Health Professions Admissions Test
Irish university admissions test
The Health Professions Admissions Test - Ireland (HPAT - Ireland) is a university admissions test used by all universities in Ireland for admissions to medicine courses, and by the University of Ulster for some medicine related courses.
The test is a computer-based, 2.5 hour, 114 multiple-choice question exam independently developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). There is also a Written English component which is used by the University of Limerick for entrance into the MSc Occupational Therapy and MSc Speech and Language Therapy courses.
Format
According to ACER, the HPAT is designed with the purpose of "Assessing skills for academic success in medical and allied health courses" by " Assessing logical reasoning and problem-solving skills, non-verbal reasoning and the ability to understand the thoughts, behaviour and intention of others."
The HPAT consists of three mandatory sections as well as an optional Written English component designed to test different skills in the candidate. The subtests are all separately timed and are outlined below
Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving: Involves comprehending and analysing information to formulate a solution or plausible hypotheses. The candidate is allocated 60 minutes to answer 42 questions in this section.
Interpersonal Understanding: Assesses the ability to identify, understand, and, infer the thoughts, feelings, behaviour and/or intent of others. The candidate is allocated 50 minutes to answer 42 questions in this section.
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Designed to assess the ability to reason in the abstract and solve problems in non-verbal contexts. The candidate is allocated 40 minutes to answer 30 questions in this section.
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