Application Documents Access/Forward/Return Policy

No application, test scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, or other documents submitted with the application packet will be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another institution/third party. The Office of Graduate Studies applicant file is not to be released to the applicant or other third parties. Requests, subpoenas, or court orders are to be forwarded to the Office of the General Counsel after review by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies.

Applicants once admitted and enrolled during the term of admission may request access to their student file at the Office of Graduate Studies. Letters of recommendation that the applicant has waived the right to view (indicated on the Request for Recommendation Form) are not to be given, copied or viewed by the applicant or third parties. Requests for degree/enrollment verification information are referred to the Office of the Registrar.

The Office of Graduate Studies graduate application files may be copied and released to USF staff conducting legitimate University business.

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