Admission Requirements

No application will be considered until it is complete. The responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure that all documents (i.e. transcripts, letters of reference, test results) are submitted.

The application deadline for the MScOT/PhD, MPT/PhD and MClSc/PhD Combined Programs is April 1. For the Master's and PhD programs, the application deadline is May 1.

Master's Program

For admission to the master’s program, applicants must possess a four-year degree from an accredited university. The program requires at least a 70% overall average in the last two full-time years of the undergraduate degree in order to apply. The Health and Rehabilitation Sciences program is very competitive. Possession of this minimum average does not guarantee admission. Equivalent qualifications may be considered based on the standards of the discipline or profession.

Although applications are processed centrally, applicants are strongly encouraged to contact individual faculty members to discuss their research interests and possible research projects. However, individual faculty members do not directly admit students.

If you are interested in visiting the department after submitting your application, please contact us to make arrangements.

Doctoral Program

For admission to the doctoral program, applicants must possess a master’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university and provide evidence of research potential. The program requires at least a 70% average in the master’s degree in order to apply. The Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Program is very competitive. Possession of this minimum average does not guarantee admission. Equivalent qualifications may be considered based on the standards of the discipline.

If you are interested in visiting the department after submitting your application, please contact us to make arrangements.

Proficiency in English

An official Test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) score is required for applicants whose first language is not English. A minimum test score of 620 (paper based total) or 260 (computer based total) or 105 (internet based), or equivalent, taken within the past 2 years is required. Although TOEFL is preferred, a Michigan English Language Assessment Battery test (MELAB) with an overall score of 88 and with no mark less than 80, or an International english Language Testing System test (IELTS) with a score of 7 or higher, are also accepted as proof of English proficiency. Students who are required to present evidence of proficiency in English must make their own arrangements to write the TOEFL and to have the official results sent directly to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by the testing agency (UWO's TOEFL ID is 0984).

International Applicants

Currently, we have very few openings for international students and any available spaces are highly competitive. Excellent language capabilities and endorsement from a prospective supervisor are required, and only exceptional applicants can be considered at this time. In addition to the above general admission requirements, international students whose first language is not English, must provide evidence of proficiency in English as evidenced by scores on TOEFL or IELTS. The minimum IELTS score is 7.0/9.0, with no individual component score less than 6.0. The minimum TOEFL requirements for applicants to graduate programs in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences are Internet based 105, Paper based 620 and Computer based 260.

**Please note the above scores are the absolute minimum scores required to apply. For competitive applications your scores must be amongst the highest of all international applicants.