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 : 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.
- For more information click here
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
- For more information click here
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)
- For more information click here
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
For more information, click here
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)
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.
- For more information click here