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-5.7 - Language comprehension requirements
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant who has received his or her physical therapy training in a country other than the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Canada except Quebec Province, Australia, or New Zealand shall submit to the Board evidence of attainment of a passing score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination or Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL IBT) examination, which test shall have been taken within the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application for licensure in New Jersey.
(b) A passing score on the TOEFL examination shall be the same as that established by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
(c) The TOEFL examination score shall be submitted with the application for licensure.