Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

“Basic Professional Writing Petition to Appeal Form” and by providing any
supporting documentation to the Academic Support Services Counselor.
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act – FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as
amended, sets forth requirements regarding the privacy of student records and
affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records.
Students have the following rights:
• to inspect and review educational records by requesting it in writing
to the Registrar’s Office,
• to request the amendment of the student’s educational records that
the student believes are inaccurate or misleading (Students should
submit a written statement to the Registrar’s Office which will be
placed in their academic file. Applicants who are not admitted to the
School or who do not matriculate following admission have no right of
access to their submitted educational records.),
• to have some control over the disclosure of information from their
education records.
Student education records will not be disclosed to anyone outside of those
individuals within the Adler School educational community to whom the Act
allows access, without the student’s written consent, except in the case that the
request qualifies within one of the legal exceptions. To release your information
to a third party, please fill out a FERPA – PIPA release form online at
www.adler.edu.
Directory information pertaining to students or graduates may be released
to the public at the discretion of the School. Students or graduates, who prefer
that their directory information be kept private, must inform the Registrar’s
Office in writing.
Students, who believe their privacy has been violated, have the right to file
a written appeal to the Director of Student and Alumni Affairs.
Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
The British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) sets out
the rules for how private sectors and not-for-profit organizations, such as the
Adler School of Professional Psychology, may collect, use, or disclose
information about its students.
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