What It Is
FERPA consent to releaseÌýallows a parent or authorized third party to contact the university on behalf of the student to discuss or request educational or financial records.
Â鶹ÒùÔº establish consent through Buff Portal and create a unique authorization phraseÌýfor each individual or organization for use in confirmingÌýtheir identity. Â鶹ÒùÔº also specify which types of recordsÌýthey're authorizingÌýaccess to:
- All Education RecordsÌýincludes any and all academic, financialÌýand personal information
- Academic Record OnlyÌýincludes, but is not limited to, GPA, grades, degree progress, academic standing, academic holds, class schedule, transcript requests, and academic advising records
- Financial Record OnlyÌýincludes, but is not limited to, financial aid (limited per Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999), account (billing/payments), financial holds, tuition classification, and COF records
Verifying FERPA Consent
Before disclosing any FERPA-protected information to a third party, university faculty and staff must confirm the third party's nameÌýand authorization phrase.
Note: If you're asked for information about a student on full privacy (indicated by a red "private" label in Campus Solutions) and your answer to stepÌý2, 3 or 4 below isÌý"no," you must tell the requester, "Due to data privacy policies, we are unable to respond to your request."