Health Sciences 2012-2013 University Calendar

9.4	Student Evaluation and Promotion

9.4.1

Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Occupational Therapy and the Bachelor of Science (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Physical Therapy

Students in Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy must complete a total of 90 course credits, successfully complete all the courses in the curriculum, and have a CGPA of at least 2.3 in all courses in the Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy curriculum to obtain the degree of B.Sc. (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Occupational Therapy or the degree of B.Sc. (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Physical Therapy. Entry to professional practice requires the completion of a Master of Science, Applied, degree in Occupational Therapy [M.Sc.A. (O.T.)] or in Physical Therapy [M.Sc.A. (P.T.)]. Therefore, students who graduate from the B.Sc. (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Occupational Therapy or the B.Sc. (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Physical Therapy degree must continue to the M.Sc.A. (O.T.) or to the M.Sc.A. (P.T.) to obtain entry to professional practice. Students are required to attain a minimum CGPA of 3.0 to proceed to the professional master’s programs.

Students from McGill or elsewhere who do not hold the undergraduate degree of Bachelor of Science (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Occupational Therapy or Bachelor of Science (Rehabilitation Science); Major in Physical Therapy must apply to the master's program via a qualifying year. Students should be aware that a minimum CGPA of 3.0 is required for admission to this program. For full details please refer to the information at www.mcgill.ca/spot.

Due to the sequential nature of the programs the Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy programs are full-time programs of study.

The Evaluation System is multi-faceted and under constant review by the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy. The School reserves the right to change rules and regulations at any time, although in general such changes will not come into effect in the middle of an academic year/promotion period. For complete School regulations, reference should be made to Important Information for Students. This document is updated annually and can be found at www.mcgill.ca/spot/programs/occupational-therapy or www.mcgill.ca/spot/programs/pt.

For the purposes of evaluation, the three-year curriculum is broken down into the following promotion periods:

Promotion Period 1 - U1 – beginning of September to end of April

Promotion Period 2 - U2 – beginning of September to end of April

Promotion Period 3 - U3 – beginning of September to end of April

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