| What is FERPA
and how does it affect my financial aid?
FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
FERPA gives you the right to inspect and review your
financial aid records. For your protection, FERPA limits
release of information about your records without your
explicit written consent. FERPA also gives your parents
the right to review those records if your parents
claim you as a dependent on their federal income tax
return.
Included in your financial aid award packet is a FERPA
Certification and Release Statement. Use this form
to either:
- Authorize us to release information about your financial
aid records to persons you designate.
- Have your parents certify that you are dependent
according to Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code.
If you authorize your parents to view your financial
aid records in Part A of the FERPA, it is not necessary
for them to submit copies of their Federal Tax forms
showing your dependency.
When you call our office, you will be asked to provide
your name, birth date, and Banner ID number before we
can discuss your records. Anyone who calls on your behalf
will also be asked to provide these identifiers and have
a FERPA form on file with our office. Be sure to share
this information only with the person(s) you list on the
release form.
When you visit our office, you will be asked to provide
a photo ID to confirm your identity before we can discuss
your financial aid records with you.
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