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href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html" target="_blank">FERPA</a> rights transfer from the parent to the student. This means that parents may not obtain any of their student's education records without the written consent of the student.</p> <p>Since student grades are part of the education record, they are protected under <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html" target="_blank">FERPA</a> and, therefore, may not be released to parents. Students have access to their semester grades through <a href="https://www.lionpath.psu.edu/" target="_blank">LionPATH</a>. <p>In addition, students may provide consent for their parent to view grades and other portions of their education record via <a href="https://www.lionpath.psu.edu/" target="_blank">LionPATH</a> as follows:</p> <ol> <li>The student must grant their parent delegated access in <a href="https://www.lionpath.psu.edu" target="_blank">LionPATH</a> by selecting "Main Menu > Self Service > Student Delegation > Guardian Options" in the breadcrumbs menu navigation and following the instructions to grant delegated access to the Grades function. </li> <li>Delegates will be notified via email that they have been granted delegated access in LionPATH. [Note: The email will be sent the email address the student entered during the setup of delegated access.]</li> <li>Follow the instructions provided in the email to setup your LionPATH login username and password.</li> <li>Once logged into <a href="https://www.lionpath.psu.edu" target="_blank">LionPATH</a>, you can access any of the approved functions for your student.</li> </ol> <p>It is important to note that Penn State does not have a means for students to unilaterally waive their FERPA rights. Penn State's procedure requires each release of any portion of the student's education record to a person or entity outside of the University to be individually approved by the student by working with the releasing department. </p> <p>For more information, see the U.S. Department of Education's brochure, <a href="https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/parent-guide-family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-ferpa" target="_blank"><em>A Parent Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)</em></a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display:none"> <form name="registrargoogle" method="get" action="https://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="004957947254114497749:scsrpi9e60e" /> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" /> <input type="hidden" name="q" value="" /> </div> </form> <form name="psugoogle" method="get" action="https://www.psu.edu/search"> <input type="hidden" name="query" value="" /> <input type="hidden" 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