Why is SSN required on final exam submission form?
Thank you for your correspondence with the Independent Study Program (ISP) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which was incorporated into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Our database was built several years ago using the Social Security Number (SSN) as a student identification number. We are working to modify the database; however the number is necessary to track each student’s training progress. Our Internet exam submission pages are socket layer secured, and all of your information is maintained in a secure government database system. I hope this explanation helps you understand our motives for requesting the SSN. If a student has reservations about the use of his or her SSN, but still wishes to participate in our program, we can assign his or her account a tracking number after he or she provides proof of U.S. citizenship (photo copy of a passport, voter’s registration card, birth certificate). The downside is the student must then remember and use this un
