FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA): FERPA affords students certain rights with respect to their education records:

1) The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access. Students should submit written requests that identify the desired record(s) to the Registrar, Dean, head of the academic department, or other appropriate official. The College official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the College official to whom the request has been submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.

2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading. Students may ask the Institution to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the Institution official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the Institution decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the Institution will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.

3) The right to consent disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to College officials with legitimate education interests. A College official is a person employed by the Institution in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position (including law enforcement personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the Institution has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student assisting an institution official or serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee. An Institution official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill a professional responsibility. Upon request, the  Institution discloses education records without consent to officials of another institution in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.

4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Southeastern Free Will Baptist College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is as follows:

Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20202-5920