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Contacts

Website: http://physiotherapy.dal.ca/

Address:
School of Physiotherapy
Dalhousie University
4th Floor, Forrest Building
5869 University Avenue
Halifax, NS B3H 3J5

Telephone: (902) 494-2524
Email: Kelly Underwood (kelly.underwood@dal.ca)

Program Information

• 25 months in duration
  • Academic portion: 66 weeks
  • Clinical placements: 6 weeks each for a total of 30 weeks
• Prepares students for the Physiotherapy Competency Examination
• Does not accept transfer applicants

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Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Four-year undergraduate degree
  • A three-year degree with 30 additional credits at a senior level will be considered
  • Majors in Neuroscience, Psychology, Human Movement Science, Exercise Science, Human Physiology, Health Promotion, Ergonomics or Anatomy are preferred.
• Required courses:
  • Physics (6 credits)
  • Cell or Animal Biology (3 credits
  • Psychology (6 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Human Physiology (6 credits)
  • Human/Vertebrate Anatomy (3 credits)
  • Social Sciences, Humanities, and Languages (6 credits)

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GPA

• Residents of Atlantic Canada: 3.0
• Non-residents of Atlantic Canada: 3.4
• Based on last 60 credits completed

TOEFL

• Minimum scores:
  • Internet-based (preferred): 92, with 22 in speaking
  • Paper-based: 600
  • Computer-based: 237
• Minimum scores for other tests:
  • TSE: 45
  • MELAB: 90
  • IELTS: 7
  • CanTest: 4.5 average, with no band score lower than 4.0
  • CAEL: 60, with no band score lower than 50

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Work and Volunteer Experience

• 40 volunteer hours minimum in the last two years
• Letters of confirmation must accompany your supplemental application

Residency Requirements

• Must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
• Residents from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland & Labrador are preferred
  • At most 5 spaces available for Canadian residents outside of those provinces

Other Requirements

• Immunization record
  • A Statement of Compliance must be signed

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Interview

• Only top applicants will be selected for an interview
  • 2010 interviews were conducted in April.
• The interview will count for 40% of your admission score; GPA will count for the other 60%
• Teleconference interviews are available for non-resident applicants of Atlantic Canada

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Documentation

• Graduate studies application
  • May be completed online, or sent by mail (both parts A and B are required)
  • Application available here
• Supplementary application (available here)
• Two transcripts from each university attended sent directly from each university
  • Must be received no later than June 15, 2010
• Two references (forms provided here)
• If all prerequisite courses have not been completed at the time of application, proof of registration is needed to show that the courses are in the process of being completed
  • All requirements must be fulfilled by June 1, 2010

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Deadlines

• Deadline is January 31, 2010
• $70 application fee

Tuition

• Tuition for 2009-2010: $13,017 ([1])
• Additional costs may include books, housing/food, local transportation.
• Check here for possible scholarship opportunities.
• Deadline is January 1 for university scholarships, or March 1 for School of Physiotherapy scholarships.

Statistics

• 56 students accepted each year ([2]), approximately 5 of whom were non-residents of Atlantic Canada

Other Facts/Notes

• The 56 students admitted from the 2009 application cycle can be broken down by province of residence as follows:
  • Nova Scotia: 16 students
  • New Brunswick: 15 students
  • Newfoundland & Labrador: 10 students
  • Prince Edward Island: 2 students
  • Among the remaining seats, at most 5 are for non-residents; the remainder are allocated for African-Canadian, Aboriginal, or handicapped applicants as part of the Affirmative Action Policy ([3])