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
FH Joanneum Gesellschaft mbH
- 2014 - 2017 Bachelor of Science in Health Studies Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy)
Belgium
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- 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
Centro Universitário Central Paulista
- 2005 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Centro Universitario das Faculades Metropolitanas Unidas
- 2003 - 2006 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
- 2005 - 2010 Bacharel en Fisioterapia*†
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Centro Universitário de Brasília
- 2003 - 2007 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Centro Universitario Sao Camilo
- 2006 - 2009 Fisioterapia
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória
- 2013 - 2018 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
Faculdade ASCES (Associação Caruaruense de Ensino Superior)
- 2009 - 2013 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Faculdade Estácio do Ceará
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
- 2002 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
- 2004 - 2010 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
- 2011 - 2014 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
- 2005 - 2009 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
Universidade Católica de Brasília
- 2006 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 2011 - 2015 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program.
Universidade Católica do Salvador
- 2007 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade de Rio Verde
- 2008 - 2011 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade de São Paulo
- 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
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
- 2009 - 2014 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
- 2011 - 2015 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- 2003 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
- 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.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
- 2006 - 2011 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2013 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
- 2013 - 2017 Bacharel em Fisioterapia (Bachelor in Physiotherapy)
Universidade Luterana do Brasil
- 1998 - 2005 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
- 1999 - 2005 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Paulista
- 2008 - 2012 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Santa Cecilia
- 2002 - 2006 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Universidade Vila Velha
- 2005 - 2008 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Canada
McGill University Montreal
- 2008 - 2010 Master of Science Applied – Physical Therapy†
McMaster University
- 2007 - 2009 Master of Science in Physiotherapy†
- 2010 - 2012 Master of Science Physiotherapy†
Queen's University, Kingston
- 2008 -2010 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
- 2011 - 2013 Master of Science in Physical Therapy
- 2012 - 2014 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
Universite De Sherbrooke
- 2008 - 2012 Master in Physiotherapy†
- 2013 - 2017 Maître in Physiothérapie (Master in Physiotherapy)
University of Alberta
- 1999 - 2003 Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy†
- 2001 -2005 Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
- 2006 - 2008 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
- 2008 - 2010 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
- 2010 -2012 Master of Science in Physical Therapy
- 2012 - 2014 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
- 2014 - 2017 Master of Science in Physical Therapy
University of British Columbia
- 2007 - 2009 Master of Physical Therapy†
- 2008 - 2010 Master of Physical Therapy†
- 2009 - 2011 Master of Physical Therapy†
- 2010 - 2012 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2011 - 2013 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2013 - 2015 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2012 - 2014 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2014 - 2016 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2015 - 2017 Master of Physical Therapy
- 2016 - 2018 Master of Physical Therapy
University of Ottawa
- 2001 - 2005 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy†
University of Saskatchewan
- 2013 - 2015 Master of Physical Therapy
University of Toronto
- 2007 - 2009 Master of Science in Physical Therapy
- 2008 - 2010 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
- 2009 - 2011 Master of Science in Physical Therapy†
University of Western Ontario
- 2007 - 2009 Master of Physical Therapy†
Colombia
Universidad Del Rosario
- 2004 - 2009 Fisioterapeuta (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
Universidad del Valle
- 2003 - 2009 Titulo de Fisioterapeuta (Physiotherapy)*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- 2014 - 2019 Fisioterapia (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
Germany
Europa Fachhochschule Fresenius/University Fresenius of Applied Sciences
- 2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy)
Hochschule Fresenius / Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
- 2012 - 2016 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy†
Hochschule für Gesundheit
- 2013 - 2017 Bachelor of Science Physiotherapy
- 2014 - 2018 Bachelor of Science Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy)
Greece
Alexandreio Tehnologiko Ekpaideftiko Idrima Thessalonikis
- 2011 - 2015 Ptychion – Physiotherapy (Qualified Physiotherapist of Higher Technological Education [T.E.])
