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Online Assessment Guidelines for Graduate School Applicants _An online assessment will be administered to all applicants. In order to complete your application toAPU, you must complete the entire online assessment by the application deadline. Please be sure toread these guidelines before starting the online assessment. You CANNOT complete the online
assessment using a smartphone or tablet. Be sure you use a computer when completing theonline assessment.
The online assessment for English-Basis applicants is composed of a video-recorded assessment, theWatson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal III (WGIII) test, and the Core Abilities Assessment (CORE)
test. (If you are applying as a Japanese-basis applicant, please refer to the Japanese guidelines within
the APU Online Application System.)
The entire online assessment will last approximately 70 minutes for applicants who apply for the APU
Tuition Reduction Scholarship and approximately 90 minutes for applicants who do not apply for theAPU Tuition Reduction Scholarship. Once you start the online assessment, you will not be able tostop halfway through. Please take the online assessment when you are sure you will haveenough time to complete it.
In addition, please be aware that if you engage in any acts of dishonesty while taking the online
assessment, your application will be failed. Please also carefully review the important notes on page 7
for more details.
I. Download and Install Safe Exam Browser
You must have Safe Exam Browser (SEB) installed on your computer in order to take the WatsonGlaser Critical Thinking Appraisal III (WGIII) test and the Core Abilities Assessment (CORE) test.
SEB is a locked-down browser that will restrict your access to other websites and applications while you
take the assessment tests. This is to help prevent you from accessing material that may give you false
or misleading results for the assessment tests.
You can view the system requirements and technical details for SEB on the following page of theirwebsite: https://safeexambrowser.org/about_overview_en.html#details. Both Pearson and APU haveverified the safety and security of SEB, so please rest assured as you download and install this browser
using the appropriate link for your computer from the options below.
Safe Exam Browser for Windows:
https://safeexambrowser.org/download_en.html#Windows
Safe Exam Browser for macOS:https://safeexambrowser.org/download_en.html#MacOSX

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II. Register for the Online Assessment

Please visit the registration website and enter your name, nationality, email address, and Online
Application Reference Number to receive the invitation email to the online assessment.

Online Application Reference NumberIII. Video-Recorded Assessment

The video-recorded assessment will be conducted through a platform called HireVue.
In the video-recorded assessment, you will be given a number of questions, and you will record youranswers to them. Each question will have a set time limit for responding. Before starting the videorecorded assessment, you will be given time to test the quality of your camera and microphone. You will
also be able to answer a practice question multiple times. Once you begin the video-recorded
assessment, you will not be able to repeat questions.
Steps to begin the video-recorded assessment:

2. Take a practice question

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III. WGIII and CORE Assessment Tests

Within the video-recorded assessment, you will also complete two assessment tests, the WatsonGlaser Critical Thinking Appraisal III (WGIII)1 test and the Core Abilities Assessment (CORE)2.
Together, these tests will take approximately 50 minutes to complete. Please follow instructions 1
through 6 on the following pages when taking the assessment tests.
1. One of the questions in the video-recorded assessment will contain a link to download theassessment tests file. After you click the link, the download page will open in a new tab. Make sure
you do not close the video-recorded assessment page. Please click on the button to download
the assessment tests file and open it. Opening this file will automatically launch Safe Exam Browser
and start the assessment tests.

After you have downloaded the following file, please double click to open it in Safe Exam Browser:

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2. Open the file in Safe Exam Browser and proceed through the assessment tests. (The page may
take some time to load in Safe Exam Browser, but please wait.)
You will first be asked to enter information about yourself. Please enter the following:-First Name: Please write your first nameLast Name: Please write your last name
Email Address: Please write your email address
Username: Please write APU and then your Online Application Reference Number
as shown here: APU12345678. If the original session was not successfully
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completed due to a technical issue and this is your second try, please write
APU2 + Online Application Reference Number, example: APU212345678. Do
not use the same username as on the first try.
Alternate ID: Please leave blank

3. When you proceed to the next page, the assessment tests will begin one after another. First you willtake the CORE test, then you will take the WGIII test. Before starting each test, you will see
instructions and a set of example questions.

4. After you complete both assessment tests, please exit Safe Exam Browser using thebutton
at the bottom right of your computer screen and return to the video-recorded assessment page.
Please answer the remaining video-recorded assessment questions and submit the video-recordedassessment. After you submit the video-recorded assessment, you will receive a confirmation email.

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Click this button to end the assessment tests and return to finish
the video-recorded assessment.

Assessment Tests Successfully Completed

Assessment Successfully Completed– Submit the video-recorded assessment– Receive the confirmation email

Notes:• While taking the assessment tests, if you are unable to proceed for any reason, please contact theAdmissions Office and explain the situation in detail. Afterwards, the Admissions Office will give you
instructions for how to resume the assessment tests.
•After completing the online assessment, please delete the assessment tests file and uninstall Safe
Exam Browser from your computer. After taking the assessment tests once, you will not be able totake them again.

Important:

The online assessment is a very important part of your application to APU. As such, please be sure tofollow these points:
Please complete the online assessment by the application deadline. You will not be able to accessthe online assessment after the deadline.

You must take the online assessment using a computer with a camera and working microphone. Do
not attempt to take the online assessment using a smartphone or tablet.

Calculators, smartphones, tablets, computers (other than the one you are using to take theassessment) and other electronic devices are NOT allowed to be used during the onlineassessment. If you are found to have used any of these items, your online assessment results will
be invalidated.

The online assessment cannot be stopped halfway through, so make sure you will have enoughtime to complete the online assessment without interruption.
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The application fee is non-refundable even if you do not complete the online assessment.

Be seated and record the assessment with a plain background behind you.

Check the lighting in the room to ensure that your face is clearly visible in the recording.

Speak loudly and clearly when you record your answers.

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There is no dress code for the online assessment.

We consider the following to be acts of dishonesty. If we discover that you have engaged inany of the following while taking the online assessment, your application will be failed.
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Opening another webpage or browsing another website
Using notes or any other materials
Using a mobile phone
Talking on the phone or to other people
Someone other than you takes any portion of the online assessment
Someone else is in the room while you are taking the online assessment
Other dishonest acts

System Requirements:
The system requirements for using the HireVue video-recorded assessment platform are as follows:
Operating System- Windows 7 and above- Mac OS X 10.11 and above

Web Browser- Chrome (most recent update)- Firefox (most recent update)- Internet Explorer 11 and above

Please contact the Admissions Office if you have any questions or concerns.
Watson-Glaser III Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGIII)- 30 minutes
The Watson-Glaser III Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGIII)
measures a person’s ability to identify and analyze
problems, as well as seek and evaluate relevant
information to reach an appropriate and logicalconclusion. The assessment reports on three aspects ofverbal critical reasoning, specifically the ability to 1)
recognize assumptions, 2) evaluate arguments, and 3)
draw conclusions, as well as providing an overallmeasure of critical thinking proficiency.
Watson-Glaser III Critical Thinking Appraisal Demo
Test and Explanation of the Appraisal document
16Core Abilities Assessment (CORE) - 20minutes
The Core Abilities Assessment (CORE)
consists of verbal, numerical, and abstract
reasoning items and measures anindividual's capacity to learn concepts andtasks, apply sound reasoning, and draw
conclusions from information.
2Sample Questions:
http://r.apu.jp/ExCore