Canada · 2026–2027 admissions cycle
Does McGill University Qualifying Year for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MScA in OT) require Casper?
Yes
Acuity Insights lists McGill University Qualifying Year for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MScA in OT) as requiring Casper for the 2026–2027 admissions cycle.
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 McGill University Qualifying Year for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MScA in OT)
| Program | Cycle | Casper | Duet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | 2026–2027 | Required | Not required |
| Ergothérapie | 2026–2027 | Required | Not required |
| Occupational Therapy | 2025–2026 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ergothérapie | 2025–2026 | Not stated | Not stated |
Which Casper test to book
Acuity groups programs into test types, and you sit the one your programs belong to. McGill University Qualifying Year for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MScA in OT) is listed under “Casper 2” and “Canada Casper 2 (Français)” for Canada. A Casper score counts for one admissions cycle and one test type, and you cannot sit the same test type twice in a cycle.
157 other programs in Canada are listed under the same test type for 2026–2027, so one sitting can cover any of them too. Some of them:
- Adler Graduate Professional School Doctoral Degree in Psychology
- Adler Graduate Professional School Master of Psychology
- Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology, Cardiology Technology
- Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology
- Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology, Medical Radiography Technology
- Assiniboine College - Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technology
- Assiniboine College - Medical Laboratory Technology
- British Columbia Institute of Technology Cardiovascular Perfusion
- British Columbia Institute of Technology Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- British Columbia Institute of Technology Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Cardiac Advanced Diploma
- British Columbia Institute of Technology Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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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