FSC Privacy Statement

STUDENT RECORDS POLICY

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended (PL 93-0280), better known as “FERPA”, directs how student education records are maintained. When a student enters college, FERPA rights transfer from parents or legal guardians to the student, regardless of the student’s age. Florida Southern College defines that a student “enters college” on the date of matriculation into the college. Thus, parents/guardians hold FERPA rights during the Admission process but, at the point of matriculation, rights to all education records (even rights to access to that prior information) are transferred to the student. The four student FERPA rights include:

  1. FERPA provides opportunities for students to inspect and review their education records within 45 days of a written “request for access” identifying the records of interest to FSC’s FERPA Compliance Officer (please see below).
  2. FERPA provides paths for students to seek amendment to education records they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. A written request should be made to FSC’s FERPA Compliance Officer (please see below).
  3. FERPA gives students the right to file a complaint with the College Compliance Officer (please see below).
  4. FERPA allows students the right to provide written consent before the College discloses Personally Identifiable Information from the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent, including:
  5. For a complete list of exceptions, for further questions, for concerns about College FERPA compliance practices, or to request to inspect, review, or amend records, please contact the College’s FERPA Compliance Officer Dr. Marcie Pospichal

    NOTE: Although the college may disclose information under the conditions above, it is under no obligation to do so and may make such a determination on a case-by-case basis at its discretion. The only individual to whom the college is required to release student education record information is to the student.

    FERPA gives students the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Florida Southern College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:

    For additional privacy information, see the the full disclosure at: https://www.flsouthern.edu/policies/heoa-disclosures.aspx