The Department’s minimum admission requirements are an undergraduate degree with an admission GPA of at least 3.0 on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification and standing from a recognized institution. The admission GPA will be calculated on the last 60 units of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework.
Prerequisite courses are required and include the following: Human Anatomy (3 units), Human Physiology (6 units), Human Movement (3 units), Statistics (3 units), Human Psychology (3 units), Humanities or Social Sciences (3 units), and Canadian Indigenous History.
The Canadian Indigenous History requirement may be fulfilled through the certificate version of the
University of Alberta Indigenous Canada MOOC
Alternatively, an academic equivalent (3 units) will be accepted. Should students complete a (3 units) course in Canadian Indigenous History this may also count as the Humanities or Social Sciences prerequisite requirement.
Applicants who do not possess a degree or its academic equivalent from an academic institution recognized by the University of Alberta, in which the language of instruction is English must have an IELTS score of 7.5 or higher with no less than 7.0 in each band, or TOEFL (internet-based) score of 102 or higher with no less than a score of 23 for the speaking component, 24 for the listening component, 24 for the reading component, and 27 for the writing component for tests written before January 21, 2026, or TOEFL (Internet-based) score of 5.5 with no components less than 5 for tests written on
Human Anatomy must be completed within five years of the admission pre-requisite course deadline.
Activity courses in Physical Education, studio courses in Fine Arts, and practicum courses are not considered part of the required 60 units of admission requirements and are not included in the calculation of the academic score.
The Department of Physical Therapy offers a program leading to the Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy (MScPT). The course-based MScPT program is designed to provide students with the clinical and evaluative skills necessary for the practice of physical therapy. This course-based master’s degree is for students who hold undergraduate degrees in a variety of fields. The MScPT program is currently offered at three campus locations: Edmonton, Augustana (Camrose), and Calgary. Of the students admitted to the program, a portion are admitted to our Edmonton, Augustana, and Calgary campuses based on student preference. All students begin the program with a one month residency in Edmonton to study anatomy and establish initial face-to-face connections with the colleagues they will be working with via technology throughout the remainder of their program. With the MScPT program’s distributed education model, students at both campuses complete the same core program of required courses. Each campus may offer unique elective opportunities reflective of local expertise and community partnerships in addition to the online electives available to all.