The EWU Recreation and Leisure Services Core Curriculum and the Therapeutic Recreation Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT).
Important Information Regarding Degree Mills
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The Eastern Washington University Recreation and Leisure Services (RCLS) Program consists of the following majors: Outdoor Recreation Leadership, Recreation and Tourism Management, and Therapeutic Recreation. The EWU RCLS core curriculum and the Therapeutic Recreation program are currently accredited through the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT). This page will serve as a repository of RCLS Accreditation data and information.
The following links contain our annual accreditation reports from our current accreditation cycle (2015-2016 though 2021-2022):
2017 COAPRT Academic Annual Report
2018 COAPRT Academic Annual Report
2019 COAPRT Academic Annual Report
2020 COAPRT Academic Annual Report
The following is an electronic version of the Recreation and Leisure Services Program Self-Study and links to documents and web pages that support the 2023 RCLS Self-Study from our previous COAPRT accreditation cycle.