Notification of Rights under FERPA
About FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a
Federal law that protects the privacy of student education
records. FERPA affords students certain rights with respect to
their educational records:
- The right to inspect and review the student's education
records within 45 days of the day the
University receives a request for access.
- The right to request the amendment of the student’s
education records that the student believes
are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation
of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.
- The right to provide written consent before the
University discloses personally identifiable
information from the student's education records, except to
the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure
without consent.
- 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 name and address of the Office that
administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5901
- You may select to disclose information to third parties
by completing the online disclosure form found in your
student GullNet account -
View FERPA Release Video.
Directory Information
Schools may disclose, without consent, information that the
institution has designated as "Directory information. “
Salisbury University has designated the following as Directory
Information:
- Name
- Local Address
- Date and Place of Birth
- Major field(s) of study
- Participation in officially recognized activities and
sports
- Weight and height of athletic team members
- Dates of attendance
- Degrees and awards received
- Most recent previous educational agency or institution
attended
- Listing of student organizations
Students who want more or less than directory information
listed above to be released without
prior notification or consent should notify the Registrar's
Office. Salisbury University does not sell or otherwise
provide mailing lists of student information to anyone
outside of the University.
The University Registrar is
responsible for compiling and maintaining directory information.
The full text of Salisbury University’s Policy on
Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records
(BOR III – 6.3) is available in the
Student Code of Conduct by the Office
of Student Affairs.
- For more information please visit the U.S. Department of
Education’s
website.
- Click
here to take the
SU FERPA Tutorial (access through GullNet)
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