FERPA at MTSU – What is a Student Educational Record?

• just about any information provided by a student to the university for use in the educational process is considered a student educational record:
  • personal information
  • enrollment records
  • grades
  • class schedules
• the storage media in which you find this information does not matter. A student educational record may be:
  • a document in the registrar’s office
  • a computer printout in an employee’s office
  • a class list on your desktop
  • a computer display screen
  • notes you have taken during an advisement session