TY - JOUR AU - Perlstadt, Harry AU - Lutcovick, Joyce PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The CACS: Assuring Quality and Standards in Applied Sociology JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/the-cacs-assuring-quality-and-standards-in-applied SP - AB - This article provides the reader with important information regarding accreditation of programs in applied sociology. The Society for Applied Sociology and The Sociological Practice Association have joined together to form the Commission on Applied and Clinical Sociology (CACS). This Commission has established standards for undergraduate programs in applied sociology. Here, the story of the formation of the Commission and the development of its standards are told by two of the principal participants, who pioneered our accreditation process and standards, Harry Perlstadt and Joyce Iutcovich. ER -