Casper for physician assistant (PA) programs: which ones require it

United States: 49 programs

Test type: “United States Casper 2”. One sitting covers every program of the same test type that you apply to in the cycle.

• AdventHealth University Physician AssistantRequired
• Alvernia University Physician AssistantRequired
• Ashland University Master of Science in Physician Assistant StudiesRequired
• Augusta University Physician AssistantRequired
• Barry University Physician Assistant ProgramRequired
• Boston University Physician AssistantRequired
• Brenau University Physician AssistantRequired
• Colorado Mesa University Physician AssistantRequired
• Emory and Henry College Physician AssistantListed
• Florida State University Physician AssistantRequired
• Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady University Physician AssistantRequired
• Franklin Pierce University Texas MPAS Hybrid ProgramListed
• Gannon University Physician AssistantRequired
• Grand Valley State University Physician AssistantRequired
• Kettering College Physician AssistantRequired
• Lake Erie College Physician AssistantRequired
• Lawrence Technological University Physician AssistantRequired
• Marietta College Physician AssistantRequired
• Marshall University Physician AssistantListed
• Mary Baldwin University PA ProgramRequired
• Meharry Medical College - Physician AssistantRequired
• Mercer University Physician AssistantListed
• Mercy College of Ohio Physician AssistantRequired
• Midwestern University - Downers Grove Physician AssistantRequired
• Oakland University - Physician AssistantRequired
• Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician AssistantRequired
• Pepperdine University - Physician AssistantRequired
• Quinnipiac Pre Physician AssistantRequired
• Quinnipiac University PA ProgramRequired
• Randolph-Macon College PARequired
• Samuel Merritt University Physician AssistantRequired
• The University of Toledo Physician AssistantRequired
• Union Adventist University - Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Detroit Mercy PA ProgramRequired
• University of Florida Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Lynchburg PA ProgramListed
• University of Michigan-Flint Physician AssistantRequired
• University of New England Physician Assistant ProgramListed
• University of Tampa Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Texas at Tyler - Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Texas Medical Branch Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Utah Physician AssistantListed
• University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Physician Assistant ProgramRequired
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician AssistantRequired
• Wake Forest School of Medicine Physician AssistantListed
• West Coast University Physician AssistantRequired
• Xavier University of Louisiana Physician Assistant ProgramRequired

Canada: 3 programs

Test type: “Casper 2”. One sitting covers every program of the same test type that you apply to in the cycle.

• Dalhousie University Master of Physician AssistantRequired
• University of Calgary Master of Physician Assistant ProgramRequired
• University of Manitoba Master of Physician Assistant StudiesRequired

What the Casper test is like

Scenarios

11 in total: 4 video-response scenarios first, then 7 typed-response.

Questions

2 for each scenario.

Video answers

A 10-second countdown, then 1 minute recorded for each answer.

Typed answers

3.5 minutes to type both answers for a scenario.

Breaks

Optional breaks during the test.

Scoring

Raters score each response on a 1–9 scale. You only receive a quartile.

The scenarios are everyday situations, not clinical or subject knowledge, so the same preparation works whichever program you are applying to. Start with how to answer each kind of question:

EmpathyEthicsCollaborationCommunicationEquityMotivationProblem solvingProfessionalismResilienceSelf-awareness