FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

 

1. The FERPA rights of a student begin:

1. when the application for admission is received.

2. when the student is formally admitted.

3. when the student makes his/her first payment.

4. when the student registers and attends his/her first class.

 

2. To be an "education record," the information must be:

1. personally identifiable to the student.

2. maintained by the institution.

3. kept in the registrar's office.

4. made available to law enforcement.

5. all of the above.

6. a and b only

 

3. Directory information may contain all of the following EXCEPT the student's:

1. photograph.

2. major.

3. e-mail address.

4. country of citizenship.

 

4. Under FERPA, which of the following would NOT be acceptable:

1. the release of the title of a congressman's degree to the local paper.

2. the provost having access to all students' education records.

3. notifying students of their FERPA rights in the student handbook.

4. a faculty member announcing to his/her class that they can pick up their graded term papers from the chair outside the office.

 

5. Under FERPA, which of the following is NOT an "education record"

1. a student's traffic violation.

2. the GRADE from a student's term paper.

3. a student's e-mail address.

4. the women soccer team's roster showing home town, height, weight, and current class level.

5. work-study student's work record.

 

6. At the college level, FERPA states that parents:

1. have the same rights of access and review as their child.

2. can only see their child's records after receiving permission from the dean of students (or designee).

3. can review progress reports and grades sent directly to the student's permanent home address.

4. none of the above.

 

7. An institution must permit a student to review his/her records within how many days from the day the student requests the review:

1. 10 days.

2. 20 days.

3. 25 days.

4. 30 days.

5. none of the above.

 

8. NYIT must annually notify students of their rights under FERPA:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

9. At NYIT, all subpoenas for academic records must first be routed to the Registrar's office.

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

10. It is permissible for a professor to post student grades on an office door if only a student's social security number is used:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

11. Student representatives on university committees (e.g., honors, curriculum, etc.) may have the right to see other students' education records during the deliberations of that committee:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

12. The student scholarship chair of a NYIT fraternity has asked that you provide the grade point averages for all of their members, in order that scholarships and academic honors can be awarded.   This information can be provided.

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

13. A former student has the same right to inspect and review his/her record as a student currently attending the institution:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

14. An institution must release to anyone, upon request, any information identified as directory information by the institution:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

15. The items that comprise directory information under FERPA at NYIT are identical to those at other institutions:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

16. A student's degree can be confirmed to some external (outside of your college) source without first obtaining the permission of the student as long as "degree" is identified by the institution as directory information:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

17. Faculty have a right to inspect education records of any student attending NYIT without giving a reason:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

18. Former students of an institution of higher education have the right to request that their education records not be disclosed, and the institution must comply:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

 

19. You receive a phone call from excited parents claiming that there IS a family emergency, and they need to get in touch with their daughter immediately. Can you tell the parents the day, time and location of their daughter's class?

1. YES

2. NO

 

20. You receive a phone call from the father of a student who states that his son just viewed an unofficial transcript and after reviewing the report, the father and son have some questions.   Can you answer their questions?

1. YES

2. NO

 

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