Denver Seminary

45 participate in the May ceremony (previous, if eligible, or the following year, if not) if they prefer. Graduates may not attend more than one event. Master's degree students graduate with honors if they have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.7. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 In accordance with federal law, students are hereby notified that they have the right to inspect and review any and all official records, files and data pertaining to them, including all materials incorporated in their cumulative record folder. Requests to view and/or change academic record files should be submitted in writing to the Registrar's Office and will be conducted in person at the Littleton campus. Students have the opportunity for a hearing to challenge the contents of these records to ensure that they are accurate and not in violation of any of their rights. Students with questions concerning their rights within this act should contact the Registrar. Comprehensive educational records are maintained for all current students. These records may include, but are not limited to, grades, transcripts, class lists, student course schedules, health records, and financial information. Denver Seminary has the liberty to maintain items within a student's record in accordance with what is deemed pertinent and to purge items when considered no longer useful. Upon matriculation, admissions records such as applications and references may be purged. Upon graduation or withdrawal, students' physical records may be purged of non-essential items and the remaining files will be held in archives in accordance with the Student Record Retention and Disposition policy. Denver Seminary designates the following student information as directory information: name, address, telephone number, email address, video and photo images of students, dates of attendance, classification, degree sought, major, full- or part-time status, awards, honors, and degrees conferred (including dates). This information may be disclosed by the Seminary at its discretion. Denver Seminary may release student information to school officials with a Legitimate Educational Interest. Denver Seminary defines "School Official" to include professors; instructors; administrators; health staff; counselors; attorneys; clerical staff; trustees; members of committees and disciplinary boards; and a contractor, volunteer or other party to whom the school has outsourced institutional services or functions. Denver Seminary considers a school official to have a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review the information in order to fulfill their professional responsibility. Currently enrolled students or alumni may withhold disclosure of any directory information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). To withhold disclosure, written notification must be received in the Registrar's Office prior to the end of the first week of class each semester. Alumni may request withholding permanently. Students can access the Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form from the Registrar's Office or though the MyDenSem student portal. Failure to request the withholding of directory information constitutes approval for discretionary disclosure.

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