The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include: 

1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access. Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic department, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The College official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the College official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed. 
2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes is inaccurate. Students may ask the College to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate. They should write the College official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate. If the College decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the College will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing. 
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. In the event the College discloses personally identifiable information to one of the parties below, it does so under the condition that the entity may use the information but only for the purposes for which the disclosure was made and will not disclose the information to any other individual without the prior consent of the parent or eligible student. 
   1. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) or Board of Regents staff; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing their tasks.
   2. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill their professional responsibility.
   3. Upon request, the College discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which the student seeks or intends to enroll.
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the DOE Office that administers FERPA is:
   
   Family Policy Compliance Office
   U.S. Department of Education
   400 Maryland Avenue, SW
   Washington, DC 20202-5920
   Phone: 1.800.US4.LEARN (1.800.872.5327)