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FERPA and Scholars' Bank


The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. Student work from current or past terms is protected under federal law and university policy:

  • FERPA (Family Educational Right to Privacy Act)
  • UO Student Records policy

Student work placed in Scholars' Bank complies with FERPA requirements:

  • Scholars' Bank accepts neither student records (e.g. files containing grades or transcripts) nor directory information (e.g. information that a student with a particular name exists or existed). Education records are not considered appropriate for Scholars' Bank.
  • Students have given permission for public posting of any work they have authored that appears in Scholars' Bank, either directly to the host department or to the Libraries. Whenever possible, the Libraries store a copy of the permission within Scholars' Bank.

For more information about FERPA, contact Herb Chereck, University Registrar.

Links to FERPA-related web pages:

Scholars' Bank Home

Resource Page for Students

Maintained by the Scholars' Bank Steering Committee: scholars@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 08/24/2006