Employers and Professional Organizations:

Degree and Enrollment Verifications for current and former students are provided through our authorized agent, the National Student Clearinghouse.

The National Student Clearinghouse may be contacted at:

Web: www.studentclearinghouse.org
Phone: (703) 742-4200
Fax: (703) 742-4239
e-mail: service@studentclearinghouse.org
Mail: National Student Clearinghouse
13454 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Herndon, VA 20171

Certification Forms Completed by Northwestern:

The Office(s) of the Dean and the University’s Division of Student Affairs will consult with one another as necessary, and share with one another the contents of a student’s education records, including but not limited to any disciplinary or academic integrity/dishonesty records, for the purpose of completing any certification forms (or other comparable forms) that a student requests be submitted to any and all graduate schools (or other institutions of higher education), employers, accrediting/licensing bodies, or government agencies in connection with an application for admission, employment, or accreditation/licensure. The Office(s) of the Dean and the University’s Division of Student Affairs will disclose on such certification/application forms sanctions of suspension or exclusion from the University imposed pursuant to applicable academic integrity/dishonesty procedures and sanctions of removal from and/or relocation within University housing, probation, suspension, and exclusion imposed pursuant to the University’s disciplinary procedures.

 

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