Student Rights and Responsibilities

Access to Higher Education

Within the limits of its facilities, National Louis University is open to all applicants who are qualified according to its admission requirements.              

1. The institution will publish in the Student Guidebook or the University Course Catalog the characteristics and expectations of students that it considers relevant to its programs.
2. Under no circumstances will an applicant be denied admission because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background or disability.

Equal Opportunity

National Louis University affords equal opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, age, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, political beliefs, marital status, military status, and unfavorable military discharge other than dishonorable.

Any student with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination is encouraged to contact the Department of Diversity, Access and Equity at 847.947.5275 or DAE@nl.edu. Students can raise concerns and make reports without fear of reprisal. Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.

Compliance with Federal Nondiscrimination Regulations

National Louis University is in compliance with federal nondiscrimination regulations. Please visit the National Louis University Policy Handbook for full details.

Financial Obligations

Students voluntarily accept the services of the University with full responsibility for the payment of all tuition, fees and other charges as scheduled in this catalog, listed on the University website and in other official notices. Please visit the National Louis University Policy Handbook for full details.

Immunization (State of Illinois)

The Illinois Department of Public Health has finalized the immunization requirements for all postsecondary educational institutions.

Students born before January 1, 1957, may be required to submit a medical history and information form (provided by Student Affairs), or to provide Student Affairs with proof of birth (i.e., birth certificate, driver’s License, or personal identification card issued by the Secretary of State) for exemption. Student born on after January 1, 1957, may be required to submit to Student Affairs proof of immunization to measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, and diphtheria. For more information, please contact Student Health Services at 312.261.3568.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)

Basic Policy

In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment or FERPA, National Louis University protects the rights of students and their parents with relation to the accuracy and privacy of their educational records. In accordance with the provisions of this act, National Louis University has established basic policies to prevent the release of any personally identifiable information regarding any of its students, without first having received the consent of the student (or, in some instances, the parent). In addition, procedures have been established by which a student (or, in some instances, a parent) may request to examine his/her educational records, may challenge any portion of the record, and may request the opportunity to have any inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate data deleted or corrected, or may have inserted into the record a written explanation regarding the content of the record.

Please note, as of January 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education's FERPA regulations expand the circumstances under which your education records and personally identifiable information (PII) contained in such records — including your Social Security Number, grades, or other private information — may be accessed without your consent. First, the U.S. Comptroller General, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Education, or state and local education authorities ("Federal and State Authorities") may allow access to your records and PII without your consent to any third party designated by a Federal or State Authority to evaluate a federal- or state-supported education program. The evaluation may relate to any program that is "principally engaged in the provision of education," such as early childhood education and job training, as well as any program that is administered by an education agency or institution. Second, Federal and State Authorities may allow access to your education records and PII without your consent to researchers performing certain types of studies, in certain cases even when we object to or do not request such research. Federal and State Authorities must obtain certain use-restriction and data security promises from the entities that they authorize to receive your PII, but the Authorities need not maintain direct control over such entities. In addition, in connection with Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems, State Authorities may collect, compile, permanently retain, and share without your consent PII from your education records, and they may track your participation in education and other programs by linking such PII to other personal information about you that they obtain from other Federal or State data sources, including workforce development, unemployment insurance, child welfare, juvenile justice, military service, and migrant student records systems.

For a full explanation of National Louis University’s policies in regard to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), please visit the National Louis University Policy Handbook.