The Health Professions Admission Test (HPAT) is used in the selection process by the University of Ulster only*.  All applicants for 2009 entry to the following courses at University of Ulster, must in addition to applying through UCAS in the normal way, register for HPAT and take the test on Saturday 31 January 2009.  Registrations for 2009 HPAT will open online at this website in October 2008.

BSc Hons Dietetics

BSc Hons Occupational Therapy

BSc Hons Physiotherapy

BSc Hons Podiatry

BSc Hons Radiography

BSc Hons Speech & Language Therapy

*PLEASE NOTE:  If you are applying to one of the medical schools (i.e. National University of Ireland Galway, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University College Dublin), you should be applying to sit HPAT-Ireland (which is a different test from HPAT) at http://www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/

If you have any queries about payment or the registration process, you may contact the HPAT Office by email.  You will also receive important emails from the HPAT Office. 

Note: If you have a Hotmail or Yahoo email address, it is suggested that you use a different email service provider for the purposes of HPAT registration, or that you put This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   in your email address book to prevent our emails from being flagged as spam or junk mail by your email service providers.  Otherwise you may not receive important emails from the HPAT Office, such as your confirmation of registration, Admission Ticket to sit the test, and your test results.

Sometimes personal emails do not make it through our spam filters, so if we have not responded within a week, please resend the message.

You should contact the HPAT Office immediately if any of your personal details, such as your address, change during the testing and reporting cycle.