#SSAH1934314AOrder of January 17, 2020 on Admission to Institutes Preparing for the State Diploma of Physiotherapist
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This regulation defines who can be admitted to the first year of physiotherapy programs in France. It includes students who have completed the first year of university in certain relevant fields, and introduces a system that allows diversity in admissions through pre-defined agreements between institutions. Any institute that doesn't formalize these agreements cannot admit new students.
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Key Changes
- Defines eligibility for admission into physiotherapy programs
- Requires diversity in admission pathways through formal agreements
- Limits institutes from admitting students without these agreements
Obligations
What this law requires
Physiotherapy training institutes must sign a written convention with one or more university presidents before admitting students, specifying selection modalities, criteria, and seat allocation by training pathway
Institutes must sign the required convention by May 15, 2020 to admit students for the September 2021 academic year; failure to do so results in prohibition from admitting new cohorts
Training institutes cannot admit more than 50% of authorized seats to students from specialized first-cycle university programs (Article 1-2°), except up to 70% for September 2021 admissions
Universities must indicate on the Parcoursup platform and their websites all training pathways allowing access to physiotherapy programs, within the national pre-registration procedure
Training institutes must publish on their websites the number of available seats for each training pathway offered by their partner university/universities, following the calendar defined in education code article D. 612-1-2