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Alpha Student Contract

What is the Alpha Contract?

The Alpha Program contract is a written agreement between Exploratory Advising and the Alpha program, the student, and his or her parent(s) or guardian(s). All students wishing to participate in the Alpha program must return a signed copy of the Alpha contract to the Alpha Program Coordinator. The signed contract grants permission for the Program Coordinator to communicate with students’ parent(s) or guardian(s) about issues relating to the student (for example, financial or academic concerns).

Why is the Alpha Contract needed?

Without the student's and the parent's or guardian's signature on such a document, University Officials (Alpha Program Coordinator, Director for the Center for Academic Success Programs, the Director of Exploratory Advising and professors) cannot share student information with parents or guardians under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This inaccessibility to student information has been a source of frustration for parents; hence, the need for a legal document which allows the release. The Alpha Contract is made available from the Admissions Office.