| Physical therapist requirements include a Master's or | | | | therapeutic procedures, as well as clinical practice. |
| Doctoral degree in physical therapy from an | | | | Once you have completed your degree, physical |
| accredited program. In 2007, there were 209 different | | | | therapist requirements include passing both national and |
| accredited programs, including 43 Master's degree | | | | state licensure exams and then doing the appropriate |
| programs and 166 Doctoral programs. It is expected | | | | amount of continuing education in order to keep your |
| that eventually a Doctoral degree will be one of the | | | | licensure current. The physical therapist requirements |
| entry level physical therapy requirements. These | | | | for continuing education vary by state. |
| programs accredited by the Commission on | | | | Just earning a degree and completing the other |
| Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education typically | | | | requirements for licensure will not make you a great |
| last two to three years depending on the whether the | | | | physical therapist though. There are some physical |
| program is a Master's degree or a Doctoral degree. | | | | therapist requirements in terms of character and |
| Accredited programs in physical therapy are located in | | | | people skills. You need to be able to work well with |
| most states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, | | | | people, you need to be good at explaining things and |
| California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of | | | | teaching people how to do things since you will have |
| Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, | | | | to be teaching them what they need to do at home in |
| Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, | | | | order to further their treatment, and what they need to |
| Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, | | | | do during their sessions. Family members also need to |
| Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, | | | | know what is required for the care of their loved ones. |
| New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, | | | | Once you have completed the physical therapy |
| North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, | | | | education and licensure requirements you can look |
| Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South | | | | forward to very good job prospects since there is a |
| Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, | | | | lot of growth in this field. The pay is also good, with the |
| Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. | | | | median earnings of a physical therapist per year being |
| The degree in physical therapy typically involve classes | | | | $69,760. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, |
| in biology, biomechanics, chemistry, examination | | | | employment in the field of physical therapy is |
| techniques, human growth and development, | | | | expected to grow much faster than average as well. |
| manifestations of disease, neuroanatomy, physics, and | | | | |