Educational records are maintained in the Office of Records and Registration. These records contain all academic work of every student enrolled at the University. Some of the information is considered directory information. This is general information available to the public unless otherwise specified by the student.
The other types of information contained in the academic record are records that pertain to the student’s academic work at UALR. This includes transcripts, grade changes, change of majors, special exceptions and other records of personal nature related to a student’s academic record. These records are confidential and available only to the individual student. For example, this means that the Office of Records and Registration will not release your official transcript to anyone without your written authorization. If you want someone else to have a copy of your transcript, you must make that request in writing. If you want someone else to be allowed to pick up a copy of your transcript for you, you must send a letter asking our office to release your transcript to that individual and you must sign the request. As the custodian of educational records, UALR assumes the trust and obligation to insure that full protection will be given to these records.
UALR policies and procedures are in full compliance with regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). Copies of this act and its implementing regulations are on file in the Office of Campus Life and are on reserve in the Ottenheimer Library. Policies and procedures regarding student records are published in the UALR Student Handbook.