Disclosure of Attempted and Earned Credit by Undergraduate Students

Disclosure of Attempted and Earned Credit by Undergraduate Students

Policy Statement

1. Undergraduate students seeking a degree, certificate or recommendation for teacher licensure are required to disclose:
   1. Official transcripts from all post-secondary and higher education institutions attended during and after high school, excepting Fort Lewis College;
   2. DD 214 forms and official military transcripts; 
   3. Official score reports from Advanced Placement, College-Level Examination Program, International Baccalaureate, and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests for evaluation for credit.
2. The procedures for admission, enrollment confirmation, advising, award of financial aid, and conferral of a degree or certificate or recommendation for teacher licensure will provide due diligence on this policy.
3. If any College employee learns that an undergraduate student has not disclosed a previously or concurrently attended post-secondary/higher education institution, a DD 214 form and military transcript, or a test score report, it is his or her obligation to notify the Director of Admission.

4. New undergraduate students will be informed of this policy through a statement on the application for admission and they will acknowledge they have been informed through their signature of that application.

5. Continuing undergraduate students will be reminded of this policy at the beginning of each Fall, Spring, and Summer semester and on the application for graduation and the application for recommendation for teacher licensure.  
6. Students found to have nondisclosed attendance at a post-secondary/higher education institution must provide transcripts by the deadline set by the enforcing college official OR a memorandum from the Registrar at the post-secondary/higher education institution stating that the student has no transcripted credit.  
7. Students found to have nondisclosed military transcripts and test score reports must submit official documents by the deadline set by the enforcing college official.
8. All final and official transcripts and reports submitted by students seeking a degree, certificate, or recommendation for teacher licensure will be evaluated by the Registrar’s Office.  Attempted credits will be recorded and transferable credits will be posted to the transcript by the Registrar’s Office. 

Consequences for Not Following Policy

If a student is found to have one or more undisclosed transcripts or score reports: 

1. 1. Institutional decisions or processes may be reversed, modified, or delayed;
   2. Financial aid may be suspended until full disclosure has been made; 
   3. Students may not be able to register for subsequent terms, be awarded a degree or certificate, be recommended for teacher licensure, or be issued a Fort Lewis College transcript.