Recreation Certification Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: What is the email for NCTRC?
Answer: www.nctrc.org
Question 2: When does the NCTRC publish new Certification standards?
Answer: March 2016 (between FEB and MAR)
Question 3: How many times a year is the NCTRC exam offered?
Answer: Six times a year.
Question 4: What is the process for the examination?
Answer: Sign up for the exam with in a two week window by the application deadline date. After you
apply you may receive an authorization to test card (ATT)
Question 5: There are two paths to certification
Answer: Academic path and the Equivalency path A & B
Question 6: What does the Academic path entail?
Answer: The Academic Path is designed for the traditional academic graduate. The steps include: 1.
Completion of Bachelor degree or higher with concentration in Recreational Therapy(Therapeutic
Recreation) 2. Completion of a minimum 14 week / 560 hour internship supervised by a CTRS 3.
Successful completion of the NCTRC Certification Exam
Question 7: Who is the Equivalency path designed for?
Answer: Equivalency paths are designed for applicants who have accomplished extensive work in RT
in combination with designated coursework to meet the NCTRC Certification Standards.
Question 8: What does the Equivalency path A entail?
Answer: PATH A: 18hrs, (5) TR courses 1-3hr REC, 24 hrs Human service courses 5 years full-time
TR type work $ 1. Completion of a Bachelor degree or higher 2. Completion of specific coursework in
Recreational Therapy (TherapeuticRecreation) and related areas 3. Five (5) years full-time paid work
experience in Recreational Therapy (Therapeutic Recreation) 4. Successful completion of the NCTRC
Certification Exam
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, Question 9: What does the Equivalency path B entail?
Answer: PATH B: (5) TR courses 1-3hr REC, A&P, Lifespan development, Abnormal Psych; 9hrs
electives: human service area (psych, SPED, MED terminology); 1yr internship. 1. Completion of a
Bachelor degree or higher 2. Completion of specific coursework in Recreational Therapy (Therapeutic
Recreation) and related areas 3. One (1) year full-time paid work experience in Recreational Therapy
(Therapeutic Recreation) under the supervision of a CTRS 4. Successful completion of the NCTRC
Certification Exam
Question 10: What is the format of the NCTRC CTRS examination and what are the benefits of
this format?
Answer: Computer- based Mastery Testing (CMT) format: a variable-length examination. CMT
allows you to mark for review latter and will display time remaining on the screen.
Question 11: Where is the NCTRC CTRS exam is given at?
Answer: Prometric Testing centers across the US.
Question 12: During the administration of the examination, each group of questions (testlets)
are?
Answer: Timed separately. The base test is completed by all candidates and consists of 90 questions
for which you have a total of 86 minutes. Additional sections are called "testlets", each containing 15
questions and lasting for 21 minutes.
Question 13: During the exam does it allow the person taking the test to move back and forth?
Answer: You are permitted to move back and forth within the base test, but the base test may not be
reviewed once it has been exited.
Question 14: When will you receive your score for the NCTRC exam?
Answer: Immediately results upon completion of the base test of 90 questions, you will receive 129
minutes. (a) a passing score ending the exam; (b) a failing score ending the exam; or (c) a score that
falls in a range that is neither failing nor passing and you will move to another section. These
additional sections are called "testlets".
Question 15: What are the exam areas on the NCTRC CTRS examination include and what
percentage of the test does each category account for?
Answer: Foundational Knowledge 20%(3 items), Assessment process 19% (3 items), Documentation
18% (3 items), Implementation 26% (4 items), Administration of TR/RT Services 10% (1 item),
Advancement of the Profession 7% (1 item), for a total of 15 items and 100%.
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Update)
Question 1: What is the email for NCTRC?
Answer: www.nctrc.org
Question 2: When does the NCTRC publish new Certification standards?
Answer: March 2016 (between FEB and MAR)
Question 3: How many times a year is the NCTRC exam offered?
Answer: Six times a year.
Question 4: What is the process for the examination?
Answer: Sign up for the exam with in a two week window by the application deadline date. After you
apply you may receive an authorization to test card (ATT)
Question 5: There are two paths to certification
Answer: Academic path and the Equivalency path A & B
Question 6: What does the Academic path entail?
Answer: The Academic Path is designed for the traditional academic graduate. The steps include: 1.
Completion of Bachelor degree or higher with concentration in Recreational Therapy(Therapeutic
Recreation) 2. Completion of a minimum 14 week / 560 hour internship supervised by a CTRS 3.
Successful completion of the NCTRC Certification Exam
Question 7: Who is the Equivalency path designed for?
Answer: Equivalency paths are designed for applicants who have accomplished extensive work in RT
in combination with designated coursework to meet the NCTRC Certification Standards.
Question 8: What does the Equivalency path A entail?
Answer: PATH A: 18hrs, (5) TR courses 1-3hr REC, 24 hrs Human service courses 5 years full-time
TR type work $ 1. Completion of a Bachelor degree or higher 2. Completion of specific coursework in
Recreational Therapy (TherapeuticRecreation) and related areas 3. Five (5) years full-time paid work
experience in Recreational Therapy (Therapeutic Recreation) 4. Successful completion of the NCTRC
Certification Exam
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, Question 9: What does the Equivalency path B entail?
Answer: PATH B: (5) TR courses 1-3hr REC, A&P, Lifespan development, Abnormal Psych; 9hrs
electives: human service area (psych, SPED, MED terminology); 1yr internship. 1. Completion of a
Bachelor degree or higher 2. Completion of specific coursework in Recreational Therapy (Therapeutic
Recreation) and related areas 3. One (1) year full-time paid work experience in Recreational Therapy
(Therapeutic Recreation) under the supervision of a CTRS 4. Successful completion of the NCTRC
Certification Exam
Question 10: What is the format of the NCTRC CTRS examination and what are the benefits of
this format?
Answer: Computer- based Mastery Testing (CMT) format: a variable-length examination. CMT
allows you to mark for review latter and will display time remaining on the screen.
Question 11: Where is the NCTRC CTRS exam is given at?
Answer: Prometric Testing centers across the US.
Question 12: During the administration of the examination, each group of questions (testlets)
are?
Answer: Timed separately. The base test is completed by all candidates and consists of 90 questions
for which you have a total of 86 minutes. Additional sections are called "testlets", each containing 15
questions and lasting for 21 minutes.
Question 13: During the exam does it allow the person taking the test to move back and forth?
Answer: You are permitted to move back and forth within the base test, but the base test may not be
reviewed once it has been exited.
Question 14: When will you receive your score for the NCTRC exam?
Answer: Immediately results upon completion of the base test of 90 questions, you will receive 129
minutes. (a) a passing score ending the exam; (b) a failing score ending the exam; or (c) a score that
falls in a range that is neither failing nor passing and you will move to another section. These
additional sections are called "testlets".
Question 15: What are the exam areas on the NCTRC CTRS examination include and what
percentage of the test does each category account for?
Answer: Foundational Knowledge 20%(3 items), Assessment process 19% (3 items), Documentation
18% (3 items), Implementation 26% (4 items), Administration of TR/RT Services 10% (1 item),
Advancement of the Profession 7% (1 item), for a total of 15 items and 100%.
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