Understanding the Academic Update (AU) Process

Academic Update (AU) gives applicants the opportunity to update in-progress coursework grades and add new coursework after submitting their application. This is an optional service; contact a member of your account team to learn if your CAS offers Academic Update.

There are several types of Academic Update, including:

• Unverified Academic Update: applicants can update their coursework, but their new coursework is not verified and they are not required to submit updated official transcripts.
• Verified Academic Update: applicants are given an Academic Update window (usually a few months towards the end of a cycle), where they can update their coursework and submit updated official transcripts. Their new coursework is verified based on these updated transcripts and CAS GPA calculations are updated.

After an applicant's application is verified, they can make updates to courses they listed as in progress or planned, as well as add courses that are planned for the next term.

Updated coursework is not verified and updated official transcripts are not required by the CAS. Additionally, since updated coursework is not verified, new grades are not factored into existing CAS GPAs.

If your CAS verifies an applicant's updated coursework, they will decide when the Academic Update period will be available during the cycle. Applicants who choose to use Academic Update will move into an Academic Update application status and must submit updated, official transcripts to the CAS. CAS-calculated GPAs will be updated once an applicant is in the Academic Update Verified status.

Academic Update statuses include:

• AU In Progress: the applicant has updated in-progress coursework or added new coursework to their application.
• AU Received: the applicant has submitted updated coursework through the CAS Applicant Portal.
• AU Complete: the CAS has received updated, official transcripts and posted them to the applicant's account.
• AU Verified: the applicant's updated coursework has been verified against their updated transcripts and CAS-calculated GPAs have been updated.

If your CAS offers Academic Update (AU), where applicants update in-progress or planned coursework and submit updated transcripts, then applicants are sent a few emails, including:

• A confirmation that the applicant submitted new coursework for verification.
• A confirmation that the applicant's Academic Update coursework was verified.