UPT PTA PROGRAM RECEIVES ACCREDITATION

WITH HIGH ACCOLADES FROM CAPTE

TITUSVILLE, July 3 -- The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville (UPT) is pleased to announce its Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program was awarded accreditation with high accolades by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

CAPTE found the PTA Program to be 100% compliant with the evaluative criteria.  “This level of compliance is rare,” says Janet Moffitt, Director and Assistant Professor of the UPT PTA Program.  “We are very pleased with CAPTE’s findings, especially after so many months of dedicated work and preparation for the accreditation process.” 

The PTA Program staff spent 18 months preparing for the accreditation visit, including faculty participation in a Self-Study Workshop in Anaheim, California.

Because the Program was found to be in compliance, there were no suggestions for improvements or changes and no requirement for a progress report.  CAPTE administrators referred to the program as “clean and in good shape.”  The accreditation is good for nine years.

CAPTE, of the American Physical Therapy Association, is the only accrediting agency for physical therapist assistant programs, and it is accredited by the United States Department of Education.

Only students who graduate from an accredited PTA program are eligible to sit for licensing examinations, which are required by most states before working in patient care.

For more information about the PTA Program, visit their website at www.upt.pitt.edu/upt_pta.

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