Sonoma State University

NursingCAS Application

What is Verification?

Definition

Verification is the process used to ensure all of your coursework was entered correctly and consistently. Since credit values, grade values, and course subjects vary widely from school to school, your programs need some type of standardization so they can accurately compare applicants. This standardization is achieved by using your coursework to create a standard set of GPAs, ensuring you are compared to other applicants fairly and equally.

Several things happen during verification:

If significant mistakes are found in your application during the verification process, your application will be undelivered, or returned to you for corrections.

Timeline

Once all of your required application materials are received, your application's status changes to Complete, and your application is placed in line to be verified. Verifications occur in chronological order and can take up to 10 business days to complete. Once your application is verified, you will receive a notification and your application's status will change to Verified.

Check Your NursingCAS Notifications and Status

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 View My Notifications on the left side of the application dashboard.

Application Statuses

Applicants are responsible for monitoring the status of an application. Notifications are not sent for any missing items. To help you keep track of your application and all materials, click Check Status at the top of the application dashboard.

Keep in mind that it takes five business days from the date of receipt to post transcripts and official test scores to your application. References are immediately updated once received from your reference.

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.

This status indicates that you are missing required documents.

Complete

All required materials were received; see Completing Your NursingCAS Application for the specific application completion requirements. Depending on your program's requirements, this may be your application's final status (see chart below).

This status indicates that your application is ready for that process. It can take up to 10 business days to move to verified status.

Undelivered

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

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. The School of Nursing will begin to review your application.