FERPA STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

FERPA STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS

FERPA - ANSWERSThe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act



eligible student - ANSWERSa student that reaches 18 years old or attends a post-secondary
institution



student rights - ANSWERSFERPA gives students four specific rights



student - ANSWERSapplies to all students: continuing education, auditing a class, distance
education, dual enrolled and former students



FERPA rights belong to - ANSWERSthe student at a post-secondary institution regardless of age



Office of the Registrar responsible for - ANSWERSdeveloping policies for implementing
appropriate provisions of FERPA



educational record - ANSWERSany record in any medium maintained by EFSC, or parties acting
on its behalf, that is directly related to a student and any information about a student that is
shared or stored in an area accessible by college officials



sole possession notes - ANSWERSrecords that are kept in the sole possession of the maker, are
used only as a personal memory aid, and not accessible or revealed to any other person except
a temporary substitute for the maker of the record