University of California Irvine Parent Guide
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and University Policy
UC is required by law to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This law establishes guidelines to protect the privacy of student records and to provide students access to these records. This means that students have the right to keep their records private and that the university is prohibited from sharing a student’s FERPA-protected information with anyone without a written release.
This does not mean that information is not available to you as parents. Students may share information with authorized parties in the following ways:
Students may sign authorizations for parents to discuss their accounts with Campus Billing. The form is available online.
Students may sign authorizations for parents to discuss grants, scholarships and other awards with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
The form is available online.
Students cannot authorize the release of grade reports to parents, but can send their parents printed or electronic copies themselves.
