UBC values diversity and strongly encourages international students to apply for our graduate programs. 25% of the total graduate student body are international students, so you will have the chance to meet and work with other students from all over the world.
Meet international MPT graduate, Charlie Chua:
Charlie Chua
Singapore
The friends I made in the program and my cohort gave me such a great experience. It has been almost two years since graduating, and these friends are some of my best friends who have been a huge influence on me to stay here and build roots in Vancouver. Read more
Master of Physical Therapy Admission Requirements
International applicants should read the MPT Admissions Guide before applying.
The following information is for international applicants only. For the purposes of admission, an international applicant is someone who is NOT a Canadian citizen and who does not have landed immigrant status or refugee status at the time of application.
- May 1 – November 1: Prerequisite courses are reviewed by request
- October 1: Application period opens
- December 15: Application closes for international applicants
- January 10: Deadline for submission of international 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
- First week of March (exact date TBD): MMIs are conducted
- Mid-April: Successful interviewees receive conditional offers of admission
Applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree in a country where English is the primary language of instruction are required to have completed a 1st year university level English course and achieved a minimum grade of B (72%) or equivalent. The equivalent of 3 credits (or 1 term/half-year) of 1st year university level English is required and the course must have an assessment of reading, writing and essay composition. Courses in Humanities and/or Social Science will not be accepted.
Applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree in a country where English is NOT the primary language of instruction are not required to have completed a 1st year university level English course but are required to meet the minimum standard in an approved English Language Proficiency Examination. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of your application. Acceptable English language proficiency tests for applicants to the Masters of Physical Therapy program are:
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language a minimum score of 600 (paper version); 250 (computer version); 100 (internet version) |
| MELAB | Michigan English Language Assessment Battery a minimum overall score of 83 |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing Service a minimum overall score of 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.0 in each component of the Academic Test (not General Test) |
| CAEL | Canadian Academic English Language Test a minimum score of 80 |
| PTE | Pearson Test of English a minimum score of 70 in the Academic Test (not General Test) |
| CELPIP | Canadian English Language Proficiency Index a minimum score of level 4 high in the Academic Test (not General Test) |
All courses used as prerequisites must be approved by the Department of Physical Therapy.
Please follow these steps to make sure that your prerequisite courses are approved.
- Check the approved prerequisites list.
- Use the BC Transfer Guide for courses taken at a post-secondary institution in BC, Canada, to check if your prerequisites are equivalent to courses in our approved prerequisites list.
- If you cannot find your prerequisite courses using the above methods, you must submit a course review form to have your course reviewed and added to our online list.
- Prerequisite Course Review Requests must be received by November 1st.
If the Institution's primary language of instruction is English, please submit a Prerequisite Course Review Request using the Request Form. Do not email your request. Applicants are responsible for obtaining the necessary course outlines. Please note that the course outline must include an outline of the course content, a course schedule that shows the topics reviewed each week, the grade distribution and the format of the course.
If the Institution's primary language of instruction is in a language other than English or if the course outline requires translation into English, please submit a Prerequisite Course Review Request using the Request Form and include a certified English translation of the course outline. Please note that the course outline must include an outline of the course content, a course schedule that shows the topics reviewed each week, the grade distribution and the format of the course. Do not email your request.
Interviews are usually scheduled during the first week of March. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements will have their application evaluated for interview consideration. The University of British Columbia’s Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program is highly competitive and only qualified applicants will be invited for an interview. Fulfillment of the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview. Selection of interview candidates is based on a review of an applicant's overall application for admission.
Annual international enrollment for the Master of Physical Therapy program is limited to a maximum of 8 seats.
For more information about the interview process, please visit the Interview and Program Entry page.
International applicants are not eligible for consideration for entrance into the Master of Physical Therapy-North cohort.
Master of Physical Therapy Tuition Fees
Please click here for information about Tuition Fees for International Students.