Directory Restrictions

The Registrar's office maintains records on all Miami students that include academic and demographic information. To protect our students' privacy, and to ensure that their records are accessible to them, Miami has designed a policy for maintaining and administering student records.

• Miami's policy is in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). The complete policy is included in The Student Handbook, but general guidelines are listed here. More information on FERPA is available from the Registrar's office or on our website.

• Educational records are defined as those educational records, files, and documents that relate directly to the educational progress of the student. These may include academic records, advisement records, discipline records, and placement records.

• You have the right of access to your records after presenting proper identification (your student ID card).

• After reviewing your files, you have the right to challenge anything you perceive to be inaccurate or misleading. See The Student Handbook for the procedure for a hearing.

• The university has a responsibility to protect students from the release of information about them to others without the student's consent. An exception to this is public information or directory information, which may be released without the student's consent. This includes the student's name, age, date of birth, home and local address, telephone number, dates of attendance, current enrollment, degrees and awards, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, and weight and height of members of the athletic teams.

• If you do not want information about you included in the Miami University Directory, published at the beginning of each academic year, you can restrict it by notifying the Registrar's office in writing.

This must be done each academic year.