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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment, is designed to protect the privacy of all student academic records. Records specifically affected by this law are maintained by the Success Coach Office and the Office of the Registrar.
The student’s academic file, kept in the Office of the Registrar, contains a permanent record that lists courses, credits, and grades achieved at Lakeland; courses and credits accepted in transfer from other colleges applicable to the Lakeland degree; date and type of degree awarded; major field(s) of study; minor field(s) of study; and honors awarded at graduation.
The Rights and Privacy Act requires that both the academic file and credential file must be available for personal review by the student within 45 days after a formal written request has been communicated to the college. The central purpose of this act is to guarantee the right to examine the contents of personal files and challenge the factual accuracy of the contents or the inclusion of supplementary documents. At Lakeland, any student may examine his or her file by asking at least one day in advance for an appointment to do so. Requests for credential file review should be directed to the Success Coaches, and requests for academic file review should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.
A college transcript is a record of the student’s academic progress including courses, credits, grades, major(s), minor(s), honors earned at Lakeland College, and credits accepted in transfer from other schools. In accord with the Rights and Privacy Act, transcripts are considered confidential and will not be released to a third party, other than authorized college personnel, without the written permission of the student. Requests for transcripts should be submitted online through the National Student Clearinghouse with advance notice of at least one week. All transcript requests must include the student’s signature, social security number, and name while attending Lakeland College. The cost of each transcript is $8.00. A request for a rush transcript, to be fulfilled in two business days or less, carries a $10.00 charge. Please note that all financial obligations to the college, including the full payment of all fines, must be arranged to the satisfaction of the Manager of Student Accounts before transcripts will be released or sent.
Lakeland College makes available to the public, upon request, all consumer information required by the United States Office of Education. Consumer information includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: academic programs, academic progress requirements, career planning services, educational costs, financial aid, job placement outcomes, and student retention. This information is available from the Office of the Registrar.
Lakeland College ensures student access to official college records and placement files and maintains the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accord with federal law.
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