List of Medical Schools That Require CASPer

How does the CASPer test work?

The Computer Based Sampling of Personal Characteristics, known as CASPer, is an online situational judgment test used to assess an applicant's soft skills including empathy, motivation, communication, and ethics. Although the test claims to assess these personal attributes, studies suggest otherwise and have shown that situational judgment tests cause bias. The test is often used as a screening method to help determine which applicant's should be invited to an in-person interview, so it's essential that students review CASPer test questions and know how to prepare for CASPer correctly. This should be followed by using realistic simulations followed by expert feedback. For example, BeMo's CASPer prep programs have been proven to increase applicants' practice CASPer score by 23%. Here is BeMo CASPer prep review. 

The CASPer test is not taken at test centers, instead, students can participate in the test from any location they choose, as long as they are alone and have access to a reliable internet connection. The test costs $10, plus another $10 to send the scores to each school. Students will be recorded for the duration of the test and will be presented with 12 different hypothetical scenarios, often revolving around an ethical dilemma. These scenarios may be video-based or written and with each scenario, students will be asked three open-ended questions. Students will have 5 minutes per scenario to type their responses. The test takes roughly 60-90 minutes to complete with an optional mid-test break of 15 minutes. Each section of the test is scored by a different trained evaluator and scores will be sent automatically to selected programs approximately three weeks after completing the test. CASPer scores are not released to students.

When can I take the CASPer test?

While there are many CASPer test dates available throughout the year, students should check each program's requirements closely. Some programs, such as undergraduate nursing, only have December– March test dates while most MD vs. DO programs have dates ranging from July – May of the following year.

List of Medical Schools that require CASPer in the US

Allopathic Medical Schools

1. American University of The Caribbean School of Medicine
2. Baylor College of Medicine
3. Boston University School of Medicine
4. Central Michigan University College of Medicine
5. Drexel University College of Medicine
6. East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
7. Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
8. Howard University College of Medicine
9. Indiana University School of Medicine
10. Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
11. Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
12. Medical College of Wisconsin
13. Meharry Medical College
14. Mercer University School of Medicine
15. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
16. New York Medical College
17. Northeast Ohio Medical University Medicine
18. Oregon Health & Science University
19. Penn State College of Medicine
20. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
21. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
22. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
23. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
24. State University of New York Upstate Medical University
25. Stony Brook University School of Medicine
26. Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
27. Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
28. Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso
29. Tulane University School of Medicine
30. University of Colorado Denver Medical School
31. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
32. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
33. University of Michigan Medical School
34. University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
35. University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, McGovern Medical School
36. University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Long School of Medicine
37. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine
38. University of Texas Southwestern
39. University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
40. University of Washington School of Medicine
41. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
42. Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
43. Wake Forest School of Medicine
44. West Virginia University School of Medicine

Osteopathic Medical Schools:

1. Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
2. Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
3. California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
4. Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
5. Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
6. Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
7. Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
8. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine NY
9. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine– Nevada
10. Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest
11. William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

BS/MD Programs:

1. Albany Medical College
2. Hofstra University 
3. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
4. Texas Tech University Health Science Center

List of Medical Schools that require CASPer in Canada

1. Dalhousie University
2. McGill University
3. McMaster University
4. Memorial University Faculty of Medicine
5. Queen's University
6. University of Ottawa
7. Université de Montréal
8. Université de Sherbrooke 
9. Université Laval
10. University of Alberta
11. University of Manitoba
12. University of Saskatchewan

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Disclaimer: CASPer stands for computer-based assessment for sampling personal characteristics and is claimed to be a trademark of McMaster & Altus. BeMo does not recommend, endorse nor affiliate with CASPer, Altus or McMaster and vice versa. BeMo only provides preparation services and practice tests. To take CASPer, contact Altus directly.