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FERPA in Registration General Settings

The FERPA settings on the General Settings page on the Registration Administration hub allow you to set default start and end dates for FERPA permissions. You can also set the default Alternate Name Type for FERPA records.

These are the settings you can enter and edit:

  • Default Start Date: The first date the permission is available

  • Default End Date: The date the permission expires

  • Alternate Name Type

    • Degree Name

    • Legal Name

    • Married Name

    • Professional Name

    • Transcript Name

How To

Set FERPA Settings

  1. From the Registration Administration Hub options drop-down, select Settings and then General settings. The General Settings page appears.

  2. Scroll down to the FERPA category.

  3. Click the Edit this section button.

  4. In Default Start Date and Default End Date, enter dates you want prepopulated when FERPA permissions are created. (They'll be editable in the permissions.) If you don't want default dates, you can leave these blank.

  5. In Alternate Name Type, select an option from the drop-down. The options are defined on the Additional Name Type Definitions page and stored in the AlternateNameTypeDefinition table.

  6. Click the Save this section button.