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==Contacts==
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==Location==
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Website: http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/<br>
 
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Address:<br>
 
 
Department of Physical Therapy<br>
 
Department of Physical Therapy<br>
 
University of Toronto<br>
 
University of Toronto<br>
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==Contacts==
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Website: http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/<br>
 
Phone: (416) 946-8641<br>
 
Phone: (416) 946-8641<br>
 
Fax: (416) 946-8562<br>
 
Fax: (416) 946-8562<br>
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Email: pt.reception@utoronto.ca (General inquiries), ptstudent.services@utoronto.ca (Student information)
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Admission email: physther.facmed@utoronto.ca<br>
  
 
==Program Information==
 
==Program Information==
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*Two year program, including spring/summer terms
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*Two-year (24-month) program, including spring/summer terms
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**Six internships, each approximately one month in length, occur throughout the duration of the program
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**Three internships, each 5 weeks in length, occur through out the duration of the program
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**For information on the program's structure, click [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/Assets/PT+Digital+Assets/Student+Services/Academic+Dates+$!26+Timelines/curriculumschedule.pdf here]
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**For information on the program's structure, click [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/about/our-progams/ here]
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*Does not accept internationally-certified Physical Therapists
 
  
 
==Admissions Requirements==
 
==Admissions Requirements==
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*Four-year undergraduate degree
 
*Four-year undergraduate degree
 
*Required courses are:
 
*Required courses are:
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**Human/Vertebrate Physiology (6 credits)
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**Human Physiology (one half course)
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***Neither plant physiology nor animal/plant physiology courses will be accepted
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**Human Anatomy (one half course)
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***A list of approved courses can be found [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/prospect/prereq.htm here]
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**Life and/or Physical Sciences (one full course or two half courses)
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**Life/Physical Sciences excluding Physiology (6 credits)
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**Social Sciences and/or Humanities and/or Languages (one full course or two half courses)
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**Social Sciences, Humanities or Languages (6 credits)
 
 
***Psychology may count for Life Science or Social Science credits
 
***Psychology may count for Life Science or Social Science credits
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**Statistics or Research Methods (3 credits)
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**Statistics or Research Methods (one half course)
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*Information on weight of McGill courses at UofT can be found [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/admissions/faqs/about-prerequisites here]
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*Information on weight of McGill courses at U of T can be found [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/admissions/how-to-apply/ here]
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*All courses must have been completed no earlier than September 2004 and no later than May 29, 2011
 
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*These courses will not count in your GPA unless they were completed within your last 60 credits.
 
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*Requirements must be completed prior to June 29, 2011
 
  
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===Work and Volunteer Experience===
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===GPA===
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*Volunteer and work experience should be written in your experience profile
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*Cutoff: 3.81 GPA (A/A- range) based on the last 20 half courses completed for 2018 cycle.
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**The file for this is found in the ORPAS application package)
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*Includes all summer, part-time, intersession, correspondence and university courses - even after the four-year degree is completed.
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*Activity-type courses, non-convertible grades (e.g., pass/fail) and Consecutive Bachelor of Education (BEd) undergraduate degree courses will not be included in this calculation
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*Graduate students are normally assessed on their last 20 half course equivalents completed by December 31 of the application year, including both undergraduate and graduate courses; a minimum requirement of a B- (70%) in all prerequisite courses
  
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===GPA===
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For more information on GPA, please visit [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/admissions/how-to-apply/ here]
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*Cutoff: mid-B average (74.5% or 3.3) based on the last 60 credits completed as of December 31 of the application cycle.
 
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**In the 2010 application cycle, an A- average (80-84%, 3.7) was considered competitive
 
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**Admissions will calculate GPA starting with final fall grades, and count backwards from there based on the chronological order indicated on the applicant's transcript.
 
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**If the last few courses needed to fulfill the 60-credit total do not comprise an entire semester (e.g. 3 out of 5 courses of 2nd year Winter), the average of the entire year is taken.
 
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*Includes all summer, part-time, distance, and failed courses - even after the four-year degree is completed.
 
