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The School of Physical and Occupational Therapy is known for its:
a) dynamic, cosmopolitan, multicultural environment;
b) undergraduate and Postgraduate Ìýeducational programs;
c) energetic, dedicated Faculty;
d) excellent library and learning facilities;
e) enthusiastic, involved students;
f) tradition of excellence in education, research and service.

The following programs are available:

Undergraduate degrees
BSc Rehabilitation Science - Occupational Therapy (3 years)
BSc Rehabilitation Science - Physical Therapy (3 years)

Graduate degrees
MScA Professional Masters - Occupational TherapyÌý(1.5 years) + Required Qualifying Year, in the same discipline (1 year) for those applicants who have not completed a BSc Rehabilitation Science at Â鶹AV
MScA Professional Masters - Physical TherapyÌý (1.5 years)Ìý+ Required Qualifying Year, in the same disciplineÌý(1 year) for those applicantsÌý who have not completed a BSc Rehabilitation Science at Â鶹AV
MSc Rehabilitation Science (2 to 2.5 years)
MSc Rehabilitation Science - Non-Thesis (2 to 2.5 years)
PhD Rehabilitation Science (3 to 5 years)

Certificates
Driving Rehabilitation
Chronic Pain Management

Many of the clinical sites are from within the Â鶹AV teaching network, for example:

• Constance Lethbridge Rehabilitation Hospital
• Jewish General Hospital
• Private Sports Medicine Clinics
• Shriner's Hospital
• Â鶹AV Health Centre:
• Montreal Chest Institute
• Montreal Children's Hospital
• Montreal General Hospital
• Montreal Neurological Institute
• Royal Victoria Hospital
• Centre Hospitalier Pierre Janet
• Centre Réadaptation la Ressourse

Under special circumstances, the sites may extend to facilities located across Canada and internationally.

The curriculum is known for its:
a) strong scientific basis
b)Ìýinterdisciplinarity nature
c) integrated clinical and basic science experience
d) small group teaching and attention to students
e) early & varied clinical fieldwork placements including international placements
f) opportunities for elective specialty courses
g) opportunities for research experience

Applicants should have:
a) motivation to become a health professional
b) knowledge of the field
c) good communication skills
d) good interpersonal relationship skills
e) initiative
f) an interest in community involvement
g) creativity and originality
h) intellectual and cultural interests
i) capacity for self-development
j) interest in life-long learning

Academic achievement
R score Ìý(updated annually)
CEGEP or equivalent level science courses:
ÌýÌýÌý 2 General Biology with labs
ÌýÌýÌý 2 General Chemistry with labs
ÌýÌýÌý Organic Chemistry
ÌýÌýÌý 2 Calculus
ÌýÌýÌý 2 Physics with labs

Please consult theÌýUndergraduate Requirements pageÌýfor information on prerequisites, academic standards, and other admission requirements/specifications.

Within the online uApply application form, you must select exactly the following:

Application type: Degree, certificate or diploma
Term: FALL (YYYY)
Department: Physical and Occupational Therapy
Program: Qualifying for MScA
Area of study: (OT or PT) ÌýConcentration: Qualifying
Status: Full Time

Please consult the QY Program Requirements page for information on prerequisites, academic standards,Ìýand other admission requirements/specifications.

Yes, we accept applications from Â鶹AV non-graduating students who are in a degree other than the Bachelor of Science, Rehabilitation Science, OT degree or the Bachelor of Science, Rehabilitation Science, PT degree: /spot/programs/admissions-0/inter-faculty-transfers

Note: Intra-faculty transfers (between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy) are not available to students in the undergraduate program. Students who wish to change programs can apply to the Qualifying year of their desired program of study, during their final year of undergraduate studies.

Requirements vary by program. Please see the following link to find program specific requirements: /spot/programs/admissions-0.

Most supporting documents are to be uploaded directly to uApply ( Qualifying Year and graduate studies). For Qualifying Year candidates, this includes the results of official French language proficiency test scores or proof for testing exemption. If proof of English language proficiency is required, results must be sent directly to Â鶹AV (Institutional code 0935). /gradapplicants/international/apply/proficiency.

For Graduate Studies: If supporting documents needed to be sent (like TOELF, IELTS or GRE results, applicants are responsible for ensuring that their scores are sent to Enrolment Services at this address:

Enrolment Services
3415 McTavish St.,
McLennan, Library Building,
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C8

cGPAs are calculated electronically once your university transcripts are received. ÌýCalculations vary by the program to which you are applying.Ìý Guidelines for determining your admission cGPA to aÌýResearch Program can be found here.Ìý Applicants to the Qualifying Year can check out this guide.

Reference letters, which are not needed unless uApply (graduate studies) specifically requests letters,ÌýÌýmay be submitted electronically with uApply. When you complete, make payment and submit your uApply application, a link will be emailed to the referees that you listed in your application form. The referee will be provided with a link to upload the letter of reference.

If Reference Letters are required, the department does not require referees to fill out a form to accompany the reference letters.

Applicants to a Graduate Program should review the admission requirementsÌýlisted in the program specific admission guide to see if anyÌýtesting is required.Ìý Applicants who have not lived in a country where English is recognised as an official language, who have not attended an English language university,ÌýÌýand whose mother tongue is not English may be required to submit an English as a Second Language Test to meetÌýGraduate and Postgraduate Studies Guidelines.Ìý Please note thatÌý the School requires a score of 7.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam (higher than the Â鶹AV requirement of 6.5).

