UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

2014 ACADEMIC PREREQUISITE INFORMATION SHEET

Applicant’s Name ______

Institution where undergraduate program taken: ______Degree and Program: ______

Please list only the courses you believe to be the equivalent to the Physical Therapy program pre-requisites in content and # of credits. Please see the detailed prerequisite information which accompanies this form.

Prerequisite / Course # (ie: PHYL 301) / # of credits / Course Title / University (where course was taken) / Completion Date / Final
Grade
Achieved (min 72% req)
Human Physiology
Anatomy
Statistics
Chemistry
Physics
Psychology

Applicant’s Signature: ______


Detailed Academic Prerequisite Information for the MPT Program – for entrance September 2013

Prerequisite Courses

All applicants will be required to have completed the following prerequisites with a minimum grade of 72%:

* at UBC 3 credits is equal to a course which spans one term, 6 credits is equal to a course which spans two terms

Human Physiology – 6 credits in Human Physiology. Suggested course (acceptable courses are not restricted to the following courses) from UBC is Physiology 301, from SFU is KIN 305 and from UVic is EPHE 241A. You can take BIOL 230 from Athabasca University by distance education. If you are an HKin student at UBC a combination of HKin 190/191 and an Exercise Physiology course will cover your Human Physiology and Human Anatomy requirements. The MPT program builds on the following principles of human physiology: properties of the living cell; neural, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and endocrine systems; metabolism, reproduction and homeostasis. Please note that the course work must solely be based on human physiology. Academic standing of a minimum B (72%) is required.

Anatomy – 3 credits in Human Anatomy. Suggested courses (acceptable courses are not restricted to the following courses) from UBC are Anatomy 390 or 391 and at UVic is PE 141. If you are an HKin student at UBC a combination of HKin 190/191 will cover your Anatomy requirements. You can also take BIOL 235 from Athabasca University by distance education. Anatomy courses must cover gross anatomy of the human musculoskeletal, visceral and neurological systems. Academic standing of a minimum B (72%) is required.

Physics - Grade 12 Secondary level Physics or3 credits of most University level Physics courses can be used to cover this prerequisite. We do not require that the course you complete has a lab component. Academic standing of minimum B (72%) is required.

Statistics – 3 credits in Statistics. Content should include statistical methods, probability theory, discrete and continuous random variables, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, analysis or variance, goodness of fit, confidence intervals, elementary non-parametric methods, exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing, simple linear regression and contingency tables variances. Academic standing of minimum B (72%) is required.

Chemistry - Grade 12 Secondary level Chemistry ormost half course equivalent University level Chemistry courses can be used to cover this prerequisite. Academic standing of minimum B (72%) is required.

Psychology – Any 3 credits in Psychology can be used to cover this prerequisite. Academic standing of minimum B (72%) is required.

All prerequisite courses must be completed and listed on transcripts no later than January 15th . Web-based and distance education courses are accepted provided they are at a University level. If you are currently taking one of the required courses indicate this under “date completed”.

The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia considers applications from both students who have completed or are in the process of completing a post-graduate degree. Students applying in the final year of a four-year degree program must provide proof of completion of the degree requirements prior to the date of enrolment in the MPT program.