Major Concepts in FERPA

Some of the topics that this tutorial will address are the following:

• What is FERPA?
• Who at PSU must comply with FERPA?
• Who is a student?
  
• What is an Educational Need to Know based on a legitimate educational interest?
• What are student education records?
• Student rights under FERPA
• Disclosure of education records
• Directory Information for PSU
• Confidentiality
• Student consent
• Restrictions placed on student access
• How do you handle exceptions to FERPA?
• What about parent's access to their student's records?
• What happens if someone violates FERPA?