NursingCAS Cycle 1 Survey for Prospective Schools

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* 2. If yes, for which level of programs?

Pre-licensure or undergraduate

Post-licensure or graduate

Both

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* 3. If no or unsure, what are your reasons for NOT joining NursingCAS? Please select all that apply.

Central admissions office is a barrier

Registrar is a barrier

IT department is a barrier

Possible IT integration is a barrier

Dean or other decision maker is in transition

Applicants entering in their coursework is a barrier

Fee to applicants is a barrier

Applicants would need to send in two sets of transcripts due to university policy

Not enough schools in my state have joined yet

Concern that NursingCAS would impact my yield

Concern that NursingCAS applicants would not be as qualified as current pool

Concern that NursingCAS will cause an increase in applications

NursingCAS does not collect official test scores from testing agencies

NursingCAS does not collect Social Security Numbers

Do not want to change our existing application process

Still don’t know enough about NursingCAS to implement it at my institution

Application closure period from August 1 – August 15 is a barrier

Applicants can choose more than one track or program designation when applying to my institution through NursingCAS and we want to limit that

Concern regarding limited NursingCAS customer service hours

Institution requires that an applicant applies to the institution directly in addition to NursingCAS, concerned that filling out two applications might be a barrier for the applicant

Other (please specify)

NursingCAS is not available from August 1 – August 15 in order to allow for technology updates.

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* 4. Is August 1 – August 15 a good timeframe for closure based on your application cycle?

Yes

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* 5. If no, which timeframe would work best for your school of nursing given your current application cycle?

December 15 – January 1

January 1 – January 15

May 1 – May 15

May 15 – May 31

August 15 – August 31

Continuous application cycle & no closure period

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Would you want applicant data to carry over cycle to cycle?

Yes

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* 7. If yes, for how long do you want the applicant data to carry over for?

1 year (current practice)

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

More than 6 years

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* 8. What student information or ERP system to you use?

Banner

PeopleSoft

Datatel

Jenzabar

Developed in-house

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you limit the number of programs an applicant can apply to at your school of nursing per term? If so, what is the limit?

There is no limit

One program per term

Two programs per term

Four programs per term

Five programs per term

Other (please specify)

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* 10. NursingCAS customer service hours for the call center are from Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. Emails are answered Monday – Sunday. Are these times convenient for your applicants?

Yes

Unsure

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* 11. Would you like a field in which applicants can self-report their test scores? Currently applicants just choose whether or not they have taken or plan to take a specific exam, as well as the month and year of exam.

Yes

Currently all applicants with post-secondary coursework are required to enter in all their coursework from all colleges attended. Please note that if an applicant does not enter in coursework then you will not be able to use the tool in WebAdMIT (the admissions management tool all participating schools receive at no cost) to calculate GPAs, including your institution’s pre-requisite GPA; you will only have access to the GPA and coursework information from the PDF version of the applicant’s transcripts. In addition, you will not be able to export the course work data.

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* 12. Is course work data valuable to you in making admissions decisions?

Yes

Only for pre-licensure or undergraduate applicants

Only for post-licensure or graduate level applicants

Not for DNP applicants

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* 13. Which applicants, if any, should enter in course work?

Applicants to any level program

Only applicants who are applying to a pre-licensure or undergraduate program

Only applicants who are applying to a post-licensure or graduate level program

No applicants should enter in coursework

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* 14. If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program would you prefer that

The applicant enters in all course work

The applicant only enters in their undergraduate cumulative GPA and their master’s level course work

The applicant enters in course work from what they identify as their primary institution

The applicant enters in no course work

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* 15. If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program would you prefer that

The applicant enters in all course work

The applicant only enters in their undergraduate cumulative GPA and their master’s level course work

The applicant enters in course work from what they identify as their primary institution

The applicant enters in no course work

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* 16. Which of the following ways have you obtained knowledge about NursingCAS or have you participated in? Please select all that apply.

Participated in a NursingCAS Webinar

Attended an information session about NursingCAS at an AACN conference

Attended the NursingCAS Open House in Boston, MA

Attended a NursingCAS Regional Event

Contacted NursingCAS staff with an inquiry

Scheduled an individual call with the NursingCAS staff

Read literature regarding NursingCAS

Talked to colleagues at peer institutions about NursingCAS

Visited www.nursingcas.org

Visited www.aacn.nche.edu/CAS

Viewed the NursingCAS Video Overview

Visited the NursingCAS Facebook page

My institution uses another centralized application system like NursingCAS

Visited the NursingCAS booth or table at an AACN conference

Read about NursingCAS in an AACN publication (Please specify either News Watch, Faculty Link, Syllabus, Press Release or multiple sources)

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Identify the institution you are representing

First name

Last name

Email Address

Phone

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* 1. Are you currently planning to use NursingCAS at your institution?

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* 2. If yes, for which level of programs?

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* 3. If no or unsure, what are your reasons for NOT joining NursingCAS? Please select all that apply.

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* 4. Is August 1 – August 15 a good timeframe for closure based on your application cycle?

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* 5. If no, which timeframe would work best for your school of nursing given your current application cycle?

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* 6. Would you want applicant data to carry over cycle to cycle?

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* 7. If yes, for how long do you want the applicant data to carry over for?

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* 8. What student information or ERP system to you use?

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* 9. Do you limit the number of programs an applicant can apply to at your school of nursing per term? If so, what is the limit?

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* 10. NursingCAS customer service hours for the call center are from Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. Emails are answered Monday – Sunday. Are these times convenient for your applicants?

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* 11. Would you like a field in which applicants can self-report their test scores? Currently applicants just choose whether or not they have taken or plan to take a specific exam, as well as the month and year of exam.

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* 12. Is course work data valuable to you in making admissions decisions?

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* 13. Which applicants, if any, should enter in course work?

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* 14. If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program would you prefer that

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* 15. If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program would you prefer that

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* 16. Which of the following ways have you obtained knowledge about NursingCAS or have you participated in? Please select all that apply.

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* 17. Optional