Departmental Records Retention Schedules

The following departmental records retention schedules include records series that are held by only one department/unit in the WSU system. Records series held by two or more departments/units are on the All-University records retention schedule.  Note: Your WSU NID is required to view these schedules.

Department/UnitRevised Date
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program (ADARP)06/14/2017
Alumni Association06/29/2016
Anthropology (Dept. of)02/05/2025
Bursar's Office: Cashier06/29/2016
Accounts Payable06/14/2017
General Accounting06/14/2017
Sponsored Programs Services06/29/2016
Campus Veterinarian (Office of the)02/07/2024
Carson College of Business (CCB)06/29/2016
Cougar Card Center06/14/2017
Cougar Health Services08/05/2020
Dining Services06/05/2019
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication (EMCC)08/05/2020
Environmental Health and Safety (Dept. of)10/05/2022
Facilities Services06/14/2017
Faculty Senate06/14/2017
Finance and Administration (Office of Vice President)06/29/2016
Global Campus08/04/2021
Government Relations02/07/2024
Graduate School06/29/2016
Horticulture (Dept. of)06/29/2016
Housing & Residence Life02/05/2025
Human Resource Services10/05/2022
Institutional Research06/29/2016
Intercollegiate Athletics06/29/2016
Internal Audit Office10/05/2022
International Programs06/29/2016
Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections06/29/2016
Museum of Art06/14/2017
Nuclear Science Center06/14/2017
Office of Commercialization06/29/2016
Office of Research06/29/2016
Office of Research Assurances (ORA)02/07/2024
Office Research Support and Operations (ORSO)06/05/2019
Payroll Services06/14/2017
Policies, Records, and Forms (Office of)06/05/2019
President’s Office06/14/2017
Provost (Office of the)02/07/2024
Psychology Clinic06/29/2016
Psychology (Dept. of)06/29/2016
Public Safety Administration10/05/2022
Radiation Safety Office06/05/2019
Real Estate & External Business Operations (REBO)06/14/2017
Registrar (Office of the)10/05/2022
Risk Management02/07/2024
School of Music06/29/2016
Student Financial Services06/29/2016
Transportation Services06/14/2017
University Ombuds06/14/2017
University Marketing and Communications06/14/2017
University Recreation06/05/2019
Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering08/05/2020
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL)06/29/2016
Washington State Pest Management Resource Service (WPMRS)06/29/2016
WSU Children’s Center08/04/2021
WSU Extension10/05/2022
WSU Extension Energy Program06/05/2019
WSU Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center06/29/2016
WSU Police Department02/07/2024
WSU Spokane - College of Nursing: Finance and Administrative Services 06/05/2019
WSU Spokane - College of Pharmacy
06/29/2016
WSU Spokane - Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
06/02/2021
WSU Spokane: Math. Eng. Science Achievement Program (MESA)
06/29/2016
WSU Spokane: Pharmacology (Drug Information Center)06/29/2016
WSU Tri-Cities: Admissions and Registration06/29/2016
WSU Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center 06/29/2016