Hungary
Szegedi Tudományegyetem
- 1999 - 2003 Gyógytornásznak (Physiotherapist)
India
Shadan College of Physiotherapy, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
- 2011 - 2017 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons, National University of Ireland
- 2002 - 2005 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Graduate-entry)†
- 2006 - 2009 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Graduate-entry)†
- 2007- 2010 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Graduate-entry)†
- 2008 - 2011 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Graduate-entry)†
- 2007 - 2011 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2006 - 2010 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2009 - 2013 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2010 - 2014 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
Lebanon
The Lebanese University
- 2010 - 2014 Bachelor Honours Degree in Physical Therapy
Netherlands
Fontys Paramedische Hogeschool / Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)†
- 2015 - 2019 Bachelor of Science Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Hanze University of Applied Sciences
- 2007 - 2011 Bachelor of Health Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
- 2009 - 2012 Bachelor of Health in Physiotherapy (Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut) [accelerated trajectory]
Hogeschool Utrecht
- 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
Hogeschool van Amsterdam / Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
- 2007 - 2010 Bachelor of Health (Physiotherapy)
- 2010 - 2013 Bachelor of Health Opleiding tot Fysiotherapeut (Physiotherapy)
Saxion Hogeschool / Saxion University of Applied Sciences
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
- 2008 - 2014 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Pakistan
Rehman College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Khyber Medical
- 2014 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Portugal
Escola Superior De Saude Do Alcoitao
- 2013 - 2014 Curso de Licenciatura em Fisioterapia, Licenciatura†
University of Aveiro
- 2007 - 2011 Degree in Physiotherapy†
Insituto Politecnico do Porto
- 2003 - 2007 Licenciatura Bietapica em Fisioterapia (Physotherapy)
South Africa
University of Cape Town
- 2002 - 2006 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy*
- 2005 - 2009 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
University of the Western Cape
- 2001 - 2004 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
Spain
Universidad de Murcia
- 2005 - 2009 Diplomado en Fisioterapia (Diploma in Physiotherapy)
Universidad de Zaragoza
- 2009 - 2013 Graduada en Fisioterapia (Graduate in Physiotherapy)†
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
- 2011 - 2015 Grado in Fisioterapia (Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy)
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
- 2010 - 2014 Fisioterapia (Physiotherapy)
Taiwan
National Taiwan University
- 1993 - 1997 Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Turkey
Hacettepe Üniversitesi / Hacettepe University
- 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
UK - England
Brunel University London
- 2015 - 2018 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
King's College London, University of London
- 2014 - 2016 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2018 - 2020 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Manchester Metropolitan University
- 2016 - 2018 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Teesside University
- 2011 - 2013 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre Registration)
University of Brighton
- 2011 - 2014 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2016 - 2019 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2017 - 2020 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2011 - 2013 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science (Physiotherapy)†
University of Cumbria
- 2010 - 2012 Master of Science in Physiotherapy†
University of East Anglia
- 2016 - 2019 Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
- 2018 - 2020 Master of Science in Physiotherapy
University of Essex
- 2014 - 2016 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2015 - 2017 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
University of Hertfordshire
- 2015 - 2018 Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physiotherapy
- 2017 - 2020 Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physiotherapy
University of Lincoln
- 2019 - 2020 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
University of Liverpool
- 2014 - 2017 Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physiotherapy
University of Northumbria
- 2009 - 2011 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre Registration)
University of Salford
- 2010 - 2014 Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physiotherapy (part-time)
University of Southampton
- 2008 - 2010 Master of Science in Physiotherapy†
- 2009 - 2011 Master of Science in Physiotherapy†
University of the West of England
- 2012 - 2015 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- 2015 - 2018 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- 2016 - 2019 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- 2017 - 2020 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
York St John University
- 2011 - 2014 Bachelor of Health Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- 2012 - 2015 Bachelor of Health Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- 2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Health Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy
UK - Northern Ireland
University of Ulster
- 1996 - 2000 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2003- 2007 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2005 - 2009 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
UK - Scotland
Glasgow Caledonian University
- 1998 - 2002 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2001 - 2005 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2002 - 2006 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2004 - 2008 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2005 - 2009 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2006 - 2010 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2007 - 2011 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2009 - 2013 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2010 - 2014 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2010 - 2015 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy *
- 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2012 - 2016 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2012 - 2017 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy*
- 2013 - 2017 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2014 - 2018 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2010 - 2015 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy (Flexible Study)
- 2003 - 2005 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science†
- 2005 - 2007 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science†
- 2006 - 2008 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science†
- 2007 - 2009 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science†
- 2009 - 2011 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science
- 2010 - 2012 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)†
- 2011 - 2013 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2012 - 2014 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)†
- 2014 - 2016 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)†
- 2015 - 2017 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2016 - 2018 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2017 - 2019 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Queen Margaret University
- 2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2009 - 2013 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2014 - 2019 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2006 - 2008 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)y†
- 2007 - 2009 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)†
- 2010 - 2012 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)†
- 2011 - 2013 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2012 - 2014 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)†
- 2013 - 2015 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2014 - 2016 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
- 2015 - 2017 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Robert Gordon University
- 2007 - 2011 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2008 - 2012 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy†
- 2009 - 2013 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2010 - 2014 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2015 - 2019 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy
- 2004 - 2006 Master of Science in Physiotherapy†
- 2013 - 2015 Master of Science in Physiotherapy†
- 2016 - 2017 Master of Science in Physiotherapy (Pre Registration)
USA
Bellarmine University
- 2015 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Boston University
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
Columbia University (NY)
- 2006 - 2009 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
- 2015 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Creighton University
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Daemen College
- 2003 - 2005 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
Duke University, North Carolina
- 2005 - 2008 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
Idaho State University
- 2007 - 2010 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
Ithaca College
- 2005 - 2010 Master of Science in Physical Therapy
Marquette University
- 2010 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy*
*Please contact the Council regarding the above equivalent program
Medical University of South Carolina
- 2005 - 2008 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
MGH Institute of Health Professions
- 2000 - 2002 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
New York Medical College
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Springfield College
- 2001 - 2004 Master of Science (Physical Therapy)†
Texas State University
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Texas Woman's University
- 2014 - 2017 Doctor of Physical Therapy
The George Washington University
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 2006 - 2008 Master of Physical Therapy
The University of Rhode Island
- 2010 - 2013 Doctor of Physical Therapy
Touro University Nevada
- 2015 - 2018 Doctor of Physical Therapy
University of Indianapolis
- 2007 - 2010 Doctor of Physical Therapy†
University of Miami
- 2011 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2016 - 2019 Doctor of Physical Therapy
University of St Augustine for Health Sciences
- 2012 - 2014 Doctor of Physical Therapy
University of Washington
- 2009 - 2012 Doctor of Physical Therapy†