Difference between revisions of "McMaster Physiotherapy"

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Contacts

Website: http://www.srs-mcmaster.ca/Programsnbsp/tabid/519/Default.aspx
Phone: (905) 525-9140 Ext: 27829
E-mail: otpt@mcmaster.ca

Program Information

Curriculum

• Master’s (MA, MPD, etc.)
  • X years in length
• Doctorate (PhD, etc.)
  • X years in length

For more information on the program, click [URL here]

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: XX
• Class size in 2013: XX (XX in-province, XX out-of-province)
• International students are/are not eligible to apply

For more information on the program, click [URL here]

Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Master’s
  • Degree: XXXX
  • Required Courses
    • Course Title (X credits)
  • Recommended Courses
    • Course Title (X credits)
• Doctorate
  • Degree: XXXX

For more information, click [URL here]

Requirements for Master's degree in Occupational Therapy Msc (OT) or Physiotherapy MSc (PT)

• graduating from a 4-year baccalaureate degree (120 units/credits):
  • A minimum average of B or 75% or 3.0/4 or 8/12, calculated over the last 60 units of your university course work.
• graduated from a 3-year baccalaureate degree (90 units/credits):
  • 3-year baccalaureate degree (90 units/credits)
  • plus an additional 30 units/credits to now total 120 units/credits in all
  • 18 units/credits must be at the fourth-year level or above.
  • A minimum average of B or 75% or 3.0/4 or 8/12, calculated over the last 60 units of your university course work.

In addition to the above requirements, the MSc (PT) degree requires:

• A full or half credit in one biological or life science course with a grade of B or 75% or 3.0/4 or 8/12 or higher.
• A full or half credit in one social science or humanities course with a grade of B or 75% or 3.0/4 or 8/12 or higher.
• For more information click here

International students

• International students are defined as those who are not Canadian citizens or not Permanent Residents in Canada
• Enrolment is limited to 6 in the Physiotherapy program
• Criteria is identical to domestic students for international students graduating from a 3-year or a 4-year baccalaureate degree
• One page Letter of Introduction/Statement of Interest
• A Curriculum Vitae
• TOEFL (if applicable)
  • In addition to the domestic student criteria, a score of at least 600 (written) or 250 (computer) or 92 (iBT) on the TOEFL test is required, if English is not the applicant’s first language
  • TOEFL scores that are more than 2 years old are not valid
• Original Transcripts
• Applicants with foreign transcripts (excluding the US) are required to submit original documents with notarized English copies of all degree course work
  • Notarized English Transcripts (if original transcripts are not in English)
  • Notarized copy of the Original Degree
• For more information click here

GPA

• Applicants will be ranked on a combination of their pre admission sub-GPA (25% of final ranking) and their interview scores (75% of final ranking)
• For more information click here

GRE

• GRE is required/not required
• Minimum score: XX (or XX/XX/XX)
• All GRE scores will be considered/The most recent GRE scores will be considered/The best GRE scores will be considered
• The GRE must be taken before XX (date) to qualify for this application cycle. Scores older than XX (date) will not be accepted.
• GRE subject test is required/not required
• Minimum score in XX subject: XX (or XX/XX/XX)

For more information, click [URL here]

Supporting Documents

• List all the required document (E.g. Online application, secondary application, how many copies of official transcripts of all previous university education and the address to send it to, how many references and who they need to be (eg 1 academic and 1 community), Personal Statement, Essays, CV, Autobiographical sketch + verifiers, application fee, etc.)

For more information, click [URL here]

Timeline 2013-2014

• January 11, 2013: Deadline to submit application to ORPAS
• January 31, 2013: Deadline to submit all transcripts to ORPAS
• Early April 2013: 300 top ranked applicants will be invited to participate in the Multiple Mini Interview Process
• April 26, 27, and 28, 2013: Multiple Mini Interviews will be conducted in person at McMaster University (Note: these cannot be rescheduled; please hold these dates in your calendar)
• May 17, 2013: Offers for MSc(OT) and MSc(PT) Programs will be emailed to top ranked candidates (using the email address applicants submitted in their ORPAS online application)
• May 31, 2013: Deadline to respond to offers for admission, including payment of $500 non-refundable deposit to "hold a seat" for both firm and provisional acceptances
• June 7, 2013: Provisional acceptances become firm
• June 28, 2013: Deadline to submit final transcripts to ORPAS, with confirmation that your degree has been conferred (if applicable)
• For more information click here and here

Tuition 2013-2014

• For domestic students: $88,773.00 CDN per year
• For international students: $29,772.00 CDN per year
• For more information click here and funding

Funding

• Master’s
• Minimum support: $XX per year
• Doctorate
• Minimum support: $XX per year

For more information, click [URL here]

Other Trivia/Notes

• The student to faculty ratio is approximately 6:1
• 24-month program, studies are based on the philosophies of self-directed and problem-based learning, evidence-based and client-centred practice
• Students have the option of a northern studies stream in collaboration with Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Students spend a total of 30 weeks in full-time clinical placements in a variety of practice settings
• Graduates with a strong educational bias may be eligible to proceed to thesis-based graduate programs should they wish to do so in the future