KentucKy State university NEW STUDENT Handbook 2017-2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Caendars...7-9 Fa 2017...7 Spring 2018...8 Summer 2018...9 Administrative Offices...10-11 Backboard/Student Mobie...17-20 Campus Directory...10-11 Coegiate Link...20 Emai Set-Up on Eectronics...18-19 E-Textbooks...20 Fina Examination Schedues...21-22 Libera Studies Requirements...15-16 KSU WIRED...17 KSU E-Mai...17 Privacy of Student Records (FERPA)...23-24 Smarthinking...20 Student Account Information...12-14 Time Period / Refunds...12 Refund Period...12 Accessing Account...13 Account Summary...13 PIO/ Refund...13-14 Student Success Coaborative (SSC)...20
THE GOLD EXPERIENCE: Guide to Success in the First-Year Your KSU Famiy is dedicated to your academic success. We have carefuy designed services and programs to hep you achieve the highest grades, find your greatest strengths, and create the best memories. BRED WEEK Wecome Week (August 12th-20th) is designed to hep you become famiiar with your new home. e week is fied with a variety of fun and engaging academic and socia activities. You wi aso receive important information vita to your success at KSU. all new students MuSt participate in all activities. Any student seeking exemption from any activity must submit a written request to Dr. Erin Wheeer at erin.wheeer@kysu.edu by Monday, August 7th, 2017. LIVING & LEARNING COMMUNITY Your journey to orobred Exceence does not have to be competed aone. KSU s Living and Learning Community provides the support you need to make it to the finish ine! is program is designed to make sure your first year is fied with engaging activities both inside and outside the cassroom. Learning Communities: Navigate chaenging course work with the support of a sma group of your peers. Peer Mentors: New Student Orientation Leaders wi be there every step of the way to hep answer your questions and guide you through tough situations. Specia Interest Groups: Tap into od taents and new interests through sma groups that expore interests such as -1- cooking, gaming, reading, sports, movies, music, reigion, art, and dance. Groups wi be ed by peer mentors, facuty, and/or staff. STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINARS e transition to coege ife can be difficut for many reasons. However, KSU has two courses to hep you overcome obstaces that may imit your academic success. Bred Training or KSU 101 and Bred Buiding or KSU 102, picks up where Wecome Week ends. With a focus on service earning, the course wi continue to hep you understand the fundamentas of KSU, expose you to campus and community resources, and provide academic success strategies. L.I.N.K. MENTORING PROGRAM Everyone needs good peope in key paces. KSU s mentoring program connects you with friendy facuty, staff, and upper-cass students to hep guide you through your first year. SUCCESS COACHING Success Coaches are committed to more than just heping you schedue casses. Success Coaches are dedicated to your persona and academic success. ey are responsibe for monitoring your cass attendance, grades, and overa adjustment to coege ife.
NEW STUDENT WELCOME WEEK OVERVIEW Mandatory for A First-Year Students SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 TH : Wecome Home! MOVE-IN DAY 8:00 AM 4:00 PM A new students who are iving on campus are required to compete registration and check into their residence has. A commuters and non-residentia new students must compete their registration during this time. FAMILY DINNER (FAMILY EVENT) 4:30 PM 6:00 PM A er you are setted into your room and have competed registration, you and your famiy are invited to a Famiy Dinner in the Student Center Baroom. You wi be officiay greeted by KSU s administration, facuty and staff. is event is casua. SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 TH : Get Ya Mind Right! Prepare yoursef mentay for your orobred journey. You wi have the opportunity to attend a worship service, isten to a motivationa speaker, and participate in a yoga and meditation session. End the day with a BBQ on the Yard and fun activities sponsored by Residence Life and a specia camping trip. MONDAY, AUGUST 14 TH : Who Am I? Where Am I? Get to know your community and roe as a student through a tour of Frankfort, discussion on Student Rights and Responsibiities, and Residence Ha meetings. Compete the day with movie night at the Amphitheater. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 TH : Enter to Learn, Go Out to Serve Experience the heart of KSU: Socia Responsibiity. is day is dedicated to giving back to our surrounding community and its citizens. You wi have the opportunity to be invoved in a group community service project as we as earn about organizations you wi be working with for your UNV 101 community service project. Suggested Attire for Community Service Comfortabe cothing and cosed-toe shoes that you do not mind getting dirty. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 TH : Breds: The 4.0 Edition is day wi focus on KSU s rich academic cuture. You wi have the opportunity to interact with facuty in your major during a departmenta meet and greet. A ernoon workshops wi hep you earn strategies to become a successfu orobred student. Concude the day by choosing your KSU Mentor during a fun and interactive mixer. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 TH : Foat ike a Butterfy Honor the egacy of Muhammad Ai, a Kentucky native and friend to KSU. You wi spend the day in Louisvie touring the Ai Center foowed by a reaxing unch on the Ohio River. -2-
