McMaster Physiotherapy

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 : M.Sc. Occupational Therapy(OT)
  • 2 years in length
• Master’s : M.Sc. Physiotherapy(PT)
  • 2 years in length

For more information on the program, click here

Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

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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GPA

• 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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Supporting Documents

• Online application
• Official transcripts of all previous university education

Furthermore, International applicants are required to provide:

• A Letter of Introduction
• A Curriculum Vitae
• TOEFL (if applicable)
• Original Transcripts
• Notarized English Transcripts (if original transcripts are not in English)
• Notarized copy of the Original Degree

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Timeline 2013-2014

• 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)

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Interview

• 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 16, 2014.
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Tuition 2013-2014

• 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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