U Southern California Selects New Grad Application Processing Tool
The University of Southern California (USC) is implementing a new application processing system for its graduate schools.
The
university processes more than 50,000 graduate student applications per
year across its 400 graduate programs in its liberal arts college and
10 graduate schools, and it wanted to centralize the application
process for those programs. University decision-makers conducted an
extensive evaluation of admissions management and enrollment marketing
systems before selecting UniCAS from Liaison. According to the company, USC selected UniCAS because
it's a centralized system that enables individual programs to have
greater control over their applications.
UniCAS is a Web-based
enterprise enrollment management system that includes "application and
application review workflow, integrated admissions services and an
analytic reporting engine," according to information from the company.
It also provides "an institution-wide view of enrollment trends to help
identify, recruit and enroll best-fit students."
UniCAS will
provide USC with a centralized approach to institution-wide application
management, while allowing each graduate program to configure their own
application requirements and application review workflows. Each program
will also be able to edit, brand and manage individual sections of the
application in real time without help from the IT department. UniCAS
includes custom GPA calculators, applicant scoring rubrics, flexible
interview scheduling and online recommendations.
"UniCAS helps
deliver an excellent applicant experience while allowing each program
to maintain its unique brand identity and application requirements,"
said said Timothy Brunold, dean of Admission, in a news release. "Best
of all, with UniCAS, our programs can be more self-sufficient when
customizing their applications and review process."
The
University of Southern California is a private research university
located in Los Angeles. It serves 19,000 undergraduate students and
24,000 graduate and professional students.
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Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at [email protected].