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The Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) affords students certain
rights with respect to their education records.
These rights are:
1. The right to inspect and review
the student’s education records within 45 days of
the day the University receives a request for
access. Students should submit to the
Registrar, Dean, or other appropriate official,
written request that identify the record(s) they
wish to inspect. The University official will
make arrangements for access and notify the student
of the time and place where the records may be
inspected. If the records are not maintained
by the University official to whom the request was
submitted, that official shall advise the student of
the correct official to whom the request should be
addressed.
2. The right to request the
amendment of the student’s education records that
the student believes is inaccurate or misleading.
Students may ask the University to amend a record
that they believe is inaccurate or misleading.
They should write the University official
responsible for the record, clearly identify the
part of the record they want changed, and specify
why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the
University decides not to amend the record as
requested by the student, the University will notify
the student of the decision and advise the student
of his or her right to a hearing regarding the
request for amendment. Additional information
regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to
the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right of consent to
disclosures of personally identifiable information
contained in the student’s education records, except
to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure
without consent. One exception which permits
disclosure without consent is disclosure to
University officials with legitimate educational
interests. A University official is defined as
a person employed by the University in an
administrative, supervisory, academic, or support
staff position (including law enforcement unit and
health staff); a person or company with whom the
University has contracted (such as an attorney,
auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on
the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an
official committee, such as a disciplinary or
grievance committee, or assisting another school
official in performing his or her tasks. A
University official has a legitimate educational
interest if the official needs to review an
education record in order to fulfill his or her
professional responsibility.
Upon request, the University discloses education
records without a student’s consent to officials of
another school in which a student seeks to enroll.
4. The right to refuse to permit the designation
of the following items of personally identifiable
information as directory information, which is not
subject to the above restrictions of disclosure.
Maryville University designates the following items
as Directory Information:
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Student name
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Address, email address, telephone number
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Major
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Grade level
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Enrollment status (full-or part-time,
undergraduate or graduate)
·
Dates of attendance
·
Degree and awards received
·
Most recent previous school attended
·
Photograph
·
Date and place of birth
·
Participation in officially recognized
activities and sports
·
Height and weight of athletes
The
information listed above may be released without
written consent from the student. Students may
choose to keep directory information confidential by
completing the appropriate form in the Registrar’s
office. It is important to note that
implementing this restriction keeps prospective
employers, insurance companies credit agencies, and
others to whom you want this information shared from
verify information without the student’s written
consent. This restriction remains in place
indefinitely until the student requests, in writing,
to the Registrar’s Office that the restriction is
removed.
5. The right to file a complaint with
the U. S. Department of Education concerning alleged
failures by Maryville 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, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605
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