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 TH : Becoming a KSU Man and Woman Spend time with Mr. and Miss KSU during their signature Wecome Week event: Brother to Brother and Sister to Sister. is fun and informative diaogue wi give you insight into the KSU socia scene. Later, key staff wi provide tips on becoming a KSU Man or Woman of Exceence. e day wi cuminate with a Pinning Ceremony and Cande Light Vigi that marks the beginning of your journey to become a KSU graduate! A er the ceremony, reax on the yard at a bock party with SGA! PINNING & CANDLE LIGHT CEREMONY (FAMILY EVENT) 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Bradford Ha Required Attire for Pinning Ceremony Women - Back dress (knee-ength, no spaghetti straps) or white dress shirt with back sacks or skirt (knee-ength). Men - White dress shirt and back sacks. A - Comfortabe back dress shoes. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 TH : The Bred Life Get a preview of the ife of a orobred. Spend the day with KSU s student eaders. Find an organization to join during SGA s student organization fair. Later, be a star during an epic Lip Sync Batte, choose the hottest fa ooks during a fashion show, and party the night away during a Hawaiian uau on the yard. SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 TH : Ready, Set Go! is day wi be used to prepare for casses on Monday morning. New Student Orientation Leaders wi assist you with ogging into Backboard, checking your emai, printing cass schedues and syabi, and finding your cassrooms. -3-
NEW STUDENT MOVE-IN AND REGISTRATION SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017, 8 AM-4:00 PM, EXUM GYMNASIUM Tips for a Smooth Move-In Process PRIOR TO ARRIVING Read and foow the registration process instructions. Make sure a of your fees (tuition and fees, housing, meas, and parking) are appied to your account. You must submit your housing appication and appication fee to have your housing fee appied to your account. You must register for courses in order to generate a bi. Log into your WIRED account to check your baance (see page 13). o If your aid exceeds the amount of your bi you wi receive a refund, you are ceared for move-in and your registration is compete. o If you have a baance you must resove any financia aid matters reating to federa grants or oans appied to your account, pay the remaining baance, or estabish a payment pan (PIO) (see page 14). o For timey processing, we suggest resoving your baance by August 1st. o Once you are ceared (have no outstanding baance or enroed in a payment pan) you can receive your ID and parking pass and you wi be aowed to check into your residence ha. Bring a copy of your cearance form/confirmation. Read the Kentucky State University Student Handbook (kysu.edu > Current Students >Student Handbook). MOVE-IN DAY Enjoy the day! We re excited to see and hep you make the transition! Arrive eary to ensure you have ampe time for a smooth check-in and getting setted. Don t forget to pack your toos, cart, 3M command strips and hooks, fashight, surge protector, and more. Review the suggested items ist to ensure you have your PERMITTED persona items to decorate, to personaize, and be comfortabe in your new home. Submit the necessary check-in paperwork to the respective residence ha front office. Get to know your roommate, suitemates (where appicabe), and Residence Life team. -4-
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS It may not be necessary to visit each one of the foowing stations. However, you may check with representatives at each station to ensure you do not have any outstanding items that may hinder you from registering or competing registration. DEPARTMENT admissions registrar Student Heath Services advising Housing/iD Services Financia aid university Poice information technoogy Bursar cashier DESCRIPTION Submit remaining admissions documents (officia transcripts, etter of good standing, etc.) Compete and submit FERPA forms, resove academic hods, and verify Veteran Affairs Education Benefits. Compete and submit student heath documents. Consut with an advisor, seect appropriate courses, and secure a copy of your course schedue. Submit housing documents and deposit; verify residence ha status; take ID photo; secure or vaidate student ID card. Finaize financia aid acceptance, compete oan process, and submit additiona verification paperwork. Register vehice, purchase or retrieve parking deca. Set up or verify emai access. Make payment arrangements or remove financia hods. Make payments. -5-
SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR RESIDENCE HALLS Pease refer to this ist for items you shoud bring when moving into your new home. BEDDING (MATTRESS SIZE TWIN XL): Sheets, bankets, comforters, bedskirts Mattress pads, eggcrate or mattress cover Piow(s), piowcase(s) TOILETRIES: Bath towes, wash cothes, hand towes Bathrobe/bathwrap/shower caddy Shower shoes/shower cap Hair care products (shampoo, conditioner, etc.) Soap/otion/toothbrush/toothpaste/foss Ibuprofen/aspirin/sinus and/or cod and aergy medicine Prescription medicationmedicine ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCES: Aarm cocks with battery backup Cephone and charger Persona computer, aptop, or tabet Fan Iron and ironing board Lamp (no haogen amps) Microwave (700 watts or ess) Power strip with circuit breaker Radio, CD payer, music payer Refrigerator (cannot exceed 3.5 cubic feet) Teevision (cannot exceed 19 inches) DVD or BuRay Payer ROOM ACCESSORIES: Area rug Decorations (pants, posters, pictures, etc.) Storage crates, bins, footocker Trash cans and trash bags Ony use damage-free putty and adhesives OTHER ITEMS: Cabe and ethernet cords Cameras and memory cards Ceaning suppies (disinfectant spray, wipes, a purpose ceaner, etc.) Entertainment (music, movies, gaming systems, etc.) First-aid kits, bandages, antibiotic cream Fashight and batteries Hair-care toos (dryers, cippers, irons, etc.) Hair stoves are prohibited. Kitchenware (dishes, can opener, etc.) Laundry detergent, fabric so ener Laundry hamper, cothes hangers Postage stamps Schoo suppies (pens, caendar, notebooks, backpack, fash drive, etc.) Stationery Umbrea or poncho DO NOT BRING: Acohoic beverages/containers (empty or fu) Any item producing an open fame Burners or hot pates Candes Coffee/cappuccino makers Crockpots Dart boards Deep fryers Drugs Eectric skiets Fireworks Gris Guns (fake or rea) Hair stoves Hazardous/iega items Pets Rice cookers Roasters Screws or nais Sow cookers Space heaters Toasters or toaster ovens Tobacco Unsafe chemicas (non-househod ceaning/persona hygiene) Weapons (fake or rea) -6-
