Dalhousie Physiotherapy
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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
