2009–2010 Academic Catalog - Concordia University Ann Arbor

Concordia University Ann Arbor 2009–2010 Academic Catalog
Public Safety Chief
(Prerequisite – must have either FSC201 or Police Officer Certification prior to admission)
*ACC310 is a prerequisite for PSA401
*COM201 is a prerequisite for COM334
BUS314 Administration of Human Resources 3
COM334* Negotiation, Argumentation & Debate 3
CJA440 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (PD Only) 3
FSC401 Fire Service Company Officer (FD Only) 3
PSA204 Introduction to Public Administration 3
PSA421 Theories of Public Administration 3
PSA401 Financial Management & Budgeting 3
PSA445 Strategic Management & Planning 3
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
AND PROCEDURES
It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with all policies and procedures of the university. It is ultimately
the student’s responsibility to meet all graduation requirements. Academic policies and procedures are
determined by the faculty to ensure the integrity of the academic program.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Concordia University establishes relationships with its students based on their status as emerging adults, and is
committed to fostering their development and self-direction. In this situation, the university expects that its
students will assume primary responsibility for their education and well-being. Concordia University also
recognizes its obligation to the parents of its students to act in the students' best interest.
In defining the terms of its relationship with students and parents, the university's actions are informed by federal
and state law, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This act ensures that
most communication between a student and the university is considered confidential, and that such information
about a student's experience can be shared with the parents of an individual student only under very specific
circumstances as defined by federal law. All rights accorded a student under this law take effect at the time of
enrollment in a post-secondary educational program regardless of the student.
The purpose of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is to protect the confidentiality of
student educational records. Educational records are those records directly related to students and maintained by
an institution or a party acting for the institution. Personally identifiable student information is protected by
FERPA. Violations of FERPA place the University at risk. The penalty for noncompliance can be withdrawal of
Department of Education funds from the institution. In addition, disclosure of student information could subject
both the University and the individual disclosing the information to criminal and civil penalties. One of the main
emphases of FERPA is that personally identifiable information may not be released without prior written consent
from the student. However, the university is permitted to disclose student information without written consent to
“school officials” whom the institution has determined have a legitimate educational interest”. Although a person
has been designated as a “school official”, he/she does not have inherent rights to any and all education record
information. Additionally, the school official must demonstrate a legitimate educational interest as opposed to a
personal or private interest and such a determination must be made on a case by case basis. Disclosure to a
school official having legitimate educational interest does not constitute authorization to share that information
with a third party without the student’s written permission.
1. All individuals who are attending or have attended Concordia University have certain rights with respect to
their educational records.
These rights include:
• Right to review and inspect their educational records;
• Right to request the amendment of their educational records to ensure that they are not inaccurate,
misleading, or otherwise in violation of their privacy or other rights;
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