Notices & Disclosures

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高等教育机会法案(HEOA)

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家庭教育权利和隐私法(FERPA)

学生服务执行主任和学生事务副校长负责每年通知学生他们在FERPA下的权利. 年度通知将在 Boston College Bulletin and in the Boston College Student Guide.

所有非目录信息都被视为机密,未经学生明确书面同意,不会向外界询问.

Student Rights Under FERPA

Boston College maintains a large number of records regarding its students in the administration of its educational programs, as well as its housing, athletics, and extracurricular programs. The University also maintains employment and financial records for its own use and to comply with state and federal regulations. 电子游戏软件致力于保护学生的隐私利益,并根据1974年的《电子游戏正规平台》(FERPA)维护学生记录的机密性。.

These rights are as follows:

  • The right to inspect and review the student's education record within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access.

    任何学生如希望查阅和审阅由大学任何办公室保存的教育记录中的信息,可以, with proper identification, 向负责保存该记录的办公室申请查阅该记录. Unless the circumstances require the existence of a formal request, an oral request may be honored.

    每当负责保存教育记录的办公室无法回应时, 学生可以向学生服务办公室提交, dean, academic department head, or other appropriate official a written request that identifies the record he or she wishes to inspect. The University official shall provide access within 45 days after the University receives the request, 并通知学生查阅记录的时间和地点. If the record is not maintained by the University official to whom the request is submitted, that official is to advise the student of the correct official to whom the request is to be addressed.

  • 如果学生认为其教育记录中的信息不准确,有权要求修改其教育记录, 误导或侵犯他或她的隐私权.

    Any student who believes that information contained in his or her education record is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of his or her rights of privacy is to write to the University official responsible for the record, 清楚地指出他或她想要更改的记录部分, 并说明为什么要修改记录.

    如果大学认为不应按要求修改记录, 学校将通知该学生, advise the student of his or her right to a hearing and provide information about the hearing process.

  • The right to consent to the disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education record, 除非在FERPA允许的范围内. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to University officials with legitimate educational interests, 这可能包括行政部门的员工, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); members of the Board of Trustees; and students serving on an official committee, 如纪律委员会或申诉委员会, 或协助其他大学官员执行其任务. 大学官员也可能是承包商, consultants, 义工或其他校外人士,由大学外判通常由大学雇员提供的机构服务或职能. 只要披露的目的与学生的电子游戏软件或转学有关,大学可以在未经其他教育机构官员同意的情况下披露教育记录,这些机构已经要求学生提供记录,并且学生正在寻求或打算注册或已经注册.

  • 向美国政府提出申诉的权利.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. 书面投诉可直接提交给美国家庭政策合规办公室.S. 教育部,400马里兰大道,SW,华盛顿特区.C., 20202-4605.


请注意,这是所罗门修正案的一部分, 法律要求电子游戏软件向军队分支机构提供某些学生目录信息,而这些信息在《电子游戏正规平台》(FERPA)下通常是被拒绝的。.

学生贷款员工行为准则

所有电子游戏软件的员工,其工作职责包括与学生经济援助有关的事项,都应保持模范的职业行为标准,并必须遵守本行为准则,符合联邦法规. The Executive Director of Student Services shall notify these employees annually of their obligations under this Code.

Boston College:

  • 禁止与贷款机构达成所有收入分成安排. The University will not promote or recommend any lender in exchange for a fee or other material benefit from that lender.
  • Does not request or accept offers of funds for private loans, including opportunity pool loans.
  • 对借款人选择的任何贷款机构的贷款进行认证,不得无故拖延, 并且不会将首次借款人的贷款直接分配给特定的贷方.
  • 确保学生签署主本票的过程保留了学生选择其选择的贷方的权利.
  • 不安排对未参加该计划或未接受该贷款条款的学生或家长不利的替代贷款计划.
  • 禁止要求或接受贷款人的人员援助.
  • 禁止贷款人的雇员或代理人透露自己的身份, either directly or by implication, 作为电子游戏软件的一名雇员, 家长或任何向电子游戏软件寻求信息的人.
  • Bases the selection of lenders for a preferred lender list solely on the best interests of the students and parents.
  • 全面披露首选贷款机构的遴选过程.
  • Provides borrowers with consumer information about the loan products offered by the lenders on a preferred lender list, 包括贷款人向其他实体出售贷款的任何协议.
  • 通知学生和家长,他们不需要使用首选贷款机构名单上的任何贷款机构,可以选择他们选择的任何贷款机构.


Every Boston College employee involved in any aspect of the loan process (this includes, but is not limited to, the Financial Aid staff, 在主校区和法学院都有, (招生管理人员)必须避免任何可能在员工的个人或外部利益与他或她作为电子游戏软件员工的角色和责任之间产生潜在利益冲突的情况, 并且必须向他或她的主管披露任何潜在的冲突.

