CAPTE meets twice a year to review PT and PTA education programs. Review CAPTE's most recent actions, including past actions, and reasons for these decisions.

Access commonly referred to CAPTE status and action definitions.

The Cadre of Program Reviewers consists of approximately 180 PTs, PTAs, and higher education administrators. Each member of the program review team, whether a document reviewer or on-site reviewer has completed hybrid training course to learn about CAPTE's expectations as well as how to conduct a program

View physical therapist programs that are at various levels of the application for accreditation status.  CAPTE recognizes three status levels: Candidates for Accreditation, Applicants for Candidacy, and Programs With a Full-Time Director. Click on the status link to see listings of the programs in each

Access the list of accredited education programs bridging from PTA to PT. These programs are designed for physical therapist assistants who want to continue their education to become a physical therapist.

Program data is collected annually and is used for program reviews and to create the annual aggregate data and salary reports.

Access steps, information on the process, and resource documents for institutions considering developing a physical therapy education program.

The CAPTE Accreditation Portal provides commissioners and program reviewers with an opportunity to keep their personal and professional information current, update conflicts with programs before and after meetings, and review all related materials for programs assigned to them for review (i.e., Self-study

The CAPTE directory of accredited physical therapist (PT) and physical therapist assistant (PTA) programs is updated at least weekly. Schools, programs, degrees, and other information are listed only after satisfactory completion of the CAPTE accreditation process.

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