Difference between revisions of "McMaster Physiotherapy"

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

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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.
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Requirements for 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
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Minimum grade/GPA: 3.57 for OT and 3.76 for PT.
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)
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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.)

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January 10, 2014: Deadline to submit application to ORPAS
January 31, 2014: Deadline to submit all transcripts to ORPAS
Early April 2014: 300 top ranked applicants will be invited to participate in the Multiple Mini Interview Process
April 25, 26, and 27, 2014: Multiple Mini Interviews will be conducted in person at McMaster University (Note: these cannot be rescheduled; please hold these dates in your calendar)
May 16, 2014: 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 30, 2014: 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 6, 2014: Provisional acceptances become firm
June 30, 2014: Deadline to submit final transcripts to ORPAS, with confirmation that your degree has been conferred (if applicable)

Approximately the top 300 ranked applicants are invited for a personal interview.
Applicants invited to be interviewed are notified approximately 3 weeks in advance of their interview.
Interviews dates for 2014: Friday, April 25/14, Saturday, April 26/14 and Sunday, April 27/14.
Applicants will be notified of the admissions decision on May 17, 2013.
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For domestic students:
- M.Sc. (OT) :10,077.77 per year
- M.Sc. (PT):10,166.29 per year
International Students:
- M.Sc. (OT) :32,591.77 per year
- M.Sc. (PT):32,680.29 per year
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 ==Tuition 2013-2014==
-*For domestic students: $88,773.00 CDN per year
+*For domestic students:
-*For international students: $29,772.00 CDN per year
+**M.Sc. (OT) :10,077.77 per year
+**M.Sc. (PT):10,166.29 per year
+*International Students:
+**M.Sc. (OT) :32,591.77 per year
+**M.Sc. (PT):32,680.29 per year
 *For more information click [http://www.mcmaster.ca/bms/student/pdf/fees_grad_otpt.pdf here] and [http://www.mcmaster.ca/bms/student/SAC_funding.html funding]