Student Records

Please refer to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy for student rights regarding their education records.

Legal Name Change

Changes to external records require a legal name and/or gender change.  Current students who have changed their legal name should notify Enrollment Services.  Once a legal name and/or gender change has been secured, documentation must be provided to Enrollment Services and campus directories will be updated with the legal name and/or gender change.

For more information on how to secure a legal name change please visit this website. 

Chosen Name Policy

It is the policy of ArtCenter that any current student or employee may choose a first name in addition to the legal name within the College’s internal information systems. The chosen first name shall be used in College communications and reporting, except where the use of the legal name is required. Similarly, any current student or employee may choose to identify a gender for internal use, except where the use of a previously assigned gender is required. Please see the Chosen Name and Gender Policy for details. 

Transcript of Academic Record

An academic transcript is documentation of a student’s permanent academic record, and includes all courses taken, all grades received, all honors received and degree conferred. The Enrollment Services office maintains academic transcripts of course work for college-approved credit and releases academic record transcripts in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Official transcripts can be requested through the Transcript Ordering Center from the National Student Clearinghouse.