New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 39A - STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Subchapter 5 - CREDENTIALING OF APPLICANTS
Section 13:39A-5.1 - Licensing requirements for a physical therapist
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:39A-5.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) To be eligible for licensure as a physical therapist in New Jersey, an applicant shall:
1. Be at least 18
years of age;
2. Be of good moral character;
3. Have completed a program in physical therapy from an accredited college
or university physical therapy program approved for the education and training of physical therapists by an
accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education;
4. Possess a minimum of a master's degree in physical
therapy from an accredited college or university except for an applicant who prior to January 1, 2003,
graduated from an accredited physical therapy program and possessed a minimum of a bachelor's degree in
physical therapy or a bachelor's degree and a certificate in physical therapy from an accredited college or
university;
5. Have completed all clinical education requirements
necessary for graduation from a physical therapy program approved for the education and training of physical
therapists by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, Office of
Postsecondary Education; and
6. Have successfully completed the
written examination as set forth in 13:39A-5.3.
(b) In addition to meeting the requirements of (a)1 and 2 above, an applicant for licensure who is a graduate of a foreign school of physical therapy shall:
1. Furnish evidence to the Board that the applicant has completed a course
of study in physical therapy, which is substantially equivalent to that provided in a physical therapy
program approved for the education and training of physical therapists by an accrediting agency recognized by
the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education;
2. Be a graduate of a college or university which is recognized by that
country's Ministry of Education/Health for the education of physical therapists;
3. Pass a test of English competency as set forth in
13:39A-5.7; and
4.
Successfully complete a written examination as set forth in
13:39A-5.3.
(c) Proof of eligibility for licensure in the foreign country where the requisite education was obtained shall be submitted to the Board by the credentialing agency on behalf of all foreign educated applicants seeking licensure in this State.
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