What is the Solomon Amendment and what does it have to do with FERPA?
Although distinct from FERPA, the Solomon Amendment is a federal law that allows each branch of the military to visit campuses, recruit students and have access to student recruiting information for students who are 17 and older and enrolled for at least one credit hour. Under this law, BGSU must release students’ name, address, phone number, date of birth, class rank, major, place of birth, degrees earned, and the most recent educational institution attended. The Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and including their Reserve or National Guard component are each limited to one request per semester for this recruiting information. These requests should be referred to Registration and Records .
