Chapter VI Contents: [ VI.1 L&S Student Academic Affairs ] [ VI.2 L&S SAA Staff ] [ VI.3 Academic Advancement Program ] [ VI.4 L&S Advising Service ] [ VI.5 Bradley Learning Community ] [ VI.6 Cross-College Advising Service ] [ VI.7 Letters and Science Career Services ] [ VI.8 S.O.A.R. ] [ VI.9 Student Records ] [ VI.10 Degree Audit Reporting System ] [ VI.11 Academic Misconduct ] [ VI.12 Accommodation of Religious Belief ] [ VI.13 Policy & Guidelines on Nondiscrimination ] [ VI.14 Summary Blocks/Final Exams ] [ VI.15 Multi-Section Courses ] [ VI.16 Chadbourne Residential College ] [ VI.17 Deleted Section] [ VI.18 First-Year Interest Groups ] [ VI.19 Pathways to Excellence Programs and Services ] [ VI.20 African American Student Academic Services ] [ VI.21 American Indian Student Academic Services ] [ VI.22 Chicano/a Student Academic Services ] [ VI.23 Southeast Asian American Student Academic Services] [ VI.24 Summer Collegiate Experience ] [ VI.25 Undergraduate Research Scholars ] [ VI.26 Grading Policies ] [ VI.27 The Grading System ] [ VI.28 Grade Change Procedure ] [ VI.29 Student Appeals of Grading ] [ VI.30 Grade Disputes ] [ VI.31 Distinction: in the Major, in the Thesis ] [ VI.32 Scholarships ] [ VI.33 Major Declaration Form ]

• Limitations on Access to Student Records. No one outside the University shall have access to students' education records, nor will the contents be disclosed, without the written consent of the students except as provided by the Act. Exceptions provided in the Act include: personnel within the institution whose responsibilities require such access, officials of other institutions in which students seek to enroll or are enrolled, persons or organizations providing student financial aid, accrediting agencies carrying out their accreditation function, persons in compliance with judicial orders and persons in an emergency when necessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons.
• Students' Right of Access to Review Their Records. A student has the right to inspect and review all education records about himself or herself except:
  • Personal notes (available only to writer and not maintained in an official student file) of University staff and faculty,
  • Student employment records,
  • Counseling records used solely for treatment,
  • Records in the Department of Protection and Security,
  • Parents' financial records,
  • Confidential letters and statements of recommendation placed in the records before January 1, 1975, and,
  • Confidential letters and statements of recommendation for admission, employment, or honorary recognition placed in the records after January 1, 1975, which students have waived the right to inspect and review.
• Assistance with Problems or Questions About Compliance. A student who has questions about the provisions of the Act, may contact the Campus Information and Visitor Center (CIVC) 21 N. Park St, Suite 7223, 2-3811.

Last reviewed:  August 29, 2007