Jun 11, 2024/Open Access

View currently and previously accredited physical therapist education programs, including information about degrees conferred and first and last graduating classes, via the Master Lists. Each Master List is updated approximately 60 days after each CAPTE meeting.

CAPTE does not accredit, certify, approve or otherwise legitimize the academic credentials of individuals who received their physical therapy education in other countries. For information related to obtaining a license to practice in the US, visit the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, the Foreign

Mar 5, 2021/Article

Access information to help institutions develop a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program; apply for candidacy status; seek and maintain accreditation; as well as obtain resources and tools to help faculty and program directors stay current with requirements, and enhance

As part of the CAPTE accreditation review process, institutions host an onsite evaluation of the program under consideration.  Each spring and fall, CAPTE  meets to make accreditation decisions.  At its spring meeting, the Commission reviews programs that hosted a fall onsite visit. And during the fall

Pursuant to requirements for recognition by the US Department of Education, below are brief statements about the reasons for decisions to place or maintain programs on probation and for final decisions to deny candidacy, withdraw candidacy, withhold accreditation, or withdraw accreditation. All programs

This page provides a comprehensive list of resources for CAPTE Commissioners.

These programs have admitted at least one class of students and have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.  Candidate for Accreditation is awarded prior to enrollment of students in the technical (PTA programs) or professional

Demographic information about PT and PTA education programs is available, including program, student and faculty data. This information is collected on an annual basis in the Annual Accreditation Report (AAR); in earlier years, the data was collected on a biannual basis. All uses of this data should

Feb 2, 2024/PDF

This document comprises the official operating policies, procedures and practices used by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).