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Set up your FERPA Privacy Waiver

With this Waiver, you can:

    • Make available relevant portions of your student record to a few individual designees.
    • Assign up to four designees, enabling them to contact the participating University offices on your behalf.
    • Indicate the type of information each designee can request from the University, including the ability to assign a different type of access to each designee.
    • Add, edit, or cancel Waiver details for any designee at any time.

    On this page:
    Complete the FERPA Privacy Waiver
    Add a Designee
    Edit a Designee
    Remove a Designee

     

    Complete the FERPA Privacy Waiver

    1. Log on to Student Administration with your Student Administration System User ID and password at https://student.studentadmin.uconn.edu

    2. In the left Menu, go to SA Self Service > Personal Portfolio > Tasks > UC FERPA Privacy Waiver. The Introduction page will open.

    3. On the Introduction page:

      • Click the Waiver provisions (Financial Aid & Office of the Bursar Information, Housing Information, Academic Information or Husky One Card Information). The Provisions page will open in a new browser window. Read the provisions and make sure you understand the types of information you are releasing.
      • At the bottom of the Introduction page, click I Agree. The Add/Edit Designees page will open.

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    Add a Designee

    To add a designee, on the Add/Edit Designees page:

    1. In the First Name and Last Name fields, enter the first name and last name of the individual to whom the University can release your student information. Both fields are required.

    2. In the Access Code field, enter a unique 4-character code. We suggest the last four digits of your designee's Social Security Number however this may be any code you assign to your designee. Your designee must have this Access Code available when contacting the University.

    3. Next, select the type of information you wish to disclose to this designee. Please remember:

      • Financial Aid and Bursar Information refers to your financial aid and fee bill account activity at the University, and may include your financial aid application and awards, account balance, charges and payments, tax information, loan, and financial aid information. more...

      • Housing Info refers to your on-campus housing assignments and contractual obligations. more...

      • Husky One Card Info refers to your OneCard transaction history, including balances, deposits, and other related information. more...

      • Academic Info refers to class schedule, registration appointments, registration holds.   more…

    4. Click Save. Your designee can now contact the appropriate office via telephone, U.S. mail, email, or in person to receive your student information.

    Note: Be sure your designees know their Access Code assigned to them by you. This code is required each time your designees contact the University on your behalf.

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    Edit a Designee

    To edit a designee’s Name, Access Code, or the type of information he/she is allowed to request from the University, simply make these changes on the Add/Edit Designees page, then click Save.

    Remember to let your designees know of any changes you make on the Add/Edit Designees page.

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    Remove a Designee

    You can remove permissions for one or all designees at any time, especially when their access to your student information is no longer needed. By removing a designee, you cancel his/her ability to request information about you from one of the designated offices on campus.

    1. On the Add/Edit Designees page, select Remove this designee? next to the designee you wish to remove.

    2. Click Save at the bottom of the page. This will immediately cancel your designee’s privilege to request information about you from the University.

    To remove permissions for all designees, select Remove all designees? (right part of the screen), then click Save at the bottom of the page.

    Note: Your Waiver remains in effect two semesters after you leave the University unless you remove your designees.

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    Related Pages

    Office of the Bursar
    Financial Aid Office
    Housing Services
    Husky One Card Office
    Registrar’s Office