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: 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])