Each year, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico informs the students about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act enacted in 1974 (FERPA). This Law, with which the University will totally comply, was designed to protect the privacy of students’ academic records, to establish the students’ rights to inspect and review their educational records, and to provide guides in cases where incorrect or misleading information must be corrected through formal or informal hearings. Students will also have the right to file complaints concerning alleged failure by the University in complying with the Law.
Our institutional policy explains in detail the procedure which Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico will follow to comply with the provisions of the Law. This policy can be found in the Library, in the Reference section. There the Institutional Regulations to Protect the Students’ Right to Privacy may be found.
Questions related to this Law will be referred to the Vice Presidency of Enrollment Management and Student Services. The student who files a complaint and who considerers that the decision granted has been unfair, or does not conform with the dispositions within the Law, may request in writing the mediation of the Vice Presidency of Enrollment Management and Student Services. As an additional recourse, the student who considers that his/her rights have been violated can file a complaint with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office, Department of Education, Office 4074, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20201. This complaint must be related to alleged deficiencies incurred by Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico in complying with FERPA.
Public Notice
Public Notice Designating What is Directory Information
Through these means, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico designates the following categories of information about students as public information or Directory Information. This information may be divulged by Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico for any particular purpose, and at its discretion.
Category I Name, address, telephone number, attendance date, courses.
Category II Institutions previously attended, specialized fields, awards, honors (including Dean’s List), and degrees obtained, including dates.
Category III Present and past participation in sports and officially recognized activities, physical appearance (height, weight) of athletes, place and date of birth.
Students who are registered at the present time have the right to request that no information about them be divulged under FERPA. To forbid the University to divulge information, a written request must be sent to the Registrar’s Office of Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico at the following address:
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico P.O. Box 192017 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919 2017
The form used to request that no Directory Information be divulged is found in the Registrar’s Office. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico understands that if a student does not make this request to prevent information from being divulged, the information can be made public.
Licensure Disclosure
Licensure Disclosure
Architecture
At Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), we recognize and value your efforts to move forward with your educational goals. As part of our commitment to your education and in compliance with Federal Regulation 34 CFR 668.43, we wish to notify you that:
All 55 United States jurisdictions accept a NAAB-accredited architecture degree as evidence of compliance with education requirements for licensing.
Therefore, an architecture graduate from Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico can aspire to be licensed in any state and territory of the United States because NAAB accredits our programs.
At Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (UPPR), we recognize and value your efforts to further your educational goals. As part of our commitment to education and in compliance with Federal Regulation 34 CFR 668.43, we wish to notify BBA students with a concentration in Accounting that:
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from Puerto Rico can practice as a CPA in the U.S. without obtaining another license to practice. However, suppose you relocate and renew your license in the state where you practice as a CPA. In that case, there may be some regulations that you have to comply with when retaking the exam. Practice mobility for CPAs exists in 55 American licensing jurisdictions. Request the CPA exam through the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA); PROMETRIC administers this exam in Puerto Rico.
At Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), we recognize and value your efforts to move forward with your educational goals. As part of our commitment to your education and in compliance with Federal Regulation 34 CFR 668.43, we wish to notify you that:
All engineering and surveying academic programs meet the requirements so that graduates can apply for the fundamentals of engineering examination within any state of the United States and its territories. ABET does the verification, trained evaluators review and accredit programs in their respective disciplines and are members of professional associations at the national level.
Therefore, an engineering and surveying graduate from Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico can aspire to be licensed in any state and territory of the United States because ABET accredits our programs.
Please see https://www.abet.org/ for more information.
Divulgación de Licencia
Arquitectura
En la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico (UPPR) reconocemos y valoramos sus esfuerzos para seguir adelante con sus metas educativas. Como parte de nuestro compromiso con su educación y en cumplimiento de la Regulación Federal 34 CFR 668.43, deseamos notificarles que:
Las 55 jurisdicciones de los EE. UU. aceptan un título de Arquitectura acreditado por el NAAB como prueba del cumplimiento de los requisitos educativos para la concesión de licencias. Por lo tanto, un egresado de Arquitectura de la UPPR puede aspirar a tener una licencia en cualquier estado y territorio de los EE. UU. porque nuestros programas cuentan con la acreditación del NAAB.
En la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico (UPPR) reconocemos y valoramos sus esfuerzos para seguir adelante con sus metas educativas. Como parte de nuestro compromiso con su educación y en cumplimiento de la Regulación Federal 34 CFR 668.43, deseamos notificar a los estudiantes del BBA con concentración en Contabilidad que:
Un Certified Public Accountant (CPA) de Puerto Rico puede ejercer como CPA en EE. UU., sin que el estado le requiera una licencia nueva para ejercer su práctica. De usted relocalizarse, una vez tenga que renovar su licencia en el estado donde está ejerciendo como CPA puede haber alguna reglamentación con la que tiene que cumplir una vez vuelva a tomar el examen. Cincuenta y cinco (55) jurisdicciones de los EE. UU permiten la práctica de movilidad de los CPA. El examen de CPA se solicita a través de la National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA); en Puerto Rico, este examen lo administra PROMETRIC.
En la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico (UPPR) reconocemos y valoramos sus esfuerzos para seguir adelante con sus metas educativas. Como parte de nuestro compromiso con su educación y en cumplimiento de la Regulación Federal 34 CFR 668.43, deseamos notificarles que:
Todos los programas académicos de Ingeniería y Agrimensura de la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico cumplen con los requisitos para que sus graduados puedan solicitar el examen de Fundamentos de Ingeniería en cualquier estado de los EE. UU., y sus territorios. Por lo tanto, un egresado de Ingeniería y Agrimensura de esta Institución puede aspirar a tener una licencia en cualquier estado y territorio de los EE. UU., porque nuestros programas están acreditados por ABET.
