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a Withdrawn (W) grade through the last day of the 10 th week of the full semester, the second week ofInterterm and Summer Session I, and the fourth week of Summer Session II. Following thesedeadlines, the option of withdrawing will no longer be available.Information listing specific deadline dates is listed on the inside front cover of the College Catalog,mailed to students and faculty at the beginning of each semester, and posted on the Registrar‘s webpage (http://www.bridgewater.edu/registrar).Registrar ServicesThe mission of the Registrar‘s Office is to provide support services in a consistent and friendlymanner to the Bridgewater College community. This entails overseeing the security and accuracy ofstudents‘ records, providing academic support to faculty and students, and processing appropriaterequests for information for current students, faculty, staff, and alumni.RegistrarMs. Cynthia HowdyshellAssistant RegistrarMs. Amber BeallLocation Flory 101Hours8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – FridayTelephone 828-5314, 828-5312Address Box 26E-mailregistrar@bridgewater.eduInternethttp://www.bridgewater.edu/registrarFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, pertains to student educationalrecords maintained by Bridgewater College. The Act allows students and parents of dependentstudents access to their educational records while also protecting their right to privacy by limiting thetransferability of records without the students‘ consent. The following guidelines are to assist allmembers of the Bridgewater College community in understanding the provisions of the Act as theyapply to Bridgewater College.TranscriptsRequests for transcripts of academic records should be directed to the Registrar‘s Office. Inaccordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student‘s academic recordcan only be released upon written request by the student. Students requesting an official or studentcopy of their transcript may do so in writing to the Registrar‘s Office. By law, the request mustinclude the student‘s signature and date of request. Transcripts will be issued to the student orinstitution designated, provided that all financial obligations to Bridgewater College have been met.The transcript will show the academic status of the student, listing academic probation and/oracademic suspension. In addition, the transcript will reflect the disciplinary or honor councilsuspension status of any student who requests a transcript from Bridgewater College while undersuspension. However, no such disciplinary notation will remain on the transcript of a BridgewaterCollege graduate following commencement.Student Access to Educational RecordsAll current and former students may have access to their educational records upon submitting awritten request to the Registrar. Compliance with all requests will be made within a reasonablelength of time but no later than 45 days from the date of receipt of the written request. Students3