2017 2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Fa 2017 Semester AUGUST ursday, August 10 and Friday, August 11 o Facuty and Staff Institute Saturday, August 12 o Residence has open for new students o New students compete registration Sunday, August 13 Sunday, August 20 o Wecome Week Wednesday, August 16 o Residence has open for continuing students o New Student Orientation (Make-up) Wednesday, August 16 Friday, August 18 o Continuing students register or compete registration Saturday, August 19 o Casses begin Friday, August 25 o Last day of ate registration o Last day to add/change registration o Fa payment deadine Monday, August 29 o Students dropped for non-payment SEPTEMBER Monday, September 4 o Academic hoiday (Labor Day) Friday, September 8 o Last day for students to submit an Appication for Degree to departments for the Spring 2018 semester Friday, September 15 o Last day for departments to submit Appications for Degree to the Office of the University Registrar for the Spring 2018 semester Saturday, September 30 Friday, October 6 o Mid-term Examination Week OCTOBER Monday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 10 o Fa Break (No casses) Wednesday, October 11 o A midterm grades to be input by facuty no ater than 5:00 pm Friday, October 20 o Founder s Day Saturday, October 21 o Homecoming Monday, October 23 o A grade changes for incompete work from Spring and Summer sessions 2017 due in the Office of the University Registrar Monday, October 23 Friday, October 27 o Rising Junior Assessment Friday, October 27 o Last day to drop casses or withdraw from the University with a W Monday, October 30 o Last day for Registrar to notify Spring 2018 graduates and advisors of deficiencies in Appication for Degree Monday, October 30 Sunday, December 8 o Student evauations of facuty NOVEMBER Wednesday, November 1 ursday, November 30 o Facuty advisement period for student course seection for the Spring 2018 semester Wednesday, November 22 Saturday, November 25 o anksgiving hoiday Monday, November 27 o Casses resume DECEMBER Friday, December 8 o Last day of casses Saturday, December 2 Friday, December 8 o Fina examinations for prospective graduates Saturday, December 9 Friday, December 15 o Fina examinations Wednesday, December 13 o Reading Day (No exams except for Wednesday evening casses) Friday, December 15 o Fa semester ends Saturday, December 16 o Graduation & Commencement Monday, December 18 o A grades to be input by facuty no ater than 5:00 pm -7-
2017 2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Spring 2018 Semester JANUARY Monday, January 8 and Tuesday, January 9 o Facuty and Staff Institute Wednesday, January 10 o Residence has open ursday, January 11 o Registration for new students ursday, January 11 Friday, January 12 o New Student Orientation o Continuing students register or compete registration Saturday, January 13 o Casses begin Monday, January 15 o Academic hoiday (Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. s Birthday) Friday, January 19 o Last day of ate registration o Last day to add/change registration o Spring payment deadine Monday, January 22 o Students dropped for non-payment FEBRUARY Friday, February 2 o Last day for students to submit an Appication for Degree to the Departments for the Summer session and Fa semester 2018 Friday, February 9 o Last day for departments to submit an Appication for Degree to the Office of the University Registrar for the Summer session and Fa semester 2018 MARCH Saturday, March 3 Friday, March 9 o Midterm assessment and examinations Friday, March 9 o Last day for students to submit work for an incompete grade received in the Fa 2017 semester Monday, March 12 Saturday, March 17 o Spring Break (No casses) Monday, March 19 o Casses resume o A midterm grades to be input by facuty no ater than 5:00 pm Monday, March 26 o A grade changes for incompete work for the Fa 2017 semester are due in the Office of the University Registrar Friday, March 30 o Last day to drop casses or withdraw from the University with a W APRIL Monday, Apri 2 Friday, Apri 30 o Facuty advisement period for student course seection for the Summer 2018 sessions and Fa 2018 semester Monday, Apri 2 o Last day for Registrar to notify Summer/Fa 2018 graduates and advisors of deficiencies in Appication for Degree Monday, Apri 2 Friday, Apri 6 o Rising Junior Assessment Monday, Apri 2 Friday, May 4 o Student evauations of facuty Saturday, Apri 28 Friday, May 4 o Fina examinations for prospective graduates MAY Friday, May 4 o Last day of casses Saturday, May 5 Friday, May 11 o Fina examinations Wednesday, May 9 o Reading Day (No exams except for Wednesday evening casses) Friday, May 11 o Spring semester ends Saturday, May 12 o Graduation and Commencement Monday, May 14 o A grades to be input by facuty no ater than 5:00 pm -8-
2017 2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Summer 2018 Session JUNE Friday, June 1 o Residence Has open for summer session o Reguar registration for summer session Saturday, June 2 o Casses begin for summer session Wednesday, June 6 o Last Day of Late Registration for summer session o Last Day of Add/Change registration for summer session JULY Wednesday, Juy 4 o Academic hoiday no casses (Independence Day Observance) ursday, Juy 5 o Casses resume Monday, Juy 9 o Last Day to drop or withdraw from the University with a W for the summer session Saturday, Juy 21 Friday, Juy 27 o Fina Examinations Friday, Juy 27 o Summer Session Ends Monday, Juy 30 o A grades for summer session to be input by facuty no ater than 5:00 p.m. -9-
