Records & Privacy Updates

You've applied to graduate this May. As you know, because you're on full privacy, your name won't appear in newspapers, on honors and awards lists, or in the 2023–24 commencement program.

Find out how to give a trusted individual access to your billing, education or health records.

As a student at CU Boulder, it's important to understand your rights regarding access to and disclosure of information in your education record.

This is especially important if you're located outside of Colorado and/or you won't be on campus while taking classes.

You elected full privacy by submitting a FERPA nondisclosure form. To protect your information, CU is required by federal law to follow strict procedures when talking about your education record.

Please take a moment to establish a security passphrase that CU staff can use to verify your identity when you contact us by phone or in person without a photo ID.

To resolve this issue, submit an SSN/TIN update form and a copy of your SSN or TIN card to the Office of the Registrar by mail or secure document upload by 5 p.m. on March 15, 2024.

You are required by federal law to provide a Social Security number (SSN) or Taxpayer Identification number (TIN) to CU Boulder for tax purposes.

This is especially important if you're located outside of Colorado and/or you won't be on campus while taking classes.

As a student at CU Boulder, it's important for you to understand your rights regarding access to and disclosure of information in your education record.