Records Retention Schedule
The UND Records Retention Schedule is an approved policy that lists common record series found in university departments. It provides retention guidelines for the Office of Record and Copy Holders based on administrative, fiscal, historical, and legal value. It also provides guidance on the proper disposal methods for each record series after the approved retention period has been met.
UND Records Retention Schedule - Complete (PDF file - 45 pages)
- Last updated September 23, 2020
UND Records Retention Schedule - Most Commonly Used Records Series (Excel file - 4 pages)
- Last updated July 15, 2020
- This document includes the most commonly used records series from the Records Retention Schedule
- These records series can also be found in the UND Records Retention Schedule - Complete
Shred Vendor Pickup Schedule
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January 21, 2021
February 4, 2021
February 18, 2021
March 4, 2021
March 18, 2021
April 1, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 29, 2021
May 13, 2021
May 27, 2021
June 10, 2021
June 24, 2021
July 8, 2021
July 22, 2021
August 5, 2021
August 19, 2021
September 2, 2021
September 16, 2021
September 30, 2021
October 14, 2021
October 28, 2021
November 11, 2021
December 2, 2021
December 16, 2021
January 6, 2022
Abbreviations
ACFY = After Current Fiscal Year
A fiscal year starts each July 1st and runs through the following June 30th. For example, we are currently in FY21 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021).
ACM = After Conditions Met
The term After Conditions Met refers to additional details regarding retention triggers for the record series.
AE = After Expiration
ALA = After Last Action
AT = After Termination
CY = Current Year (Calendar Year)
PERM = Permanent
SUP = Superseded
Records that are routinely updated, revised, or replaced with a newer version, and where the previous version has no continuing value.
UD = Updated
WA = While Active
The term while active is used to identify a "triggering event date." This event must occur before the retention period can begin. For example, with personnel files, the retention guideline is WA+6 years. In this case, from reading the record series description we can see that the triggering event date would be the date of employee termination. Using the date the employee terminated, we would add 6 years to that, and that date would be our disposition date.
Terms:
Record - The complete set of documentation, regardless of media format, which serves to document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the institution.
Records Management - The systematic control of information from creation or receipt, through processing and use, until final disposition or placement in an archive.
Records Retention Schedule - An approved timetable stating retention periods (length of time to maintain) and the method of disposal for the records.
Records Series - A group of related records filed and used together as a unit and evaluated as a unit for retention purposes
Retention Period - The length of time a record must be maintained, based on administrative, fiscal, historical, and legal values before disposition can take place
Disposition - Action to be taken on a record series at a specified time. May entail destruction, reformatting, transfer, or permanent retention.
Office of Record - The department that is responsible for maintaining the official record copy of a document for the institution.
Copy Holder - Department(s) that hold a copy of a record for their own use. They are not responsible for maintaining the official record copy, and in most cases have a reduced retention time frame.
Fiscal Year Easy-Reference Disposal Chart (FY 2021)
Record retention time of | Dispose of records prior to |
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ACFY+1 | July 1, 2019 |
ACFY+2 | July 1, 2018 |
ACFY+3 | July 1, 2017 |
ACFY+4 | July 1, 2016 |
ACFY+5 | July 1, 2015 |
ACFY+6 | July 1, 2014 |
ACFY+7 | July 1, 2013 |
ACFY+8 | July 1, 2012 |
ACFY+9 | July 1, 2011 |
ACFY+10 | July 1, 2010 |