United States · 2026–2027 admissions cycle
Does Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine require Casper?
It uses Casper
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine is on Acuity Insights' list of programs that use Casper for the 2026–2027 admissions cycle. Acuity's listing does not say whether it is required or optional, so check the school's own admissions page.
Source: Acuity Insights, Test date & school information. Checked October 7, 2026. Requirements change, so confirm on the school's admissions page before you book a test.
What Acuity lists for Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
| Program | Cycle | Casper | Duet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Medicine | 2026–2027 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 2025–2026 | Required | Not required |
Acuity's note for applicants
*IMPORTANT: If you are applying to an Osteopathic Medicine program with a Fall 2025 start date, you must select the 2024-2025 Casper cycle and reserve the June 5th test. Results from a test in the 2025-2026 cycle are not valid for this cycle. Please note, the June 5th test is the only upcoming test date of the 2024-2025 cycle.
Which Casper test to book
Acuity groups programs into test types, and you sit the one your programs belong to. Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine is listed under “Medicine” for the United States. A Casper score counts for one admissions cycle and one test type, and you cannot sit the same test type twice in a cycle.
36 other programs in the United States are listed under the same test type for 2026–2027, so one sitting can cover any of them too. Some of them:
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine
- Burnett School of Medicine at TCU
- California University of Science and Medicine
- Central Michigan University College of Medicine
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Drexel University College of Medicine
- East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM)
- Kansas Health Science University – Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Louisiana State University New Orleans - School of Medicine
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Interviewing at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine?
Our guide covers the interview format and the kinds of questions to expect: preparing for the interview.
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.
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More on Casper
- Casper typing speed
How many words fit in the 3.5-minute typed section.
- Casper test dates and registration
How to book, what it costs and which test dates are still open.
- How Casper is scored
Raters, quartiles and what programs see, from Acuity's own pages.
- Casper video responses
The 1-minute format, timing rules and how to prepare.
Practice Casper on the real timers
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