How to Access FERPA 201: Data Sharing under FERPA


This Guide will walk you through how to access the FERPA 201 course provided by the US Department of Education.


  1. Go to https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/training/ferpa-201-data-sharing-under-ferpa
    1. This page will talk about the FERPA 201 Training Modules. 
  2. Toward the middle of the page, click on the "Click Here to access this course". 
  3. This will bring you to a Login Page. NOTE: This is not tied to KU Single Sign on Services. As of June 2024 the U.S. Department for Education has moved vendors. If you are logging in for the first time after this June 2024 change you will need to create a new account. If you have made an account previously on the new system, login with that and skip to step 4 in this guide.
    1. To create a new user account, click on the new user button in the center left of the login panel. 
    2. You will be presented with a account creation page. Fill out the details. NOTE: For username, use your KU email address. 
    3. Click on the register button. You will now be presented with a confirmation that you have successfully registered and that you can now sign in to the system. 
  4. Signing in
    1. If you are just logging in, enter in your details into the login panel and click sign in. 
    2. If you have forgotten your details, click on the "Forgot Password" button and attempt to recover.

    3.  If you are unable to recover your account, please start at step 3.1 to create a new user account. 
  5. Now that you are logged in, you will be presented with a course list. NOTE: CPPR IT requests that you only complete FERPA 201: Data Sharing Under FERPA. All other courses you may ignore. 

  6. To start the training course, in the middle of the row click on the "2023 FERPA 201: Data Sharing Under FERPA (Accessible)". This will present a popup window and will take you to the training course. 
  7. Once the course is loaded, it will look like a video player. At the bottom there are navigation buttons.
    1. Table of Contents
    2. Font size adjustment - clicking this will make the font larger. 
    3. Policy Page button - this will take you to any relevant policy pages during the course. 
    4. Back button - this will take the course back a page. 
    5. Play / Pause button - this will allow you to play or pause the training as needed. 
    6. Forward button - this will allow you to start the training and move forward to the next section. 
    7. Speaker icon - This will enable/disable audio narration as needed. 
    8. Bullet Points enable button - allows you to enable the use of bullets. 
    9. Bullets disable button - allows you to disable the use of bullets. 
    10. Help button - takes you to the help page for this training. 


Once you have completed the course, you will be presented with a FERPA 201 Certificate, screenshot this or save it as a PDF and send it to CPPR IT via this form or via email at [email protected]. 


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] or by starting a new ticket here