The BYU-I Physical Therapist Assistant Program at BYU-Idaho is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
Graduation from a PTA program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure exam. This examination is a requirement for licensure in all states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements, please visit the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305
(703) 684-2782
accreditation@capta.org
www.capteonline.org
For additional information contact Health Professions Advising.
Status for Licensure
| U.S. States & Territories | (Meets, Does Not Meet ) | State Agency Link | Telephone Number | Date Reviewed |
| Alabama (AL) | Meets | Alabama licensing | (800) 881-1430 | Dec. 2025 |
| Alaska (AK) | Meets | Alaska Professional Licensing/PhysicalTherapyOccupationalTherapy | (907) 465-2550 | Dec. 2025 |
| Arizona (AZ) | Meets | Arizona Board | (602) 274-0236 | Dec. 2025 |
| Arkansas (AR) | Meets | Arkansas-state-board of physical therapy | (800) 462-0599 | Dec. 2025 |
| California (CA) | Meets | Physical Therapist Assistant Program | (800) 832-2251 | Dec. 2025 |
| Colorado (CO) | Meets | Colorado Physical Therapy | (303) 894-7800 | Dec. 2025 |
| Connecticut (CT) | Meets | Practitioner-Licensing Investigations/Physical-Therapist-Assistant-Licensure | (860) 509-7603 | Dec. 2025 |
| Delaware (DE) | Meets | Delaware boards of physical therapy | (302) 744-4500 | Dec. 2025 |
| District of Columbia (DC) | Meets | District Columbia service/physical-therapy-assistants | (877) 672-2174 | Dec. 2025 |
| Florida (FL) | Meets | Florida physical-therapist-assistant | (850) 488-0595 | Dec. 2025 |
| Georgia (GA) | Meets | Georgia-state-board-physical-therapy | Dec. 2025 | |
| Hawaii (HI) | Meets | Hawaii boards Of Physical Therapy | (808) 586-3000 | Dec. 2025 |
| Idaho (ID) | Meets | Idaho Gov | (208) 334-3233 | Dec. 2025 |
| Illinois (IL) | Meets | Physical Therapy Assoication | (630) 904-0101 | Dec. 2025 |
| Indiana (IN) | Meets | Indiana Physical-Therapy-Licensing-Information/ | (800) 457-8283 | Dec. 2025 |
| Iowa (IA) | Meets | Iowa Licenses/Medical Assistant | (844) 281-3425 | Dec. 2025 |
| Kansas (KS) | Meets | Kansas Professions | (785) 296-7413 | Dec. 2025 |
| Kentucky (KY) | Meets | Kentucky Index | (502) 429-7140 | Dec. 2025 |
| Louisiana (LA) | Meets | Louisiana Board | (888) 400-9110 | Dec. 2025 |
| Maine (ME) | Meets | Maineprofessional licensing/board-physical-therapy | (207) 624-8500 | Dec. 2025 |
| Maryland (MD) | Meets | Health Maryland | (877) 463-3464 | Dec. 2025 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Meets | Board Of Allied Health Professionals | (617) 624-6148 | Dec. 2025 |
| Michigan (MI) | Meets | Michigan Health | (517) 241-0199 | Dec. 2025 |
| Minnesota (MN) | Meets | Minnesota Boards Physical Therapy | (612) 627-5406 | Dec. 2025 |
| Mississippi (MS) | Meets | Mississipi Index | (601) 352-2918 | Dec. 2025 |
| Missouri (MO) | Meets | Missouri Physical Therapists | (573) 751-0293 | Dec. 2025 |
| Montana (MT) | Meets | Montana Physical Therapy Examiners/ | (406) 444-6880 | Dec. 2025 |
| Nebraska (NE) | Meets | Nebraska Licensure Physical Therapy | (402) 471-2299 | Dec. 2025 |
| Nevada (NV) | Meets | Nevada Physical Therapy Board | (702) 876-5535 | Dec. 2025 |
| New Hampshire (NH) | Meets | New Hampshire Physical Therapy Governing Board | (800) 735-2964 | Dec. 2025 |
| New Jersey (NJ) | Meets | New Jersey Applications | (973) 504-6200 | Dec. 2025 |
| New Mexico (NM) | Meets | New Mexico Boards and commissions | (505) 476-4880 | Dec. 2025 |
| New York (NY) | Meets | New York Physical Therapist Assistants | (518) 474-3817 | Dec. 2025 |
| North Carolina (NC) | Meets | North Carolina board | (800) 800-8982 | Dec. 2025 |
| North Dakota (ND) | Meets | North Dakota pta_licensure | (701) 352-0125 | Dec. 2025 |
| Ohio (OH) | Meets | Ohio Physical-Therapy | (614) 466-3774 | Dec. 2025 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | Meets | Oklahoma Medical Board | (405) 962-1400 | Dec. 2025 |
| Oregon (OR) | Meets | Oregon Board | (971) 673-0200 | Dec. 2025 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Meets | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | (717) 783-7134 | Dec. 2025 |
| Rhode Island (RI) | Meets | State of Rhode Island | (401) 222-5960 | Dec. 2025 |
| South Carolina (SC) | Meets | SOUTH CAROLINA - Board of Physical Therapy | (803) 896-4300 | Dec. 2025 |
| South Dakota (SD) | Meets | South Dakota Department of Health | (605) 642-1600 | Dec. 2025 |
| Tennessee (TN) | Meets | Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy | (615) 741-3807 | Dec. 2025 |
| Texas (TX) | Meets | Texas- Board of Physical Therapy | (512) 305-6900 | Dec. 2025 |
| Utah (UT) | Meets | Utah Physical Therapy/ | (801) 530-6628 | Dec. 2025 |
| Vermont (VT) | Meets | Vermont Secretary of State | (802) 828-1505 | Dec. 2025 |
| Virginia (VA) | Meets | Virginia Department of Health Professions | (804) 367-4400 | Dec. 2025 |
| Washington (WA) | Meets | Washington State Department of Helath | (360) 236-4700 | Dec. 2025 |
| West Virginia (WV) | Meets | West Virginia - Board of Physical Therapy | (304) 558-0367 | Dec. 2025 |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Meets | State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services | (608) 266-2112 | Dec. 2025 |
| Wyoming (WY) | Meets | Wyoming Physical Therapy | (307) 777-5403 | Dec. 2025 |
| Puerto Rico (PR) | Meets | Physical Theropy Association | 1 (787) 999-8989 | Dec. 2025 |
| Virgin Islands (VI) | Meets | Virgin Islands - Department of Health | (340) 713-3522 | Dec. 2025 |
| American Samoa (AS) | Does Not Meet | unknown | Dec. 2025 | |
| Guam (GU) | Meets | GUAM BOARD OF ALLIED HEALTH EXAMINERS - PDF | Dec. 2025 | |
| Marshall Islands (MH) | Does Not Meet | unknown | Dec. 2025 | |
| Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) | Does Not Meet | unknown | Dec. 2025 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) | Meets | Dec. 2025 | ||
| Palau (PW) | Does Not Meet | unknown | Dec. 2025 |