FERPA
Notification of Rights under FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights
with respect to their education records. These rights include:
1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days
of the day the University receives a request for access.
A student should submit to the registrar, a written request that identifies the record(s)
the student wishes to inspect (Email is not acceptable). The Registrar or designee
will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where
the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the University
official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student
of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights under FERPA.
A student who wishes to ask the University to amend a record should write the University Registrar (Email is not acceptable), clearly identify the part of the record the student wants changed, and specify why it should be changed. If the University decides not to amend the record as requested, the University will notify the student in writing of the decision and the student's right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to provide written consent before the University discloses personally
identifiable information from the student's education records, except to the extent
that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
The University discloses education records without a student's prior written consent
under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational
interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative,
supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position (including law enforcement
unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the University has
contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using University employees
or officials (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving
on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a
disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing
his or her tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities for the University.
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the University to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5901