NursingCAS Dispatch - April 2026

NursingCAS Demo Webinar on April 21

Are any members of your team new to NursingCAS or in need of a refresher? Register now to attend AACN’s NursingCAS Overview: A Demonstration of the Student Application and Admissions Management Portal webinar on April 21, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET.

Prospective and current NursingCAS users are encouraged to attend this training session, which will provide a walk-through of the platform and introduce users to best practices and useful tools in WebAdMIT. Unable to attend the webinar? All registrants will receive a copy of the recording.

NursingCAS Student Webinar on April 28

Don’t miss the next AACN webinar for prospective NursingCAS applicants! This event is a great opportunity to engage with your applicant pool by keeping them well-informed with helpful tips and best practices. AACN encourages admissions and recruitment teams to join the webinar and learn about NursingCAS from the applicant perspective.

Find answers to your questions about the NursingCAS application and available resources by attending the upcoming Preparing and Strengthening Your NursingCAS Application webinar on April 28, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. The webinar provides current and future applicants the opportunity to hear from representatives with NursingCAS and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

All registrants will receive a copy of the webinar recording, even if they are unable to attend.

NursingCAS Configuration Training Webinar on May 28

The 2026-2027 Configuration Portal opens on Monday, May 18. Register now to attend the NursingCAS: Configuration Training Webinar on Thursday, May 28, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. The following topics will be discussed:

• Configuration portal terminology and the NursingCAS rollover process
• Steps for configuring your programs
• Features to maximize application reviews
• Best practices for closing out a cycle and preparing for a new cycle

At least one member from each institution must participate, but all users are encouraged to attend this webinar to prepare for the new application cycle. Registrants will receive a copy of the recording even if they are unable to attend.

Access to the Configuration Portal in the Prelaunch Environment is required for all programs and allows you to edit program pages, features, and requirements for the upcoming cycle. Configuring and submitting your pages are required every year for your program to launch.

Managing Your Applicant Pool Using WebAdMIT’s Core Features

Designed for new admissions team members, those transitioning into WebAdMIT, or anyone seeking a refresher on the platform’s core features, Liaison Academy’s Managing Your Applicant Pool Using WebAdMIT’s Core Features course trains attendees on practical skills to streamline admissions workflows and enhance efficiency within the WebAdMIT platform.

This course is two weeks long, with sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET. The registration fee is $195, and attendees will receive a Certificate of Completion after finishing and passing the course. This training will be offered twice in 2026, with the following start dates:

• April 21 (Registration Deadline: April 17)
• October 13 (Registration Deadline: October 9)

During this virtual course, you’ll learn how to use:

• Work Groups to manage your admissions users’ permissions.
• Local Statuses to track applicants during each stage of your admissions process.  
• List Manager to group and manage applicants by common criteria. 
• Emails to correspond with applicants.  
• Custom Fields to store information that your program needs, which is not collected from the applicant in the NursingCAS application. 
• Requirements to create a checklist of supplemental requirements for each applicant. 
• Export Manager to integrate student data with Student Information Systems.  

Register Now! Experience: Liaison | Baltimore

Registration for Liaison International’s Experience: LIAISON | Baltimore is open! This event will be held from June 8–10, 2026, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. Join this community of enrollment management professionals, thought leaders, and industry experts to help chart the course forward for higher education! 

The registration fee is $795, and group discounts are available. Additional information is available on the conference website.

Featured Liaison Academy Course | Core Data Extraction Tools in WebAdMIT

Register for this on-demand Liaison Academy training webinar, Core Data Extraction Tools in WebAdMIT. This session walks users through the essential data extraction tools in WebAdMIT, including: 

• Export Manager
• Report Manager
• PDF Manager

Create a free account with Liaison Academy and become a NursingCAS super user!

NursingCAS Applicant Newsletter

The NursingCAS Applicant Newsletter, provided by AACN, is emailed to 180,000+ NursingCAS applicants the third week of every month. This newsletter is for programs affiliated with NursingCAS only. Program submissions are FREE and due the Friday prior to publication. 

Posts must relate to a program’s Open Seats, any Deadline Extensions that have been implemented, or New Programs that have launched in the Application Portal since the previous newsletter. We recommend including contact information for representatives or links to your website and the NursingCAS application within the announcement. Visit the Newsletter Archive for samples of previous submissions.