CAMPUS SERVICE GUIDE How Do I Get Hep with? Improving my study habits/test taking skis, further deveoping my writing, reading, and math skis Receiving suppementa instruction Getting tutored for my casses Attending academic success workshops Appying for admission Scheduing a campus tour Connecting with other new students Answering questions for parents Purchasing or renting my textbooks and schoo suppies Purchasing KSU appare Purchasing schoo suppies and snacks Paying parking tickets, fines, and tuition and fees Setting up a payment pan Questions about refund disbursements and book vouchers, if eigibe Getting questions answered about financia hods on my account Exporing career options Finding a job or internship Writing a resume Preparing for interviews Receiving academic advising Seecting a major and scheduing casses Persona and career counseing Discussing academic difficuties or probems with a cass Guide to Campus Services Academic Center for Exceence (ACE) 110 Car M. Hi Student Center 502-597-6680 Admissions Office 312 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-6813 Bookstore Car M. Hi Student Center Lobby 502-597-5077 Bursar 3rd Foor Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-6250 Career & Professiona Deveopment Center Car M. Hi Center, Suite 32 502-597-6700 Academic Advising 241 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-5084 Getting accommodations for earning disabiities and/or physica chaenges associated with my cassroom work Academic assistance Accessing onine tutoring Accessing Backboard onine courses and resources Fiing out my FAFSA Questions concerning my award etter Questions about how financia aid may be impacted if I withdraw from a course Obtaining schoarships or grants Questions about Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Disabiity Resources & Testing Center ASB Suite, 241 502-597-5093 Distance and Continuing Education 526 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-5611 Financia Aid 349 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-5960-10-
Meeting other nontraditiona and commuter students Finding a quiet study space and ounge with coeagues ike me Finding a nursing tutor Estabishing my emai account Resetting my emai password Probems accessing KSU network/wireess Checking out books and other media Finding quiet study rooms Navigating eectronic databases Assistance with research for assignments Accessing books on reserve Adding and dropping casses Submitting forms to change my major or decare a major Appying for graduation Requesting a transcript Reserving campus housing Getting a mea pan Getting a campus ID Seeing a doctor or nurse for minor iness Drug and acoho counseing Heath screening Taking with someone when depressed or deaing with an emotiona probem Engaging in campus socia activities, cubs, and Greek Life Information about Student Government Association (S.G.A.) Leadership/Community service opportunities Getting answers to genera questions and concerns regarding enroment, advising, financia aid, etc. Resetting my WIRED password Meeting other first-generation students Receiving speciaized support for first generation, ow-income, and/or students with disabiities Receiving counseing, tutoring, and a positive mentor/roe mode Having a neutra and safe environment to express questions, issues, and concerns Navigating through the system of university poicies, procedures, and departments Receiving informa, impartia, and confidentia dispute resoution with administrative issues that impact my academic success Getting a parking sticker for my car Reporting an emergency, crime, or accident Safety and security concerns FRIENDS Center for Nontraditiona and Commuter Students 304 Car M. Hi Student Center 502-597-5190 Information Technoogy 379 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-7000 Bazer Library 502-597-6857 Registrar 323 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-6234 Residence Life 317 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-5951 Student Heath Services Betty White Heath Center 502-597-6271 Student Life 320 Car M. Hi Student Center 502-597-6989 Student One Stop Shop 3rd Foor Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-5884 Student Support Services 311 Car M. Hi Student Center 502-597-5096 Academic & Financia Success 256 Academic Services Buiding (ASB) 502-597-5092 University Poice 253 Exum Center 502-597-6877 (non-emergencies) 502-597-6878 (emergencies) Campus Map: http://kysu.edu/wp-content/upoads/2013/09/campus-map.pdf -11-
STUDENT EXPENSES Expenses associated with attending Kentucky State University hep ensure access to the University s programs. Tuition and Fees for the 2016-2017 academic year can be found on the tuition and fee schedue (under Tuition and Fees). FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Kentucky State University acknowedges that many students require some form of financia assistance to support their education. KSU provides a wide range of resources through schoarships, grants, coege workstudy, and ow-interest oans. Information about financia assistance programs can be found in the Financia Aid and Schoarships section of the website. FOREIGN CURRENCY A payments must be made in U.S. doars. ONLINE COURSES Onine tuition and fees can be found in the tuition and fee schedue. A fees are subject to change without notice. A fu-time student who suppements traditiona courses (on campus or in cass ecture) with onine courses sha be charged based on the norma fu-time tuition and fee schedue and residency. A student who is registered for 12 or more hours onine excusivey wi be cassified as a fu-time student and sha be charged based on the norma tuition and fee schedue and residency. -12- TUITION AND FEE REFUND POLICY Students withdrawing from the University or dropping semester credit hours which resut in a change in the assessment of fees wi be eigibe for a refund of fees based on the dates and conditions isted here. No refund can be issued for certain fees and optiona fees as estabished by the Kentucky State University Board of Regents. e date of competion of the withdrawa or credit hour drop determines the percent of refund for which the student is eigibe. A withdrawa/drop is compete when the necessary form(s) have been competed and returned to the designated office. TIME PERIOD/REFUNDS For purposes of cacuating refunds, "weeks" are counted as seven-day periods beginning with the first day of casses for the semester. Refunds wi be issued on canceed casses and eary withdrawas in accordance with the university refund poicy. Refunds issued from Tite IV funds wi be issued within fourteen days from the date funds are appied to the student s account resuting in a credit baance. Funds are usuay appied a er the 12th day of casses. Questions concerning refunds shoud be directed to the Bursar s Office (ASB, Suite 349).
