FERPA at WSU

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law that all WSU employees must follow regarding the rights of students and their education records.

Each employee, prior to receiving access to education records, must go through a training that outlines the basics of the law including the privacy of education records.

FERPA applies to all students, both current and former, who are or have ever been enrolled at Washington State University.

WSU defines “enrolled” as being enrolled on or after the first day of classes for a term. Once a student has been enrolled for a term, WSU will maintain official records on that student, including a transcript.

For additional information on FERPA at WSU please go to https://www.ronet.wsu.edu/Main/Apps/FerpaInfo.ASP

Contact is Matt Zimmerman, University Registrar, mzimmer@wsu.edu, 5-0899.

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