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In accordance with federal law, a university may exempt certain student information, called “Directory Information,” from the confidentiality provisions of FERPA. Georgia Southern has defined Directory Information to include the student’s name, enrollment status, classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student), major, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees, honors and awards received, and most recent educational institution attended. This information is considered public information and will be released to those requesting such information unless the student has specifically requested that the information in this category be restricted. Students who wish to prohibit the release of Directory Information may present a written request to the Registrar and such information will not be released. However, requests that directory information be withheld from a written publication must be received in sufficient time to prevent delay in processing that publication.
The University will also release additional specific information as required by the “Solomon Amendment” (10 U.S.C. sec. 983) when requested by appropriate agencies. Additional information provided under this federal law includes permanent home address, permanent home telephone and date of birth.
Annual Notice of Privacy Rights
Georgia Southern University is subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 which is designed to protect the student’s rights with regard to education records maintained by the institution. Under this Act, a student has the following rights:
- The right to inspect and review education records maintained by this institution that pertain to the student,
- The right to challenge the content of records on the grounds that they are inaccurate, misleading or a violation of privacy or other rights; and
- The right to request an amendment of their records which they believe may contain inaccurate or misleading information.
- The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA are:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Additional information in regards to the FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA) can be found at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sae_mgmt/7/
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