Submit an Item to the Applicant Newsletter today!

NursingCAS Applicant Events Calendar

The NursingCAS Events Calendar allows you to publicize your program’s information sessions, virtual fairs, open houses, and other recruitment events that connect you with potential applicants!

Submit an Item to the Applicant Events Calendar today!

Annual Spring Lookup Updates

Many fields in the Applicant Portal contain predefined answer values that applicants can select; for example, the Country and County fields both have predefined answer values. These values are housed in shared "lookup tables." Periodically, we update these tables to include additional response options.

The new lookup table values include updates to colleges, ISO codes, majors, and minors. Review the Shared Lookup Table Updates page for a full list of updates. Note that the Master High School List will be updated in the next release.

These lookup table updates impact the following portals, some of which you may use. If you created a "crosswalk" from our portals to your local data in your SIS/CRM, you may need to update this crosswalk for the newly-added options. For guidance on the optimal implementation of the new values, review the Shared Lookup Table Updates page.

• API
• Liaison Analytics
• Liaison Outcomes
• WebAdMIT

TOEFL Scoring Changes 

Starting January 21, 2026, ETS's TOEFL exam introduced a new 1-6 scoring scale for each section and overall total score. This new scale is more directly aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). To accommodate this, the following changes were made:

• Applicant Portal: Applicants can report their scores in both the old and new scoring scales in the Standardized Tests section. 
• CAS API: The CAS API Application response models (v1 & v2) have been extended with the following two new JSON nodes to support these changes: academicHistory->tests->reported->TOEFL2026 (for applicant-reported tests) and academicHistory->tests->official->TOEFL2026 (for official tests). For more information, including supported properties under each node, see the application response models on the CAS API Swagger page.
• Liaison Analytics: TOEFL scores on the new scale are available in the existing TOEFL dashboards.
• WebAdMIT: A new set of TOEFL-related fields for this new scoring scale is available: Applicant Reported TOEFL Banded, Official TOEFL Banded, and Official TOEFL MyBest Banded. You must add these fields to any place you may already pull in TOEFL fields (e.g., lists, exports, scoring, etc.).

If you have data integrations set up for WebAdMIT or the CAS API, you must review and update them to import the new TOEFL scores into your target system. Be sure to review your target system first so you know what adjustments to make. For WebAdMIT, we recommend adding the new TOEFL fields to your exports. 

Important: When you receive official TOEFL scores taken after January 21, 2026, ETS will provide the historical scale equivalent for only the overall total score (i.e., both a 6 on the new scoring scale and 120 on the old scoring scale). ETS does not provide the historical scale equivalent for any section scores (i.e., you only get a 4 on the new scoring scale for the Reading section). Be sure to review all your templates and imports to accommodate the new scoring scale and capture the data you need.

Pixel Tracking Configuration Data Included in Export File

The export file in the CAS Configuration Portal now includes a sheet for pixel tracking configuration data. All programs are included in the sheet, even if they don't have pixel tracking set up; this makes it easier for you to see which programs have pixel tracking activated.

Coming Soon – CAS 3+ Upgrade for the 2026-2027 Application Cycle

The 2026-2027 NursingCAS application cycle will launch on August 6, 2026. The new application cycle will be upgraded to a new, mobile-first, and modern applicant portal. Visit the CAS 3+ Upgrade page to learn more about its key benefits and a preview of the upgraded application.

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WebAdMIT Sandbox Environment Refresh

Are you utilizing the WebAdMIT Sandbox? If not, you should be! Sandbox is a duplicate test platform useful for testing and training purposes; any actions performed in Sandbox will not affect the live data in production. This tool provides users with a safe, “near-production” environment to test applications and run sample exports, among other actions. The Sandbox is a copy of the WebAdMIT production environment with sensitive applicant information (such as surnames, email addresses, etc.) obfuscated.

The WebAdMIT Sandbox is refreshed between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. ET every Monday. If Monday is a U.S. or Canadian holiday, deployment is the next business day and includes all system changes from the preceding release. The WebAdMIT Sandbox environment is refreshed with current (cleansed) production data and program configurations. Any test exports, custom fields, etc., in the current Sandbox will be overwritten.