Physical Therapy

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Physical Therapy's additional admission requirements stated below.
• Applicants are considered if they hold an appropriate bachelor's degree with high academic standing from a recognized university, with a minimum mid-B average in the final year.
• Prerequisite courses include human vertebrate physiology (0.5 full-course equivalent [FCE]); human anatomy (0.5 FCE); life and/or physical sciences (1.0 FCE); social sciences, and/or humanities, and/or languages (1.0 FCE); and statistics or research methods (0.5 FCE). A minimum grade of B– (or 70%) in each of these courses, as per the grade recorded on the transcript, is required.
• Proficiency in the English language must be demonstrated by all applicants educated outside Canada whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English. The department prefers the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
  • Paper-based test: a minimum score of 600, with 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE) and 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE)
  • Internet-based test: a minimum score of 100/120 overall, and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections.
  • TOEFL candidates must request that results be sent to institution code 0982.
  • Results are due by March 1 of the application year.
• Applicants can apply online using the Ontario Rehabilitation Sciences Programs Application Service (ORPAS). Visit the Physical Therapy and the ORPAS websites for more information regarding application requirements and document submissions including the Computer Administered Profile, confidential assessment forms, reference letters, prerequisites, etc.

Duolingo English Test:Tests completed on or after July 1, 2024: Overall score of 120 with a score of 120 in production.

Tests completed before July 1, 2024: Overall score of 120, with no subscore below 100.

International Baccalaureate English:A minimum score of at least 4 (predicted or final) in Higher Level or Standard Level English A: Literature or English A: Language and Literature. English B Higher Level is not acceptable. Learn more about IB English.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS):The minimum requirement is an overall band of 6.5, with no band below 6.0. Results from IELTS (Academic) for UKVI test sittings are accepted. Learn more about IELTS.

Note: We do not accept the IELTS Indicator test or results from the IELTS One Skill Retake. Applicants must achieve the scores listed above on a single date.

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic:The minimum requirement is an overall score of 65 with no part below 60. Results from PTE (Academic) UKVI test sittings are accepted. Learn more about PTE.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):Tests completed before January 21, 2026:

- The minimum requirement is a total score of 89 with 22 in each of Speaking and Writing
- Applicants must achieve the scores listed above on a single date. TOEFL MyBest (super-scored) results will not be used.

Effective January 21, 2026 there will be a new TOEFL scoring format. Admission requirements for the new scale are under review and will be posted once finalized.

Paper based test: Tests will be reviewed on an individual basis. Learn more about TOEFL

We do not accept TOEFL Essentials, TOEFL ITP or TOEFL ITP Plus for China for admission purposes.