Master of Science in Anesthesia

Admissions Timeline


March 15th: CASAA Application Opens

The application process involves three separate applications:

  • The UMKC General Application for Admission
  • The CASAA application
  • The School of Medicine MSA Student Portal

August 15th: CASAA and UMKC General Application Deadline*

  • The CASAA application must be submitted and verified by August 15th. However, if August 15 falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the next business day.
    • CASAA applications that are submitted or verified after the deadline will be considered late.
  • The UMKC General Application for Admission and the UMKC application fee are also due by August 15.

August 29th: Secondary Submission Deadline*

After the CASAA application has been verified, applicants will receive additional information regarding the following items:

  • Accessing the School of Medicine MSA Student Portal
  • Reviewing the Technical Standards
  • Verifying shadowing experiences
  • Completing the final submission

The Technical Standards, shadowing verification, and final submission must be completed by August 29th.

The latest MCAT/GRE score accepted is the July MCAT/GRE.

Mid-September: Offers to Interview are Extended

Applicants selected for an interview or placed on the interview waitlist will be notified electronically. Applicants not selected for an interview will be notified electronically, as well.

All applicants selected for an interview must select and confirm a date for their interview.

October 1st and 3rd: Interviews Take Place

All interviews will be virtual unless otherwise notified. Candidates will interview either in the morning or afternoon session.

Mid-October: Offers of Admission are Extended

Applicants offered admission will be notified electronically of their acceptance to the program. Students placed on the waitlist or denied to the program will also be notified electronically.

Admission decisions are not communicated via phone. All decisions of the admissions committee are final.

January: Classes Begin

Students who have been offered admission and who have accepted the offer of admission will matriculate to the School of Medicine Master of Science in Anesthesia program in January.

*If any of these materials are submitted after the deadlines provided, the application will be considered late and reviewed with other late applications at the discretion of the admissions committee. The admissions committee does not guarantee the review of applications that become complete late. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Once admissions decisions have been made, no other applications for admission will be considered.