Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Notice Concerning the Inspection and Release of Student Records
Appalachian State University complies with all provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). The full statement of the University's policy is available in the Office of the Registrar. Within the limits prescribed by FERPA, students have the right to inspect and challenge the contents of their education records. Access to education records is coordinated through the Registrar's Office. Students who wish to inspect their records should contact that office between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
The University routinely releases to the public ONLY "Directory Information", as follows: the student's name; local telephone listing; University post office box number; University e-mail address; academic classification; enrollment status during a particular academic term (i.e., full time or part time); field(s) of study; dates of attendance; degrees, honors and awards received; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight, height, athletic statistics and photographic representations of members of athletic teams. Any student who wishes to have the above Directory Information withheld must complete and sign the appropriate request form in the Registrar's Office. To be effective during an academic term, such requests must be made by the close of the drop/add period for the particular term.
Annual Notification of Rights
Students' Education Records at General Administration of The University of North Carolina: Certain personally identifiable information about students "education records") may be maintained at The University of North Carolina General Administration, which serves the Board of Governors of the University system. This student information may be the same as, or derivative of, information maintained by a constituent institution of the University; or it may be additional information. Whatever their origins, education records maintained at General Administration are subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). FERPA provides that a student may inspect his or her education records. If the student finds the records to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights, the student may request amendment to the record. FERPA also provides that a student's personally identifiable information may not be released to someone else unless (1) the student has given a proper consent for disclosure or (2) provisions of FERPA or federal regulations issued pursuant to FERPA permit the information to be released without the student's consent. A student may file with the U.S. Department of Education a complaint concerning failure of General Administration or an institution to comply with FERPA.
The policies of The University of North Carolina General Administration concerning FERPA may be inspected in the office at each constituent institution designated to maintain the FERPA policies of the institution. Policies of General Administration may also be accessed in the Office of the Secretary of The University of North Carolina, General Administration, 910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC. Further details about FERPA and FERPA procedures at General Administration are to be found in the referenced policies. Questions about the policies may be directed to Legal Section, Office of the President, The University of North Carolina, General Administration, Annex Building, 910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC (mailing address P.O. Box 2688, Chapel Hill, NC 275152688; tel: 919-962-4588).
