You CAN make updates to your coursework section for newly completed or planned courses using a system called Academic Update.
The Academic Update feature will not be enabled in your application until your application has been verified. You cannot make any updates to your coursework section until your application is in the “Verified” status.
The process of submitting your Academic Update to NursingCAS is a multi step process. Please follow the instructions below to update your courses. Should you have issues please contact our Customer Service Team for assistance at 617-612-2880 OR by email at nursingcasinfo@nursingcas.org.
To update your coursework:
- Ensure your application’s status is Verified.
- Navigate to the Academic History section.
- Click Transcript Entry.
- Click Edit under the school you are updating.
- Click the blue pencil next to the term you are updating (if you need to add a new term, click Add Term).
- Change the In Progress/Planned box to Completed.
- Update your courses, credits, and grades.
- Click Save All.
- Click Update my application to send the updated information to your programs.
IMPORTANT: If you did not list your college attended dates at the school you would like to update coursework for as STILL ATTENDING you will not be able to update your courses. Please contact NursingCAS Customer service to have your attendance dates corrected, once corrected you will be able to add your updated course information.
Once you have submitted your Academic Update to NursingCAS, your updated transcripts have posted to your application and you have an AU COMPLETE application status NursingCAS will re-verify your application to include the updated courses. From the time you submit your Academic Update and your updated transcript is received it can take up to 4 weeks for your GPA to be updated.
Please send Updated transcripts to the address listed below:
NursingCAS Application Center
P.O Box 9201
Watertown MA, 02471
NOTE: NursingCAS is not responsible for items lost in the mail and it is the applicants responsibility to monitor their application status to confirm their transcripts have arrived in a timely manner. It will take 7-10 business days for your transcripts to post to your application once they have been RECEIVED in our office.