Updating Your CASAA Application (Academic Update)

Overview

After you submit, you can make limited changes to your application and materials. Review the changes allowed for coursework, transcripts, and other sections below.

Updating Your Coursework and Transcripts

What is Academic Update?

Academic Update allows you to update planned or in-progress US and English-Canadian coursework that you completed since your application was originally verified. Academic Update is an optional process; check with your programs to determine if they require it. During the Academic Update window, you can also enter new planned/in-progress US and English-Canadian coursework for the upcoming term(s).

Am I Eligible for Academic Update?

You are eligible for Academic Update if you have at least one program in the Verified status by February 12, 2027. You can find your application status in the CAS Status section at the top of the application dashboard. Updates are available within the following timeframe:

December 14, 2026 and February 12, 2027

You will receive a notification within CASAA when the Academic Update period is open and available.

What Happens When I Update My Coursework?

Academic Update helps ensure your programs have the most up-to-date information about your US and English-Canadian coursework. If you update your coursework during the Academic Update window, CASAA verifies your new courses, calculates updated CASAA GPAs, and sends this information to your programs.

Since updated US and English-Canadian coursework will be verified, you must arrange for your updated official transcripts to be sent directly to CASAA as soon as you receive an email confirmation from CASAA confirming that your Academic Update was successfully submitted. Do not request that transcripts be sent to CASAA beforehand; they will not qualify for Academic Update and will need to be resubmitted.

Once your new transcripts are received, your new coursework is placed in line to be verified. Verifications occur in chronological order and can take up to 10 business days to complete. You will receive an email when your Academic Update is verified.

Note that your application status will remain as Verified throughout the Academic Update process.

Which Courses Should I Update?

You can update any coursework you initially marked as in-progress or planned, as well as add courses that are planned for the next term. You cannot update terms that are already verified or add terms from previous years (e.g., you forgot to add a term from 2023). If you are updating coursework as a re-applicant, review Use an Existing CASAA Account to Re-apply.

Note that you can only update your grades once during the Academic Update period. For example, if you've listed fall coursework as in-progress or planned, wait until that term is completed and you’ve received your final grades before you submit your Academic Update. Be mindful of the Academic Update deadline and submit before it closes.

Academic Update is a three-step process:

Update Your Coursework
  1. Ensure your application's status is Verified in the CAS Status section at the top of the application dashboard. 
  2. Navigate to the Academic History section.
  3. Click Transcript Entry.
  4. Click the Course(s) button for the school you are updating.
  5. Click the pencil next to the term you are updating (if you need to add a new term, click Add Term).
  6. Change the Completion Status from Planned/In Progress to Completed and click Save.
  7. Click the pencil next to each course to update the credits, grades, etc.
  8. Click Save. 
  9. Continue updating courses, as needed. 
Submit Your Application

Click Submit My Updates on the application dashboard to send the updated information to your programs no later than 11:59 PM ET on February 12, 2027.

Send Your Updated, Official Transcripts to CASAA

We must receive your official transcripts by March 2, 2027. Arrange for your updated official transcripts to be sent directly to CASAA as soon as they are available.

Updating Other Application Sections

Once you submit your application, most sections are locked to prevent edits. Updates you can make include:

  • Editing your contact information.
  • Editing your profile information (email address, password, etc.).
  • Adding programs with deadlines that have not yet passed.
  • Adding new evaluations (if you have not yet requested the maximum number of evaluations).
  • Editing or deleting evaluations requests that remain incomplete.
  • Adding new entries to certain areas of the Supporting Information and Program Materials sections (e.g., achievements, optional documents, etc.), where applicable (you are unable to edit or delete existing entries).
  • Editing program materials for programs you have not yet submitted to.
  • Adding optional documents to programs that you already submitted to (all other sections will be locked).

If you have updates for other sections of your application, submit these updates directly to your programs.