Number: 825
Subject: STUDENTS' RIGHTS-EDUCATIONAL RECORDS
The Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights
with respect to their educational records. They are:
(1) The
right to inspect and review the student's educational records within 45 days of
the day the University receives a request.
Students should submit written
requests to the Vice President for Strategic Services that identify the
record(s) they wish to inspect. The University official will notify the student
of the time and place where the records may be inspected.
(2) The
right to request the amendment of the student's educational records that the
student believes are inaccurate or misleading.
Students may ask, in writing, for
the University to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading.
If the University decides not to amend the record as requested, the University
will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her
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 consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information
contained in the student's educational records, except to the extent that FERPA
authorizes disclosure without consent.
One exception which permits
disclosure without consent is disclosure to University officials with
legitimate educational interests. A school official has a legitimate
educational interest if the official needs to review an educational record in
order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
(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