School of Podiatric Medicine Registrar Services
https://www.utrgv.edu/school-of-podiatric-medicine/education/registrar-services/
Harlingen Medical Education Building
Phone: (956) 296-2040
Email: sopmregistrar@utrgv.edu
Role of the Office of SOPM Registrar Services
UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine Registrar Services functions as an extension of the University Registrar’s Office and supports podiatric medicine students and faculty by maintaining student permanent academic records and documents pertaining to each matriculated student’s progress through the podiatric medicine program. Our office also provides certification for currently enrolled students and alumni.
Registration:
The Office of SOPM Registrar Services is charged with student registrations for all levels. First and Second year medical students are enrolled for all required coursework for the upcoming year. While year 3 and year 4 are enrolled once information for clerkships, externships and/or rotations is provided by the Office of Clinical Education.
Enrollment Verification including Certification of Good Standing:
An enrollment verification of a student is used to officially verify a student's enrollment status, anticipated graduation date, and proof of attendance. This is often needed for loan deferments, insurance companies, banks, conference attendance, organizational membership applications, and other interested parties.
Students at the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine may request enrollment verifications by downloading and completing the Enrollment Documentation Request Form and forwarding it to our SOPM Registrar Services Offices at SOPMregistrar@utrgv.edu. If appropriate, enrollment verifications will also certify good standing at UTRGV SOPM.
A Certification of Good Standing is used to certify enrollment and to officially certify that the student is in good standing at the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine. Broadly defined, a student in good standing is one who is eligible to continue, return, or transfer elsewhere. It implies good academic standing and good citizenship. Like an enrollment verification, this certification is also often needed for good student discounts, insurance companies, banks, conference attendance, organizational membership applications, and other interested parties.
Confidentiality of Student Educational Records:
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has policies and processes that adequately protects the confidentiality of student records; provides students with access to their records in a timely manner; and provides fair and effective mechanisms for students to challenge information in their student records.
A student’s educational record is considered confidential. The SOM Registrar Services Office provides access of student records to faculty and administrative staff with a legitimate educational need. Students have the right, under the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA), to inspect and review their educational record.
Resources:
Relevant Information and Policies:
SOPM Policy on Student Ability to Challenge the Record
FERPA and The Texas Public Information Act
Name and Email Address Changes
Transcript Requests
Leave of Absence (LOA)
Grade System