Florida Practice Law
Physical Therapy Education
Fun Facts
What you know about FSC
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The initials designated  to be used in connection with our names  as physical therapists to denote licensure, by the State Of Florida Practice Act

What is P.T.?

100

The nationally recognized accrediting agency that accredits all PT education programs 

What is the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
100
The percentage of collective core faculty of an academic PT program required to have an advanced doctoral degree (to meet accreditation standards)
What is 50% ?
100
This is the estimated number of visitors to  FSC's beautiful grounds and architecture

What is 50 000?

The Princeton Review voted FSC campus as the #1 beautiful campus twice in a row (2011 & 2012)

200
The  healthcare agency responsible  for overseeing pricing, posting and publishing requirements for licensed healthcare clinics
What is the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)?
200

The number of accredited PT programs in Florida

What is 12?
200
Percentage of clinical site placement that each developing program  must have to apply for accreditation candidacy? 
What is 150%?
200
These years are when FSC had a football team
When was 1923-1933 ?
300
The authority that issues licenses for PTs and PTAs in Florida?
What is The Florida Board of Physical Therapy
300

The number of required weeks of clinical education for any PT Program 

What is 30 weeks?
300
Lakeland first received royal swans from this person. 
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
300
The FSC Barney Barnett School of Business is accredited  by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The percent of  business schools that have attained this level of accreditation is this.
What is "less than 5%"?
400
The Agency that  develops and administers the National Physical Therapy Examination
What is the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy?
400
The professional licensure that the current director of the PT accreditation agency holds
What is Nursing?
400
According to the Florida Practice Act, a physical therapist who holds a degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy may not use this title  without also clearly  informing the public of his or her profession as physical therapist
What is "Doctor"?
400
This number of public access lakes are located within a mile of FSC.
What is 5? (Lake Bonny, Hollingsworth, Morton, Mirror, Hunter)
500

The Florida Board of Physical Therapy was established to ensure that every physical therapy practitioner  practicing in the state of Florida meets this

What is "minimum requirements for safe practice"?

500
The number of years of clinical experience  that a licensed PT has to have before taking a student
What is 1 year?
500
The number of times an applicant who has failed the PT board exam three times and completed additional educational or training requirements may take the board exams again
What is 2 times? 
500
This is the year when FSC was founded in Orlando as South Florida Institute.
What is 1883?