Applicants interested in applying to one of the School of Health and Public Safety’s allied health programs must complete the entrance testing process as part of the admission process. School of Health and Public safety programs fill up quickly. We recommend starting the entrance testing process as soon as possible.
Required tests
Two different entrance tests may be required depending on the program(s) you want to apply for.
The Profession-specific entrance assessment (PSEA) is required for applicants to:
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Medical Laboratory Assistant
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Medical Radiologic Technology
- Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Primary Care Paramedic
- Respiratory Therapy
The CASPer - situational judgement assessment is required for applicants to:
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Medical Radiologic Technology
- Primary Care Paramedic
- Respiratory Therapy
Entrance testing process
1️⃣ Step one: Schedule and complete testing requirements
Before you begin your entrance tests
Review all testing requirements:
- Ensure you know which tests you are required to complete for your program.
- You will be granted one attempt at the HPS-ETP per intake to a program.
- You cannot write the same test more than once per intake. Doing so will disqualify you from that intake.
- You are responsible for completing all required components of the process for each program you apply for.
- Review the profession-specific entrance assessment and CASPer – situational judgement assessment details.
Step 1: Contact Accessibility Services for an accommodations memo outlining the requirements. You must provide your name, SAIT ID (if available), and the name of each program you are applying to at SAIT.
Step 2: Set up accommodations for each ETP component:
- Profession-Specific Entrance Assessment: Accessibility services will provide the accommodation memo directly to the School of Health and Public Safety learner experience team, who will contact you to schedule the assessment.
- CASPer - situational judgement test: Reach out to the Altus Assessments Inc support team and provide the accommodation memo received from Accessibility Services. They will support the completion of CASPer in alignment with your support requirements. Find more details about the accommodation process for CASPer.
Once you are ready to write your entrance tests
- Each entrance test requires you to show a piece of valid, government-issued photo identification A student ID card from SAIT or any other institution is not valid ID.
- You must use the same name and email address for each entrance testing process component and application to SAIT to ensure the timely processing of your application.
- Once you begin an entrance test assessment, you must complete it in one sitting.
- Stepping away from the screen or having someone in the room during the assessment is prohibited. This would be considered a violation of the student code of conduct and result in initiating SAIT’s Academic Misconduct Policy procedure.
The entrance testing process is completed remotely and requires the following:
- a personal computer with a high-speed internet connection
- webcam
- speakers
- a microphone
- administrator access to the personal computer to download and install test software features
- extended time for the screen saver and sleep function settings on your personal computer so they will not trigger during the exam
- a credit card or PayPal account for online payment of fees for each component
Technical requirement FAQs
I don’t have a stable internet connection or a computer at home. Can I come to the SAIT campus to take my exams? Are there private study spaces available for this?
SAIT library has only one or two computers available for guests. These computers are in a public library area, which does not provide applicants with a distraction-free environment. The Calgary Public Library has alternative computer/technology options which an applicant can investigate.
If the PSEA test stops for any reason, can it be restarted?
An applicant will need to communicate with the technical resource team available through the testing system to address any issues which arise during the assessment.
My assessment kicked me out - can I take it again?
As the assessment is invigilated through the software platform, the program will review each applicant’s assessment completion and determine on a case-by-case basis if an assessment retake is granted. Technical issues not related to the Profession Specific Exam platform are the applicant's responsibility and rewrites will not be granted.
What if my internet connection stops during the test? What should I do?
Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure a stable internet connection before writing their assessment. You will need to communicate with the technical resources persons available through the testing system to address any issues that arise during the assessment. As the assessment is invigilated through the software platform, the program will review each applicant’s assessment completion and determine on a case-by-case basis if an assessment redo is granted.
The following notification may pop up for the Profession Specific Entrance Assessment (PSEA). Follow the instructions carefully.
After your entrance tests are completed
Your entrance testing scores are submitted to the School of Health and Public Safety program. Due to the volume of applications received for our programs, individualized feedback for the CASPer assessment and the PSEA are not provided to applicants.
2️⃣ Step two: Apply to the program
You must apply for each program you are interested in and are responsible for submitting all required documents to complete your academic admission requirements.
Once the School of Health and Public Safety receives each testing component's final score, a combined score is generated from the program-specific rubric for each applicant.
3️⃣ Step three: Await the application decision
Applications will be assessed once the following items have been received, as indicated on your application checklist in the admission status portal:
- academic transcripts and/or sufficient evidence verifying you have or will complete your program’s admission requirements
- all required entrance testing components for the program have been validated.
Once all items above have been received, your application is ready for review. Only qualified applicants will be considered for the next steps in the two-cycle admission process. Qualified applicants must:
- meet the minimum benchmark for the entrance test(s) in the program, and
- meet or conditionally meet all minimum admission requirements.
You will be notified via email when an admission decision is made to your application. You will be able to view the details of the decision by logging in to your admission status portal.
Two-cycle admission process
All qualified applicants will be ranked based on their Entrance Test Process (ETP) scores.
First round: Seats will be offered to the first applicants who have the highest test scores on their entrance tests. Once the first round is filled, the remainder of the ranked and qualified applicants will be moved to the second-round admission process.
Second round: Available seats will be offered to new applicants and to the remainder of round one applicants, with the highest test scores on their entrance tests.
After the second round, once program seats are filled, the remainder of the qualified applicants will be placed on a ranked waitlist.
If you are not admitted into the program, you may re-apply for the next program intake and must repeat the application and entrance testing process.
Contact us
School of Health and Public Safety
R213, Senator Burns Building, SAIT Main Campus
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Email - hps.info@sait.ca
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Monday - Friday | 9 am - 4pm
Health Program Entrance Testing
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