FERPA Training || QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!
You receive a phone call from worried parents saying that there is a family emergency (that a
family member has been in an accident) and they need to find their daughter immediately to
let her know. You quickly check to see if the student has provided prior signed consent to
disclose non-directory information with her parents, and she has not. Can you tell the parents
the time and location of their daughter's class? correct answers No
A 16-year-old high school junior enrolls in an OSU course that you are teaching during the
summer. The student's parents come to your office and ask about their son's attendance and
his grades. They are concerned because they have noticed that he seldom studies for the
course. You have not seen this student in several weeks. Can you tell them this information?
correct answers No
You serve as advisor for a campus organization. A reporter who is writing a feature story
about your organization asks you for a list of members. You provide the list, because
participation in officially recognized campus organizations is considered "directory
information" at OSU. You forget to check whether any of the members have a "Buckley
flag," and indeed one of the members has filed a request with the Registrar's Office to
withhold directory information.Have you violated this student's FERPA rights? correct
answers Yes
One of your neighbors would like to hire a particular OSU student for a summer job in her
accounting firm. She asks you to find out how many accounting courses the student has taken
and how well he performed in the classes. You look up the student's record and see good
grades in three accounting courses.Is it permissible under FERPA for you to share this
information with your neighbor? correct answers No
You are a faculty member in the Mathematics Department. You have received a grant to offer
mathematics tutoring for first-generation college students. Although first-generation student
information is not considered directory information, you request names, addresses, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses for this group of students. Is it permissible under FERPA for
the Institutional Research and Information Management Office to provide this information to
you? correct answers Yes
An OSU undergraduate student has the right to review which of the following records that
pertain to the student and are maintained by OSU? (Select one)
A. Parental financial information
B. A letter of recommendation for a sophomore scholarship
C. OSU police records
D. Graduate College records related to denial of the student's application to a graduate
program
E. All of the above correct answers B. A letter of recommendation for a sophomore
scholarship
An FBI agent comes to your office asking questions about a student, such as whether the
student is on academic probation or has been suspended for disciplinary reasons. The agent is
SOLUTIONS!
You receive a phone call from worried parents saying that there is a family emergency (that a
family member has been in an accident) and they need to find their daughter immediately to
let her know. You quickly check to see if the student has provided prior signed consent to
disclose non-directory information with her parents, and she has not. Can you tell the parents
the time and location of their daughter's class? correct answers No
A 16-year-old high school junior enrolls in an OSU course that you are teaching during the
summer. The student's parents come to your office and ask about their son's attendance and
his grades. They are concerned because they have noticed that he seldom studies for the
course. You have not seen this student in several weeks. Can you tell them this information?
correct answers No
You serve as advisor for a campus organization. A reporter who is writing a feature story
about your organization asks you for a list of members. You provide the list, because
participation in officially recognized campus organizations is considered "directory
information" at OSU. You forget to check whether any of the members have a "Buckley
flag," and indeed one of the members has filed a request with the Registrar's Office to
withhold directory information.Have you violated this student's FERPA rights? correct
answers Yes
One of your neighbors would like to hire a particular OSU student for a summer job in her
accounting firm. She asks you to find out how many accounting courses the student has taken
and how well he performed in the classes. You look up the student's record and see good
grades in three accounting courses.Is it permissible under FERPA for you to share this
information with your neighbor? correct answers No
You are a faculty member in the Mathematics Department. You have received a grant to offer
mathematics tutoring for first-generation college students. Although first-generation student
information is not considered directory information, you request names, addresses, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses for this group of students. Is it permissible under FERPA for
the Institutional Research and Information Management Office to provide this information to
you? correct answers Yes
An OSU undergraduate student has the right to review which of the following records that
pertain to the student and are maintained by OSU? (Select one)
A. Parental financial information
B. A letter of recommendation for a sophomore scholarship
C. OSU police records
D. Graduate College records related to denial of the student's application to a graduate
program
E. All of the above correct answers B. A letter of recommendation for a sophomore
scholarship
An FBI agent comes to your office asking questions about a student, such as whether the
student is on academic probation or has been suspended for disciplinary reasons. The agent is
