CPhT State Requirements
STATE | Age Requirement | High School Diploma/GED Required? | CPhT Exam Required? | Registration/Licensure Required? | Background Check Required? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | 17 | NO | NO | YES | YES |
ALASKA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
ARIZONA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
ARKANSAS | YES | NO | YES | YES | |
CALIFORNIA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
COLORADO | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
CONNECTICUT | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
DELAWARE | 18 | YES | NO | NO | YES |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
FLORIDA | 17 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
GEORGIA | 17 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
HAWAII | 18 | YES | NO | NO | YES |
IDAHO | 16 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
ILLINOIS | 16 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
INDIANA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
IOWA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
KANSAS | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
KENTUCKY | 16 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
LOUISIANA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
MAINE | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
MARYLAND | 17 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
MASSACHUSETTS | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
MICHIGAN | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
MINNESOTA | 18 | YES | NO | NO | YES |
MISSISSIPPI | 18 | YES | YES | NO | YES |
MISSOURI | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
MONTANA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
NEBRASKA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
NEVADA | 18 | YES | YES | NO | YES |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
NEW JERSEY | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
NEW MEXICO | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
NEW YORK | 18 | YES | NO | NO | |
NORTH CAROLINA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
NORTH DAKOTA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
OHIO | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
OKLAHOMA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
OREGON | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
PENNSYLVANIA | NO | NO | |||
RHODE ISLAND | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
SOUTH CAROLINA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
SOUTH DAKOTA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | |
TENNESSEE | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
TEXAS | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
UTAH | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
VERMONT | 18 | YES | YES | YES | |
VIRGINIA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
WASHINGTON | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
WEST VIRGINIA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
WISCONSIN | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
WYOMING | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |