Notifications
As you progress through the application process, you'll receive important notifications and critical alerts. Applicants are responsible for monitoring these notifications and following up on any required actions. To view your notifications, click the Notifications icon on the left side of the application dashboard.
Application Status
Applicants are responsible for monitoring the status of an application. Notifications are not generally sent for any missing items. Use the CAS Status section at the top of the application dashboard to track your application's overall progress.
You can also view your status for each individual program. Click My Programs at the top right of the application and click a program name to view its status.
Your application status may be:
In Progress
Your application has not yet been submitted or you haven’t paid the application fee.
Received
Your application has been submitted.
If your program requires verification, this status indicates that you are missing required documents. If you used the Professional Transcript Entry (PTE) service, note that it can take up to 10 business days for transcript entry to be completed. Once complete, you must review and approve your coursework.
Completed
All required materials were received; see Completing Your AHCAS Application for the specific application completion requirements. Depending on your program's requirements, this may be your application's final status (see chart below).
If your program requires verification, this status indicates that your application is ready for that process. It can take up to 10 business days to move to the Verified status.
Undelivered
If your program requires verification, this status indicates that an error was found during the verification process and your application was returned to you for corrections. See Correcting an Undelivered Application.
Verified
If your program requires verification, this status indicates that your application was verified and GPAs were calculated and/or provided to your programs (see chart below).
You’ll receive a confirmation notification that your application was verified; once your application is verified, you should direct any questions about its status to the program(s) you applied to.
How Program Requirements Affect Your Application's Status
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If your program requires...
(Note: see the Colleges Attended & Transcript Entry sections for more information on transcript and coursework requirements.)
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...then AHCAS does the following with GPAs...
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... and your application's final status is...
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Official Transcripts + Full Coursework Entry
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Calculates three GPAs and makes them available to your programs:
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Verified
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Official Transcripts + Prerequisite Entry Only
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Provides your programs with per transcript and overall GPAs.
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Verified
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Official Transcripts + No Coursework Entry
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Provides your programs with per transcript and overall GPAs.
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Verified
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Unofficial Transcripts + Prerequisite Entry Only
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Does not calculate or provide GPAs to programs.
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Complete
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Unofficial Transcripts + No Coursework Entry
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Does not calculate or provide GPAs to programs.
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Complete
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No Transcripts + No Coursework Entry
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Does not calculate or provide GPAs to programs.
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Complete
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Statuses
View the status of your transcripts, official test scores, and evaluations in the Statuses section on the left side of the application dashboard.
Keep in mind that it takes five business days from the date of receipt to post transcripts to your application. Evaluations are immediately updated once received from your evaluator.
Academic Records
View the status of your transcript(s) and/or foreign evaluations for each college or university on the Academic Records page. Your academic record's status may be:
Ordered
This status indicates that your transcript or foreign evaluation was ordered and is still being processed. On average, it takes up to five business days for your transcript or foreign evaluation to post to your application from the date we receive it.
Received
This status indicates that your transcript or foreign evaluation has been processed and is now posted to your application. Your transcript or foreign evaluation will be shared with all your programs.
Evaluations
View the status of your evaluation requests under Evaluations. Your evaluation's status may be:
Requested
This status indicates that the request was sent to the evaluator, but they have not accepted or declined it. They must accept your request before they can submit their evaluation.
Accepted
This status indicates that the evaluator accepted your request but has not yet submitted their evaluation.
Completed
This status indicates that the evaluator completed and submitted their evaluation and it was sent to your program(s).
Official Test Scores
If applicable, view the status of your official test scores under Official Test Scores. Your official test score's status is listed as Received with the date AHCAS received it for each program you applied to.
