Important Dates
The following dates apply to the 2013 physical therapy admission process.
October 18, 2012: Applications available on the ORPAS website.
January 11, 2013: Deadline for all application materials, including references. The deadline to submit your ORPAS online application is January 11, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
January 31, 2013: Deadline for receipt of transcripts at ORPAS.
February 2013: After receiving the application and all of the official transcripts, ORPAS will perform an item-by-item review, comparing all courses on the academic record against the official university transcripts. After this review, applicants will receive a Verification Report indicating the data collected by ORPAS. These reports are sent beginning in February and summarize what transcripts and Confidential Assessment Forms have been received. It will also include the sub-GPA and a list of all courses/grades used in the calculation. If applicants have any questions about the verification of the academic records, they should write immediately to ORPAS at orpas@ouac.on.ca. It is your responsibility to check this report and contact ORPAS if there are any discrepancies. Please keep in mind that if you have foreign exchange courses, graduate level courses, or were educated outside of North America, the PT Department will perform a manual GPA calculation.
March 26, 2013: Emails were sent at 11AM on this date to students receiving an offer to write the CAP, and letters were mailed to unsuccessful applicants. Emails were sent to the email address that was provided to ORPAS in your online application. Please check your settings on your email to ensure that the interview invitation is not re-routed to your “junk” mailbox.
April 18, 2013: Applicants invited to the CAP have until 4PM on this date to RSVP for the CAP.
April 24, 2013: Alternate CAP day for students with religious observances and special requirements (test takes place at U of T during business hours).
April 27, 2013: CAP day at U of T.
May 17, 2013: Admission results will be emailed to all applicants by 10AM. Letters will also be mailed to all applicants on this date.
May 31, 2013: Response to first-round offers due (including $250 non-refundable deposit).
June 3, 2013: This is the earliest date by which waitlisted applicants will be contacted with offers to U of T’s MSc PT program. The waitlist remains in effect until the beginning of classes in September 2013. If you have firmly accepted another PT offer from Western, Queen’s or McMaster, we are not permitted to contact you with an offer. There are no guarantees that we will go to our waitlist to make any offers.
June 7, 2013: Provisional acceptances become firm acceptances.
June 28, 2013: Deadline for receipt of final transcripts (with degrees conferred) at ORPAS. This includes transcripts for any courses that were in progress when the ORPAS application was submitted. Typically the “degree conferred” notation is only added after the official convocation ceremony, so take this into consideration when ordering transcripts.
Late July 2013: Applicants who have accepted admission to the PT program at U of T will be mailed a registration package, which includes details on registration, schedules, textbooks, etc.
August 1, 2013: Upon entry to the physical therapy program, students are required to provide a copy of a valid certificate in both Standard First Aid and CPR including adult, infant and child training (Level C). First year students must take the course no earlier than August 1 and no later than the first day of classes in September. A copy of the certificate as evidence of the certification/re-certification must be submitted to the department in September when classes begin.