Resources for Accredited PT Programs & Faculty
CAPTE Accreditation Portal
Username and password from the Department of Accreditation are required;
if you need assistance with Portal access, please contact staff in the
Department of Accreditation.
The Portal also provides access to view the program's listing in the
Directory of Accredited Programs.
CAPTE
List
of Commissioners
Mission
& Scope
Next Meeting: April 23-28, 2010
Position
Papers: These provide clarification about how CAPTE applies certain
evaluative criteria or describes the Commission's position on topics of
interest within the education and accreditation communities.
Recent
CAPTE Actions
List of Upcoming Visits (.pdf)
Provide
Testimony
Self-Study Workshops
Held 3 times a year, these workshops are designed to prepare faculty and
program administrators to develop a self-study report and host an
on-site visit. For dates and registration information, click here.
Accreditation Documents for PT Programs
Evaluative Criteria for PT programs (.pdf)
Self-Study Report (SSR) Documents
Description of PT SSR Materials (Word)
Self-study Report Instructions (Word): Includes
instructions, definitions, Evaluative Criteria and Evidence of
Compliance Listings
Self-study Report Format (Word): Includes only
Evaluative Criteria
Self-study Report Forms Packet (Word): All required
forms, including the CV and scholarship forms
On-Site Visits (OSV)
PT OSV Forms: 3 forms are provided to the team at the beginning of the
on-site visit. In addition to the 2 forms in the Items Provided On-site (Word) document, the General
Information Form is also provided, revised if necessary to reflect
changes since the Self-study Report was submitted. All 3 forms are
provided to the team in hard copy and electronically.
A sample OSV Schedule is located in the Additional Information About the Accreditation Process
for Candidates and Established Programs section of the Accreditation
Handbook.
Substantive Change
Application for Approval of Substantive Change (AASC): please contact staff to obtain
required forms. Rules are in the Part 9 of the Accreditation Handbook
Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)
2009
Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)
Resources
Accreditation
Handbook: Includes CAPTE Rules of Practice and Procedures, the
Evaluative Criteria, Position Papers and information about accreditation
fees.
Accreditation
Updates: CAPTE newsletter published twice a year; provides
information on the latest rule changes and CAPTE actions.
PT Education Fact Sheets: Demographic information
collected on an annual basis about PT education programs. NOTE:
Calculations are in progress and additional charts will be added when
available.
Number of Accredited Programs
Minimum Required Skills of Physical Therapist Graduates
at Entry-Level (.pdf)
A Normative Model of PT Professional Education, Version
2004
Outcomes Assessment in
Physical Therapy Education - NEW!
Related Links
AASIG: Academic Administrators Special Interest
Group
APTA Education
Section
APTA
Education Consultant Network
APTA
Academic/Clinical Education Affairs
Clinical
Education
FSBPT: Federation of
State Boards of Physical Therapy
Status Definitions
CAPTE
Status Definitions
[Last updated: 11/04/09 | Contact: accreditation@apta.org]
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