| Activity | EX3320 Accreditation of Degree Programs |
| Records Series | 30 - Academic Programs Accreditation |
| OPR | Academic Unit |
| Description | Records consist of self-study and other documents required by accrediting agencies; site visit reports; accreditation decisions; annual, interim, and other between-review reports; records relating to complaints and appeals of accreditation decisions, and related correspondence. |
| Retention Trigger | Subsequent accreditation review completed. |
| Total Retention | 2 years |
| Final Action | DP/AR |
| Disposition Plan | Two years after the retention trigger, transfer package submitted to accrediting agencies and accreditation agency decision letters to the Archives; destroy the rest of the records. |
| Retention Rationale | Retention based on anticipated operational use. |
| PIB | No |
| Vital Records |
This schedule applies to official records in all media. Convenience or duplicate copies of official records are considered transitory and should not be kept longer than necessary, and in no event longer than the official copy.
GLOSSARY
- AR = Transfer to Archives
- AY = End of Academic Year
- CO = Continuous Overwrite
- CY = End of Calendar Year
- D = Destroy / Delete
- DP = Special Disposition Plan
- FY = End of Fiscal Year
- OPR = Office of Primary Responsibility
- P = Permanent
- PIB = Personal Information Bank
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