Required Application Documents

Applicants must submit scanned copies of official transcripts issued by all post-secondary institutions attended, except UBC. The Admissions Office recognizes that this requires opening of official transcript envelopes for scanning and submission purposes.

• Printouts or screenshots of unofficial results or transcripts will not be accepted.
• Applicants currently completing the last year of their undergraduate degree must submit the most recent transcript that contains all final grades for the September – December semester.

If you are admitted to the MPT program, you will be asked to send all official transcripts directly to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Applicants must submit the contact information for three referees. We highly encourage applicants to notify their referees as early as possible.

Two academic references

*If an academic referee is unable to provide an electronic reference, they may complete the Academic Reference Form and post it directly to the Department of Physical Therapy.

One practical/professional experience reference

*It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the form to the individual with whom you undertook your practical experience and who is appropriate to provide a report on your 70 hours of volunteer/paid work practical experience working with individuals with physical, emotional or cognitive disabilities.

**If a practical/ professional referee is unable to provide an electronic reference, they may post a paper copy of the completed Practical/Professional Experience Referee Form directly to the Department of Physical Therapy in a sealed and signed envelope.

The department's postal address is:
Admissions, Department of Physical Therapy
212 – 2177 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3.

• Applicants applying as BC Residents are required to provide a scanned copy of both the front and back of a valid BC Care Card/BC Services Card.  Residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut must provide a scanned copy of both the front and back of a valid Territorial Health Care Card.  The Admissions Office reserves the right to contact applicants for further information or documentation to clarify residency status.

• Applicants using high-school, AP, or IB courses to meet prerequisite requirements must submit scanned copies of official high-school, AP and IB transcripts.
• Print-outs or screenshots of unofficial results or transcripts will not be accepted.
• The Admissions Office cannot access high-school, AP or IB transcripts that may have previously been sent to UBC’s Enrolment Services or UBC Undergraduate Admissions. All high-school, AP or IB transcripts must be resubmitted. Information about requesting an IB transcript can be found on the IB website. Information about requesting an AP transcript can be found on the AP website on the AP Score Reporting Services page.

If English was not the primary language of instruction of your undergraduate degree, you must complete one of the following English competency tests and achieve the minimum score, as noted below, within 24 months of the application deadline. Results of your test must be sent directly from the testing institution, to the University of British Columbia, so as to be submitted by the application deadline. Acceptable minimum scores for entry to the MPT program:

• TOEFL: 100 (iBT)
• MELAB: overall 85
• IELTS (Academic): overall 7.5, with a minimum score of 7.0 in each component
• CAEL: overall 80
• PTE (Academic): overall 70
• CELPIP (Academic): 4L

For more information on completing an English competency test, please visit the language section of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.

• If application documents are issued under a different name, applicants must provide proof of a name change, such as a Birth or Marriage Certificate.

• Applicants applying as Permanent Residents are required to submit a copy of both the front and back of their Permanent Resident card.

• Applicants with transcripts issued in a language other than English (excluding French-Language Canadian Universities) must meet UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies International Transcripts, Degree Certificates and Translations policies.