McGill Physiotherapy

Physical Therapy
Canadian universities
	Alberta; UBC; Dalhousie; Laval; McGill; McMaster; Montréal; Queen's; Saskatchewan; Toronto; UWO;

Contacts

Website: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/spot/docs-misc/NEWPTANNOUNCE.pdf
Phone: (514) 398-2271 Fax: (514)398-6360
Admissions e-mail: mariline.chan-sing@mcgill.ca

With an undergraduate degree (other than one in physiotherapy), the qualifying year begins in Fall 2008. The Masters program will commence in Summer 2009.
This degree will graduate clinicians who are eligible to practice Physical Therapy.
The M.Sc.A.PT (Masters of Science [applied] in Physiotherapy) is a 58 credit masters degree that will be completed in 5 consecutive semesters: approximately 20 months overall.
Students holding a B.Sc.A.PT or B.Sc.A.OT may not apply

For students with undergraduate degrees in physiotherapy (non-practicing):
- No prerequisites
For Students with undergraduate degree other than physiotherapy:
- After acceptance into the program, a qualifying year starting in the fall.
- No pre-requisites for acceptance, but having completed courses in anatomy, physiology & sociology will be an advantage to the candidate.

Students with undergraduate degrees in physiotherapy:
- Minimum cGPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0)
Students with undergraduate degree other than physiotherapy:
- Minimum cGPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0)
- Must have completed 50 hours of volunteer or paid service in an occupational therapy or physical therapy department of a hospital or other facility.

If an applicant does not immediately receive final acceptance, he or she may be put on conditional acceptance awaiting final documentation, be placed on a waiting list, or may be denied acceptance. *Applicants on the waiting list could be accepted into the program up until the first of September. *Upon admission, students must pay a deposit of $500.00, which will be credited toward tuition. *Accepted students must have an undergraduate degree.
2 transcripts must be sent
Letters of recommendation: Applicants (with some exceptions) are required to ask two instructors familiar with their work to send letters of recommendation on letterhead with original signatures

The completed application form and application fee ($80.00) must be submitted when registering online.
Deadline for application submission for Fall term (international students) : January 15, 2007
Deadline for application submission for Fall term for Canadian : April 1, 2007
Decisions will be completed in March or April.

Total fees vary per year, from $3,099.02 one semester for Quebec students, $6,344.42 for Non-Quebec canadians, and 6,344.42 for international students.
Students are charged a flat rate based on 15 credits per term if they are registered full-time.
These estimates include the tuition fee, society fees, student services-Athletics, Registration-Transcripts & Diploma charges, copyright fee, and information technology fees.
Entrance scholarships are possible.

No statistics because this is a new program.