Post Graduate Requirements

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   Our user asked: "Hello, My question is: whether or not, in Illinois, one needs a doctorate to practice Physical Therapy? I thought one only needed a masters. Thank you for your time"

Ask a PT Response: "Most PT programs are now doctorate programs. At this time, the degree (DPT, MPT, BS) that a PT posesses doesn't affect licensure to practice as long as the individual has succesfully passed the national physical therapy exam and meets and passes each indivuidual states' requirements."

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	Our user asked: "Hello, My question is: whether or not, in Illinois, one needs a doctorate to practice Physical Therapy? I thought one only needed a masters. Thank you for your time" Ask a PT Response: "Most PT programs are now doctorate programs. At this time, the degree (DPT, MPT, BS) that a PT posesses doesn't affect licensure to practice as long as the individual has succesfully passed the national physical therapy exam and meets and passes each indivuidual states' requirements."

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