Accreditation Information and Outcomes

The Recreational Therapy Bachelor’s program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs/Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education. The program is designed to prepare students to become competent entry-level recreational therapists in the affective (behavior), cognitive (knowledge) and psychomotor (skills) learning domains.

Outcomes Data

The National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) credentialing exam pass rate for first time candidates, 2021, is as follows.

  • Total number of students who took the exam: 29
  • Percentage of students who passed the exam: 96.6%

Clinical Performance Appraisal Summary Scores

2021-2022

2020–2021

2019–2020

Total number of students completing internship in Academic Year (summer, fall, spring)

48

54

76

Number of students evaluated as “Exceeds Expectations”

17%

9%

25%

Number of students evaluated as “Above Expectations”

48%

48%

46%

Number of students evaluated as “Achieves Expectations”

35%

41%

28%

Number of students evaluated as “Below Expectations”

0%

1%

1%

Number of students evaluated as “Does Not Meet Expectations”

0%

0%

0%

College of Public Health Accreditation Temple’s College of Public Health is fully accredited by CEPH. The college is one of only two CEPH-accredited schools of public health in the Philadelphia region and one of three in the state of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the College of Public Health’s accreditations.

College of Public Health Accreditation

Temple’s College of Public Health is fully accredited by CEPH. The college is one of only two CEPH-accredited schools of public health in the Philadelphia region and one of three in the state of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the College of Public Health’s accreditations.