Fayetteville Policies and Procedures  505.0 

Registration: Withholding of Registration Privileges, Transcripts and Diplomas (HOLDS)

The registrar or treasurer is authorized to withhold registration, grade transcripts and diplomas from students and former students who have failed to meet financial obligations owed to the University or who are included in one or more of the categories detailed below.

Definitions

Registration includes all Priority Registrations and Open Registrations. However, this policy will not deny a student the ability to drop a class or officially withdraw (drop all classes) from the university.

Transcript Release refers to the request for an official university transcript. An official transcript will include the university seal.

Financial Obligations include tuition, fees, room and board, other fines or charges, and student loan payments.

Registration may be withheld when the financial obligations are 30 days or more past due and greater than $500.00 in aggregate.  Registration may be withheld when the financial obligations are over 1 (one) year past due for amounts less than $500.00. Transcripts and diplomas will be withheld for ANY outstanding balance.

 

Office	Reason	Services to Hold
Treasurer	Past due financial obligations. Failure to complete a financial responsibility agreement. Failure to complete an exit interview in ECSI for the Perkins student loan. Failure to sign and return repayment schedules. Non-compliance with provisions in Student Loan Promissory Notes or other payment arrangements. Returned payments.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Transit and Parking	Past due financial obligations.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Judicial Affairs	Non-response to pre-hearing conference. Non-compliance with directives or sanctions.	Registration
Health Center	Failure to show proof of immunizations. Past due financial obligations.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Global Campus	Past due financial obligations.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Operations Management	Past due financial obligations.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Graduate Resident Center	Past due financial obligations.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Residence Life	Failure to comply with freshman housing requirement as defined in Board Policy 845.1.	Registration
Student Affairs	Past due financial obligations with fraternities or sororities contracted with the University of Arkansas.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts
Psychological Clinic	Past due financial obligations.	Registration Diplomas Transcripts

The office placing the hold is responsible for removing the hold when the student satisfies the hold condition. The registrar or treasurer can authorize additional holds as deemed necessary.

Revised July 6, 2021
Revised March 23, 2016
Revised August 3, 2015
Reformatted for Web May 6, 2014
Revised December 5, 2011
Revised March 2007
Revised December 2004
Revised November 2000
Revised: October 1998
Revised: June 1997
Revised: May 2, 1994
Written: August 17, 1992, Treasurer’s Office