1.
True or False: A student's degree can be confirmed to some external (outside of your university) source without first obtaining
the permission of the student as long as "degree" is identified by the institution as directory information.
2.
True or False: A student has a right to inspect information in his or her file.
3.
True or False: It is permissible for a professor to post student grades
on an office door if only a student's Social Security number or student ID number is
used.
4.
True or False: The Director of Records may release information about a
student without the student's written permission upon receipt of a
subpoena.
5.
True or False: It is possible for parents to obtain confidential information from their student's academic record.
6.
True or False: Your university must annually notify students of their rights under FERPA.
7.
True or False: In a legal separation or divorce situation, biological
parents have equal standing with custodial parents to gain access to
the student's education records.
8.
True or False: Faculty have a right to inspect the education records of any student attending your institution without giving a reason.
9.
True or False: Student representatives on committees (e.g., honors,
curriculum, etc.) may have the right to see other students' education
records during the deliberations of that committee.
10.
True or False: An institution which designates certain items as
"directory information" must give students the opportunity to decline
to have any of that information so designated.
11.
True or False: It is permissible to distribute graded examinations by
placing them on a table for students to pick up after class.
12.
True or False: Email addresses can be considered directory information.
13.
True or False: "Student recruiting information" under the Solomon Amendment is the same as "directory information" under FERPA.
14.
True or False: It is permissible for a faculty member to include a
student's grades and GPA in a letter of recommendation without
obtaining the student's written permission since the student requested
the faculty member to write the recommendation and provided a copy of
her resume with the requested information to the faculty member.
15.
True or False: Former students of an institution of higher education
have the right to request that their education records not be
disclosed, and the institution must comply.
16.
True or False: Currently attending students of an institution of higher
education have the right under FERPA to request that all of their
education records not be disclosed, and the institution must comply.
17.
True or False: A student's written permission is required before an
institution releases information to a national research organization
conducting a study on the advantages and disadvantages of selective
admissions.
18.
True or False: An institution must release to anyone upon request any
information identified as directory information by the institution.
19.
True or False: Grades may be released to a student's employer without
the student's written permission if it has been determined that the
employer will reimburse the student/employee for any grade of "C" or
better.
20.
True or False: It is permissible for an employment agency not connected
with your institution to share a student's transcript with a
prospective employer as long as the student has given written
permission to the institution to provide the transcript to the
employment agency.
21.
True or False: A former student has the same right to inspect and
review his record as a student currently attending the institution.
22.
An institution must permit a student to review his records within how many days from the day the student requests the review?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
23.
Which of the following is not identified in the original FERPA (the
Act) as being an example of "directory information"?
A. 
B. 
The student's date of birth
C. 
The student's email address
D. 
The student's dates of attendance
24.
Directory information may include all of the following EXCEPT the student's _______________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
You receive a phone call asking to verify (A) that a currently enrolled
student: attends your institution, (B) what his address was at the time
of attendance, (C) his date of birth, and (D) his GPA. According to
FERPA, you can verify all of these EXCEPT the student's __________.
A. 
Attendance at the institution
B. 
Address during the time of attendance
C. 
D.