Before disclosing student records, or any information contained in student records, you should review the material presented in this website. Maintaining confidentiality of student records can be achieved by knowing the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA").

This tutorial is designed to give you a basic understanding of the requirements governing the release of personally identifiable student information. This tutorial is not designed to be comprehensive, but rather to provide basic guidance for situations that commonly arise. FERPA requirements are complex, containing many subtle distinctions and exceptions that may not be intuitively obvious. If any question ever arises regarding whether to disclose information about a student, please contact the Office of Academic Records and Registration.

For more information, or to obtain a copy of FERPA requirements, please contact the Office of Academic Records and Registration.

Wheelock College gratefully acknowledges Bates College for permission to use selected content from their - "What is FERPA" Tutorial, Copyright ©2005.