No. As stated in PT Rules §329.5(1), you must have completed an educational program substantially equivalent to U.S. programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). “Substantially equivalent” means close enough in total number of coursework hours, content, and clinical experience (as determined by a Board-approved credentialer) to assure the Board that your education is very similar in breadth and depth to that of a person with a physical therapy degree from a CAPTE-accredited program. The program must be post-secondary, requiring the equivalent of high school graduation in the U.S. for entry; and must result in the award of the first academic degree leading to professional practice in physical therapy in that country. In most countries outside the U.S., the degree that leads to professional practice is still a bachelor’s degree.
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