In cooperation with the Veterans Administration, the University participates in numerous veterans benefits programs, including educational assistance, Work-Study, rehabilitation, deferred payment, and tutorial programs. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ensures confidentiality of student educational records and restricts disclosure to or access by third parties, except as authorized by law. Parents of dependent students, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, are accorded full access by the University to their dependents' educational records, with certain exceptions, and they may receive copies of their dependents' grade reports each semester from the Office of the University Registrar. The University assumes that its undergraduate students are financially dependent unless a parent or the student informs the University Access Officer in the Office of the University Registrar that the student is financially independent. Students may provide this notification to the Access Officer via the Financially Independent Student form, a copy of which may be secured from the Access Officer in the Office of the University Registrar.
Students have the right to inspect their educational records, with certain exceptions.
If they believe these records are inaccurate, they may request an amendment and, if denied, have the right to a hearing and to place a letter of disagreement in their file if the outcome of that hearing is negative. 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202, if they believe Boston University failed to comply with the requirements of the Act. The University does not release personally identifiable information contained in student educational records, except as authorized by law. Students may restrict release of this information if they wish, and this data will not be released by the University except as authorized by law. Students are informed of their rights under this law by the School of Law Registrar.