Therapeutic Recreation Accreditation Information

The Recreation and Sport Management undergraduate professional core and the Therapeutic Recreation sequence have been accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions since 1985. The Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions (COAPRT) accredits programs in parks, recreation, tourism, sport management, event management, therapeutic recreation, and leisure studies offered at regionally accredited institutions within the United States and its territories, and at nationally accredited institutions in Canada, and Mexico.

COAPRT standard 2.05.05 requires reporting of aggregated results of learning outcomes assessment. Some of our most recent data findings follow:

In 2023, Therapeutic Recreation senior students earned an average 90% on their culminating project for their supervising agency in their senior internships, applying the APIED process to a real-world project.
In 2023, Therapeutic Recreation junior/senior students earned an average 93% on their Advocacy Project, which asks students to create infographics and presentations to advocate for the TR industry and populations.
In 2023, 100% of Therapeutic Recreation students successfully completed their assessment project, which asks students to follow the assessment process and communicate results to a member of one or more of the populations serves by TR.
Therapeutic Recreation RSM 2023 graduates scored an average 90% on their supervisor evaluation at the end of their senior internship.
Additional evidence reflecting academic quality, student achievement, and 7.0 series aggregate data is available in the Recreation and Sport Management Assessment Report.

For more information about the accreditation status of our program, please visit the COART Program Detail website.

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