Students who receive Tite IV funds such as the Federa Pe Grant, Federa Suppementa Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federa Perkins Loan, Federa Direct or PLUS oans and withdraws from the University are subject to the Return of Tite IV Funds reguations. Students with funds from any of these programs earn their financia aid doars whie enroed. If a student withdraws prior to competing 60% of a term (Fa Semester on or a er October 30 and Spring Semester on or a er March 25), a prorated portion of his/her federa financia aid doars must be considered unearned and returned to the federa programs. Unearned financia aid doars returned to the federa programs may resut in students owing the University a significant amount upon withdrawa. Faiure to return aid due back to the federa programs wi resut in oss of eigibiity for federa financia aid assistance. TITLE IV FINANCIAL AID Federa funds returned are distributed to the programs as foows: Unsubsidized Federa Direct Stafford Loans Subsidized Federa Direct Stafford Loans Federa Direct PLUS Loans Federa Perkins Loans Federa Pe Grants Federa Suppementa Educationa Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) Other Student Financia Aid Programs Other federa, state, private, or institutiona sources of aid Refunds are cacuated according to the foowing schedue for students not receiving Tite IV financia aid and that withdrawing from the University. Refund Period Fa 2017 100% refundabe - Prior to the first day of casses ending August 25, 2017 75% refundabe August 26 September 1, 2017 50% refundabe September 2 8, 2017 25% refundabe September 9 15, 2017 0% refundabe A er September 16, 2017 Funds are usuay appied to the student s account a er the 12th day of casses. Residua funds are deposited to the student s Bank Mobie Vibe Card or maied to the address of record. ACCOUNT ACCESS To access your account during pre-registration: Students who receive State or University tuition assistance or pay in fu by cash or check, a er schedues are entered into the Student Information System, may obtain an account summary from the Cashier (ocated in the 3rd foor obby, Academic Services Buiding). e account summary wi be avaiabe via the Web the foowing business day. To access your account during reguar registration and ate registration: Account summaries wi be posted onine the day a er schedues are entered into the Student Information System. TO REVIEW YOUR ACCOUNT SUMMARY A. Residency. Questions regarding status as an in-state or out-of-state student shoud be directed to the Office of Admissions (ASB 312). B. Financia Aid. Questions about Financia Aid credit appearing on the student s bi (Account Summary) shoud be directed to the Office of Financia Aid (ASB 349). c. Room and Board. Charges for on-campus housing and mea pans wi be refected on the student s bi (Account Summary). If appicabe room and board charges do not appear on account summary, contact the Office of Residence Life (ASB 317). Payment Information. To expedite payment and prevent any possibe deays, pease have avaiabe any documents reated to the foowing areas (if appicabe): 1. Registration (cass schedue, add/drops). 2. Housing/Meas. 3. Payment pan information (see beow). A. By Mai. If the student chooses to pay by mai, the payment must be in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, money order, or persona check. never SenD cash through the MaiL. e student s ID number must be on the front of... the payment method. B. In Person. Fees may be paid in person at the Bursar s Office - ocated in the ASB 3rd foor obby. Registration must be competed prior to the end of ate registration. C. Payment by Credit Card or ACH (Eectronic Check) through WIRED. note: Kentucky State University accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. Credit Card payments are fina and avaiabe onine, over the phone via the cashier office or at the on campus cashier service window. To access this on-ine feature foow the steps beow: 1. Go to www.kysu.edu. 2. Cick on the ink WIRED. 3. Cick on Enter Secure Area. 4. Enter your User ID and Pin #. -13-
5. Cick Login. 6. Cick on the Current Students tab. 7. Cick on Student Records tab. 8. Cick on Account Summary or Account Summary by Term. 9. Cick on the ink at the bottom of the page tited Credit Card Payment. 10. You wi now be in the Touchnet Porta where you need to enter your User ID and Pin #. 11. Foow the steps through the Touchnet Porta to make an ACH or credit card payment. If a check/dra or credit card is used to satisfy enroment fees is returned or dishonored by your financia institution, you wi be assessed a $50 returned check service charge and your registration is subject to canceation. PAYMENT INSTALLMENT OPTION (PIO): Registration is subject to deetion and/or a $100 ate payment fee if fee payment requirements for enroment fees are not satisfied by the appropriate fee payment deadine isted in the Academic Caendar. e Payment Instament Option (PIO) is offered to a students in order to hep satisfy payment requirements by the appropriate fee payment deadine. e PIO wi incude a the student's account baance (a unpaid tuition and fees, parking, etc.). Before enroing in the PIO, students wi be required to read and accept terms of the pan on Touchnet. e $25 enroment fee of is due when signing up for the PIO through Wired/Touchnet. e PIO enroment fee is not refundabe, regardess of when your financia aid or other payments are appied to youraccount. Enroment in PIO is not automatic. You must enro onine through Wired. Students may pay the fu instament amount due onine. PIO enroment is avaiabe through the end of ate registration deadine dates for each Fa and Spring term. Pease refer to the Academic Caendar for specific dates. e remaining instament payments are due in designated instaments (dictated by whether the student account has a prior baance.) Students wi receive an invoice either onine or by campus mai. Students remain responsibe for the instament payments by the appropriate deadine, even if they do not receive or do not open their onine invoice on Wired or invoice sent through campus emai. Students who drop or withdraw from casses a er the 100% drop period may have a baance due under the Payment Instament. Tuition and fees are adjusted based on the drop or withdrawa date. A refund wi ony be issued to the student if the newy adjusted amount is ess than the amount that has been paid by the student resuting in a credit baance. Unpaid instament amounts wi cause hods to be paced on registration for future terms, viewing/ receiving grades for current or future terms on WIRED, or receiving transcripts/dipomas. e University reserves the right to deny students the priviege of using the PIO. If you have any questions regarding the PIO, pease contact the Bursar s Office at (502) 597-6278 or Suite 349, Academic Services Buiding. returned checks: Persona checks are accepted for a variety of services (e.g. tuition and fees, traffic tickets, ibrary fines, etc.). If more than two (2) checks are returned, check cashing privieges wi be revoked. Upon receipt of the returned check, the issuer wi be notified and informed he/she has ten (10) days to make restitution incuding, any reated fees, to prevent any further coection activity. Restitution must be made in the form of cash, certified check, or money order. -14-
