Deceased Student Records Policy

The records of deceased students may only be released by the university registrar. Records will be released to survivors in the following order of succession:

• the spouse at the time of death
• a parent
• the executor of the estate
• the eldest surviving child
• the eldest surviving sibling
• any surviving descendent

The petitioner must provide as much of the following student information as possible with a records request:

• name (and maiden name, if applicable)
• Social Security number
• the dates that the deceased student attended St. Thomas
• death certificate (a photocopy is acceptable)

The petitioner must provide the following personal information with a records request:

• name
• address
• evidence that s/he is qualified to receive the records, based on the above criteria or, in the absence of evidence, a statement certifying same.
• phone number
• signature
• date of request

The request should be addressed to the University Registrar.