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🔴 Privacy and Your Educational Records!

  • In addition to FERPA, sometimes a student may elect to request additional privacy restrictions be placed on their student record through the Registrar's Office.


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If a student has placed additional privacy restrictions on their student records, their name will NOT appear or be released in university publications including campus directories, honors recognitions, publications, graduation lists, in the commencement program at graduation, or in response to public records requests.



right facing blue arrow Click here for 58-sec video instructions fo disabling a privacy restriction on your student record

  • Text instructions:
    • Log into MyUWF and search for the Contact and Privacy Information app
        • MyUWF - Contact and Privacy Information app
    • Click on the Privacy tab at the top of the page

      • Contact and Privacy Information app - Privacy tab

    • Under the Privacy tab - be sure to UNCHECK the Withhold Directory Information checkbox. Click SAVE.

      • privacy tab displaying the checkbox to disable withholding directory information

  • If you have a Full Confidentiality Hold, contact the Registrar's Office to have that designation removed (if it is your intention to do so). Remember, with the Full Confidentiality Hold, you must contact them in person or via your official UWF student email account. You cannot contact them via phone.


    


Helpful links

Privacy - Using the Contact and Privacy Info Wizard

FERPA and Student Records