What is an Educational Record?

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What is an Educational Record?

As defined by FERPA, an educational record is:

Information about a student that is maintained by the University as part of the educational process.



Exceptions:

The following are not considered educational records:


  • Private notes of an individual faculty or staff member ("sole possession" records)

  • Campus police records

  • Medical records

  • Aggregate (statistical) data that contains no personally identifiable information about any student.



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