4. Students on campus with specific testing needs will need to schedule their testing with student support services ahead of time and be responsible for making sure professors forward testing materials to the student support services office by the testing date. 5. Students must complete exams and quizzes by the deadlines set by the professor.
FERPA POLICY What is It?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student’s education records. This federal law, known as the Buckley Amendment, was enacted to establish procedures for disclosing information contained in student records, to insure the privacy of these records for the student, to establish the rights of students to inspect their educational records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate data through informal and formal hearings. Davis College is in compliance with the FERPA guidelines. The act applies to students enrolled in higher education institutions as well as K–12 students. If a student is a minor (e.g., under the age of eighteen), the parents or legal guardians are afforded the rights. Only when the student has signed a written release giving their parent(s) or legal guardian access to their record is an institution allowed to release information from the student’s education record to parents. The act also applies to former students but does not apply to applicants for admissions.
According to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the essence of the act as it affects higher education students and institutions is:
College students must be permitted to inspect their own education records.
Institutions may not disclose information about students nor permit inspection of their records without written permission, unless such action is covered by certain exceptions permitted in the Act.
What Is Davis College’s Policy on FERPA? An education record is defined as a record maintained by an educational institution and includes information that makes a student personally identifiable. Davis College will permit students to inspect and review their education records. It will not disclose education records about students nor allow inspection of student records without a written request. Davis College will also release educational records to parents of students only upon receipt of a written request from both the student and parent. Davis College will maintain a record of each request for access to and each disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records of each student. Davis College at its discretion may disclose directory information, but students may protect all or part of this data from disclosure. When an individual requests student information from Davis College, the college will respond in accordance with FERPA guidelines. What Information May an Institution Disclose? There are two types of information distinguished under FERPA: personally identifiable information and directory information. Certain conditions exist with regards to disclosure of each kind of information. Personally Identifiable Information Davis College will not disclose personally identifiable information from the student’s education records except with the written consent of the student. Examples of personally identifiable information are: – The name of the student’s parent or other family member – The address of the student or student’s family – A personal identifier such as the student’s Social Security Number or another student identifier – Other information that would make the student’s identity easily traceable
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