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*Does not include S/U courses, practicums, activity-type courses
 
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*Graduate students will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis; minimum B (3.0) on all graduate courses.
 
  
 
===TOEFL===
 
===TOEFL===
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**Paper-based: 600
 
**Paper-based: 600
 
**Internet-based: 100/120 and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections
 
**Internet-based: 100/120 and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections
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**Computer-based: 250 with 5 on the essay and 50 on the TSE
 
 
*Must have been completed within the last two years
 
*Must have been completed within the last two years
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*Scores must be received no later than March 1, 2010
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*Scores must be received no later than March 1, 2019
  
 
===Other Requirements===
 
===Other Requirements===
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*A Computer Administered Profile must be completed on April 23, 2011
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*Online application on ORPAS website
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**Only top applicants will be invited
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*Application fee: $190 plus an institutional levy of $90 for each university selection with the exception of McMaster University.
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*If a religious observance falls on that date, you may take it on April 20, 2011
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*Two references:
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**A written request for this is required
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**one academic and one professional
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*The CAP is a two-hour exam consisting of short answer and long answer questions
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*Computer Administered Profile (CAP):
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*CAP scores count for 40% of your admission score; GPA counts for the other 60%
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**Only top applicants (ranked initially by marks) are invited to write CAP on-site at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, April 27, 2019
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**The CAP is a two-hour exam consisting of short answer and long answer questions
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===Residency Requirements===
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**CAP scores count for 40% of your admission score; GPA counts for the other 60%
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*Must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
 
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*Credit equivalencies from non-Canadian will be evaluated only during the application process
 
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**[http://www.wes.org/ca/index.asp World Education Services] is one method of unofficially evaluating international credits; the assessment report would only be used as a reference. WES report fees will not be covered by the University of Toronto.
 
  
 
==Interview==
 
==Interview==
 
*There is no interview
 
*There is no interview
  
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==Documentation==
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==Timeline 2018-2019==
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*Statement indicating completion of 50 hours volunteering or working (paid) with individuals who are struggling at a cognitive or physical level.
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*October 2018: Applications available on ORPAS website
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**Form available as a PDF file in the ORPAS application package
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*January 4, 2019: Deadlines for all application material, including references
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*Two reference letters
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*January 10, 2019: Deadline to write the CASPer test
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**ORPAS has R1 and R2 forms online for this very purpose
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*January 11, 2019: Deadline for ORPAS to receive payments
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**One must be an academic reference, the other must be the individual/organization under whom you worked to attain the 50 hours of experience
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*January 30, 2019: Deadline for ORPAS to receive initial transcripts for all coursework to date
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*Incomplete applications will '''not''' be processed.
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*February 2019: ORPAS calculates a sub-GPA
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*Late March/early April, 2019: Invitations for CAP are sent
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*April 27, 2019: CAP day at U of T
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*May 17, 2019: Admission results emailed to all applicants
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*June 7, 2019: Due of responses to first-round offers
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*June 30, 2019: Deadline for receipt of final transcripts
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More information available [https://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/admissions/how-to-apply/important-dates/ here]
  
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Other information regarding required ORPAS documentation can be found [https://webapp.ouac.on.ca/html/help_files/632571_overview.html here].
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==Tuition 2018-2019==
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*Academic fees: $11,730.00
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==Deadlines==
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*Incidental & Ancillary Fees: $1,685.52
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*Applications must be submitted through [http://www.ouac.on.ca/orpas/ ORPAS] by January 11, 2013
 
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**Also applies for reference forms
 
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*Application fee is $270 plus $90 for every university choice after the first.
 
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*ORPAS transcript processing fee is $12 per transcript. Transcripts must be received by January 11, 2013.
 
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*Transcripts must come directly from the school.
 
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More [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/admissions/how-to-apply/important-dates Important Dates]
 
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==Tuition==
 
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*Applicants admitted to the program are required to pay a $250 deposit
 
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*Tuition for 2010-2011: $10,239.52 ([http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/prospect/fees)
 
 
*Additional costs may include books, housing/food, local transportation.
 
