The Council has acknowledged a list of Equivalent University Programs, that are deemed substantially equivalent to an Australian entry-level physiotherapy program, under the Equivalence of Qualification Pathway.
Your university, program, and years of study must match exactly with any of the entries listed below, in order for you to be eligible to apply for the Equivalence of Qualification Pathway.
If a program listed below has this † symbol, you will need to complete this document and get it stamped by your university before submitting it in your application.
List of Equivalent University Programs
Austria
- 2014 - 2017 Bachelor of Science in Health Studies Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy)
Belgium
- 2007 – 2010; 2010 – 2012 Bachelor in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie/ Master of Science in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie (Bachelor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy / Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy)†
- 2013 - 2017 Bachelor in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie/ Master of Science in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie (Bachelor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy / Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Brazil
- 2005 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2003 - 2006 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
- 2005 - 2010 Bacharel en Fisioterapia*†
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2003 - 2007 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2006 - 2009 Fisioterapia
- 2013 - 2018 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2013 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2002 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
- 2004 - 2010 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2011 - 2014 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
- 2005 - 2009 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
- 2006 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2011 - 2015 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program.
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2008 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2001 - 2004 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2013 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2010 - 2015 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
- 2011 - 2015 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2010 - 2016 Physiotherapy*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2009 - 2014 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2011 - 2015 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2003 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2002 - 2009 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
- 2003 - 2006 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2005 - 2008 Bacharelado em Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program please.
- 2006 - 2011 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2013 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2013 - 2017 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
- 1998 - 2005 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 1999 - 2005 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2008 - 2012 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2002 - 2006 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2005 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Canada
Please check if you're eligible for Express FLYR Pathway.
Colombia
- 2004 - 2009 Fisioterapeuta (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
- 2003 - 2009 Titulo de Fisioterapeuta (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2014 - 2019 Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
Germany
- 2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy)
- 2012 - 2016 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy†
- 2013 - 2017 Bachelor of Science Physiotherapy
- 2014 - 2018 Bachelor of Science Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy)
Greece
- 2011 - 2015 Ptychion – Physiotherapy (Qualified Physiotherapist of Higher Technological Education [T.E.])
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
Please check if you're eligible for Express FLYR Pathway.
Hungary
- 1999 - 2003 Gyógytornásznak (Physiotherapist)
India
- 2011 - 2017 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Ireland
Please check if you're eligible for Express FLYR Pathway.
Lebanon
- 2010 - 2014 Bachelor Honours Degree in Physical Therapy
Netherlands
- 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)†
- 2015 - 2019 Bachelor of Science Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
- 2007 - 2011 Bachelor of Health Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2012 Bachelor of Health in Physiotherapy (Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut) [accelerated trajectory]
- 2011 - 2014 Bachelor of Science - Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
- 2012 - 2019 Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)*
- 2006 - 2011 Bachelor of Health Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent programs
- 2007 - 2010 Bachelor of Health (Physiotherapy)
- 2010 - 2013 Bachelor of Health Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
- 2008 - 2014 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Pakistan
- 2014 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Portugal
- 2013 - 2014 Curso de Licenciatura em Fisioterapia, Licenciatura†
- 2007 - 2011 Degree in Physiotherapy†
- 2003 - 2007 Licenciatura Bietapica em Fisioterapia (Physotherapy)
South Africa
- 2002 - 2006 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy*
- 2005 - 2009 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2001 - 2004 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
Spain
- 2005 - 2009 Diplomado en Fisioterapia (Diploma in Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2013 Graduada en Fisioterapia (Graduate in Physiotherapy)†
- 2011 - 2015 Grado in Fisioterapia (Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy)
- 2010 - 2014 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Taiwan
- 1993 - 1997 Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Turkey
- 1999 - 2005 Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, Lisans (Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation) *†
- 2001 - 2006 Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, Lisans (Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation)†
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
United Kingdom
Please check if you're eligible for Express FLYR Pathway.
USA
- 2015 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2006 - 2009 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2015 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2003 - 2005 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2005 - 2008 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2007 - 2010 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2005 - 2010 Master of Science in Physical Therapy
- 2010 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
- 2005 - 2008 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2000 - 2002 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2001 - 2004 Master of Science (Physical Therapy)†
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2014 - 2017 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2006 - 2008 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2010 - 2013 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2015 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2007 - 2010 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2016 - 2019 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2012 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy†