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Location

School of Physical Therapy
University of Saskatchewan
1121 College Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W3
Canada

Contacts

Website: http://www.medicine.usask.ca/pt
Admissions phone: (306) 966-6581
Fax: (306) 966-6575
Email: pt.admissions@usask.ca (Bev Cuzner, Academic Program Assistant)

Admission Requirements for Master of Physical Therapy (M.P.T.)

General Notes

• 96 interviews offered and 40 applicants offered admission each year (6 of the 40 are designated to the Education Equity Program for Aboriginal Students)

Criteria

• Four year baccalaureate degree in any discipline from a college or university
  • A required average of 70%. For applicants with an undergraduate degree, only the two most recent academic years are considered.
  • For applicants holding a graduate degree, all courses are considered.
• Successful completion of the following courses:
  • Human Physiology -- 6 credits
  • Human Anatomy -- 3 credits
  • Statistical Methods -- 3 credits
    • NOTE: applicants must seek and receive approval for equivalent courses from the Admissions Committee well in advance of application. For more information, click here

Residency Requirements

• Must be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant and a resident of Saskatchewan, the Yukon, Northwest or Nunavut Territories.
  • A resident is considered to have an established home at least one year prior to Sept. 1st in the year of proposed admission, or the applicant’s family resides in these provinces.

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Other Documents

• Online Application from Faculty
• CGSR (College of Graduate Studies and Research) application
• If accepted, two copies of official transcript by end of May

Interview

• Admissions interviews are scheduled for early to mid-March.
  • the interview evaluates personal characteristics such as interpersonal skills, professionalism, critical thinking, integrity, decision making and knowledge of health care.
• Interview is between 70-100 minutes long and composed of 7-10 stations, each with a different evaluator.
• All applicants must sign a confidentiality agreement and a data release form.
• The interview will be scheduled only once and cannot be rescheduled.

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Admission

• Admission scores are weighted (60% depends on your academic average, 40% on the score from the interview)
• If accepted, applicants must participate in a full body exam.
• Admitted applicants are required to obtain a “Level C” CPR certification during the first six weeks of the term, unless they already obtained one within the past year.
• This certification must be renewed yearly.

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Deadlines

• Application forms for the 2019 cycle will be available in Fall 2018
• Application due December 2018

2018-2019 Tuition

• Tuition (assessed as a single flat fee): $19,924.00
• Additional costs may include books, housing/food, local transportation.

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• For international students on a Study Permit, there is an additional $200 international student fee.
• There is the Saskatchewan Health Bursary and entrance scholarship of $1,000 and $1,500

Statistics

• 40 applicants admitted each year
• 5 of these are designated to the Education Equity Program for Aboriginal Students
• In 2012, 132 applied, 77% minimum accepted average, 33% male

Other facts/Notes

• Students in the M.P.T. program are engaged in academics for 11 months per year.
• The program lasts 2 years and 6 months.
• The program is divided into ten modules which include a major project, clinical education, discovery time, case integration and various evaluations.