Casper Assessment
Please read all instructions below:
All OUAC applicants are required to complete Casper as part of their application for the 2024/25 admissions cycle.
Administered by Acuity Insights, Casper is an online, open-response situational judgment test that takes 90-110 minutes to complete.
Casper measures different personal and professional skills that we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program. It will complement the other tools we use for applicant review and evaluation, and we require Casper as part of our efforts to enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process.
How to sign up for Casper
- Go to takecasper.com to create an Acuity Insights account and register to complete Casper.
- You will register for CSP-10203 and select Canadian Undergraduate Engineering using your OUAC student identifier number and a piece of government-issued photo ID.
- Please register with the email address you are using for your application and check it regularly, as there may be updates to the test schedule.
- Register for your test at least 3 days before your preferred test date and time to allow time to perform a system requirements check and take the sample test in your account. Last-minute bookings are not recommended.
- You will register for CSP-10203 and select Canadian Undergraduate Engineering using your OUAC student identifier number and a piece of government-issued photo ID.
- Note: Applicants are only allowed to take the Casper assessment once per admissions cycle
- Select a Casper test date from the available testing dates and times, which have been approved in line with our admissions timelines.
- These are the only testing dates for applying to our program and no additional tests are likely to be scheduled. As such, please register and complete your assessment as soon as possible as no offers will be given until your results are received.
Note: Test results are received 3-weeks following the test date and time so please write the assessment promptly. Offers can begin as early as November.
- These are the only testing dates for applying to our program and no additional tests are likely to be scheduled. As such, please register and complete your assessment as soon as possible as no offers will be given until your results are received.
- Ensure you have selected University of Western Ontario (UWO), Faculty of Engineering for distribution before the distribution deadline listed on the Dates and Fees page.
Additional Resources
Acuity Insights is not affiliated with any test prep company, nor does Acuity Insights endorse any third-party services for preparing for Casper. Because Casper is designed to elicit authentic responses, applicants do not need anything to prepare other than taking the free practice test in their Acuity Insights account to familarize yourself with the type of questions asked. You can find more information and the practice tests here
Technical requirements for Casper
To take the assessments, you will need a:
- Valid email address (the same one you will use to submit your application).
- Desktop or laptop computer, ideally using Windows or macOS.
- Smartphones and tablets are not supported.
- Working webcam and microphone.
- Wired inputs or your computer’s built-in microphone are recommended.
- Reliable high-speed internet connection with download speeds of at least 1.5 Mbps and upload speeds of at least 2 Mbps.
Learn more about technical requirements.
Accommodations
Applicants requiring testing accommodations to complete Casper should submit an Initial Request Form (Part 1 and 2) at least four (4) weeks prior to your scheduled Casper test date.
Learn more about the accommodations policy.
