After nearly two decades of transformative work in advancing online graduate education for rehabilitation professionals, the Master’s in Rehabilitation Science (MRSc) and Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation (GCR) programs will be admitting its final cohort of learners in September of 2025.
For those considering an application, please note that the final admissions deadlines are April 30, 2025 for the Master’s in Rehabilitation Science (MRSc), and May 15, 2025 for the Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation (GCR).
The decision to wind down these programs was a difficult one, made following years of declining enrolment, and as in-person and hybrid graduate programs have become the standard of working rehabilitation specialists. And while bittersweet, this announcement also comes with a profound sense of pride in the program’s accomplishments, and immense gratitude for the dedicated faculty, staff, alumni, and learners who have helped shape it into a pioneering force in rehabilitation education.
Established out of an ethos for lifelong learning, the original impetus for RSOP was to provide graduate-level training to bachelor’s-educated rehabilitation students, at a time when Master’s degrees were increasingly becoming the expectation for rehabilitation practitioners. In order to meet these rising standards, RSOP took the innovative step in providing online-accessible, advanced interdisciplinary education options for rehabilitation specialists looking to upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Twenty years later, and RSOP’s hard-working learners and instructors continue to uphold a tradition of excellence, and to contribute to the field as clinicians and researchers. We proudly reflect on the achievements of our alumni, including award-winning researchers like Rebecca Shook, Ellie Wray, Jan Chan, and Jodi Boucher, whose innovative projects have garnered national recognition and enriched the rehabilitation field. The awards they and others have received underscore the program’s commitment to fostering excellence and meaningful research directly applicable to patient care and professional development.
As we celebrate the program’s achievements, we are deeply grateful to all who have contributed—faculty, alumni, and learners—for their dedication, resilience, and vision. Together, they have built a legacy that will endure in the practices, research, and insights that continue to have a positive impact on the rehabilitation sciences.
And as much as this is a moment of reflection, we also look forward to RSOP’s final cohort, to welcoming new learners, and supporting their academic growth.
For anyone wishing to know more about the program, please contact us at info@mrsc.ubc.ca.
Sincerely,
Peter Jones, Program Director
Ritu Kapur, Program Coordinator