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What the exams are, what changed, and what it means for your preparation. Written by the instructors, checked against the regulators' own documents.

CPTE (Canada)

The CPTE blueprint 2025, explained

The 60/40 split, seven domains and how they divide between sections, the body-system weights — and how to turn the numbers into a plan.

A six-month CPTE study plan

Month by month, on the blueprint's weights and the exam's order, with a three-month version.

CPTE exam day: room, device and network requirements

What has to be true on the day, the allowed and prohibited items, and the check-by-when timeline.

Failed the CPTE: what next

Both sections again, the attempt rules, when to re-apply — and what to change.

Books for the CPTE: CAPR's reference list, explained

The references CAPR's exam writers use, by blueprint weight, with what each is for and which you actually need.

CPTE testing accommodations

Same deadline as the exam application, documentation from a regulated provider, and what CAPR will and won't change.

CPTE eligibility for internationally educated physiotherapists

The three credentialling pathways, the pre-approved countries, the language requirement, the two-year window and the three-attempt rule.

How the CPTE oral section is scored

Checklists plus performance scales, two examiners averaged, no automatic fails, one composite result — and the answering rule that follows from it.

CPTE exam dates 2026–2027, deadlines and fees

Every remaining sitting, its deadline, the $2,500 fee, and what rescheduling or withdrawing costs — with a way to pick your date.

CPTE vs PCE: what actually changed

One exam instead of two, oral first, single pass mark, $2,500. The differences that matter for how you study.

NPTE (USA)

The NPTE score report, explained

The 200–800 scale, why 600 isn't a percentage, 180 of 225 counted, and how to read FSBPT's feedback report to plan a retake.

The NPTE for internationally educated physical therapists

Choose the state first, credentials evaluation with the Coursework Tool, state-specific English tests, Authorization to Test, licensure.

APC (Australia)

The APC Written Assessment: format, scoring and what it tests

Two 2-hour papers, 15 cases × 4 questions, scaled score of 500, four sittings a year — and what the Australian case style means.

The APC pathway for overseas physiotherapists (APEP)

Eligibility, Cultural Safety Training, Written, Capability, Clinical Workshop, Ahpra — and where candidates lose time.