What is FERPA Consent to Release?

Your student record is private and protected by federal legislation. In order for a parent or authorized third party to have access to a student record or to discuss your records with the university, you must establish FERPA Consent to Release. When you set up FERPA Consent in myUCCS Portal, you’ll include an individual or organization’s name and set a unique password. That way, if the authorized individual or organization contacts the university about you, you’ve given us permission to release FERPA-protected information.

Go to myUCCS Portal and click on Records and Registration in the drop-down menu on the left, then click on the FERPA Consent to Release (Third Party Access to Educational Record).  Type your parent or authorized third party’s first and last name, and the organization's name (if applicable), and set a unique password.

Yes. You can have an unlimited number of parents or authorized third parties with FERPA consent.

A first and last name and/or organization name, and a unique password set by the student.

In addition to a password, a first and last name are required unless you’re granting consent to an organization; then only a password and the organization’s name are required. “Mom” and “Dad” are not permissible.

Yes. In addition to a first and last name and/or organization title, each FERPA Consent to Release entry requires an authorization passphrase. You should provide this password to your authorized third party before they contact the university regarding your record.

If they contact the university, they'll be asked to state their name and/or organization and provide their authorization passphrase to verify that they have been granted FERPA consent.

FERPA Consent to Release allows university representatives to answer questions about specific aspects of a student's record and discuss the record with individuals other than the student. 

CU Guest Access is an online, read-only way for guests to see certain components of a student's record. It doesn’t allow guests to ask questions about or discuss a student’s record with a university representative.

Students initiate FERPA Consent to Release in the myUCCS Portal.  Direct them to FERPA Consent to Release (Third Party Access to Educational Record) located under the Records and Registration drop-down menu on the left hand side of the myUCCS Portal.

The student who granted you access will need to share a unique authorization passphrase with you in order to prove your identity for discussing the student’s record with the university.

Because FERPA Consent to Release only applies to in-person or phone communication. There is no online option or portal for parents or authorized third parties to use if a student has only granted access to their record with the FERPA Consent to Release option.

If you’d like an online option, see CU Guest Access.

CU Guest Access.  Your student will need to establish this for you in their myUCCS Portal.