具体来说,工作人员不得:

  • Solicit or accept gifts with more than a de minimis value from any business entity involved in any aspect of student financial aid, including, without limitation, cash payments, stocks, club memberships, favors, discounts, lodging, meals, entertainment, and services. This prohibition extends to a staff member’s family (includes staff member's and spouse's: parent or stepparent; sibling or step-sibling; child or stepchild; and grandchild or step-grandchild, 以及孩子的配偶和兄弟姐妹的配偶).
  • Undertake any activity, whether compensated or not, 有可能与电子游戏软件雇用的财务援助专业人员的职责产生利益冲突的工作人员, including accepting any fee, payment, 或其他经济利益,作为任何类型就业的补偿, 与出借人协商或作其他安排, guarantor, or servicer.
  • 因担任顾问委员会成员而获得任何报酬, commission, or group established by a lender, guarantor, or group of lenders or guarantors. A staff member wishing to serve on an advisory board must seek prior approval from his or her supervisor, and may be reimbursed only for reasonable expenses while serving on an approved advisory board.


工作人员应了解并遵守所有机构政策和任何地方, 适用于他们的行为或工作表现的州和联邦要求. 任何工作人员如果对某一特定情况或活动是否造成利益冲突或违反任何法律或政策有疑问,应在开始这种活动之前立即通知其主管, 或者在出现这种问题的最早时间. Supervisors shall contact the Office of the General Counsel upon receipt of any inquiries.

学生档案的保密

来自学生教育记录的某些个人身份信息, 由电子游戏软件指定作为目录信息, 可以在没有学生事先同意的情况下被释放. This information includes name; term, home, local, and electronic mail addresses; telephone listing; date and place of birth; photograph; major field of study; enrollment status; grade level; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; dates of attendance; school/college of enrollment; anticipated date of graduation; degrees and awards received; the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended; and other similar information.

A student can prevent the release of all directory information including verification of enrollment, and may suppress selected directory information either to the Boston College community or to the general public. 为了做到这一点,学生们必须去参观 agmov.woheshijie.com/myservices 禁止发布全部或选定目录信息. 通过选择隐私首选项可以进行抑制. Student directory information will not be blocked from faculty and staff conducting official University business.

所有非目录信息都被视为机密,除非在FERPA的例外情况下允许披露,否则在没有学生明确书面同意的情况下,不会向外部查询发布. 欲了解更多信息,请访问电子游戏软件 Student Educational Records policy.

Disclosures to Parents of Students

当学生年满18岁时, 或就读高等教育机构,不分年龄, FERPA权利转移给学生. 向家长披露资料的指引如下:

  • 家长可以根据学校的决定获取目录信息.
  • 家长可以获得非目录信息(如.g., grades, GPA) at the discretion of the institution and after it is determined that the student is legally dependent on either parent.
  • Parents may also obtain nondirectory information if they have a signed consent from the student.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

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大学沟通政策和学生责任

大学与在校学生的官方通讯, including notices of academic and administrative matters and communications from faculty and administrative staff, may be sent via postal service, campus mail, or email. 确保这些通信及时到达, 所有在校生都有以下责任:

Postal Service and Campus Mail

为了书面交流的目的, 学生在学生服务处记录的本地和永久地址将被视为学生的正式本地和永久住所. All students have a responsibility to provide both local and permanent mailing addresses, and to enter corrections at agmov.woheshijie.com/myservices 如果学校记录中的地址不准确. Students should review their address record for accuracy at the beginning of each semester, 在提交任何更正后不久再进行一次.

在国外学习的学生有责任向全球教育办公室提供他们当地的国际地址.

Email

The University recognizes and uses electronic mail as an appropriate medium for official communication. 波士顿大学为所有注册学生提供电子游戏软件的电子邮件地址, as well as access to email services from computer stations at various locations on campus. 所有学生都应该定期访问他们的电子邮件帐户, 查看大学的官方通讯, 并在必要时对此类信息作出回应.

所有学生对大学官方电子邮件通信的回复必须在“发件人:”和“回复:”行中包含学生的电子游戏软件电子邮件地址, 并且应该来自学生的电子游戏软件电子邮件地址, to assure that the response can be recognized as a message from a member of the University community.

Students may forward their email messages from their Boston College email address to non-university email systems, if they wish. In such cases, however, students shall be solely responsible for all consequences arising from such forwarding arrangements, including any failure by the non-university system to deliver or retain official University communications. Students should send test messages to and from their University email account on a regular basis, 确认他们的电子邮件服务运行可靠.

Voter Registration Information

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如有疑问或疑虑,请联系电子游戏软件学生事务处 bcsa@woheshijie.com.