FERPA Compliance

FERPA, or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, was created in 1974 and is comprised of the rules governing the privacy of educational records. For a detailed description of the law see US Department of Education. FERPA is important because it defines your rights regarding your records, and it acts to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your educational records. Some records may be disclosed without your consent; this is called Directory Information.

Under the provision of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act you have the right to withhold the disclosure of any or all the categories of Directory Information.  A request not to publish must be submitted in writing annually to the Office of the Registrar within two weeks of the start of each term.