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Florida law provides that an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days. Listed below is the current average number of days at which staff are processing each application type.

2025 Dates & Deadlines for PTs:
All deadlines are 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Test Date	Registration & Payment Deadline	Jurisdiction Approval Deadline⁽¹⁾	Seats are reserved for candidates until:	Scores Reported to Jurisdictions	Free Candidate Report Available Online⁽²⁾
January 28-29	December 23	January 3	January 14	February 5	February 12
April 29-30	March 25	April 1	April 15	May 7	May 14
July 29-30	June 24	July 1	July 15	August 6	August 13
October 28-29	September 23	September 30	October 14	November 5	November 13

2025 Dates & Deadlines for PTAs:
All deadlines are 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Test Date	Registration & Payment Deadline	Jurisdiction Approval Deadline⁽¹⁾	Seats are reserved for candidates until:	Scores Reported to Jurisdictions	Free Candidate Report Avalilable Online⁽²⁾
January 8-9	December 4	December 11	December 25	January 16	January 24
April 1-2	February 25	March 4	March 18	April 9	April 16
July 8-9	Jun 3	June 10	June 24	July 16	July 23
October 8-9	September 3	September 10	September 24	October 17	October 24

⁽¹⁾ This is the latest date that your state board can notify FSBPT that you are eligible for the examination. It is your responsibility to ensure your jurisdiction has what it needs to approve you to sit for the NPTE by this date. NOTE – Some states may have earlier application deadlines.

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