Firelands Instructional Services Retention Schedule

BGSU Schedule of Records Retention

Office: Firelands - Instructional Services

In accordance with ORC Section 149.33 and Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees, a schedule for Records Retention and Disposition for the following records is hereby established. This schedule supersedes any and all previous schedules for these records.  The records covered by this schedule, upon expiration of the listed retention periods, shall be destroyed unless otherwise specified.1 No record shall be destroyed, however, that pertains to any pending claim, action, litigation, or request. 

Approvals:

Department Official: Signed
Date: 05/19/2016

Records Manager: Signed
Date: 05/25/2016

Notes:

  1. A Certificate of Records Disposal (CRD) should be prepared prior to the disposal of any records listed on this schedule and retained by the office/department for 10 years after the date of disposal. A copy of the CRD should also be sent to the University Records Manager.
    Confidential paper records must be disposed of through shredding with the University’s approved shredding vendor.
  2. University records include all information, regardless of format (paper, electronic, microform, etc.), created or received by a university office that documents the functions, policies, procedures, decisions, operations or other activities of the office. Retention periods apply to all records regardless of format.
  3. The University Archives will only collect those record series listed on the attached schedule as transferrable to the Archives that at its discretion have continuing historical value. Other historic items listed on the attached schedule or on the university’s General Retention Schedule may also be collected, at the discretion of the Archives.
  4. Storage of inactive/non-permanent records is available at the University Records Center.
  5. Other common records that may not be listed on this schedule may be on the university’s General Retention Schedule; offices may use retentions listed on the General Retention Schedule for records not listed on their departmental schedule.

Schedule Number

Record Series Title 

Main Format(s)

Minimum Retention Period

Schedule Source 

123-01

Course Syllabi

Paper and/or Electronic

Active + 6 years 

GS-004

123-02 

Correspondence, Executive: Deals with significant aspects of the administration of the offices. Includes information on offices, policy, program, fiscal or personnel matters.

Paper and/or Electronic

3 years; then transfer to University Archives for appraisal

GS-028A 

123-03

Correspondence, General: Includes internal letters and memos; also correspondence from various individuals, companies, and organizations requesting information pertaining to agency and legal interpretations and other miscellaneous inquiries. This correspondence is informative (and does not attempt to influence policy). 

Paper and/or Electronic

1 year 

IUC-ADM-00-02; 

GS-028B 

123-04

Correspondence, Routine: Referral letters, request for routine information or publications, setting appointments, etc. Most inquiries answers by standard form letters. 

Paper and/or Electronic

Until no longer of administrative value 

GS-029

123-05 

Departmental Agendas/Minutes: Meeting agendas/minutes for committees and task forces

Paper and/or Electronic

3 years, then transfer to University Archives

IUC-ADM-00-05 

123-06

Promotion and Tenure Files: Recommendations, evaluations, ballots, materials submitted for promotion or tenure. Approval or denial recommendations and pertinent correspondence maintained in permanent personnel files maintained by Provost 

Paper and/or Electronic

5 years 

IUC-HR-40-31

123-07 

Periodical Photocopying Request Forms

Paper

3 years

National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works 

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