Policy Regarding Access to The Contemporary Music Center’s Records

The Contemporary Music Center respects student rights guaranteed by law and appropriate to a private, Christian educational setting. The Contemporary Music Center maintains student records under the guidelines of the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which gives enrolled students the right to inspect their "educational records" and to restrict the release of those records. 

Educational records are defined generally as records, files, documents, and other materials maintained by the The Contemporary Music Center which contain information directly related to the student and from which a student can be individually identified. Examples include academic records, student account records, and many records maintained by Student Life. Educational records do not include personal records of instructors or administrators, medical records, financial records of parents, or Public Safety records created for the purpose of law enforcement. Educational records will be released to parents/guardians only with the written consent of the student or upon written evidence that the student has been declared as a dependent on the parent/guardian's most recent income tax return. 

FERPA permits The Contemporary Music Center to release "directory information" without student consent to anyone requesting information unless a student instructs the The Contemporary Music Center not to release such information. Directory information at the The Contemporary Music Center includes a student's name, home campus, home address, program address, home telephone number, program telephone number, primary e-mail address, academic major, birth date, class year and photos.