FERPA Annual Notification of Student Rights

Your FERPA Rights

As a student, your rights under FERPA begin when you turn 18 years old or enroll at a post-secondary institution, such as a college or university, at any age. Your rights include:

FERPA Exceptions to Written Consent Requirement

FERPA allows the university to share education records without your consent under certain conditions detailed in §99.31 of the FERPA regulations. With the exception of disclosures to university officials, certain judicial orders or lawfully issued subpoenas, directory information and disclosures made directly to you (the student), as detailed in §99.32 of the FERPA regulations, requires the university to keep a record of the disclosure. You have the right to review disclosure logs.

The university may share personal identifiable information from education records without written consent:

• To other university officials whom the university has determined to have legitimate educational interests, as described above. This includes contractors, consultants, volunteers or other parties to whom the university has outsourced institutional services or roles, provided that certain conditions are met. (§99.31(a)(1))
• To officials of another university where the student seeks to enroll or is already enrolled, if it’s related to the student’s enrollment or transfer, subject to the requirements of §99.34. (§99.31(a)(2))
• To authorized representatives of the U.S. Comptroller General, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Education, or state and local educational authorities, such as a state agency responsible for supervising the university’s state-supported education programs.
  • Disclosures under this provision may be made, subject to the requirements of §99.35, in connection with an audit or evaluation of federal- or state-supported education programs, or for the enforcement of or compliance with federal legal requirements that relate to those programs. These entities may make further disclosures of personal identifiable information to outside entities designated by them as authorized representatives to conduct any audit, evaluation or enforcement or compliance activity on their behalf. (§§99.31(a)(3) and 99.35)
• For financial aid in which the student has applied or received, if it is needed to determine eligibility, amount of the aid, or terms and conditions of the aid. (§99.31(a)(4))
• To state and local officials or authorities when authorized by state statute in certain cases. (§99.31(a)(5))
• To organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, the university. This can be for predictive tests, to administer student aid programs or improve instruction. (§99.31(a)(6))
• To accrediting organizations to carry out their functions. (§99.31(a)(7))
• To parents, if the student is a dependent for IRS personal taxes. (§99.31(a)(8))
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena. (§99.31(a)(9))
• To appropriate officials in connection with a health or safety emergency, subject to §99.36. (§99.31(a)(10))
• When it’s information the university has designated as “directory information” under §99.37 (see section on Requests to Restrict Directory Information). (§99.31(a)(11))
• To a victim of an alleged perpetrator of a violent crime or a non-forcible sex offense, subject to the requirements of §99.39. The disclosure may only include the final results of the disciplinary proceeding with respect to that alleged crime or offense, regardless of the finding. (§99.31(a)(13))
• To the general public, the final results of a disciplinary proceeding, subject to the requirements of §99.39, if the university determines the student is an alleged perpetrator of a crime of violence or non-forcible sex offense and the student has committed a violation of the university’s rules or policies with respect to the allegation made against him/her/them. (§99.31(a)(14))
• To parents regarding the violation of any federal, state or local law, or of any rule or policy of the university, governing the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if the university determines a disciplinary violation was committed and the student is under the age of 21. (§99.31(a)(15))
• The disclosure concerns sex offenders and other individuals required to register under section 17010 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

Manage Directory Information Restrictions

When attending Purdue, you may request to restrict the release of directory information (except to university officials with a legitimate educational interest as outlined above) or remove a restriction at any time. The restriction remains in place following graduation or otherwise leaving the university until you ask to remove it.

Please note: Once your record has been made confidential, no information can be shared without your written consent, which may be problematic when potential employers or other parties make inquiries.