FERPA

Overview

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) guarantees students certain rights:

to inspect and review their education records;

to amend their education record;

to have some control over disclosure of information from their educational record.

Student Rights Under FERPA
The Act provides students with the right to inspect and review information contained in their education records, to challenge the contents of those records which students consider to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of their privacy or other rights, to have a hearing if the outcome of the challenge is unsatisfactory, and to submit explanatory statements for inclusion in their records if the decision of a hearing officer or panel is unacceptable.

Directory Information
Directory Information is information that may be disclosed to a third party without the student’s permission. Regis University has designated the following as Directory Information:

Name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, dates of attendance, class level.

Previous institution(s) attended, major/ minor field of study, awards, honors, degree(s) conferred.

Past and present participation in officially recognized sports and activities, physical factors of athletes (height and weight), date and place of birth.

The penalty for non-compliance could be the loss of federal financial aid funds.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to download Regis University's brochure, FERPA, for more information.

Instructions on granting parent/spouse rights to transcript and schedule information.

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Institutional Compliance Requirements

Written Institutional Policy
Confidentiality of Student Records

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