Statute 20, United States Code, Section 1232g and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, hereafter referred to as the Code, requires that each student be notified of the rights accorded him or her by the Code.  The following is provided as basic general information relative to the Code:

The Code provides for the institution to establish a category of student information termed “directory information.”  When available in college records, any information falling in the category of “directory information” will be available to all persons on request, i.e., IRS, FBI, or other government agencies, and for use in TBCS publications.  TBCS has identified the following as “directory information.”

  1. Student’s Name
  2. Address
  3. Telephone Listing
  4. Sex
  5. Church membership
  6. Denominational affiliation
  7. Date of birth
  8. Degrees and awards received
  9. Most recent / previous education
  10. Agency/institution  attended

All other information, such as health and medical records, disciplinary records, records of personal counseling, required student and family financial income records, transcripts or student permanent academic records, student placement records and other personally identifiable information shall be open for inspection only to the student and such members of the professional staff of the college as have responsibility for working with the student.  Such information will not be released to second parties without the written consent of the student.

Except as required for use by the president in discharge of his official responsibilities as prescribed by laws, regulations of the state board, and board policies, the designated custodian of such records may release information from these records to others only upon authorization in writing from the student or upon a subpoena by a court of competent jurisdiction.

I indicate by my signature that I have been notified of my rights as afforded by Statute 20, United States Code, Section 1232g.

I understand by my signature that while attending Tabernacle Bible College and Seminary and or College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of The Arts and all affiliated extension colleges I have given consent to deduct my monthly tuition from my initial credit card ending in ______ on the first of every month of my payment plan, and agree to uphold all financial, academic and moral code policies of the institution.