Credential and Criminal Background Checks

University policy regarding Credential and Criminal Background checks require the deparment verify the degree, certification or license if requirement of the position or if the selection was influenced by an advanced degree, certification or license. No notice of credential check is necessary in ads. Criminal Background check policy is limited to positions that entail particular risk and notice is required in ads. Both require signed release forms before checks can be conducted.

Policy regardinig credential checks, release forms and FCRA summary:
http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/administration/background_checks.html

URL for Degree Verify:
http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/

Transaction (appointment and transfer):
Enter credentials and note whether each has been verified.
“Verification Required”
“Verification Complete”

• Approximately 250 in the system.
• To ease locating the correcting one, have placed in six categories:
  • FCL – facilities
  • HCN – health care nursing (both College of Nursing and UIHC Dept of Nursing)
  • HCO – health care other
  • INT – information technology
  • MSC – miscellaneous
  • RES - research
• A message exists on the transaction forms stating that, if the credential you are seeking cannot be located, contact Judie Hermsen, University Human Resources.