Does AADSAS need transcript from Masters program planning to attend this upcoming year?

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Should I be concerned about my transcript from my Masters program that I will be starting this upcoming year holding up my GPA from being verified by AADSAS? Since I have not taken any classes there yet I don't have a transcript to send in, however on the application it looks like it is expecting me to send one. Has anybody had their GPA verified with the same circumstance? I submitted around two weeks ago, and all transcripts from my other colleges attended have been received.
 
As long as you have your Masters program classes as Planned/In Progress they will verify your GPA. Now around the end of this year, you will be able to update your grades in this section and send in your transcripts from your Masters.
 
Where will it state in the application if it is planned or in progress? Under coursework the term is listed starting August 2015 and I have NG listed for the grade. What phone number or email can I use to get in contact with AADSAS? The phone number listed in their application just goes to their voice mail everytime stating that they are no longer accepting calls.
 
So I had this exact same issue and question. I called ADEA AADSAS (and a bunch of schools I was applying to). They told me that if I know course codes, course titles and credit/unit information, I could enter all that info under "planned/in progress" coursework. Since I wouldn't be attending the school until Fall and have not yet taken any courses pertaining to the Masters, there was of course nothing to send them and this wouldn't hold up my application processing. If, however, you know you'll be doing the Masters but DON'T know the details of the coursework, then they advised against entering this on the application since you'll have no planned/in progress coursework to report... that'll hold up your application since they'll think something's missing or they'll think you forgot to include this info and send the app back to you to re-do and re-submit. Instead they said in this case to mention it in the personal statement and supplementary applications of the schools.

I initially decided against entering the information, but then I decided to call and email the school I'll be doing my Masters at and they sent me all the necessary info (course codes, titles, semester I'll be taking the courses in and credit/unit info) so I could enter this on AADSAS. This won't hold up your application in any way since all the coursework for this school are planned/in progress. ADEA will know when they verify your GPA that there's obviously no transcript 🙂 I submitted and all went smoothly without hold-ups or questions regarding this from any schools that have contacted about supplementary apps nor from ADEA.

When you're entering your coursework, every time you add a new semester/term, it'll ask you whether this is a completed semester or a planned/in progress one. You would select the latter since it's a future date and then fill out the course work appropriately. Don't leave it as is with NG as you stated above because your application may be held up and not processed properly .. they'll wonder how you have a NG credit for a semester you haven't done yet in a program you haven't started yet. They'll send it back to you to fix and this will delay things. If they overlook this, it could impact your GPA calculations and also confuse ADCOMs. So definitely fix this!

Hope that helps and LMK if you have more questions! I was confused about this for a while until I called ADEA and had them clarify all my questions haha
 
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nothing to see in this comment .... accidentally quoted myself while trying to edit my post above... woops!
 
Thank you Kayden28 for the info. How can I change my coursework since I already submitted it?
 
you cannot change any coursework after you have submitted the application I believe. Your best bet is to call them directly and ask. If you have hard time calling them, try calling early in the morning right when they open.
 
You could also email them to explain that you realized your error and need to fix your coursework so your GPA is accurately reflected. That'll get you an automatic response with an issue # associated. Then when you call, you can give them that number as well and I believe it might help make things faster too. If you don't get through by phone, then at least someone will reach out by email in a few days.
 
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