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What Students Should Know About FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (commonly known as the Buckley Amendment), 是否有联邦法律规定学院和大学将为学生的教育记录保密. Basically, 法律规定,未经你的书面同意,学校以外的任何人不得查阅你的教育记录,学校也不得透露这些记录中的任何信息. There are exceptions, of course, as noted below. Northwest Missouri State University complies with FERPA, which also gives you certain rights with respect to your education records. They are:

  1. The right to inspect and review your education records within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access.

  2. The right to request the amendment of your education records that you believe are inaccurate of misleading.

  3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in your education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

  4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. 全国网赌正规平台涉嫌未能遵守FERPA的要求.

View full FERPA policy


FERPA Recommendation Release

Federal law requires that students complete the FERPA Release Request for Written/Verbal Recommendations form and submit a form (available electronically) with each request for a letter of recommendation.

What Faculty Should Know About FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (commonly known as the Buckley Amendment), 是否有联邦法律规定学院和大学将为学生的教育记录保密. Basically, 法律规定,未经学生的书面同意,学校以外的任何人不得查阅学生的教育记录,学校也不得透露这些记录中的任何信息.

Good practice by faculty members requires that you maintain, report and make available information included in student educational records in compliance with FERPA:

  1. DO NOT display student scores or grades publicly in association with names, student identification numbers (919#) or other personal identifiers. If scores or grades are posted, use only a code known to you and the individual student.

  2. DO NOT put papers or lab reports containing student names and grades in publicly accessible places. Students are not to have access to the scores and grades of others.

  3. DO NOT share educational record information, including grades or grade point averages, with other faculty or staff members of the University, unless their official responsibilities identify their "legitimate educational interest" in that information for that student.

  4. DO NOT share educational record information, including grades or grade point averages, with parents or others outside the institution, including letters of recommendation, without written consent from the student. Questions regarding release of grades should be referred to the Registrar.

  5. DO NOT 在没有合法的教育利益和适当的授权的情况下,向教育记录保管人请求信息.

  6. DO refer requests for information from the educational record of a student to the proper educational record custodian.

  7. DO keep only those individual student records necessary for the fulfillment of your teaching or advising responsibilities. 教员关于学生的私人笔记,供教员自己使用,不属于学生的教育记录的一部分.

  8. DO keep any personal professional records relating to individual students separate from their educational records. Private records of instructional, 监督和管理人员应由制造商单独拥有,不得向任何其他人提供或透露, except a substitute.

  9. DO 当学生能够提供有效的文件证明信息不准确或具有误导性时,更改教育记录中有关成绩和表现的事实信息. The substantive judgment of a faculty member about a student's work, expressed in grades and/or evaluations, is not within the purview of students' rights to challenge their educational records.

What You Should Know About GDPR

What is it?

通用数据保护条例(GDPR)是一个法律框架,为欧盟(EU)内个人信息的收集和处理制定了指导方针。.  The EU put these guidelines into effect on May 25, 2018 to replace and enhance previous legislation that regulated privacy. The GDPR affords individuals certain rights as to how their data is used and processed, and may give them rights to access, correct, or delete their data.  The GDPR may apply to some personal information held by the University because, in some circumstances, we engage in activities that collect or process the personal data of individuals residing in the EU, such as EU resident applicants and students, or students studying abroad in the EU.

Learn more about the GDPR on the European Commission website.

A list of the Countries of the European Union (EU)


Who manages it?

At Northwest Missouri State University, the Data Protection Officer for GDPR is our Registrar. All faculty and staff receive annual training for awareness of Northwest procedures adhering to GDPR rules and regulations.


What data are collected?

The University will process your personal information as part of the admissions process.  If you become a student, 大学将保存并创建一系列包含您的个人信息的记录,作为您在大学学习经历的一部分.  These records will include information submitted with your application for admission to the University or to particular programs; test results or other information that you authorize to be shared with the University; and records created in evaluating and processing your application.  The University also will create, receive, 并保存你在大学的学习记录,以及你使用大学提供的学术和非学术设施和服务的记录. 

The types of personal information in these records will include items such as your name, address and other contact information, date of birth, Social Security Number, student ID number, emergency contact information, demographic information, course of study, fee payments and other financial transactions, and information about your conduct and academic performance. 

The University also may create, receive, and keep other records depending on your use of specific facilities or services.  These records may include financial information related to financial aid applications and aid offered; information about your application for and use of University housing; and information about any disabilities you identify and related accommodations considered and offered.  The University may create, receive, and keep records containing health or mental health information related to your use of student health or counseling services.  根据有关个人健康和精神健康信息隐私的法律,这些记录将受到限制使用和保护.

Some of your personal information processed may include sensitive personal data that you supply to the University, such as race, ethnicity, health, mental health, 或用于履行法律义务或为您提供您所要求的特定服务的残疾信息.


What is the purpose and basis of the processing?

The University will process your personal information for purposes pertinent to your application for admission, your status as a student (if you enroll), and the operations of the University.  These will include identifying you; processing your application for admission; verifying information; deciding whether to offer admission; communicating with you; communicating with others in the event of emergency; delivering and administering your education; recording the details of your studies; determining/confirming your academic achievements; monitoring, evaluating, and supporting your research activities (if any); administering financial aspects of your relationship with the University; delivering facilities to you (e.g., information technology, libraries, recreation); enable your participation at events; operating security, law enforcement, governance, conduct, complaint, audit, and quality assurance processes and activities; support your training, welfare, wellness, and safety needs; provide accommodations (if any); evaluation and improvement of policies and processes; research and statistical purposes consistent with applicable laws and policies (provided that information that could identify you will not be published); preventing or detecting fraud; carrying out responsibilities required by law. 

The processing of your personal information for these purposes is necessary for multiple reasons.  With regard to your application, 在与您建立合同关系之前,必须根据您的要求采取措施处理您的个人信息(e).g., to fulfill your request that you be considered for admission to the University).  As a student, processing of your personal information is necessary for performance of contractual relationships with you (e.g., to provide you with educational services and manage your student experience).  In addition, processing of your personal information as an applicant or a student is necessary for compliance with legal obligations; performance of tasks carried out in the public interest; and/or pursuit of legitimate interests of the University. 

If the University requires your consent for any specific use of your personal information, we will collect it at the appropriate time. 


Who will my personal information be shared with?

Your personal information will be created, stored, and transmitted in a variety of paper and electronic formats.  您的个人信息可能会被具有合法教育利益的适当大学人员以及符合《全国网赌正规平台》的大学政策允许的其他人访问. 


How is my personal information used after I graduate?

毕业后,你学习的核心记录将被无限期保留,这样你的学术成就的细节就可以得到确认, for statistical or historical research, and for process evaluation and improvement.  在你还是学生的时候,你的全国网赌正规平台和核心个人信息可能会提供给你的校园发展/进步办公室,以便你可以被添加到校友数据库中.


How long is my personal information kept?

Your personal information will be retained according to applicable University policies.


Data Breaches

In the event of a data breach, Northwest has 72 hours to report the data breach to all who are affected.