LIBERAL STUDIES GENERAL CORE REQUIREMENTS A students need to consut their degree requirements for any variances to the Libera Studies requirements. i. First year experience (1-2 semester hours) KSU 101 2 KSU 102 1 ii. Languages and reasoning (19 semester hours) ENG 101 Engish Composition I 4 ENG 102 Engish Composition II 3 SPE 103 Interpersona Communication 3 MAT 111 Contemporary Mathematics or higher 3 Foreign Language 6 iii. Fine arts and Letters (3 semester hours) either ART 130 Introduction to Art 3 Or MUS 130 Introduction to Music 3 Or THE 130 Introduction to eatre 3 Or ENG 211 Introduction to Literature 3 iv. Sciences (12 semester hours) A. Socia and Behaviora (seect two): either POS 101 American Government 3 Or FIN 101 Financia Literacy 3 Or HIS 103 Western Civiization 3 Or ECO 200 Survey of Economics 3 Or PSY 200 Genera Psychoogy 3 Or SOC 203 Principes of Socioogy 3 B. Natura: either BIO 101 Life Science (Lab Science) 3 Or CHE 109 Chemistry in Context (Lab Science) 3 Seect one: either BIO 101 Life Science 3 Or BIO 103 Environmenta Bioogy 3 Or BIO 112 Exporation of Modern Topics in Bioogy 3 Or CHE 109 Chemistry in Context 3 Or PHS 201 Physica Sciences I 3 Or PHS 202 Physica Sciences II 3 Or PHS 211 Earth and Environmenta Science 3 Or PHS 221 Introduction to Weather Studies 3 Or PHS 231 Introduction to Astronomy 3 Or PHY 130 Physics and Society 3 Or PHY 211 Genera Physics I 3 v. integrative Studies (9 semester hours) IGS 200 Foundations of Cutures 3 IGS 201 Convergence of Cutures 3 Seect one: either IGS 300 Search for New Forms of Cuture 3 Or IGS 301 Studies in African Cutures 3 Or IGS 302 Studies in Latin American Cutures 3 Or IGS 303 Studies in Asian Cutures 3 Or IGS 304 Studies in Latin American Cutures 3 Or IGS 305 e Latino Experience 3 Or An optiona aternative to IGS 300 courses from the foowing: COS 303 Human Perspective on Computing 3 ENG 313 Non-Western Literature 3 ENG/AAS 409 Literature of African-Americans 3 MAT 304 Perspectives on Mathematics 3 MGT/MKT 470 Internationa Business Management/Internationa Business Marketing 3 MUS/AAS African American Music 3 MUS/AAS 325 Jazz History and Literature 3 MUS 333 Music of Africa and Asia 3 Libera Studies Genera core requirements tota Hours: 43-45 -15-
THIRTY-SEVEN HOUR CORE FOR PROGRAMS WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (Student must check with major department for this option) A students need to consut their degree requirements for any variances to the Libera Studies requirements. i. Languages and reasoning (19 semester hours) ENG 101 Engish Composition I 4 ENG 102 Engish Composition II 3 SPE 103 Interpersona Communication 3 MAT 111 Contemporary Mathematics or higher 3 Foreign Language 6 ii. Fine arts and Letters (3 semester hours) either ART 130 Introduction to Art 3 Or MUS 130 Introduction to Music 3 Or THE 130 Introduction to eatre 3 Or ENG 211 Introduction to Literature 3 iii. Sciences (12 semester hours) A. Socia and Behaviora (seect two): either POS 101 American Government 3 Or FIN 101 Financia Literacy 3 Or HIS 103 Western Civiization 3 Or ECO 200 Survey of Economics 3 Or PSY 200 Genera Psychoogy 3 Or SOC 203 Principes of Socioogy 3 B. Natura: either BIO 101 Life Science (Lab Science) 3 Or CHE 109 Chemistry in Context (Lab Science) 3 Seect one: either BIO 101 Life Science 3 Or BIO 103 Environmenta Bioogy 3 Or BIO 112 Exporation of Modern Topics in Bioogy 3 Or CHE 109 Chemistry in Context 3 Or PHS 201 Physica Sciences I 3 Or PHS 202 Physica Sciences II 3 Or PHS 211 Earth and Environmenta Science 3 Or PHS 221 Introduction to Weather Studies 3 Or PHS 231 Introduction to Astronomy 3 Or PHY 130 Physics and Society 3 Or PHY 211 Genera Physics I 3 iv. integrative Studies (3 semester hours) IGS 200 Foundations of Cutures 3 Programs with Specia requirements irty-seven-hour core: tota Hours: 37-16-
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY For more information, contact the Information Technoogy Hep Desk at (502) 597-7000, hepdesk@kysu.edu, http://kysu.edu/hepdesk, or http://kysu.edu/it. STUDENT EMAIL WIRED Student accounts provide access to student emai and on-site access to the computer abs. Username: Your username wi be [First Name].[Last Name], such as John.Doe@kysu.edu Password: Your initia password wi be Ksu[Your KSU Student ID Number], with the KSU Student ID number typed without hyphens. Passwords are case sensitive. An exampe of a password with a KSU Student ID of 987654 woud be: Ksu987654 Your e-mai address wi be: [First Name].[Last Name]@kysu.edu, such as john.doe@kysu.edu. Use this to og into emai or Office 365. Password Guideines A er you initiay og in, students wi be required to change their passwords. Beow are the password guideines for the university: Passwords must be at east 8 characters in ength. Passwords must contain at east one of the foowing: o Upper-case aphabet character (eg. A, C, Q, etc.) or o Specia character (eg. *, %,!, etc.) or o Numeric character (eg. 1, 2, 4, etc.). Must not have any part of your name in it. Cannot match the ast 3 passwords. Exampe of a password: KSUisGR8 What is my PIN number? New Students: Your "User ID" is your Student ID number. o If you appy over the Internet, you wi create your own pin during the Admission process. o If you did not appy via the Internet, you wi need to contact the One-Stop Shop in the Academic Services Buiding for your pin at (502) 597-5884. o If you forget your PIN, contact the One-Stop Shop in the Academic Services Buiding at (502) 597-5884. Continuing Students: Your "User ID" is your Student ID number. o Your initia PIN is your birth date in the format of mmddyy. For exampe, a birth date of February 3, 1991 woud be entered as 020391 o If you cannot og in with your PIN, contact the One- Stop Shop at (502) 597-5884. It is extremey important that you change a PINs or passwords a er the first ogin. INTERNET CONNECTION BLACKBOARD Backboard URL: http://backboard.kysu.edu Username: [First Name].[Last Name], such as John.Doe Password: Your password wi be your KSU Student ID number, such as 987654 If you do not know your Student ID number, contact the One-Stop Shop in the Academic Services Buiding at (502) 597-5884. For Backboard Assistance ca (502) 597-7023 or visit the office in the Academic Services Buiding. -17- HOW TO CONNECT residence Ha You wi need: A KSU username and password. A computer or aptop with operating system of Windows (7 or higher) or Mac OSX. Confirm that your PC has the proper hardware. o Ethernet card 10/100 (type) or for a Laptop PCMIA 10/100 (type). Ethernet cabe-15-25., Ethernet cabe type CAT- RJ45, Mae to Mae (end connection). If using wireess, connect to KSU Pubic and ogin with your KSU username and password under the Network Login section.
