Welcome to Master of Physical Therapy Admissions

The Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program at UBC admits 143 students annually. The program follows a distributed education model, with student cohorts allocated across multiple sites as follows:

*An expansion of three seats for the Fraser Valley cohort is still pending final approval by UBC in the fall of 2025.

Students also undertake five clinical placements throughout the program. These placements are in various settings throughout the province to give students an insight into the profession’s scope and breadth of clinical experience.

MPT Program Application Timeline at a Glance:

  • October 1: application period opens
  • November 1: Deadline for prerequisite courses reviews
  • December 15: Application submission deadline for international applicants
  • January 5: Application submission deadline for domestic applicants
  • January 10: Documentation and reference deadline for international applicant documents
  • January 15: Documentation and reference deadline for domestic applicant documents
  • January 16 – Mid-February: Applications are reviewed and evaluated
  • End of February: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) invitations are sent via email to qualified applicants
  • March 6, 2026: Multiple Mini Interviews (online)
  • Mid to late-April: Successful interviewees receive conditional offers of admission

The Curriculum:

  • is evidence-based
  • utilizes an integrated, case-based approach to facilitate the acquisition of problem-solving, critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills
  • uses the Lifespan Approach
  • MPT Curricular Maps

Major Areas of Study Include:

  • Basic sciences
  • Clinical decision making
  • Clinical practice (musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiopulmonary-vascular)
  • Exercise and movement sciences
  • Rehabilitation research

Facilities:

  • State-of-art, videoconferencing-enabled plinth labs and lecture theatres
  • Student Break-out rooms for Clinical Practice and study
  • UBC’s Physiotherapy and Research Clinic offers clinical placements to MPT students
  • Student Lounge and Lockers