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Student Education Records (FERPA)
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Data Description
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records containing information directly related to a student and are maintained by the University of Tennessee or by a person acting for the university. FERPA governs the release of, and access to, student education records. Directory information about a student is not regulated by FERPA and can be released by the university without the student’s permission.
Examples of FERPA:
Student Education Records are governed by FERPA and include:
- Student ID Numbers
- Social Security Numbers
- Transcripts
- Class schedules
- Academic history reports
- Degree audit reports
- Class rolls
- Grade rolls
- Advising notes
- Financial records
| Permitted | IT Tools & Products |
|---|---|
 | Google Drive |
| Gmail |
| Outlook |
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business |
| Microsoft Teams |
| ISAAC Next Generation cluster (ISAAC-NG) |
| ISAAC Secure Enclave |
| Windows Virtual Machines (VMs) |
| Linux Virtual Data Center Workstations (Linux vDWS) |
| Virtual Data Center WorkStations (vDWS) |
| WebEx FedRAMP |
| Zoom |
| Globus – Secure Enclave |
 | Globus – Open Enclave **Allowed with access controls in place (not world or group readable) |
| Qualtrics *Allowed if written approval provided in IRB documents |
| REDCap *Allowed if written approval provided in IRB documents |
 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| Dryad Data Repository |
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) |
| Google Cloud Platform FedRAMP |
| Microsoft Azure |
| Microsoft Azure FedRAMP |
Additional Resources
Contact the Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED) for additional information about data types.
Rob Withrow, Director, Human Research Protection Program
email: rwithrow@utk.edu
phone: 865-974-7494