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The Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT) recognizes academic programs in colleges and universities that prepare new professionals to enter the parks, recreation, tourism and related professions. COAPRT Accreditation is a status granted to an academic program that meets or exceeds stated criteria of educational quality. In the United States, accreditation of professional preparation curricula is conferred by non-governmental bodies, which are often closely associated with professional associations in the field. COAPRT accredits baccalaureate degree programs in this profession. Read an overview of the COAPRT Accreditation process.
COAPRT is accredited by the Council on Higher Education Association (CHEA).
NRPA Connect
On February 2, 2011 NRPA launched NRPA Connect, the largest online networking platform for parks and recreation in the U.S. The platform will connect members of the association through e-mail groups, forums, networks and blogs, providing a one-stop venue for sharing news and information, networking with colleagues and participating in industry-related discussions.
Within NRPA Connect there is an open discussion group for Academic Accreditation. This group is open to anyone interested in accreditation, pursuing accreditation, and for those already accredited. Use the group as an accreditation tool to:
- share accreditation documents (plan, policies, procedures, etc…),
- request examples of plan, policies, procedures,
- share lessons learned from a CAPRA visits,
- network with other agencies going through the process and
- receive updates from the NRPA accreditation staff.
Please follow these steps to access the site:
- Go to NRPA Connect
- Log in using the same login you used to log in to the old site (if you never logged in to the old site, use the log-in information you use to register for events and purchase merchandise from the NRPA store)
- Once you successfully log in, setup your profile (From the “My Page” menu click on “Edit Profile”).
- To join the Academic Accreditation group, click on “Groups”
- Click on “All Groups”
- Click on the “Open Discussion – Academic Accreditation” group,
- Click on “Join”
- You are now part of the group and will receive updates!
MORE INFORMATION
For direct assistance, please email coaprt@nrpa.org.