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CAPTE adopted new Standards and Required Elements for Accreditation of Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant Education Programs. CAPTE expects all programs to meet the new standards and required elements as of Jan. 1, 2026.
The CAPTE Accreditation Handbook contains the Rules of Practice and Procedure, Standard and Required Elements for PTs and PTAs, and Position Papers.
GLOSSARY
CAPTE Rules Practice Procedure
The official operating policies, procedures and practices used by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
CAPTE Rules of Practice and Procedure - 2025 change crosswalk (Dec. 2025)
Highlights the differences between the 2024 and 2025 CAPTE Rules Practice Procedure.
CAPTE Position Papers
Lists CAPTE’s adopted and rescinded positions, including adoption/revision dates, with recent revisions highlighted.
PT Standards:
2024 PT Standards and Required Elements
Defines the standards and required elements for accreditation as a physical therapist education program. This version contains edits denoting the language on which CAPTE has placed a stay.
2016 - 2024 PT SRE Crosswalk - October_2025
Highlights the differences between the 2016 SREs and the 2024 SREs.
PTA Standards:
2024 PTA Standards and Required Elements
Defines the standards and required elements for accreditation as a physical therapist assistant education program. This version contains edits denoting the language on which CAPTE has placed a stay.
2016 - 2024 PTA SRE crosswalk
Highlights the differences between the 2016 SREs and the 2024 SREs.
Archived Standard and Required Elements:
2016 PT Standards and Required Elements
2016 PTA Standards and Required Elements