Student Hand Book 2021-2022

Three months prior to the commencement, the Registrar conducts a degree audit of the academic
records of all candidates for the graduation. The week prior to commencement, students are required
to come to the Registrar’s Office for final certification.
Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (FERPA)
WUSOM complies with requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
(FERPA) under which the following policies and procedures have been established. WUSOM accords
all rights under the law to students who are declared independent. For the purpose of this policy,
whenever a student has attained eighteen (18) years of age or is attending an institution of
postsecondary education, the permission or consent required of and the rights accorded to the parents
of the student shall thereafter only be required of and accorded to the student. Responsibility for
protection of the privacy of student educational records rests primarily with the Registrar’s Office.
Educational records are defined by FERPA to include records, files, documents, and other materials that
contain information directly related to students and are maintained by an educational agency or
institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution. There are exceptions to this definition of
educational records as published in the Guidelines For Postsecondary Institutions for Implementation
of The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Revised Edition 1995, a
publication of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
Students' Access to Their Educational Records
All students have the right to review their educational records with the following exceptions as
outlined by FERPA:
Records which are developed by and are the sole possession of faculty, staff, and other personnel,
and which are not accessible to other persons.
Records created and maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other professional
or paraprofessional acting in the capacity having to do with the treatment of a student. Note that
such records may be reviewed personally by a physician or other appropriate professional of
the student’s choice.
Records created and maintained by law enforcement units solely for law enforcement purposes
and which are not made available to other persons except law enforcement officials of the same
jurisdiction.
Financial records of student’s parents or any information contained therein.
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