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Licensed in another state?

South Carolina issues and accepts PT Compact privileges: a physical therapist or PT assistant whose home state is a member can take this job on a compact privilege instead of a South Carolina license, $45 for a PT. (PT Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a South Carolina license, apply to the South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for a license by endorsement ($110, by its own page): what South Carolina asks. Every state's PT Compact status.

What South Carolina requires of a physical therapist

Physical Therapist license, from the South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

• An applicant licensed in another state submits a completed notarized application and the fee, an official transcript sent directly by the physical therapy school, examination scores reported directly by the Interstate Reporting Service or another recognized examination service, official verification of a current license, and state (SLED) and FBI criminal records checks supported by fingerprints.
• Staying active: Licenses are renewed biennially, before January 1 of every other year, with 30 contact hours (3.0 continuing education units) per biennium, including 3 hours of ethics, professionalism or South Carolina jurisprudence.

Physical therapist jobs and requirements in South Carolina · Every state's rule