Release of Student Information Policy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include the following:

1. The right to inspect and review your education records within forty-five (45) days of the University’s receipt of a request for access. You should submit to the University Registrar a written request that identifies the record(s) you wish to inspect. The Registrar will make arrangements for access and notify you of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the Registrar, the Registrar will advise you of the correct school official to whom the request should be addressed.
2. The right to request the amendment of your education records that you believe are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of your privacy rights under FERPA.

   If you wish to ask the University to amend a record, you should notify the University Registrar in writing, clearly identifying the part of the record you seek to change, and specify why you believe it should be changed. If the University decides not to amend the record as requested, you will be notified in writing of the decision and your right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided in the notification.

3. The right to provide written consent before the University discloses personally identifiable information (PII) from your education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

   The University discloses education records without your prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position; a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee. A school official may also include a volunteer or contractor outside of the University who performs an institutional service or function for which the University would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the University with respect to the use and maintenance of PII from education records. This could include an attorney, auditor, or collection agent or student volunteering to assist another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities for the University.

   Upon request, the University discloses education records without your consent to officials of another school in which you seek or intend to enroll.

   Additionally, FERPA permits the University to comply with information requests from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau (ICE) in order to comply with the requirements of the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS).

4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the 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, SW

   Washington, DC 20202

5. The right to opt out of the release of “Directory Information.” Under FERPA, certain information within your student record is called “Directory Information” because it is not generally considered to be harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Directory Information includes the following: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date and place of birth, major field of study; grade level; enrollment status (undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time); dates of attendance; participation in officially recognized activities; degrees, honors and awards received, and most recent educational agency or institution attended.

   FERPA permits Directory Information to be released to third parties without your consent. However, you have the right to notify the University of your refusal to let the University designate any or all of the above listed information as Directory Information. You must do so by notifying the University Registrar within 30 days of this notice that you do not want any or all of the above listed information to be designated as Directory Information in your student file. To provide this notice, you should submit a case though your iCampus account by selecting the FERPA notification case in the Student Solutions Center.

   You may also contact the University Registrar regarding your right to inspect or seek to amend your education record, or to opt out of the release of Directory Information, by sending written notice to:

   Strayer University Registrar

   2303 Dulles Station Blvd., MS 5C

   Herndon, VA 20171