Certification & Licensure

General Disclosure

The US Department of Education requires the Physical Therapy program to provide professional licensure information to students regarding academic programs that lead to a professional licensure or certification that is required for employment. Professional licensure/certification requirements vary from state to state, which may affect a student’s ability to apply for a professional license/certification upon the completion of the program.

Please check with your advisor, department chair, or certification officer for further details.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

All candidates for licensure as a physical therapist in the state of Nebraska must have graduated from a physical therapist program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education and satisfactorily completed the National Physical Therapy Examination offered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and the Jurisprudence exam offered by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Each licensing authority (state or province) has its own eligibility criteria for licensure, which may include a state-specific jurisprudence exam, background check, etc. The UNMC Doctor of Physical Therapy program meets the licensure requirements for an accredited program for the states and provinces listed below.