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Student Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Michigan State University ("the University") maintains student education records and is responsible for their access to and release in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g ("FERPA"). It is the policy of the University to comply with FERPA.
Michigan State University Access to Student Information
is printed in the
Academic Programs catalog
.
Information for Students:
Directory Restriction Request (Online Form)
(PDF)
FERPA for Students: What Every Student Should Know (PowerPoint)
(PDF)
Notification of Student Rights and Notice for Directory Information
Release of Information Authorization (PDF)
Student Reference Request Release (PDF)
FERPA Training:
A training module regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is now available in
Desire2Learn (D2L)
. To complete the module, please log in to
d2l.msu.edu
and self-register for the course titled "FERPA for MSU staff and faculty."
Related Information:
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Alumni Affairs Information
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Enterprise Information Stewardship
Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Student Records and the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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Office of the Provost
Retention of University Records
Student Affairs
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Transmission of Personally‐Identifiable Information
Undergraduate Education
Frequently Asked Questions:
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) (PDF)
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) for PARENTS (PDF)
Records Retention:
University Archives & Historical Collections - General Schedules
Turnitin, an online anti-plagiarism tool:
May 14, 2007 Turnitin Memorandum to Deans, Directors, Chairs (PDF)