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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: physiotherapy@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
• 56 seats in total (16 seats for Nova Scotia residents, 15 seats for New Brunswick residents, 10 seats for Newfoundland & Labrador residents, 2 seats for Prince Edward Island residents, and the other 13 depending on criteria here with a max of 5 for non-residents)

For more information, click here or here

Admissions Requirements

View the 2013 Application Package here

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:
  • Human Physiology (6 credits) or Human and Exercise Physiology (9 credits)
  • Biology/Cell Biology (3 credits)
  • Psychology (6 credits)
  • Human Anatomy (3 credits)
  • Physics (6 credits) or Physics (3 credits) + Biomechanics (3 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • Social Sciences, Humanities, and Languages (6 credits)

Check for equivalent courses here For more information, click [1] or here

GPA

• Residents of Atlantic Canada: 3.0/4.0 or B
• Non-residents of Atlantic Canada: 3.4/4.0 or B+
• Based on last 60 credits completed

TOEFL

• Minimum scores:
  • Internet-based (preferred): 92, with 22 in speaking
• 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

For more information, click here and here

Work and Volunteer Experience

• 40 volunteer hours minimum in the last two years
• Letters of confirmation must accompany your supplemental application. For form click here

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

For more information click here

Other Requirements

• Essential skills and attributes. Click here or here
• Immunization record. For more, click here
  • A Statement of Compliance must be signed in the supplementary document here

Interview

• All applicants from the Atlantic will receive an interview, with the rest based on GPA ranking, with a minimum of 112 being interviewed
  • Will take place in April, 2013
• The interview will count for 25% of your admission score; GPA will count for the other 75%
• Teleconference interviews are available for non-resident applicants of Atlantic Canada

For more information, click here and here

Documentation

• Graduate studies application
  • 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, 2013
• 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, 2013

For more information, click here and here

Deadlines

• Deadline is January 31, 2013
• $70 application fee

Tuition

• Tuition for 2012-2013: $14,382.00 (For fee calculator see here)
• Additional costs may include books, housing/food, local transportation.
• Check here for scholarships and here for other financial aids.