The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires that students be advised of their rights concerning educational records, and this includes letters of recommendation. American University cannot require you to waive these rights, so you must decide if you wish to waive or retain your right to view each of your letters when sending your recommendation requests. The SPA Office of Graduate Admissions and the Graduate Admissions Review Committee that reviews your application file will know whether you have waived or retained access. Unfortunately, once you have answered this question on the recommendation request form, neither you nor the SPA Office of Graduate Admissions can change your answer. If you choose to do so, you may cancel the recommendation request, fill out a new request form, and resend it to your recommender.