FERPA policy

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as amended, is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.  FERPA sets forth privacy requirements regarding student records and governs the release of these records (known as education records) maintained by an educational institution, as well as access to these records.

It is the policy of Liberty University, in accordance with FERPA and applicable state law, to withhold personally identifiable information contained in its students’ educational records unless the student has consented to disclosure through Liberty’s FERPA Personal Identification Number (PIN) system. However, there are exceptions to this general rule provided by state law and FERPA. In certain circumstances, FERPA authorizes public disclosure of directory information without student consent while protecting other private information, such as grades, class schedules, the student’s account, and financial aid awards from release without express consent from the student.

Using Liberty’s FERPA PIN system, the student may grant permission to release some or all private information to the student’s designee.  The FERPA PIN system can be accessed through the student’s MyLU under “edit profile.”  Please read the standards below to understand the role of Liberty University and the student.

The complete FERPA/Right of Information Policy may be found here.

Liberty abides by the FERPA regulations and guidelines outlined by the U.S. Department of Education, for further information regarding to this act please refer to the Department’s official page.

Updated October 9, 2023