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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The purpose of this tutorial is to provide basic FERPA training for UC Merced instructors, staff, and student assistants. The University is legally and ethically obligated to protect the confidentiality of student records. Employees who are granted access to student records must review this tutorial and complete a brief quiz.

You should expect to gain the following from this tutorial:

  1. Knowledge of laws and policies governing acceptable use and release of student records
  2. An understanding of your responsibilities in complying with these laws and policies
  3. An understanding of how to protect a student's right to privacy

At the conclusion of the tutorial you will take an eight question FERPA quiz.

Time to complete:  ~30 mins

 

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Due Frequency Required Audience
60 days Annual

UC Merced employees with access to student records in Banner, as identified by the Registrar's Office, will be assigned the course and are required to complete. All others with access to student records are encouraged to complete, even if they have not been assigned the course.

 

How to Complete Training

Complete training requirement through the UC Learning Center by clicking training below.  Requires login with your UC Merced single-sign-on email credentials.

 

NOTES:

  • If a direct training link fails, search by course name in the UC Learning Center (UCLC).
  • Individuals who are assigned trainings will receive system notifications and can find the assignment on their UCLC required training analysis.
  • Individuals who have not yet been assigned this training can find and complete the course by searching the UCLC by course name.

 

    Training Owner/Contact

    Questions regarding this training requirement or course content should be directed to:

     

    Office of the Registrar

    More Information

    • A system-generated notification is sent to employees who are required to complete this assignment.  An employee who does not receive an email, should check junk, spam, clutter, and other email folders.
    • For technical issues with the UC Learning Center, visit the troubleshooting page at https://hr.ucmerced.edu/uclc-troubleshoot.
    • Learn how to navigate the UC Learning Center and view additional resources at https://hr.ucmerced.edu/uclc-resources.