Occupational Therapy

McGill University

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3 years
Duration (years)
3-year undergraduate programme
McGill School of Physical and Occupational Therapy inter-faculty transfers
R-score 32.0 overall / 32.0 math and science
Published threshold
Published eligibility threshold: R-score 32.0 overall / 32.0 math and science. Fall 2027. Québec CEGEP only. McGill publishes separate assessment rules for other eligible applicants.
McGill Québec CEGEP prerequisites and R-scores for Occupational and Physical Therapy

Deadlines

January 2027

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Next deadlineFriday, January 15, 2027

Apply from a university or college outside Canada
Fall 2027 · Eligible applicants studying or who last studied at a university or college outside Canada.
External prior-study route. Check the CASPer date early because it may precede the application deadline.
Official deadline

Requirements

Admission requirements

Québec CEGEP prerequisites

Complete an eligible Québec CEGEP DEC and the prerequisites for your DEC curriculum.
McGill publishes minimum R-scores of 32.0 overall and 32.0 in the math and science core for this CEGEP route.
Complete the undergraduate Canadian Professional Health Sciences CASPer assessment in the current admissions cycle and direct the result to McGill.
Provide approved proof of French proficiency at B2 in each of listening, speaking, reading and writing, or qualify for an exemption.
Students applying with only a high-school diploma need further qualifying study before applying.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall 2027

Direct eligible Québec CEGEP entry. External post-secondary, mature and McGill internal transfer are separate applicant routes.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
McGill Québec CEGEP prerequisites and R-scores for Occupational and Physical TherapyMcGill Québec CEGEP prerequisites and R-scores for Occupational and Physical Therapy
Step 2Apply through McGill admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Ontario applicants: self-reported grades and transcript
- Ontario high school applicants in Canada normally self-report through the Applicant Portal and upload an unofficial transcript. Exceptions include Ontario schooling outside Canada, high school completed over five years ago and specified partial Canadian-school histories. The portal gives the applicable route.
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Step 4English proficiency results when no exemption applies
- Applicants who have lived and attended school for at least four years in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language are exempt. Otherwise submit official accepted test results unless another published exemption applies.
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Step 5Apply in the McGill Applicant Portal and select Occupational Therapy in the Bachelor of Science (Rehabilitation Science).
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 6Register separately for the undergraduate CASPer assessment and select McGill as a score recipient. CASPer Snapshot is not required.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 7Upload French evidence through the Applicant Portal if no published exemption applies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
McGill Québec CEGEP prerequisites and R-scores for Occupational and Physical TherapyMcGill Québec CEGEP prerequisites and R-scores for Occupational and Physical Therapy

Undergraduate Rehabilitation Science uses academic assessment, CASPer and French proficiency.

Applicant pathways

Previous Science DEC

Québec CEGEP

Biology NYA (00UK or 01Y5) and Biology II (00XU or 01YJ).
Chemistry NYA (00UL or 01Y6), NYB (00UM) and Organic Chemistry I (00XV or 01YH).
Math NYA (00UN or 01Y1) and NYB (00UP or 01Y2).
Physics NYA (00UR or 01Y7), NYB (00US or 01YF) and NYC (00UT or 01YG).

Revised Science DEC

Québec CEGEP

Biology 0B01 and 0B0F.
Chemistry 0C01, 0C02 and Organic Chemistry I 0C0F.
Mathematics 0M02 and 0M03.
Physics 0P01, 0P02 and 0P03.

Revised Arts and Science DEC

Québec CEGEP

Biology 7BL1 and 7BL2.
Chemistry 7CH1 and 7CH2.
Mathematics 7MA1 and 7MA2.
Physics 7PH1 and one of 7PH2 or 7PH3.

Sciences, lettres et arts 700.A0 or 700.A1

Québec CEGEP

McGill reviews missing prerequisites case by case. Admitted students complete any required missing courses in addition to the Rehabilitation Science degree.

External college or university study

Canadian or international post-secondary applicants

Complete at least one year of eligible college or university study or equivalent.
One term each of differential and integral calculus.
Two terms each of biology and general chemistry with labs.
One term of organic chemistry with lab.
Two terms of physics with labs, covering mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics.

Mature entry

Canadian citizen or permanent resident aged 23 or older at the start of classes

McGill validates mature status. Studies within the previous five years that establish a conventional admission basis may make this route unavailable. Complete the required calculus, biology, general chemistry and organic chemistry courses at CEGEP or university within three years of admission.
Physics requires two terms with labs at university or three at CEGEP. McGill assesses academic competitiveness.
Submit the mature application statement, employment and activities résumé, and two references. An interview may be required.

Inter-faculty transfer

Current eligible McGill students

Complete at least 24 McGill credits over two terms and all programme prerequisites before transfer.
SPOT states a minimum 3.3 CGPA at application. Entry is competitive and space-limited.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Complete the 90-credit undergraduate programme. The separate MSc(A) in the matching discipline is the professional degree.
Complete the 90-credit undergraduate degree in three sequential years. All courses in each year must be completed before advancing.
McGill’s inter-faculty transfer pathway is separate. It requires at least two terms and 24 McGill credits, the listed science prerequisites and a successful transfer application. Admitted transfer students start in U1. Up to 30 applicable credits may transfer within the fixed three-year degree.
Professional practice requires the separate Master of Science (Applied) in Occupational Therapy.

References

Required courses and electives