Applicants to the Qualifying Year for the MasterÌýof Science Applied and the undergraduate Bachelor ofÌý Rehabilitation Science degreesÌýare required to complete the Canadian Professional Health Sciences (Sciences de la santé - niveau 2) CASPer test.ÌýQualifying year candidates who do not meet the French language exemption criteria will be required to submit French language proficiency test results. More information may be found here.

Applicants who have not completed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a Canadian university and those applicants who have been out of university for 5 years or more may be asked to complete the GRE (Graduate Records Examination) test.Ìý Please communicate with your Admission Coordinator to see if the test is required.Ìý Please note that the Qualifying Year never accepts or requires the GRE test.

For inquiries about Graduate Records Examination, please contact:

GRE Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, NJ 08540.
Telephone: (609) 683-2002,
Website:

Appropriate exam results must be submitted directly to Â鶹AV by the test provider. Test results that cannot be sent electronically can be sent via post to:

Enrolment Services
3415 McTavish St.,
McLennan, Library Building,
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C8
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Qualifying Year students must maintain the required minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0, and complete any other requirements as determined throughout the year in order to move on to the MSc(A) in the same discipline.Ìý

There are various options available to you:
a) A limited number of entrance scholarships are offered to students who are entering university for the first time.
b) Financial assistance based on need may be arranged through the Â鶹AV Student Aid Office /studentaid/

Please see information on admissions deadlines at /spot/programs/admissions-0/deadlines-application-status

Applicants with a Bachelor of Science, Rehabilitation Science undergraduate degree in Occupational TherapyÌýor Physical Therapy from Â鶹AV,Ìý or current Qualifying Year students may apply directly to the Professional Masters programs, in the same discipline. Graduates of other undergraduate degrees seeking to enter the Professional Masters'ÌýProgram are admitted through the Qualifying Year, in the same discipline. In other words, applicants, external to the School,Ìýare required to apply to the Qualifying Year.Ìý These students may also apply to theÌýundergraduate Bachelor of Science, Rehabilitation Science.ÌýÌý

The SchoolÌýreserves a place for all Qualifying Year students in the respective MSc(A) program, provided the required minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 is maintained, and students complete any other requirements as determined throughout the year in order to move on to the MSc(A) in the same discipline..Ìý

Typically, for a student entering from CEGEP itÌýtakes:
a)Ìý 3 yearsÌý Ìý Ìý-Ìý Ìý Ìý 90 credits for the BSc Rehabilitation Science followed byÌý
b)Ìý 1.5 yearsÌý – Ìý ÌýÌý 63 credits for the MSc(A) OT or PT.
Upon completion of the MSc(A) you will be eligible to work as an OT or PT -Ìýonce you are licensed by a professional order.

For a student who already has a Bachelor's Degree other than the BSc Rehabilitation Science:
a)Ìý 8 monthsÌý Ìý -Ìý 30 credits for the Qualifying Year followed by
b)Ìý 1.5 yearsÌý Ìý –Ìý 63 credits for the MScA OT or PT.
After this you will be eligible to work as an OT or PT -Ìýonce you are licensed by a professional order.

If you already have a Bachelor's Degree, other than Â鶹AV's BSc Rehabilitation Science you may:
a)Ìý apply into the Qualifying Year, which is followed by the corresponding programs in OT or PTÌýafter which you will be eligible to work as an OT or PT, once you are licensed by a professional order.
b) apply to the BSc Rehabilitation Science, which is followed by the corresponding MScA programs in OT or PTÌýafter which you will be eligible to work as an OT or PT, once you are licensed by a professional order.

The QY for the MSc(A)Ìýin Occupational Therapy program does not have prerequisites, although, there are optional, but recommended, background courses. The QY for the MSc(A) inÌýPhysical Therapy program requires three credits of Human Anatomy and three credits of Human Physiology.Ìý ÌýPlease see the QY admissions page and guides for more information on these requirements.

Students are required to complete 60 credits of a 90 credit program to receive a degree from Â鶹AV. This means that you might be able to get prior courses credited, up to a maximumÌý of 30 credits. This process is complex and depends onÌýfactors such as when and where you completed the course, whether the course is equivalent to a Â鶹AV approved course, and the final grade you received for the course. Also the curriculum follows a progression so that before being promoted to the following year, all courses in a particular year or section have to be successfully passed in good standing. You cannot combine courses from more than one year in the same year of study.

No, this is a full-time program of study.

Once accepted into one program, you cannot switch to the other program. Students are admitted into either Occupational TherapyÌý or PhysicalÌýTherapy and cannot transfer between the programs.Ìý For students enteringÌý the BSc Rehabilitation Science degree, intrafaculty transfers (between Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy) are not available to students in the undergraduate program. Students who wish to change programs can apply to the Qualifying Year of their desired program of study, during their final year of undergraduate studies.

The total time, including the QY and MSc(A), will be 7 consecutive semesters (approximately 26 months).

The School Ìýaccepts approximately 35 students into each Qualifying Year program (35 Occupational Therapy, 35 Physical Therapy).Ìý

Yes - however, such applicants will still need to do the Qualifying Year. ÌýPlease note that the Physical Therapy program also offers an EquivalencyÌýProgram for internationallyÌý trained professionals of physical therapy.