The Solomon Amendment is a federal law that allows military recruiters to access some address, biographical and academic program information on students age 17 and older.

The Department of Education has determined that Solomon Amendment supersedes most elements of FERPA. An institution is therefore obligated to release data included in the list of “student recruiting information,” which may or may not match Mount St. Joseph University’s FERPA directory information list. However, if the student has submitted a request to restrict the release of their Directory Information, then no information from that student’s education record will be released under the Solomon Amendment.

Definition – “Student Recruitment Information” or “Solomon Information” 

  • Name
  • Address
  • Telephone number
  • Birth date
  • Major
  • Class Level (e.g., Sophomore, Senior)
  • Degree awarded
  • Expected Graduation Date

Procedure for releasing information to a military recruiter:

  1. Under the Solomon amendment, information will be released for military recruitment purposes only. Military recruiters may request student recruitment information once each term or semester for each of the 13 eligible units within the six branches of the service:
    1. Army: Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard
    2. Navy: Navy, Navy Reserve
    3. Marine Corps: Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve
    4. Air Force: Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air Force National Guard
    5. Coast Guard: Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve
    6. Space Force: Space Force
  2. The request should be submitted in writing on letterhead clearly identifying the unit of service requesting the student recruitment information.
  3. The request should specify whether the information needed is for the current or previous semester.
  4. Email all requests to the attention of the Registrar at Registrar@msj.edu.