FERPA training begins July 16 for teaching faculty
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Beginning July 16, teaching faculty at the University will be asked to complete a quiz about the privacy of educational records while obtaining access to student information on the VIP class/grade roll.
Teaching faculty will be provided with basic information about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and will be asked to take a brief quiz to confirm that they understand privacy responsibilities before proceeding with access to class or grade rolls. Those who complete the quiz this year will not be asked to do so again until 2009.
The four-minute process, which can be bypassed, takes less time than a formal training program and is a comprehensive way to reach all instructors. FERPA training and certification for access is part of an ongoing effort to protect confidential student information at the University; the initiative has received considerable input from faculty leaders.
For more information, contact the registrar's office on any University campus, 803.777.5555 on the Columbia campus.
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The FERPA quiz can be accessed at http://registrar.sc.edu/html/ferpa/quizQ1.stm.
More about FERPA can be found at http://registrar.sc.edu/html/ferpa/ferpa1.stm.
