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University of Saint Mary
complies fully with the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA) permits access to education
records by eligible students or by
parents of dependent students. Dependent
student is defined in section 152 of
the Internal Revenue code of 1954.
If dependent status is documented and
upon written request of the parent
and prior notification to the student,
education records may be released.
In accordance with FERPA a student
or parent of a dependent student shall
have the right to know the type of
education records maintained, to inspect
and to review education records, to
seek corrections of errors, and to
give consent to disclosure of information
from these records.
Directory information
concerning students may be released
unless the student specifically requests
that such information be withheld.
University of Saint Mary recognizes
directory information to include at
a minimum a student’s name, address,
telephone listing, date and place of
birth, major field of study, participation
in officially recognized activities
and sports, dates of attendance, degrees,
honors and awards received, and the
most recent previous education agency
or institution attended by the student.
All students must inform the Office
of the Registrar before the end of
the two-week period following the first
day of classes if they wish that any
or all of the information designated
as directory information not be released.
Copies of the University
of Saint Mary policy, which informs
students of their rights under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act, may be obtained in the Office
of the Dean of Students and the Office
of the Registrar. |
