The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards retains student records for a period of ten years.
This policy provides opportunities for students with disciplinary records to request to have their record expunged by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or designee.
Eligibility
Students who have been found responsible for a Student Conduct Code violation are eligible to request that their disciplinary record be expunged if they meet the following criteria:
- Have earned at least 90 academic units;
- A total of four semesters have passed since the finding of responsibility for the case which you are requesting to be expunged;
- Students who violated Offenses in the Student Conduct Code listed below, will not be eligible for expungement consideration:
- Physical Assault
- Harassment and Bullying
- Sexual Contact
- Hazing
- Students who violated the Student Conduct Code Offense listed below, will not be eligible for expungement consideration until a minimum of five years post graduation:
- Narcotics, Other Controlled Substances and Prescription Medications
- Academic Integrity violations are not eligible for expungement consideration
- Students who received a sanction of suspension, expulsion or agreed to a permanent removal or suspension from the University are not eligible for expungement consideration.
Process
If eligible, the student should complete the Expungement Request Form. OSCCS will contact the student once the decision is made. If the request to expunge student conduct records is granted, OSCCS will make a designation on the students file that the case has been expunged.
If a student is found in violation of the Student Conduct Code after an expungement has been granted, the request to expunge student conduct records will no longer be valid, the record will be reversed and the student will not have another opportunity to request that their student conduct record be expunged.
The decision made by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or designee is final and not appealable.