Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, Toursim and Related Professions (COAPRT)
Radford University's Recreation, Parks and Tourism program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT). It is the oldest accredited program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. COAPRT accredits
baccalaureate 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 is, in turn, accredited by the Council on Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA)