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FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

When your student was in elementary and high school, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gave you

and your student rights to access and control his or her educational records. Now that your student is in college, these

same laws transfer ownership of the records directly to your son or daughter. FERPA (20 U.S.C.

§ 1232g; 34 CFR Part

99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds

under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive

information about them. While parents understandably have an interest in a student's records, financial, and other

information, they are not automatically granted access to this information without written consent of the student. Parents

are encouraged to consult with the student if any information is needed.

Your son or daughter may give permission for a third party to access his/her student information from UWM by

completing a Consent for Release of Student Information form. This form is on the opposite side of this page. Without

this consent, UWM offices cannot release student information to anyone but the student.

Created on July 1, 2015; Updated October 8, 2015.

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