CAS Configuration Options

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Overview

You can customize your program with options that may include the following information. Note that these options vary by CAS; contact a member of your account team with any questions.

Activating Program Customizations

From the Program Details page, click the Editor link at the top.
On the Program Editor page, click the checkboxes next to each page you want to use. Then, click each link to customize the pages.

To take advantage of the full-screen view, click the X to collapse the organization list.

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You can click the list icon to expand the organization list.

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Configuration Options per CAS

Use the following table to confirm the available configurations for your CAS. Refer to the National CAS Schedules page to learn when your CAS's configuration open and due dates are, as well as when the CAS Applicant Portal opens to applicants. If you participate in several CASs, this page can be very helpful in determining due dates and prioritizing your configuration work.

CAS	Questions & Question Rules	Evaluations	Prereqs	Documents	College Transcripts and Coursework	High School Transcripts	SlideRoom	Kira Assessment
AACOMAS	X		X	X				X
AACPMAS	X		X	X				X
AAPI	X	X		X
ADEA AADSAS	X		X	X
ADEA CAAPID	X			X
ADEA DHCAS	X	X	X	X
ADEA PASS	X			X
AHCAS	X		X	X	X	X
APPA CAS	X	X		X
ATCAS	X	X	X	X				X
BioMedCAS	X		X	X	X			X
BusinessCAS Note: the reference form is standard, but schools configure how many they require. There is no Verification, even if official transcripts are required. Schools must also configure their fees. Fees should be greater than or equal to the Liaison processing fee.	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
BU College of Communication (BU-COM)	X			X			X	X
BU College of Engineering (BU-ENG)	X	X		X
BU College of Fine Arts (BU-CFA)	X			X			X
BU Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences (BU-CDS)	X	X		X
BU Graduate Medical Sciences (BU-GMS)	X	X		X
BU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (BU-GRS)	X	X		X
BU Metropolitan College (BU-MET)	X	X		X
BU Pardee School of Global Studies (BU-PAR)	X			X
BU Questrom School of Business (BU-QST)	X	X		X				X
BU Sargent College (BU-SAR)	X	X		X
BU School of Hospitality (BU-SHA)	X			X
BU School of Social Work (BU-SSW)	X	X		X
BU School of Theology (BU-STH)	X	X		X
BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development (BU-WED)	X			X				X
Cal State Apply Note: CSU uses Smartsheet for processing program configurations.	X	X	X	X			X	X
CASAA	X		X	X
CASPA Note: schools must also use a CASPA pre-approved deadline and use the "Show Deadline" option.	X		X	X				X
The Common Application for Transfer	X	X	X	X	X		X
The Consortium	X			X
CSDCAS Note: schools must also use a CSDCAS pre-approved deadline and use the "Show Deadline" option. Additionally, schools that want an essay must configure this as either a Document or a Question as there is no CAS-level essay required.	X		X	X				X
DICAS	X	X	X	X	X
EngineeringCAS Note: there is no Verification, even if official transcripts are required. Schools must also configure their fees. Fees should be greater than or equal to the Liaison processing fee.	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
GradCAS Note: there is no Verification, even if official transcripts are required. Schools must also configure their fees. Fees should be greater than or equal to the Liaison processing fee.	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
HAMPCAS	X			X
Indiana University	X	X		X			X
Montana University System	X			X
NAFCAS	X			X
NDCAS	X			X
NursingCAS	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
OPCAS	X		X	X
OPRESCAS	X	X		X
OptomCAS	X		X	X
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)	X	X		X
OTACAS	X		X	X	X
OTCAS	X		X	X				X
PharmCAS	X		X	X				X
PharmDirect	X					X
PharmGrad	X	X	X	X	X			X
PhORCAS		X		X
PostbacCAS Note: schools cannot select a deadline later than August 1 each cycle. Deadlines on the 1st and 15th of the month are preferred.	X		X	X				X
PSYCAS	X		X	X				X
PTCAS	X	X	X	X				X
RF-ATCAS	X	X		X	X
RF-PTCAS	X	X		X				X
RFUCAS	X	X	X	X	X
SHP CAS (CCBC CAS)	X	X	X	X	X
SocialWorkCAS	X		X	X	X
SOPHAS	X			X				X
SOPHAS Express	X	X		X				X
Stillman College Note: schools must also configure their fees.	X			X
Texas A&M University	X	X		X			X	X
UMass Lowell	X			X		X
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division	X	X		X
University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges	X
University of Hawaiʻi System	X	X		X
University of Medicine and Health Sciences (UMHS)	X			X
University of Nebraska	X	X		X	X
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Note: schools must elect between two evaluation forms, one with a Likert Scale and one without	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
University of Nebraska Medical Center IPAP (UNMC IPAP)	X	X	X	X				X
University of North Texas Graduate CAS	X	X		X			X
University of San Diego	X	X		X
University of Southern California	X	X		X			X	X
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC)	X	X	X	X	X
UTSA Graduate School	X	X		X			X
VMCAS	X		X	X