Release of Academic Records
Keuka College complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (referred to as the “Buckley Amendment”), establishing the right of students to inspect and review their educational records and providing guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data. This Act authorizes the release of information only with the written consent of the student.
Release of Academic Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 protects the privacy of educational records, establishes the right of students to inspect and review their educational records, and provides guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students have the right to file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 230 Independence Avenue, S. W., Washington, DC 20201, concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with the Act.
Keuka College will not disclose personally identifiable information from the educational records of a student without the prior written consent of the student, except as permitted by the Act and specified in the College’s statement of policy.
The College designates the following as Directory information and will release it without consent unless the student has informed the registrar’s office (registrar@keuka.edu) in writing that he/she does not wish it to be so designated: student’s name, local and home address, telephone number, date and place of birth, student’s schedule, attendance, class year, and major field of study; name, home address, and telephone number of parents/guardians; officially recognized activities and sports; degrees and awards received, including dean’s list; and the most recent previously attended educational agency or institution. If the student does not wish any or all of this information released without his/her prior consent, he/she must notify the registrar’s office by the end of the second week of the fall semester. In the absence of a negative response, the College will release this information when appropriate.
Copies of the Keuka College policy and procedures can be obtained from the registrar’s office. Questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be referred to the registrar’s office. Keuka College directs the grades of individual students to the student unless a waiver of these rights is signed by the student. Parents may receive access to records regardless of student consent if a student is listed as a deductible dependent for income tax purposes. Keuka College will furnish grades to the parents if the Parent’s Statement of Student Dependency has been filed with the registrar’s office. The College reserves the right to contact a student’s parents or guardians when, in the opinion of the College, the notification is necessary to protect the well-being of the student or others.
Transcripts are released only after the student makes a request in writing. Transcripts are not released until all debts to Keuka College are paid.