Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

The University may disclose research papers and theses authored by the student to interested members of the public. The following categories of information are considered private, or protected, by UTSA: • Social Security Number • UTSA student ID Number • Residency status • Marital status • Married name or previous name • Parents' name and address • Transfer credits • Courses completed • Grades • Grade point average • Rank in class • Current class schedule • Advisor's name • Academic status • Current disciplinary actions. Private records may be released only to the following parties: • Individual students • Dean's Office • University academic departments • Appropriate school officials who have legitimate educational interests (" school official " means a person either: (1) employed by UTSA in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position, (2) serving on a UTSA governing body, (3) under contract to UTSA to perform a special task or service, or (4) who is a student serving in an official capacity for UTSA). The University must obtain prior written consent from students before disclosing any personally identifiable information from their education records. The prior written consent must: • Specify the records to be released • State the purpose of the disclosure • Identify the party(ies) to whom disclosure may be made • Be signed and dated by the student. The primary student rights protected under FERPA are: • the right to review and inspect their education records (within 45 days of receipt of a written request) • the right to have their education records amended or corrected • the right to control disclosure of certain portions of their education records • the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education regarding alleged failures to comply with FERPA. Education records are all records maintained by UTSA about individual students. These records can be in any medium (handwritten, e-mail, print, microfilm, or other formats) maintained by the University. In accordance with FERPA, UTSA has designated the following categories of information about individual students as public or directory information. This information will be routinely released to any inquirer, unless the student has specifically requested that all or part of the following list be withheld: • Name, address, and telephone number • E-mail address • Date and place of birth • Major field of study • Enrollment status • Dates of attendance (in person or …