Record Expungement

Record Expungement

Expungement is when a student or alumni's conduct record is maintained by Student Conduct but is not shared with requesting agencies via the Student Conduct Record Verification process. A record verification is a verification of your student conduct record at Auburn University. This verification can be requested by law schools, medical schools, travel abroad programs, state bar associations, government agencies, or as part of admissions or employment processes. When a student's record is expunged, any record Student Conduct maintains of a finding of responsibility will not be shared with the requesting agency as part of the process.

Expungement requests only apply to a student's non-academic conduct record maintained by Student Conduct. Reports and/or other correspondence maintained by other university departments such as the Title IX Office and Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, the College of Veterinary Medicine or the College of Pharmacy are not subject to expungement under this policy.

Expunged records are only released as required by law. It is important to note that a student with an expunged record may still need to disclose information regarding their past conduct history at Auburn University to a third party including a potential employer, another university through the admissions process, or a professional governing body (ex: a Bar or Medical Board), based on the questions being asked by the organization as part of their record verification process.

Requesting an Expungement

To process your expungement request, Auburn University students and alumni must submit the following forms:

  1. Expungement Request Form

  2. A paper (minimum 1 page, 1" margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced) explaining what steps were taken to address the behavior, how behavior has changed since the incident occurred and what was learned from the incident.

These forms may be submitted:

  • In person at the Student Conduct Office, Auburn University Melton Student Center, Suite 1206

  • Via email to conduct@auburn.edu

  • Via mail:
    Attention: Expungement Request
    Auburn University
    Student Conduct
    255 Heisman Drive, Suite 1206
    Auburn, AL 36849

  • Via fax:
    Send to 334-844-1132, Auburn University Student Conduct; Expungement Request

Frequently Asked Questions

Some graduate schools, study abroad programs, government agencies, professional associations and employers will request a student conduct record verification to confirm the contents of a student’s non-academic record. While the results of previous conduct record verification will not be affected, requests for a student conduct request letter after a record has been expunged will state that a student has no findings of responsibility with Auburn University Student Conduct. Record expungement does not remove conduct records from cases adjudicated by the Title IX Office and Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity, Academic Honesty, the College of Veterinary Medicine or the Harrison College of Pharmacy.

Student Conduct is required by law and university policy to retain certain types of information for a designated period of time. For more information on student records, see section XI.A of the Code of Student Conduct.

After your educational outcomes have been completed.

No, we do not charge for expungement requests.

No, only requests received in person, via email, mail or fax will be processed.

The processing time to complete the expungement request once the form is received is approximately five to seven business days but may take longer due to the volume of requests received or due to university holidays or closures.

An expungement request would be denied if the paperwork is not filled out correctly, sanctions were not completed by the required deadline, the record includes more than one violation of the Code of Student Conduct, or if the incident involved physical abuse, providing alcohol to minors, possession of drugs, except marijuana, distribution or sale of drugs, violation of the weapons policy, sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment, or suspension/expulsion.

If your expungement request was denied because the paperwork was not filled out correctly or the reflection paper was inadequate, Student Conduct will process your request a second time once these issues are addressed.

For additional questions, please contact Student Conduct at 334-844-1305.