*Additional costs may include books, housing/food, local transportation.
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*Check [http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/prospect/application.htm#Other%20Information] for possible scholarship opportunities.
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*For information of financial aid and awards, click [https://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/admissions/how-to-apply/fees/ here]
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==Statistics==
 
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*in the 2012 application cycle, the average GPA cutoff of 3.71
 
  
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==Other facts/Notes==
 
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*Upon admission, the following are required:
 
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**Basic Rescuer First Aid and CPR must be taken between August 1, 2013 and the start of the Fall semester, '''regardless of when your certification expires'''
 
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**Immunization record
 
 
[[Category:University of Toronto|Physical therapy]]
 
[[Category:University of Toronto|Physical therapy]]
 
[[Category:Physical Therapy|Toronto]]
 
[[Category:Physical Therapy|Toronto]]

Latest revision as of 23:15, 30 January 2019

Physical Therapy
Canadian universities

Alberta
UBC
Dalhousie
Laval
McGill
McMaster
Montréal
Queen's
Saskatchewan
Toronto
UWO

Location

Department of Physical Therapy
University of Toronto
160-500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1V7

Contacts

Website: http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/
Phone: (416) 946-8641
Fax: (416) 946-8562
Admission email: physther.facmed@utoronto.ca

Program Information

  • Two-year (24-month) program, including spring/summer terms
    • Three internships, each 5 weeks in length, occur through out the duration of the program
    • For information on the program's structure, click here

Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Four-year undergraduate degree
  • Required courses are:
    • Human Physiology (one half course)
    • Human Anatomy (one half course)
    • Life and/or Physical Sciences (one full course or two half courses)
    • Social Sciences and/or Humanities and/or Languages (one full course or two half courses)
      • Psychology may count for Life Science or Social Science credits
    • Statistics or Research Methods (one half course)
  • Information on weight of McGill courses at U of T can be found here

GPA

  • Cutoff: 3.81 GPA (A/A- range) based on the last 20 half courses completed for 2018 cycle.
  • Includes all summer, part-time, intersession, correspondence and university courses - even after the four-year degree is completed.
  • Activity-type courses, non-convertible grades (e.g., pass/fail) and Consecutive Bachelor of Education (BEd) undergraduate degree courses will not be included in this calculation
  • Graduate students are normally assessed on their last 20 half course equivalents completed by December 31 of the application year, including both undergraduate and graduate courses; a minimum requirement of a B- (70%) in all prerequisite courses

For more information on GPA, please visit here

TOEFL

  • Minimum scores:
    • Paper-based: 600
    • Internet-based: 100/120 and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections
  • Must have been completed within the last two years
  • Scores must be received no later than March 1, 2019

Other Requirements

  • Online application on ORPAS website
  • Application fee: $190 plus an institutional levy of $90 for each university selection with the exception of McMaster University.
  • Two references:
    • one academic and one professional
  • Computer Administered Profile (CAP):
    • Only top applicants (ranked initially by marks) are invited to write CAP on-site at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, April 27, 2019
    • The CAP is a two-hour exam consisting of short answer and long answer questions
    • CAP scores count for 40% of your admission score; GPA counts for the other 60%

Interview

  • There is no interview

Timeline 2018-2019

  • October 2018: Applications available on ORPAS website
  • January 4, 2019: Deadlines for all application material, including references
  • January 10, 2019: Deadline to write the CASPer test
  • January 11, 2019: Deadline for ORPAS to receive payments
  • January 30, 2019: Deadline for ORPAS to receive initial transcripts for all coursework to date
  • February 2019: ORPAS calculates a sub-GPA
  • Late March/early April, 2019: Invitations for CAP are sent
  • April 27, 2019: CAP day at U of T
  • May 17, 2019: Admission results emailed to all applicants
  • June 7, 2019: Due of responses to first-round offers
  • June 30, 2019: Deadline for receipt of final transcripts

More information available here

Tuition 2018-2019

  • Academic fees: $11,730.00
  • Incidental & Ancillary Fees: $1,685.52
  • Additional costs may include books, housing/food, local transportation.
  • For information of financial aid and awards, click here
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