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Can parents meet with advisers without the student?

April 26, 2017advisers meet Parents student

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Can parents meet with advisers without the student?

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Advisers need written permission from the student in order to discuss specific academic issues regarding the student with his/her parents. The Penn State policy on Confidentiality of Student Records is designed to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). This federal law also requires that the student be informed of the existence and location of records as well as define the purpose for which such information is obtained; to provide security for such material; to permit student access to, disclosure of, and challenge to this information and to discontinue such information when compelling reasons for its retention no longer exist. For additional information you may access our University Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records (http://guru.psu.edu/policies/AD11.