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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

What is FERPA?

FERPA is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.  The law and its regulations for implementation provide students with the following rights:

  • The right to inspect and review their education records
  • The right to seek amendment of the their education records if they believe them to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of their privacy rights
  • The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in their education records, except to the extent that the University is authorized to disclose the information without consent
  • The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the University to comply with FERPA requirements

FERPA Training

To Verify FERPA Training Completion