PRIVACY OF STUDENT RECORDS

• Without written confirmation of the student’s intent to attend a later module in the same semester, a student who withdraws from a module or has ceased attendance is considered a withdrawal. • If a student begins but fails to complete the final module(s) in a semester, the student is considered to have withdrawn. • If a student receives a failing grade for the final module(s) in a semester, the

College must determine if the student ceased attending and is therefore considered a withdrawal. • The Return of Title IV Funds calculation process will begin as soon as possible after it is determined that a student has withdrawn or ceased attendance. The institution must return the amount of Title IV funds for which it is responsible no later than 45 days after determining the student’s last date of attendance or participation in an academically related activity. If the student returns for a later module in the payment period, the Return of Title IV Funds will be reversed. ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PLAN

Lebanon Valley College offers a payment plan for those families who, after exploring other options, prefer to spread payments over 10 months. An agent has been appointed to process deferred payment applications:

Higher Education Services

4720 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Phone: 1–800–422–0010

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, helps protect the privacy of student records. The Act provides for the right to inspect and review educational records, to seek to amend those records, and to limit disclosure of information from the records. The Act applies to all institutions that are the recipients of federal funding. Annually, Lebanon Valley College informs students of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This Act, with which the institution intends to comply fully, was designated to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with the FERPA office concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with the act. The policy can be found at www.lvc.edu/registrar. Questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be referred to the Registrar’s Office.