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| Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) | |
| NOTICE OF RIGHTS ACCORDING TO ELIGIBLE CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS BY THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. The Family Rights and Privacy Act allows the North Dakota State College of Science to release certain information about students. The following categories of information have been designated by NDSCS as information that may be released upon request: (a) name, campus address, home address and telephone listing; (b) date of birth; (c) sex and marital status; (d) name and address of parent(s); (e) major field of study, including the college, division, department or program in which the student is enrolled; (f) classification as a freshman or sophomore, or by number referring to such classes; (g) participation in officially recognized activities and sports; (h) weight and height of members of athletic teams; (i) dates of attendance; (j) degrees and awards received, including selection to the President’s Honor Roll; (k) the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student. | |
| NDSCS follows the North Dakota University System Board policy regarding FERPA directory information. The NDUS policy states directory information is limited to the following: student’s name, home address, local address, telephone listing, e-mail address, date and place of birth, major field of study, class level, participation in officially recognized activities/sports, weight and height of athletic team members, degrees and awards received, dates of attendance, most recent educational institution attended by the student enrollment status (full-time/part-time). | |
| Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, students have the right to request directory information not be made public by notifying NDSCS Enrollment Services office located in Haverty Hall 105/106. Students should be aware that information might be collected for use in publications in advance of printing or the completion of restrict directory information form or prior to the student restricting information through the CampusConnection. In order to effectively suppress release of directory information, students must restrict their directory information by the 10th day of the term and not reverse that restriction during the term. If the request has been made after the 10th day of classes of any term, a student’s directory information may have been released publicly in printed, electronic or other forms. | |
| NDSCS may receive many inquiries for “directory information” from a variety of sources including, but not limited to prospective employers, other colleges and universities, graduate schools, licensing agencies, government agencies, media, parents, friends and relatives. Student should consider very carefully the consequences of their decision to withhold release of any or all directory information items. NDSCS has no responsibility to contact students for subsequent permission to release directory information after it is restricted. NDSCS will honor student requests to withhold directory information until the student specifically and officially requests the lift of these restrictions. | |
| Educational records are those records which are directly related to a student and maintained by this institution or by a party acting for this institution. These records include any information from which students can be individually identified, and have not been previously defined as public directory information. | |
| Under the laws of FERPA, NDSCS will not disclose information about current or former students nor permit inspection of their educational records without the expressed, written consent of the student. | |
| Current and former students will be permitted to inspect and review their own educational records, to the exclusion of their parents and/or guardians. This applies to all students enrolled at NDSCS, regardless of age. | |
| Specific exemptions do apply to the release of educational records. These exemptions include the situations that follow. Parents of students who are dependents, as defined under tax code, must be permitted to inspect and review the educational records of the student. | |
| Educational records must be disclosed pursuant to lawfully issued subpoenas or court orders. Educational records may be disclosed if knowledge of personal information contained in these education records is, in fact, deemed necessary by institutional personnel to protect the health or safety of the student or other person. Upon request, NDSCS discloses education records without consent to officials of another NDUS institution in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. See Grievance/Appeal Procedures for additional information. |
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