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Inside.Waldenu.Edu>Registrar>FERPA
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FERPA Information 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 their education records within 45 days of when the university receives a request for access. Students should submit to the registrar written requests that identify the records they want to inspect. The registrar will make arrangements for access and notify the students of when and how the records will be made available. The university may charge a fee for copies of records.
2. The right to request the amendment of their education records that they believe are inaccurate. Students should write the registrar, clearly identify the part of their records they want changed, and specify why that part is inaccurate. If the university decides not to amend a record as requested, the university notifies the student of the decision and advises 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 their education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interest. A school official is a person employed by the university in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the university has contracted (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 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 follows:
Family Policy Compliance Office
Click here to download the FERPA Release Form
The university has designated the following categories of student/alumni information as public or as “directory information.” The university may disclose this information at its discretion. Currently enrolled students and alumni may withhold disclosure of the information listed below under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. To request suppression of directory information, students and alumni can download and complete the Directory Supress form at any time. The mailing address and or fax number is located on the form.
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