Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended designates directory information that can be routinely released by the university to any inquirer unless a student requests that it be withheld. This directory information includes:
- Name
- Address
- Telephone Number
- Date of Birth
- Major
- Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
- Weight and height of athletic team members
- Dates of Attendance including current classification and withdrawal dates
- Degrees and Awards received
- Most recent education agency or institution attended
- Initial Registration Date
This data is the only information the university will release without your permission.
You have the right to ask the university to withhold any of these information items. You should consider very carefully whether or not you want to request that this information be withheld. The university receives many inquiries for this information, including but not limited to, prospective employers, licensing agencies, and the like. Should you decide to withhold, you should know that requests for these items from such sources, however legitimate, will be refused. The university cannot assume responsibility for contacting you for subsequent permission to release the information. Regardless of the effect on you, the university assumes no liability for honoring your instructions to withhold. Section 99.34 (a)(ii) of the Privacy Act does permit release regardless of consent in certain situations and in accordance with this section the university will forward your records when requested by a school in which you seek to enroll.
In order to request that directory information be withheld, you must complete a form available in the Student Records Office in WYLL D189. The form is valid until revoked by you.
