MClSc - Admissions Information

All students applying to the MClSc Program must complete the OUAC application through the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.

Click here to visit the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies application page.

Application deadline for complete files is March 1, 2013. Late applications will be accepted as space allows.

As part of the application process, please complete the supplemental requirements and submit to:

Cheryl Harding - Graduate Program Assistant
School of Physical Therapy
Elborn College - Room 1588
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6C 1H1
charding@uwo.ca

Admission Requirements

All applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in physical therapy from a recognized university and have achieved at least a (B) standing (or equivalent grade point average) over the final two years of the program. Applicants must have a current license to practice in Canada and have completed two years of full-time orthopaedic physical therapy or wound healing employment. Manipulative Therapy applicants must have completed Level II Upper and Lower courses in the CPA Orthopaedic Division Advanced Orthopaedic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy and 30 hours of documented mentoring. All applicants must be proficient in English. Applicants whose first language is not English may be required to complete an English proficiency test. Applicants must have a level of knowledge and comfort regarding computers.

Supplemental Admissions Requirements

Manipulative Therapy Supplemental Requirements

Statement of Learning Objectives
Provide a brief statement of your objectives for undertaking the MClSc degree (100 words or less)

Orthopaedic Clinical Experience
Using the following example as a guide, outline your previous clinical experience* in the area of orthopaedic physical therapy. Do not include non-orthopaedic clinical experience. List your current (ie. most recent) clinical experience first.
Note: Two years of clinical experience in orthopaedic physical therapy is required for admission.

Year	Facility Name & Location	Practice Setting	Nature of Caseload	Main Body Area
e.g. 2001-2005	e.g. Fowler-Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic - London, Ontario	e.g. Private practice	e.g. sports, post-op	e.g. Peripheral, spinal, upper and lower extremity

Program Mentorship Options
Indicate if you would prefer to do your mentorship hours:
- In London (ie. an additional week of on-site time in the fall and/or winter terms), or
- In your home region

The program includes a mentorship course in which students will work with registered mentors of the National Orthopaedic Division of FCAMPTS. Based on the preference you indicated above, the School of Physical Therapy will make arrangements with mentors.
Level Certificates - Copies of Certificates from all completed level courses are required.

CV/Resume

Please provide information on education, clinical and other experience.

Proof of completed mentorship hours

Provide proof of completion of 30 hours of mentorship.

Photocopy of Mentorship Log Book, signed by a registered mentor is acceptable.

Proof of current registration to practice.

Photocopies are acceptable.

FCAMPT Support Documentation

Provide a brief statement of your objectives for undertaking the MClSc degree (100 words or less).
Send a photocopy of your Advanced Canadian Diploma of Manipulative Therapy or send the following information:
- Date of Diploma
- Diploma #
- President of CPA (signature on diploma)
Registration with the Fellowship in Canadian Manipulative Physical Therapy (FCAMPT) organization.
A CV/résumé of educational, clinical and other experience.

Wound Healing Supplemental Requirements

Applicants to the Wound Healing field can be licensed/regulated health care professional from a discipline related to wound care (nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, chiropodist, dietitian) and have evidence of at least 2 years clinical experience in wound care.

Provide a brief statement of your objectives for undertaking the degree (100 words or less).
What is your current clinical position(s) and address how knowledge, skills, and behaviours learned in this specialized wound care program can be practiced or incorporated into your current practice setting.
Describe your previous clinical experience in the area of wound care, including when you became involved and how involved you are in wound management (50 words or less).
List in chronological order courses or educational programs in the area of wound care that you have attended in the last five years. List most current first. (ie. IIWCC)