Faculty Canvas access eligibility and FERPA training requirements

See FA/APS Knowledge Articles: Faculty Canvas Access Eligibility and FERPA Training Requirements.

All University employees who have access to student data are required to complete FERPA training at least once every two years. This course covers the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, the federal law that deals with access to and release of student education records and personally identifiable information about students found in education records.

Access to certain student information systems (including Canvas) will be blocked until FERPA compliance training shows as complete. If training has expired (i.e., it has been longer than two years since the course was last completed), there may be a delay of a few minutes between the completion of the course and the ability to access student data.

Register for online FERPA training at UT Learn: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).