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What is FERPA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records. When a student turns 18 years old, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student (“eligible student”).
You can find more information about FERPA on the U.S. Department of Education website.
Updating FERPA Restrictions
You can update the FERPA restrictions for your Chico State account by following the instructions below.
Please note: Restricting certain data may limit the ability of campus offices to provide account support, as they will be unable to access restricted information.
- Navigate to the Student Center. You can do this using the link in the Chico State Portal.
- In the left sidebar, scroll to Student Records and click Privacy Settings (FERPA).
- Read the FERPA Restrictions Disclosure Statement.
- Click Edit FERPA/Directory Restrictions to continue.
- Choose which of the personal data items to restrict or release. You can choose all or only specific items.
- Click Save at the bottom to make changes.
Still need help? Contact the Office of the Registrar for further assistance. You can call (530) 898-5142 or email registrar@csuchico.edu.
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