Australia · 2026–2027 admissions cycle
Does University of Melbourne - Doctor of Physiotherapy require Casper?
Yes
Acuity Insights lists University of Melbourne - Doctor of Physiotherapy 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 University of Melbourne - Doctor of Physiotherapy
| Program | Cycle | Casper | Duet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Physiotherapy | 2026–2027 | Required | Not required |
| Postgraduate Physiotherapy | 2025–2026 | Not stated | Not stated |
Acuity's note for applicants
DO NOT reserve a September test unless you have been invited to do so, in writing, by the Dr of Physiotherapy Admissions Office at the University of Melbourne. If you haven't been notified to take the test by the university, your Casper result will not be considered. *NOTE that if you are also applying to Master of Speech Pathology and/or Master of Clinical Audiology at The University of Melbourne, please only select ONE distribution. Your results will be shared internally as necessary.
Which Casper test to book
Acuity groups programs into test types, and you sit the one your programs belong to. University of Melbourne - Doctor of Physiotherapy is listed under “Australia Casper 2” for Australia. A Casper score counts for one admissions cycle and one test type, and you cannot sit the same test type twice in a cycle.
17 other programs in Australia are listed under the same test type for 2026–2027, so one sitting can cover any of them too. Some of them:
- Adelaide University Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Adelaide University, Master of Psychology
- Curtin University, MBBS
- Deakin University - School of Psychology
- Macquarie University - Doctor of Physiotherapy
- Macquarie University - Speech Language Pathology
- Macquarie University Master of Psychology
- Southern Cross Education Institute – Higher Education - Master of Social Work
- University of Melbourne - Master of Clinical Audiology
- University of Melbourne - Master of Speech Pathology
- University of Melbourne, Postgraduate Veterinary Medicine
- University of Notre Dame, Postgraduate Medicine - Fremantle
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
Video and typed scenarios in the current format, every answer scored 1–9, and your own answer improved line by line. Start with 7 days free.
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