University of Southern California (USC) DNAP CRNA - 2026

[NurseJayc]

Hey everyone, Im starting a thread for USC CRNA 2026! 

[ScorpionsShadow]

Hello! Does anyone know exactly how the applicant reference form is submitted? On the website it says that a link is provided in which the reference can submit this form—is this referring to NursingCAS or something else? And if not to NursingCAS must a letter of rec still be submitted there? Thanks to anyone who can answer!

[NurseJayc]

ScorpionsShadow said:

Hello! Does anyone know exactly how the applicant reference form is submitted? On the website it says that a link is provided in which the reference can submit this form—is this referring to NursingCAS or something else? And if not to NursingCAS must a letter of rec still be submitted there? Thanks to anyone who can answer!

Hey, 

the app process is a little bit confusing, so I'm not 100% sure either but from what I understood, we give the applicant reference from to our 3 references and we also put their emails down when it asks us who r our three references are either in nursingCAS or the timed portion. I haven't submitted either so I can't say. They will then get an email with a link to upload the filled out applicant reference form on our behalf. 

[baka_ichigo]

ScorpionsShadow said:

Hello! Does anyone know exactly how the applicant reference form is submitted? On the website it says that a link is provided in which the reference can submit this form—is this referring to NursingCAS or something else? And if not to NursingCAS must a letter of rec still be submitted there? Thanks to anyone who can answer!

hi! The reference form unique link sent out is in the NursingCAS portal. It should be in the last section, where you enter the recommenders' email addresses. You can also track the status of the reference form in the NursingCAS portal. Once your recommenders submitted the form, it will also email you that they completed it. Hope this help!

[NurseJayc]

Also for nursingCAS portion, we're expected to upload an official copy of our transcript, and after we submit both nursingCAS and the timed application portion, we send directly another copy of our official transcripts is that correct? 

[baka_ichigo]

NurseJayc said:

Also for nursingCAS portion, we're expected to upload an official copy of our transcript, and after we submit both nursingCAS and the timed application portion, we send directly another copy of our official transcripts is that correct? 

Yup! 

[Tristan Walks]

Anyone else frustrated with the double application fees. almost $200 to apply?!

 

[Nursesid123]

Hey everyone. I'm a little confused with uploading the transcripts. It says upload official transcripts but technically if you upload them yourself it's unofficial. Is this a stupid question?

[NurseJayc]

Nursesid123 said:

Hey everyone. I'm a little confused with uploading the transcripts. It says upload official transcripts but technically if you upload them yourself it's unofficial. Is this a stupid question?

Hey it's not a stupid question, when I had asked them about transcripts, they mentioned to upload unofficial anc only send official once you have submitted both apps but NursingCAS says official, but I still had ordered official to myself just to upload but it sounded like unofficial was okay to upload to NursingCAS bc like you said, uploading it ourselves would make it unofficial LOL 

[Anster-RN]

For the recommendation section, do you know if the recommender's status will change from requested to complete? Do we wait to submit out application until the recommender submits their recommendation form? 

[NurseJayc]

Anster-RN said:

For the recommendation section, do you know if the recommender's status will change from requested to complete? Do we wait to submit out application until the recommender submits their recommendation form? 

Yes on NursingCAS when you check under status tab, it'll say recommendations and if they submitted it'll say completed or submitted 

[NurseJayc]

Has anyone started the timed portion of the application or completed it? Is it pretty much straight forward? as long as you have your transcripts, certification copies, essay written prior to starting?