WWU General Records Retention Schedule

The WWU General Schedule applies to common records found in most offices. Staff should also check the office records retention schedules to see if there are additional titles specific only to their office.

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Course Content Records

Function: Curriculum

Record Description:

Materials used to deliver courses (both academic and non-academic) offered by the university. May include course recordings, presentation materials, and class handouts. Excludes course syllabi, covered by Course Syllabi (21-06-69633.0003.18443).

Retention Requirement: 3 months after final grade for the course is recorded and any academic grievances have been resolved

Disposition after Retention: Destroy

Recordkeeping Note:

See separate title for Course Syllabi.

Record Status: NON-ESSENTIAL, NON-ARCHIVAL

Disposition Authority Reference: 14-09-68625.0003.18559

Approved by State Records Committee: 2021 June 02

Last Updated / Revised by UARM:

Course Recordings

Function: Curriculum

Record Description:

Recordings of courses made to facilitate teaching and learning remotely. 

Retention Requirement: 3 months after final grade for the course is recorded and any academic grievances have been resolved

Disposition after Retention: Destroy

Recordkeeping Note:

The University Archivist has appraised course recordings and determined that they do not need to be kept permanently. Course recordings can be destroyed after the primary retention period.

Record Status: NON-ESSENTIAL, NON-ARCHIVAL

Disposition Authority Reference: 14-09-68625.0003.19108

Approved by State Records Committee: 2021 June 02

Last Updated / Revised by UARM: