- Maintenance, security and accuracy of all student academic records of the institution
- Coordination of registration and enrollment activities
- Veteran’s Affairs administration
- Preparation and maintenance of enrollment statistics
- Graduation verification
- Transcripts and enrollment verification
Accreditation
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the MD degree, Master's degrees, Doctoral degrees and certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Brock VHS.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
Student Status
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University is required to report monthly the status of all students enrolled in degree and certificate programs. Those reports are sent to the National Student Clearinghouse, an organization empowered by the U.S. Department of Education to collect and monitor selected data including student status. The majority of Brock VHS students are full-time, which is typically defined as being enrolled in 9 credit hours or more. The MD program does not use credit hours, but with comparatively rare exceptions (e.g., completing the M2 curriculum but not passing Step 1 of the USMLE) our medical students are full-time. Other status categories include half-time, less than half-time, leave of absence, withdrawn or graduated.
Reporting Student Status Changes
It is essential that Registrar and Financial Aid be notified promptly when a status change occurs or when events suggest that a status change is likely. As such, key officials such as Program Directors, Course Directors, the Associate Dean for Education, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and selected others should notify the Registrar and the Financial Aid office if a student:
- Does not attend the first day of a required class/clerkship/elective or related activity mandated by the program, either with or without having contacted a program official about being unable to attend;
- Does not sit as scheduled for boards; or
- Expresses an interest or intent to withdraw, request a leave of absence or drop one or more classes.
Program officials should always err on the side of caution and report immediately any action that they feel could result in a status change.
Student Transcript Request
There is a $10 fee for each official transcript requested to be paid on the clearinghouse secure site.
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide this new transcript ordering service. This process allows current students, graduates or any other student that attended Brock VHS the ability to use a credit card or debit card to order and pay for transcripts in one secure online transaction.
The National Student Clearinghouse transcript ordering service provides simple, step-by-step instructions, automatic updates on the status of your order, and a 24-hour support network if you encounter any difficulties during your transaction.
To order an official transcript(s), visit https://tsorder.studentclearinghouse.org/school/ficecode/01033800
- The site will walk you through placing your order, including delivery options and fees. You can order as many transcripts as you like in a single session.
- Your signed consent is required to fulfill your transcript order. For your convenience, you will be allowed to sign the consent form using your mouse.
- Order updates will be emailed to you to confirm when we have received and processed your transcript request. You can also check your order or history online. Your card will only be charged after your order has been completed.
- Official transcripts are issued by the Registrar's Office and bear the school seal and Registrar's signature.
- Official transcripts are not processed if the student has an outstanding obligation, financial or otherwise.
- Currently enrolled students may view their unofficial transcript by visiting the student portal at https://mysis.evms.edu/
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
U.S. Code, 38 U.S.C.367(c)
Title 38 United States Code Section 3679(c)
Updated Title 38 United States Code Section 3679(c)
The following individuals shall be charged the in-state rate, or otherwise considered a resident, for tuition purposes:
• A veteran using educational assistance under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill –Active Duty Program) or Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 G.I. Bill), of Title 38, United States Code, who lives in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of their formal state of residence).
• Anyone using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits who lives in the state where the IHL is located, and the transferor is a member of the uniformed service serving on active duty.
• A spouse or child using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9) who lives in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of their formal state of residence).
• A spouse or child using benefits under Survivors' and Dependents' Education Assistance.
(Chapter 35) living in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of their formal state of residence).
• An individual using educational assistance under chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) who lives in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of their formal state of residence) effective for courses, semesters, or terms beginning after March 1, 2019.
• Anyone described above remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same institution. Therefore, the described person must be enrolled in the institution and use educational benefits under Chapters 30, 31, 33 or 35 of Title 38, United States Code.
GI Bill is a registered trademark of the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Webs site at http://www.benefis.va.gov/gibill.