Access resources to develop Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist Assistant programs, pursue accreditation, and support faculty in staying current and enhancing their educational skills.

These programs are placed on this list when the Department of Accreditation is officially notified that a Program Director has been employed. These programs are in the early stages of development; no students have been admitted.

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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

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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