Restrict Release of Directory Information

As a currently-enrolled student, you may restrict access to your directory information, or may remove your information from public directories. To request a privacy hold on your record, you must complete a STUDENT PRIVACY HOLD FORM*. A confidentiality marker is placed on your record, preventing Youngstown State University from sharing any of your directory information and/or educational records to anyone expect you, the student, in person with a valid photo ID. This means we are not permitted to share any of your information with anyone, including you, via phone, email, or chat as your identity cannot be verified. 

Other examples of potential impacts include the following: no acknowledgement of enrollment, no verification of degrees to requestors, no printing of your name in the commencement program, and no press releases pertaining to graduation and/or honors. To remove a privacy hold on your record, you must complete a STUDENT PRIVACY HOLD RELEASE FORM*.

These forms must be submitted in person with a photo ID to the Student One Stop.  Students have the right to rescind these forms at any time.