Wi-Fi Set-up KSU emai on your android Phone / tabet Connecting your computer, phone or tabet: Seect KSU_Pubic under your wireess network connection. Once connected, open your web browser (I.e., Internet Exporer, Googe Chrome, etc.). If no wireess network connections are isted, make sure that your Wi-Fi is enabed. Your web browser wi show a wecome to the network page. Cick Pease cick here connect to the network. Network Login: Register your device for 1 year. is option has more bandwidth. recommended o Enter your KSU username (e.g. john.doe) and password. o Cick Login. o A er ogging in, your device wi begin the registration to the network. When competed, you wi be successfuy connected to the network. Guest Login: Register your device for 24 hours. is option has restricted bandwidth. o Under the Register as a Guest section, cick Register. o Compete the form with, First Name, Last Name and E-mai address. o Cick I agree to the Acceptabe Use Poicy. o Cick Compete Registration. o A er ogging in, your device wi begin the registration to the network. When competed, you wi be successfuy connected to the network. To see how many devices you have registered or to add or remove devices that you have registered: o Go to Register. https://172.16.16.190/ sef_registration (From Internet Exporer Browser ony) o Compete the form with, First Name, Last Name and E-mai address. o Cick I agree to the Acceptabe Use Poicy. o Cick Compete Registration. o A er ogging in, your device wi begin the registration to the network. When competed, you wi be successfuy connected to the network. OFFICE 365 Office 365 is an onine set of products incuding desktop appications (Microso Office suite), OneDrive and emai. is guide wi assist you in setting up Office 365 on your device of choice. Note: You wi need to remove the current KSU emai account on your phone first and then foow the beow steps to add a new one. note: Due to carrier customizations and the differing favors of Android, these procedures may be different for your device, carrier, or version of Android 1. From the Appications menu, seect Emai. is appication may be named Mai on some versions of Android. 2. Type your fu emai address, for exampe john.doe@kysu.edu and your password, and then seect Next. 3. Seect Exchange account. is option may be named Exchange ActiveSync on some versions of Android. 4. Enter the foowing account information and seect Next: a. Domain\Username: Type your fu emai address in this box. b. If Domain and Username are separate text boxes in your version of Android, eave the Domain box empty and type your fu emai address in the Username box. c. Password: Use the password that you use to access your account. d. Exchange Server: Use outook.office365.com for your server name. 5. As soon as your phone verifies the server settings, the Account Options screen dispays. e options avaiabe depend on the version of Android on your device. e options may incude the foowing: a. Emai checking frequency: e defaut vaue is Automatic (push). When you seect this option, emai messages wi be sent to your phone as they arrive. We recommend ony seecting this option if you have an unimited data pan. b. Amount to synchronize: is is the amount of mai you want to keep on your mobie phone. You can choose from severa ength options, incuding One day, ree days, and One week. c. Notify me when emai arrives: If you seect this option, your mobie phone wi notify you when you receive a new emai message. d. Sync contacts from this account: If you seect this option, your contacts wi be synchronized between your phone and your account. 6. Seect Next and then type a name for this account and the name you want dispayed when you send e-mai to others. Seect Done to compete the emai setup and start using your account. -18-
Set up KSU emai on your iphone / ipad Set up KSU emai on your Windows Phone / tabet If this is the first emai account on your iphone, tap Mai. Otherwise, tap Settings > Mai, Contacts, Caendars > Add Account. 1. Tap Settings > Mai, Contacts, Caendars > Add Account. 2. Tap Microso Exchange. 3. You don t need to type anything in the Domain box. Type the information requested in the Emai, Username, and Password boxes. You need to type your fu emai address in the Emai and Username boxes (for exampe, john.doe@kysu.edu). 4. Tap Next on the upper-right corner of the screen. Your mai program wi try to find the settings it needs to set up your account. Go to step 6 if your mai program finds your settings. 5. If your iphone can t find your settings, use outook.office365.com for your server name, and tap Next. 6. Choose the type of information you want to synchronize between your account and your device, and then touch Save. By defaut, Mai, Contacts, and Caendar information are synchronized. 7. If you're prompted to create a passcode, tap Continue and type a numeric passcode. If you don t set up a passcode, you can t view your emai account on your iphone. You can set up a passcode ater your iphone settings. 1. On Start, swipe e to the App ist, seect Settings, and then seect emai + accounts. 2. Seect add an account > Outook. 3. Enter your emai address and password, and then seect Sign in. Windows Phone wi try to set up your emai account automaticay. If setup competes successfuy, skip to step 8. 4. If you see the message Check your information and try again. You may have mistyped your password., verify that you entered the correct emai address and password. At this stage, you don t need to specify any vaues for User name and Domain. Seect Sign in. If setup competes successfuy, skip to step 8. 5. If your emai account can't be set up automaticay, you see the message, We coudn t find your settings. Seect Advanced. You' need to enter the foowing information: a. Emai address: is is your fu emai access, for exampe john.doe@kysu.edu b. Password: is is the password for your emai account. c. Username: is is your fu emai address, for exampe john.doe@kysu.edu d. Domain: is is the part of your emai address a er the @ sign, for exampe kysu.edu e. Server: is is the name of your Exchange server. If you re connecting to your Office 365 emai, use outook.office365.com for your server name. 6. Seect the Server requires encrypted (SSL) connection box. 7. Seect Sign in. 8. Seect OK if Exchange ActiveSync asks you to enforce poicies or set a password. -19-
