Students should be aware that student records submitted to the Institute become the property of the Institute and shall not be released to third parties. Healing Hands Institute reserves the right to use the records, as it deems appropriate. A hold shall be placed on the records of any student that owes an obligation to Healing Hands Institute. A student may not register or receive a transcript from Healing Hands Institute until the obligation is paid in full to Healing Hands Institute and the hold is properly removed. Removal of a hold may take approximately two (2) business days.
TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS
Provided a hold does not exist, a student may request a transcript from the Registration Department by completing and delivering a transcript request form. Healing Hands Institute will release the transcript to the student. Transcript requests may be made in person or by mail. Healing Hands Institute will charge $25.00 for official transcripts, and $5.00 per non-official transcript. Official and non-official transcript request may take approximately five (5) to ten (10) business days to process.
STUDENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW
Healing Hands Institute has policies that ensure that students have access to records as provided under federal and state law. Healing Hands Institute is in compliance with Student Right to Know Act (PL 101-542). The following policies describe student rights in this regard. Please contact the Registration Department for further questions regarding a student’s rights to access his/her records.
AMENDMENT OF RECORDS
A student who believes that information contained in his or her records is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the privacy or other rights of the student, may request that the Institute official who maintains the records amend them. The Institute will decide whether to amend the education records of the student in accordance with the request within a reasonable period of time of receipt of the request. The official who maintains the records has a responsibility to consult with appropriate officials of Healing Hands Institute for further determination or confirmation. If the Institute decides to refuse to amend the education records of the student in accordance with the request, it will so inform the student of the refusal, and advise the student of the right to a hearing.
HEARING PROCEDURES
If the request for a change in the student’s records is denied, the student may appeal the decision to the Director within thirty (30) days and ask for a hearing. The Director shall designate a hearing committee, which will include one administrator other than the one who has denied the request and two faculty members of Healing Hands Institute. The decision of the Hearing Committee shall be final, except that final appeal to the President of the Institute remains open. The challenge to be considered in such hearings may extend only to the material in the respective Healing Hands Institute file, e.g., it may extend to the correct recording of a grade, but not to the appropriateness of the grade.
Students, dissatisfied with the results of a hearing may place a statement in the education record in question commenting upon the information therein, and/or setting forth any reason for disagreement with the Institute’s decision not to correct or amend the record. Such a statement shall become a part of the information contained in the education record and will be disclosed with it.
MAINTENANCE OF STUDENT RECORDS
Official academic records are maintained in the Registration Department. Included are admission applications and associated documentation, the registration forms for each semester; the records of grades and hours received in courses at this institution or accepted here from other institutions; and other documents directly relating to the student’s academic progress and status.
Student records are kept permanently at the school.