ADEA PASS Program User Guide
This guide provides you with documentation, reference guides, and direct links that answer common admissions questions about the ADEA PASS Applicant Portal, Configuration Portal, and WebAdMIT. It also contains resources that may help you work more efficiently throughout your admissions process. If you have additional questions or need further assistance, please contact a member of your account team.
Cycle Timeframes
Applicant Portal
The Applicant Portal opens in early May and closes in mid-February. You can view the specific cycle dates, including final processing dates (e.g., last date to submit transcripts, last date to request letters of recommendation, etc.), on the ADEA PASS Application Cycle Dates page.
Configuration Portal
Between early March and mid-April, configurations are entered into the prelaunch environment. The account team and ADEA review submitted configurations in April.
WebAdMIT
You can view new applicants and initiate a transfer settings shortly after the new cycle opens in early May.
Program Participation Requirements
ADEA requires all programs to designate two contacts at your institution who will receive all communication from ADEA and ADEA PASS, including the application, configuration, and WebAdMIT launch notifications. These individuals match the two contacts listed in the ADEA PASS Search Engine (program pages).
Applicant Portal
The first three sections of the ADEA PASS application (i.e., Personal Information, Academic History, and Supporting Information) compose the core application. They contain questions that are commonly asked of applicants across all participating programs, such as an applicant's biographic information, standardized test scores, and experiences. The fourth section of the application is Program Materials, which is customized by you through the Configuration Portal (discussed in the next section).
You can access the ADEA PASS application and ADEA PASS Applicant Help Center to review the applicant experience. You can also create a test application in the Applicant Portal; we recommend creating a new account and adding "test" to your name (e.g., TestJohn TestDoe).
For a general overview of the applicant experience, review the following documents:
- Applicant Processing Reference Guide: learn how applicants move through the application and Liaison processes applicant materials, such as transcripts and official test scores.
- Application Statuses Reference Guide: review what each application status means and how you can interact with applicants at different stages.
- Review the requirements for the ADEA PASS Complete application status.
- ADEA PASS Quick Start Guide and FAQs: a suggested timeline for completing and submitting the application, links to important pages including cycle dates and fees, and a FAQs section.
You can direct any applicant inquiries related to the application to ADEA PASS Customer Service.
Configuration Portal
Use the Configuration Portal Quick Start Guide to make sure you configure your program(s) efficiently and completely in the prelaunch environment. Be sure to check out your CAS's configuration options and review the best practices found throughout. You can also access the ADEA PASS Configuration Portal reference page and watch the Configuration Portal webinar for more guidance. If any optional sections of the application are required for your program (e.g., experiences, test scores, etc.), you'll want to note this on your program home page.
Once you've configured your program, you'll need to have it approved by the account team and ADEA before it is available to applicants. If your program is reviewed after the cycle launches, ADEA will approve it.
We encourage you to use the Configuration Portal, but this is not mandatory. If you choose not to use the Configuration Portal, your program will appear with the standard ADEA PASS branding and homepage text.
WebAdMIT
Review the WebAdMIT Manual for any questions related to working in WebAdMIT. The Reference Guides and WebAdMIT Training and Support sections are additional resources as you configure WebAdMIT for your needs. Documents commonly requested include:
- Application Coupons Reference Guide: learn how to request coupons to offset application fees and disperse them to applicants.
- Background checks through Certiphi.
- Data Dictionaries and Master Code Lists: a comprehensive list of all fields available in the Export Manager and Report Manager, including associated lookup tables.
- Deferring Applicants via the Liaison-assisted Deferral Process: learn how to transfer deferred applicants from one cycle to the next.
- Integration Help Center and WebAdMIT API: learn how to set up an API and schedule automatic data exports from WebAdMIT into your SIS/ERP.
- Reporting Final Decision Codes: learn how to use WebAdMIT to place applicants in Decision Codes and report them back to ADEA.
- Transfer Settings Guide: a review of how programs and templates built in WebAdMIT are carried forward each cycle.
The Release Notes feature new enhancements in the Applicant Portal, Applicant Gateway, Configuration Portal, Letters by Liaison, and WebAdMIT, in addition to upcoming training opportunities.
For any questions, contact the Client Support Specialist Team.
Cycle Enhancements
2023-2024
The table below contains enhancements for ADEA PASS for the cycle timeframes noted at the top of this page. Note that some sections have multiple enhancements. If an action is required by participating programs to use the enhancement, click the links under Enhancement Details to learn more. Additional enhancements may have been automatically released; review the Release Notes to learn more.
