Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

• The right to inspect the record. This must be made in writing to the Office of the Registrar.
• The right to correct/amend information on the record. Documentation may be needed.
• The right to give written consent for records to be released, such as an official transcript.
• 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 right to prevent the release of any directory information and educational information.

• FERPA Release of Information - Students may complete this form to give individuals access to their student record.
• FERPA Prevent Release of Directory Information - Students may use this form to prevent disclosure of directory information and their student record.

Under FERPA, once a student reaches the age of 18 or enters college, the rights previously held by the parents transfer exclusively to the student. The payment of a student's tuition by the parent does not, by itself, give the parent the right of access to a student's record.

Ordinarily, parents of GovState students obtain information about their children's records directly from their children. The university is not required to release information to the parents of a student.

The Office of the Registrar may disclose information to parents with the student's written consent. This would entail completing a form authorizing the Office of the Registrar to disclose copies of scholastic and other records to his or her parent.

• The FERPA Family Compliance Office
• GovState has endorsed this act fully and campus implementation of the provisions of FERPA is described in the student records policy (#12).