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Physical Therapy License from Minnesota to Michigan: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Minnesota to Michigan by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs), verify your Minnesota license, and meet Michigan's endorsement requirements. The NPTE is not retaken. Verification of a passing NPTE score — or, for a licensee of a Canadian province, the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators Physiotherapy Competency Examination — must be sent to LARA directly by the testing agency, arranged through FSBPT score transfer. A passing score on the Michigan Physical Therapist Jurisprudence Examination, delivered by PSI, is also required on the endorsement path..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Neither Minnesota nor Michigan is an active member of the PT Compact, so this is a straightforward endorsement move: the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) verifies your Minnesota license, your NPTE score transfers through the FSBPT, and you complete Michigan's jurisprudence exam and background check. Nothing about Minnesota speeds up or slows down Michigan's standard out-of-state process.

What changes, Minnesota → Michigan

Side-by-side: Minnesota vs Michigan (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-08-07
Minnesota (current)Michigan (destination)
PT Compact statusLicensure by endorsementPT Compact enacted — not yet issuing
Application fee$100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.)$319.75 (single combined charge labelled 'Application Fee + 3 year license fee', identical for a Physical Therapist license by examination OR by endorsement; payable only by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover. LARA does not publish the application/license split anywhere on its live site, so the two components are not separately stated. The PSI jurisprudence exam fee and criminal background check costs are billed separately and are not published by LARA. Michigan licenses on a 3-year cycle; renewal is $297.75 and relicensure $339.75.)
Processing timethe Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is consideredLARA's Physical Therapist Licensing Guide states no processing timeframe for endorsement applications
Licensing authorityMinnesota Board of Physical TherapyMichigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs)

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Michigan sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Michigan's current requirements on the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Pass the Michigan Physical Therapist Jurisprudence Examination through PSI.
  5. Have every U.S. state or country where you hold or have held a license send verification directly to LARA showing no pending discipline or sanctions.
  6. Complete the criminal background check using the instructions in your Application Confirmation letter.
  7. Complete the one-time human trafficking identification training required by Administrative Rule 338.7126.
  8. Complete 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license.
  9. Demonstrate a working knowledge of English (program taught in English, 60 college-level credits from an English-speaking institution, or an approved English proficiency exam).
  10. Pay the fees ($319.75 (single combined charge labelled 'Application Fee + 3 year license fee', identical for a Physical Therapist license by examination OR by endorsement; payable only by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover. LARA does not publish the application/license split anywhere on its live site, so the two components are not separately stated. The PSI jurisprudence exam fee and criminal background check costs are billed separately and are not published by LARA. Michigan licenses on a 3-year cycle; renewal is $297.75 and relicensure $339.75.)) and allow LARA's Physical Therapist Licensing Guide states no processing timeframe for endorsement applications.

Official links

Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) ↗Michigan application ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Michigan → MinnesotaPhysical Therapy in MinnesotaPhysical Therapy in MichiganAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Michigan accept a Minnesota physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Minnesota to Michigan by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs), verify your Minnesota license, and meet Michigan's endorsement requirements. The NPTE is not retaken. Verification of a passing NPTE score — or, for a licensee of a Canadian province, the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators Physiotherapy Competency Examination — must be sent to LARA directly by the testing agency, arranged through FSBPT score transfer. A passing score on the Michigan Physical Therapist Jurisprudence Examination, delivered by PSI, is also required on the endorsement path..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Minnesota to Michigan?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. The NPTE is not retaken. Verification of a passing NPTE score — or, for a licensee of a Canadian province, the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators Physiotherapy Competency Examination — must be sent to LARA directly by the testing agency, arranged through FSBPT score transfer. A passing score on the Michigan Physical Therapist Jurisprudence Examination, delivered by PSI, is also required on the endorsement path..

What does the move cost?

$319.75 (single combined charge labelled 'Application Fee + 3 year license fee', identical for a Physical Therapist license by examination OR by endorsement; payable only by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover. LARA does not publish the application/license split anywhere on its live site, so the two components are not separately stated. The PSI jurisprudence exam fee and criminal background check costs are billed separately and are not published by LARA. Michigan licenses on a 3-year cycle; renewal is $297.75 and relicensure $339.75.) (single combined charge labelled 'Application Fee + 3 year license fee', identical for a Physical Therapist license by examination OR by endorsement; payable only by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover. LARA does not publish the application/license split anywhere on its live site, so the two components are not separately stated. The PSI jurisprudence exam fee and criminal background check costs are billed separately and are not published by LARA. Michigan licenses on a 3-year cycle; renewal is $297.75 and relicensure $339.75.).

How long will it take?

LARA's Physical Therapist Licensing Guide states no processing timeframe for endorsement applications — LARA's Physical Therapist Licensing Guide states no processing timeframe for endorsement applications.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07

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