FERPA

FERPA Training for University Employees

FERPA is the acronym for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The Office the Registrar offers online FERPA training. The training is designed to help faculty and staff understand the act and learn how to comply.

Online Tutorial

The purpose of this tutorial is to provide basic FERPA training for the faculty and staff of the College of Staten Island. The College is legally and ethically obligated to protect the confidentiality of student records. Employees who are granted access to student records must review this tutorial and complete a brief quiz.

You should expect to gain the following from this tutorial:

• Knowledge of laws and policies governing acceptable use and release of student records.
• An understanding of your responsibilities in complying with these laws and policies.
• An understanding of how to protect a student's right to privacy.

At the conclusion of the online training, you may take the FERPA Quiz.