Ferpa Guidelines
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is the federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
Aquinas College students have the right to review the accuracy of information kept in their cumulative file by the Registrar upon written request.
Student records will not be made available to unauthorized persons, nor will they be given to any institution or individual without the written permission of the student. This includes parents, spouses and family members. To view a description or Aquinas College Confidentiality of Student Records and Disclosure of Education Records, please click here to read pg. 20 of our student handbook or contact the Office of the Registrar for a copy.
A copy of the FERPA release form can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar, or you may download the (PDF) form below.
FERPA Release Form:
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Did you know?
Passed by Congress in 1974, the Act grants four specific rights to the adult student: the right to see the information that the institution is keeping on the student; the right to seek amendment to those Records and in certain cases append a statement to the record; the right to consent to disclosure of his/her records, and the right to file a complaint with the FERPA Office in Washington.