Marywood University: Records Management and Archives

Records Retention Schedule


Title:
Applications for Graduate Admission, Accepted Provisionally Pending Final Transcripts
Description:
Provisional acceptance letter and application materials: application form, recommendation forms, letters of recommendation, transcripts, resumes, essays (if required), portfolio (if required), and test scores (if required)
Status:
Non-vital
Protective Measures:

Not Applicable except for FERPA provisions

 

Record Copy Holder:
Graduate Admissions Office
Record Copy Retention:
For domestic applicants, retain in the Graduate Admissions Office for 3 years after the year of application; for international applicants, retain in the Graduate Admissions Office for 5 years after the year of application. Transcripts received from other institutions are the property of Marywood University.
Record Copy Disposition:

Confidential Destruction: Destroy hard copies; delete electronic copies; destroy copies in other formats.

 

Other Copies Retention:
Records may be retained as long as they are useful to the department, but not longer than 3 years after the year of application for domestic applicants, or 5 years after the year of application for international applicants.
Other Copies Disposition:

Confidential Destruction: Destroy hard copies; delete electronic copies; destroy copies in other formats.

 

Reference:
Director of Graduate Admissions, Marywood University, 12/22/2004
Additional Reference(s):
AACRAO's (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) Retention of Records: Guide for Retention and Disposal of Student Records (2000), p. 13, note 1: The IRS requires that, for tax-exempt status for private institutions, the records of applicants who apply and do not enter be retained for three years. 26 CFR 501(c)(3) IRS Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations, p. 3 IRS 2004 Instructions for Schedule A (Form 990), Part IV Secretary of the University, 07/13/2005
Most Recent Authorization:
06/14/2007, Acting Director of University Admissions


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Updated March 1, 2010

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