FERPA for Faculty And Staff

This page is intended to provide faculty and staff-specific FERPA guidance.

The student FERPA page is also an excellent resource and contains general information such as:

  • What is FERPA?
  • Student Rights
  • Information and Record Categories
  • Key Definitions

Visit Students FERPA page

Basic Ferpa Tips for Faculty and Staff

  • In discussion with others, keep information generic, unless talking directly with the student.
  • Be wary of what is shared on purpose or accidentally.
  • Immediately report to the Registrar's Office any breach or leak of student educational records and/or information.
  • Store student records on approved UVU systems (such as your UVU Box account). Flash drives are highly discouraged because of how easily they can become lost or stolen and must be encrypted to UVU IT standards.
  • Don't share grades or other student information with other faculty members, unless team teaching. Discussion with the department chair or dean over the class is fine.
  • Never access records out of personal curiosity.
  • When in doubt, don't give it out!
 
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