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Portal |
Section |
Enhancement Details |
Implementation |
Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Applicant Portal |
Account Information |
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union. The GDPR question explains the information we collect and how we use their information. Users located in a European Union country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland must opt into our policies when creating an account. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Applicant Portal |
Academic History – Dental Degree Information |
The answer options for the Enter the year your degree was conferred question were updated to include 2023. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Configuration Portal |
Program Information |
The Search Engine Program Page attribute was renamed to Program Finder. New Program Type attributes were added:
|
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available now |
|
WebAdMIT |
Decisions |
The Deferred Enrollment decision was disabled. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
2022-2023
The table below contains enhancements for ADEA PASS for the cycle timeframes noted at the top of this page. Note that some sections have multiple enhancements. If an action is required by participating programs to use the enhancement, click the links under Enhancement Details to learn more. Additional enhancements may have been automatically released; review the Release Notes to learn more.
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Portal |
Section |
Enhancement Details |
Implementation |
Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Applicant Portal |
Chatbot |
Liaison has partnered with Ada to offer an AI chatbot. The chatbot, nicknamed Cassie, leverages an API with CXone Expert, which hosts the CAS-specific Applicant Help Centers. Applicants can access this chatbot once they are logged in to the application. The chatbot responds with information and links to the CAS-specific Applicant Help Center and, if needed, directs the applicant to live support with customer service. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Applicant Portal |
Fees |
The application fees were updated to:
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No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Applicant Portal |
Personal Information – Other Information |
The DENTPIN question was updated for clarity. The following questions were removed:
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No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Applicant Portal |
Personal Information – Release Statement |
The release statement and pre-submission release statement were updated for clarity. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Applicant Portal |
Academic History |
The Academic History sections were reordered. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
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Applicant Portal |
Academic History – Colleges Attended |
If an applicant selects Unlisted French Speaking Canadian or Other Foreign Institution, they must complete a new required field for the college’s country. If you created exports to pull a college's country data, you must edit and select the new college country fields. Review the Country Field for Manually Entered Foreign Institutions release note for more information. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
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Configuration Portal |
Organization Details |
Instead of rebuilding your program in the prelaunch environment, you can import your program from a previous cycle's production environment into the prelaunch environment. You can access the Import from Previous Cycle button in the Configuration Portal prelaunch environment. Visit the Import Your Programs page for more information. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement. |
Available now |
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Configuration Portal |
Organization Details |
You can only access the Add Program and Copy Program buttons in the Configuration Portal prelaunch environment. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement |
Available now |
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Program Pages/Search Engine |
Program Information |
Two new deadline options were added:
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No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
Program Pages/Search Engine |
Program Requirements |
Two new questions were added:
Additionally, the following questions were removed:
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No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
WebAdMIT |
Clipboard |
You can now add multiple applicants to your Clipboard by uploading a CSV file of their CAS IDs. Review the Using the Clipboard page for more information. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
|
WebAdMIT |
Applicant Details Page |
You can view TOEFL MyBest scores in the Standardized Tests panel of the Applicant Details page. Additionally, you can view scores in the Full Application PDF under the Documents panel of the Applicant Details page. All TOEFL iBT score reports sent after August 1, 2019, will include the applicant's MyBest scores as well as the individual scores from each test date. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
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WebAdMIT |
Export Manager List Manager PDF Manager Report Manager |
You can share templates with admissions users based on their Work Group. For example, you can share List A with users in a Reviewers Work Group and Export B with users in an IT Work Group. Review 2017's Sprint 20 and 2019's Release 3 for more information. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
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WebAdMIT |
Export Manager List Manager |
The Applicant Gateway Activities field grouping and associated fields were removed. Be sure to review your existing lists and exports to review and update your criteria, if applicable. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |
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WebAdMIT |
Transfer Settings |
Typically when Transfer Settings is initiated, deferred applicants are carried forward as well. With the Liaison-assisted Deferral Process, deferred applicants are carried forward separately from Transfer Settings, at a predetermined date. Additionally, only select applicant information carries forward. |
Action required by participating programs choosing to use this enhancement. |
Available on October 21, 2022 |
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WebAdMIT |
Analytics by Liaison Link |
Association-level users can now click a link in WebAdMIT to navigate to Analytics by Liaison. |
No action required by participating programs to use this enhancement. |
Available at cycle launch |