Historical Timeline
- 1998: ABA created
- 1999: ABA incorporated
- 1999: First Board Certified in Audiology® credential granted
- 2004: First audiologists awarded Cochlear Implant Specialty Certification® credential
- 2005: ABA awards Board Certified in Audiology credential to the 1000th audiologist
- 2008: ABA becomes the first organization to require a doctoral degree for Board Certified in Audiology and Cochlear Implant Specialty Certification credentials
- 2008: Tier I requirement is introduced, expanding board certified audiologists’ commitment to lifelong learning and creating the only in-depth continuing education construct in audiology
- 2010: Student Academy of Audiology Board of Directors appoints a student liaison to the ABA
- 2011: First audiologists are awarded Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification credential
- 2013: The Practice Analysis in Audiology Study commences, an analysis of the professional space of audiology, validating the Audiology Profession through a study that reflects the practice of audiologists who have three (3) years of post-graduate experience
- 2014: ABA streamlines eligibility requirements for Board Certified in Audiology credential; candidates no longer required to provide results from Praxis exam in audiology
- 2014: ABA announces the first Preceptor Training Program to validate audiologists who supervise students in clinical settings