Professional Program - MPT

The School of Physical Therapy offers a professional graduate degree program - a Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) – which is designed to train entry-level physical therapists. This program is one of only two Physical Therapy programs in Canada that has been accredited by both the Accreditation Council for Canadian Physiotherapy Academic Programs (ACCPAP) and also by the American Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

The Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) degree is awarded upon successful completion of a 2-year curriculum which includes 60 weeks of classroom/laboratory work and 30 weeks of clinical experience. Clinical placements provide the opportunity for students to put into practice the theory learned in classrooms and laboratories. Placements will be completed during the late spring/early summer of the first year (6 weeks), the fall of the second year (6 weeks), and the spring and summer of the second year (18 weeks). Students graduate at the end of August of their second year, and are then eligible to take the professional registration examination. The program will prepare students to function as entry-level physical therapists in a wide variety of practice settings.