VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Unofficial Transcripts Enrolled students in good standing or alumni may download their own unofficial transcript at any time, free of charge. • Class of 2020 and Prior o Login to the student information system using your student PID only (not the entire email address). You will use your VCOM password that you use for your email. If you need assistance accessing the student information system, please contact your campus’ registrar. o Select the “Academics” tab, then select “Unofficial Transcript.” o You may print the unofficial transcript. • Beginning with the Class of 2021 o Login to the student information system using your student PID only (not the entire email address). You will use your VCOM password that you use for your email. If you need assistance accessing the student information system, please contact your campus’ registrar. o Select the “My Documents” tab, then select “Unofficial Transcript.” o You may print the unofficial transcript. Rights through the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) VCOM strives to uphold the rights of students and families set forth in the FERPA Act of 1974 and all current FERPA regulations. The act places certain restrictions and limitations on the disclosure of personal identifiable information maintained by VCOM with respect to students, and it limits access to educational records, including the right to access, the right to obtain copies, the right to seek correction of such records through informal and formal internal procedures, and the right to place a statement in such educational records explaining any information that the student believes to be inaccurate or misleading. VCOM has adopted a policy with respect to its student educational records consistent with the requirements of FERPA and regulations promulgated by the Act. VCOM considers certain information to be “directory information” under FERPA and therefore subject to disclosure without prior consent from the student. VCOM will treat name, address (permanent and mailing), telephone (land and cell), VCOM email address, date and place of birth, major field of study, dates of attendance, enrollment status, degrees and awards received, the name of the prior college(s) attended, residency program matched, photographs, participation in student activities, and marital status as directory information. A student has the right to refuse the designation of any or all of the types of information about the student as directory information by the student giving written notice to VCOM no later than 30 days of the commencement of the academic year stating he or she does not want any or all of the types of information about the student designated as directory information. Student social security numbers will be provided as requested in the registration process for the COMLEX and USMLE. For this purpose only, the social security number will be considered directory information, subject to disclosure without prior consent from the student. VCOM shall not disclose the address, telephone number, or email address of any student pursuant to 34 CFR 99.31 (a) or the Virginia Freedom of Information Act unless the student has affirmatively consented in writing to such disclosure. Information on all students offered admission to Virginia’s public and private institutions of higher learning may be submitted to the state police for checking against the sexual offender registry. VCOM is required to submit information in the case of an official subpoena, and as required by the state and federal government. For the purposes of operating the daily academic programs, VCOM has the right to share academic and behavioral record information internally with school officers such as faculty, administration, and pertinent staff who have a

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