Official Records

Transcripts
The Office of Student Records maintains the official academic record of each student in perpetuity and provides official transcripts to students upon request. Official transcripts are comprised of your entire academic career.

Student Rights
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives students certain rights with respect to their education records. They are:

I. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records.

II. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading or in violation of the student’s rights of privacy.

III. The right to provide written consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

IV. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by The University of Maine to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC, 20202-4605

Directory Information
The University of Maine has designated certain information contained in the education records of its students as directory information for purposes of FERPA. Such directory information may be publicly shared by the University unless the student has taken formal action to restrict its release. Students can indicate that their directory information not be released at any time while they are an enrolled student at the University.

Directory information includes:

i. Name*
ii. Mailing Address **
iii. University Email Address
iv. Program of Study
v. Dates of Attendance
vi. Degrees and Awards received (including dates)
vii. Most recent previous educational institution attended
viii. Participation in sports and activities
ix. Class Level
x. Enrollment status (full/part-time)
xi. Personal athletic statistical data

* If a student provides a preferred/chosen name, that will be considered Directory Information instead of the legal name. The University will use/release the legal name in cases where the use of the legal name is required (e.g. State and Federal reporting, subpoenas, tax documents, etc.).

** Each student’s home address recorded at the time of admission will be, by default, used as their “Mailing Address” for Directory Information purposes until/unless they provide a separate, specific “Mailing Address”. Once a student has done so, only that address will be used for Directory Information from that point forward.