For Parents/Guardians
Welcome Parents and Guardians!
We are excited that your student is part of the Dual Enrollment Program and you are now a parent of a Santa Barbara City College Student. Please read and review the FERPA information below. SBCC students are expected to act on their own behalf in all parts of the enrollment process.
The Parent/Guardian Consent form grants parent approval for the duration of the student's high school years and can be rescinded at any time. IMPORTANT: The student K# is required to complete this form; Student K# is provided to new or returning students via the Campus Student Account.
¡Bienvenidos Padres y Tutores!
Estamos entusiasmados de que su estudiante sea parte del Programa de inscripción dual y ahora sea padre de un estudiante de Santa Barbara City College. Lea y revise la información de FERPA a continuación. Se espera que los estudiantes de SBCC actúen en su propio nombre en todas las partes del proceso de inscripción.
El formulario de consentimiento de los padres/tutores otorga la aprobación de los padres por la duración de los años de escuela secundaria del estudiante y puede rescindirse en cualquier momento. IMPORTANTE: Se requiere que el estudiante K# complete este formulario; Student K# se proporciona a los estudiantes nuevos o que regresan a través de la cuenta de estudiante.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The following information is relevant for all parents and/or guardians of any Santa Barbara City College student regardless of the student’s age. This includes Dual Enrollment students who are concurrently enrolled in a high school and Santa Barbara City College. Your student has officially enrolled in an institution of higher education, and as a result, your student is now protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974.
What does this mean? When a student reaches the age of 18 or begins attending a post secondary institution, regardless of age, FERPA rights are transferred from the parent/guardian to the student. Students must act on their own behalf. Parents, guardians, relatives, or friends of SBCC students are not permitted to enroll, drop, or add classes on behalf of the student. The same applies to requesting transcripts or grade verifications.
Below you will find answers to the most commonly asked questions received from parents/guardians.
Under Section 49061 of the Education Code, parents/guardians of community college students do not have a right to access their children's student records, regardless of whether the student is under the age of 18. In accordance with this regulation, students' college records will be released to parents/guardians only with the written consent of the student. (Authorization for Release of Information form may be obtained at sbcc.edu/forms)
Your student is enrolled in a college course and it is important to understand that instructors prefer to work directly with students, as opposed to the type of parent/guardian interactions you are accustomed to at the high school level. Under FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) instructors are not required to discuss student performance or other student-related issues with parents/guardians.
Since the community college environment addresses the learning needs of adults, there are some concerns to consider when enrolling in courses at SBCC such as: The possibility of controversial content of courses, the maturity level of minor students that enables them to learn the content and perform at an equivalent level to the adults in the classroom, the ability for minors to perform out-of-class assignments that may require travel or admission to adult environments such as R-rated movies.
Faculty establish a syllabus for each course, which include the course content or objectives, assignments, a general guide to the pacing of the course and information about how grades will be determined. Once a student receives the syllabus for the course from the instructor and the student decides to remain enrolled in the course, the syllabus becomes the contract between the student and teacher.
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