Student Academic Services
FERPA stands for Federal Educational Rights Privacy Act. It forbids the release of any academic or identifying information without a student's written consent. Academic or identifying information includes GPA, grades, social security number, academic standing and any other academic information that may be inquired about by anyone other than the student, including but not limited to parents, instructors, or staff. There are certain specific exceptions for “university officials” who have “legitimate educational interest.” Violation of FERPA could result in the loss of federal funding to the university. To read more about the confidentiality of students' educational records, exceptions to the consent requirement, and our responsibility to maintain confidentiality, please visit the University Counsel's website:
http://www.uncg.edu/cha/university_counsel/faq/ferpa2.html
To access the Student's Consent to Disclose Educational Records form, click here:
http://www.uncg.edu/cha/university_counsel/forms/index.html