After graduation, University policy is that all records held by the University must be maintained as they were at the time the degree was conferred. This includes name while enrolled. There is a provision for grades to be updated by Faculty from one calendar year from the end of the last day of classes in that semester the degree may have been awarded. However, such a grade change would not retroactively impact either departmental honors, Latin honors, or reinstate dropped programs.
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Additional Academic Records Information
The Brown University diploma is produced entirely in Latin (except for name of graduate) and bears the Seal of the Corporation of Brown University in the lower center as well as the signatures of the University President and the Secretary of the Corporation.
The Brown University Official Academic Transcript contains all essential academic data, including dates of attendance, courses taken and passed, grades, transfer credits awarded, degree received and relevant remarks.
Brown University has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to act as its agent for verifications of student enrollment and Degree Verification.
Brown University complies with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which was enacted to protect the privacy of educational records and to establish the right of students to inspect and review their educational records.