&P and Operating Procedures Online Annual Report Information New Publications Featured Internet Links 2002 July 25-28: Committee on Accreditation meeting August 1: Invoicing for annual fees for doctoral programs August 22-25: APA Convention (Chicago, IL) September 1: Self-study reports due from programs to be site visited in the Winter 2003 cycle September 9: Third-party comment on programs to be site visited in the Winter 2003 cycle due to the Program Consultation and Accreditation Office (Details on providing comment...click here) October 31-November 3: Committee on Accreditation meeting December 29: All accreditation fees are due to the Program Consultation and Accreditation Office 2003 Appeal Panel Dates One of the changes to Section 5.3 (Appointment of Appeal Panel) in the newly revised Accreditation Operating Procedures (link) states that, "the appeal panel will convene a hearing at APA during one of three pre-scheduled appeal panel hearing dates." In moving forward in the establishment of these pre-scheduled dates beginning in 2003, appeal hearing weeks have been identified below: February 24 - 28 July 14-18 November 10-14