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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (also called the Buckley Amendment). Students who are currently enrolled or formerly enrolled regardless of their age are subject to FERPA. The law was passed by Congress in 1974 and grants four specific rights to students:

• the right to see the information that Ball State has concerning the student
• the right to seek to amendment to those records and in certain cases append a statement to the record
• the right to consent to disclosure of his/her records
• the right to file a complaint with the Department of Education Compliance Office in Washington DC.

FERPA Forms (PDF)

• Student Request for Access to Official Records 
• Student Authorization to Disclose Information to Third Parties
• Request for Access to Official Records