Bred nation Login instructions Student Instructions to Access Smarthinking Onine tutoring 1. Go to https://kysu.coegiateink.net 2. Sign in using the sign in now button 3. On the next page, use your KYSU username and password to og in. (NOTE: for username, pease do not incude @kysu.edu). 1. Visit www.kysu.edu 2. Cick the Backboard thumbnai [or access Backboard under KSU Connect ink] 3. Sign into Backboard 4. Seect desired course ink within the My Courses modue, ocated on My Homepage or Courses tab 5. Cick Smarthinking ink* 6. From Smarthinking webpage, seect a subject to do drop-in tutoring or schedued tutoring session *pop-up bock must be disabed Log in for SSc Student Instructions to Access etextbooks 1. Visit www.kysu.edu 2. Cick the Backboard thumbnai [or access Backboard under KSU Connect ink] 3. Sign into Backboard 4. Seect desired course ink within the My Courses modue, ocated on My Homepage or Courses tab 5. Cick etextbook ink* *pop-up bock must be disabed Looking to connect with your academic advisor or receive tutoring support for one of your casses? It s easy to schedue an appointment onine using SSC-Campus! Simpy go to kysu.campus.eab.com, og in using [insert credentia info], and ook for the arge bue buttons on the top right side of your home screen to Get Advising or Get Tutoring. Cick the appropriate button based on the type of appointment you are interested in and SSC wi hep you find an advisor or tutor who is avaiabe to meet with you. Day or night SSC can hep connect you to the assistance you are ooking for. Student Instructions to Access Backboard Mobie 1. From your persona device, visit appications manager (Android: Googe Pay; Appe: App Store) 2. Search Backboard Mobie app 3. Downoad appication* 4. Once downoaded, cick Backboard Mobie app thumbnai on home screen 5. : Sign into Backboard Mobie *fees may appy based upon phone service check with phone carrier -20-
FALL 2017 FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE (Non-graduating students) December 9-15, 2017 (Saturday through Friday) OFF-CAMPUS AND EVENING COURSES Examinations for off-campus and evening courses wi be hed at the reguary schedued course meeting time between Monday, December 11, 2017, and Friday, December 15, 2017. Exams for Saturday courses wi be Saturday, December 10, 2017. DAY COURSES Use the Semester Course Start Time of the Examination Schedue beow to determine the day and time for your exam. EXAMPLE 1: For casses reguary meeting on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00-11:50 a.m., the exam wi be on ursday, December 14, 2017, from 10:00-11:50 a.m. EXAMPLE 2: For casses reguary meeting on Tuesday and ursday from 9:30-10:45 a.m., the exam wi be on Monday, December 11, 2017, from 10:00-11:50 a.m. If any student has more than two fina examinations schedued on any one day, the student may request that the ast schedued exam (or exams if more than three) be reschedued for another time period during Fina Examination Week. Students must request a reschedued exam from the instructor no ater than the 13th week of the semester. e instructor may reschedue the exam for any reguar time period during Fina Examination Week, as ong as this does not resut in more than two schedued fina examinations on any one day for the student. Monday, December 11, 2017 Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Wednesday, December 13, 2017 FALL 2017 FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE SEMESTER COURSE START TIME EXAM TIME Conficts 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday Other start times 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday Other start times 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. READING DAY Thursday, December 14, 2017 Friday, December 15, 2017 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. -21-
SPRING 2018 FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE (Non-graduating students) May 5-12, 2018 (Saturday through Friday) OFF-CAMPUS AND EVENING COURSES Examinations for off-campus and evening courses wi be hed at the reguary schedued course meeting time between Monday, May 7, 2018, and Friday, May 11, 2018. Exams for Saturday courses wi be Saturday, May 5, 2018. DAY COURSES Use the Semester Course Start Time of the Examination Schedue beow to determine the day and time for your exam. EXAMPLE 1: For casses reguary meeting on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00-11:50 a.m., the exam wi be on ursday, May 10, 2018, from 10:00-11:50 a.m. EXAMPLE 2: For casses reguary meeting on Tuesday and ursday from 9:30-10:45 a.m., the exam wi be on Monday, May 7, 2018, from 10:00-11:50 a.m. If any student has more than two fina examinations schedued on any one day, the student may request that the ast schedued exam (or exams if more than three) be reschedued for another time period during Fina Examination Week. Students must request a reschedued exam from the instructor no ater than the 13th week of the semester. e instructor may reschedue the exam for any reguar time period during Fina Examination Week, as ong as this does not resut in more than two schedued fina examinations on any one day for the student. Monday, May 7, 2018 Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Thursday, May 10, 2018 Friday, May 11, 2018 SPRING 2018 FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE SEMESTER COURSE START TIME EXAM TIME Conficts 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday Other start times 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday Other start times 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. READING DAY Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:50 p.m. -22-
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA) WHAT IS FERPA? e Famiy Educationa Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federa aw that affords parents the right to have access to their chidren s education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some contro over the discosure of personay identifiabe information from the education records. When a student turns 18 years od, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student ( eigibe student ). e FERPA statute is found at 20 U.S.C. 1232g and the FERPA reguations are found at 34 CFR Part 99. her spouse, the student woud have to provide written consent. What records are exempted from FERPA? Exempted from the definition of education records are those records which are kept in the soe possession of the maker of the records and are not accessibe or reveaed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the maker of the records. Once the contents or information recorded in soe possession records is discosed to any party other than a temporary substitute for the maker of the records, those records become education records subject to FERPA. Generay soe possession records are of the nature to serve as a memory jogger for the creator of the record. For exampe, if a schoo officia has taken notes regarding teephone or face to face conversations, such notes coud be soe possession records depending on the nature and content of the notes. Does a spouse of an eigibe student have rights to that student s education records? No, spouses of eigibe students have no rights under FERPA. Before a coege or university discoses information from a student s education records to his or -23-