The GA State Board of PT is responsible for oversight of licensure and ensuring public safety. Physical therapists can also specialize in a specific area by practicing a specified number of years and passing a specialty exam. All of the above areas except for sports offer a credentialing residency program also. The minimum requirement is a 4-year college degree in physical therapy from an accredited education program. However, currently all Georgia schools offer a Master's degree and after 2002 all schools in the United States will be required to have post baccalaureate degree programs.
Physical therapists can also earn a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
Physical therapists assistants complete a 2-year education program typically through a community college or junior college and receive an associate's degree upon completion. D., P.T. and Marylou R. Barnes, Ed.