Educational Record

Category: Data Protection FAQs

What counts as an “educational record”?

An educational record is any official and confidential document/record related to a student.  It can be in any form of media (paper or electronic).  It can include the following, but is not limited to: grades, transcripts, class lists, student course schedules, financial information, discipline files, information about difficulties in a class or at school if in a record, social security number, and anything with a student ID number.  The following are NOT educational records: personal notes (e.g. faculty member’s private notes), law enforcement or campus security records, health records, or employment and payroll information.