Information Privacy Portal Understanding Your Rights to Your Data

Student records are records about active or former students that are held by the University as student records.

The Office of the Registrar manages student records, including requests for releases of information, amendments, or changes to the student registry. A federal law called, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its implementing regulations, governs how student records are disclosed, released, accessed, and amended.

More information about how student records are managed, including how to exercise your rights to your student records, is available through the Office of the Registrar.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Student records at the University of Utah are governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The following is a description of the rights of students and their parents under these regulations.

The act forbids the university from releasing personal identifiable student educational records or files, or personal information contained in those files, without the student's written consent, except in specified situations.

The act extends to students and former students of the University the "right to inspect and review" their educational records. The University has established procedures for granting a student's request for access to his/her records within a reasonable time (no more than 45 days). Educational records do not include sole possession notes held privately by faculty and other academic staff.