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Students Rights Under
The Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act of 1974,
as Amended

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. They are:

The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access. Students should submit to the Registrar, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The College official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the College official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.

The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading. Students may ask the College to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write to the College official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record that they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the College decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, then the College will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing. This right does not refer to grades. If the student wishes to appeal a grade, see page concerning grade appeals.

The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a student council or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the College discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.

The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the Corcoran College of Art + Design to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20202-4605.

The Corcoran College of Art + Design has designated the following information as directory information: student’s name; addresses; telephone numbers; e-mail addresses; photographs; degrees and dean’s list recognitions received; date and place of birth; field of study; dates of attendance; enrollment status (full-time, part-time, undergraduate, graduate); and the most recent school attended. If students do not want the College to disclose their directory information from their education records without their prior written consent, they must notify the College in writing each semester prior to the first day of classes. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests