Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords eligible students certain rights with respect to their education records. (An “eligible student” under FERPA is a student who is 18 years of age or older or a student of any age who attends a postsecondary institution.) These rights include:

  1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days after the day LMU receives a request for access.
  2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records which the student believes is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.
  3. The right to provide written consent before LMU discloses personally identifiable information (PII)from the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
  4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by LMU 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 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 For more information on FERPA see the University Registrar’s website: https://www.lmunet.edu/academics/registrar/ferpa