Application Checklist

Additional requirements needed to complete a licensure application are located on the last page of the online application and accessible after all of the online sections have been completed.

• CHARACTER REFERENCES - Two (2) are required from someone who has known the applicant for at least one year and is not a relative or spouse. After information is provided by the applicant, references are sent an email containing a secure link to complete the reference.
• OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT / Education Certification  - Must be sent directly (electronically or by mail) from the educational institution to NCBPTE and include both degree and date of graduation. For non-CAPTE accredited applicants and/or foreign-trained applicants, credentials must be evaluated by an accepted credentialing service. (See foreign-trained information on website.)
• NPTE SCORES - Request a score transfer from FSBPT (www.fsbpt.org), if your exam jurisdiction was other than North Carolina. If registered for the exam through North Carolina, scores are automatically sent directly to NCBPTE. Contact the Board for questions about scores not housed at FSBPT.
• LICENSE VERIFICATION - Endorsement applicants must have an active license verification sent directly from one United States Physical Therapy Licensing Board to the NCBPTE (mail or electronically). There are some states that do not send verifications, for those states NCBPTE will obtain the required document.
• FBI FINGERPRINT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK - Detailed Information is sent by email after the online application is completed, and the required forms are available online. NOTE: Once the fingerprints are submitted, it can take up to 5 weeks before the results are received by the Board office. If fingerprints are mailed to NCBPTE an Authority for Release of Information (ARI) form is required to be on file and can be emailed or uploaded. If fingerprints are done through livescan an Electronic Release of Information (ERI) is required to be on file and can be emailed or uploaded.
• PHOTO OR MILITARY ID - Upload with online application or at a later date.

For more details see also the new applications page.