Policies

University of Bridgeport takes the privacy of student information seriously. The following information relates to the rights students enjoy regarding their educational records. For more detailed information regarding FERPA, please see University of Bridgeport’s catalog and the Key to UB student handbook.

• Understanding FERPA: Your rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• Download FERPA Policy PDF
• Download FERPA Consent to Disclose Student Records Form

University of Bridgeport prohibits discrimination in admissions, educational programs and services, and employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status and any other basis protected by law. The University is committed to preventing or eliminating all forms of gender-based discrimination in its education programs or activities in accordance with its commitment to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

For questions regarding Title IX, please contact:
The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-4921.
Telephone: (617) 289-0111, Fax: (617) 289-0150, TDD: (800) 877-8449, or email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

University of Bridgeport Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation

1. Full policy
2. The Title IX Grievance Process (page 44)
3. The Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation Process (page 52)

• Annual Security and Fire Report
• Emergency Response and Evacuation Information
• Security Protocol Plan

Campus Safety

1. Annual Fire Safety and Security Report View Report
2. Institutional policy for compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) View Policy
3. Voter registration information. The University has voter registration cards (in English and Spanish) at the Registrar’s Office and Student Services Offices. View Forms
4. Institutional policies and sanctions related to copyright infringement (effective 8/14/08) View Policies
5. Institutional policies regarding vaccinations (effective 8/14/08) View Policies
6. Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (Report on Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data), if applicable Visit Website
7. Student body diversity including gender, Pell Grant recipient, and self-identified race or ethnic group, if applicable (effective 8/14/08) Visit Website
8. Types of graduate and professional education in which graduates were enrolled, if applicable (effective 8/14/08) Visit Website
9. Retention rates of certificate- or degree-seeking, first-time, full-time, undergraduate students (effective 8/14/08) Visit Website
10. Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control Division - Naloxone at Institutions of Higher Education (Public Act 19-191 Section 7) View Policy