Academic Policies and Procedures - All Campuses

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended (FERPA) deals specifically with the education records of students, and affords students certain rights with respect to those records. Subsequent amended regulations were issued as follows: The Buckley Amendment, the 1988 final regulations, the 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, and 2008 changes.

This Act gives students upon reaching age 18 or attending postsecondary institutions the right to inspect and review their own education records, to the exclusion of their parents. There are no rights guaranteed under the Act for parents of students attending a postsecondary institution. Institutions may not disclose information about students nor permit inspection of their records without their permission unless such action is covered by certain exceptions as stipulated in the Act.

Linfield College fully complies with this Act and provides to students: 1) annual notification of FERPA rights; 2) designation of public or “Directory Information” that may be disclosed by Linfield College; and 3) the right to withhold the disclosure of “Directory Information.”

For detailed information about FERPA rights and procedures, refer to the FERPA information listed in the Student Handbook and the Linfield College Policy Handbook, or contact the Registrar/ Registration Office or the Office of the Dean of Students.

Veterans’ Educational Benefits

The Associate Registrar is the certifying official for all veterans’ benefits. All eligible students are requested to fill out necessary application and certificate documents prior to the start of classes.