Ferpa Waiver Authentication Form printable pdf download

Will a parent or your spouse be calling about your financial aid status?

Under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, disclosure of information from a

student’s education records is strictly limited and all colleges must have policies in place to comply with this

law.

STUDENTS:

You must have a FERPA password before the financial aid office can discuss your FAFSA

Application and possible award or the Bursar can discuss your bill and student account

over the phone. This password allows us to verify that we are speaking with you.

To get a FERPA password, you must complete the FERPA Waiver Form on the other side of

this notice, pick a password and return the form to the Financial Aid Office either in person

or by mail.

If you have not submitted a FERPA Waiver Form and/or if you do not have your password,

we cannot discuss any details of your account – including charges, payments, financial aid

or grades – over the phone.

If you forget your FERPA password, you will have to complete another form.

PARENTS and other THIRD PARTIES:

The financial aid office cannot discuss the student’s FAFSA Application and outstanding

requirements and the Bursar cannot discuss a student’s billing account with a parent or

other third party over the phone or in person unless the student has authorized the college

to release information to that party and that party has the student’s FERPA password.

A student who wishes to allow their parent(s) or other party access to his or her student

account must complete the FERPA Waiver Form on the other side of this notice, pick a

password and return the form to the Financial Aid Office either in person or by mail.

Remember, in addition to being authorized to speak with us, a parent or other third party

also must have their student’s FERPA password.

The FERPA Waiver Form only has to be completed once and will remain on file unless the student rescinds the

form. A student who wishes to rescind his/her FERPA waiver must notify the Financial Aid Office in writing.

Ferpa Waiver Authentication Form