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Upon admission, students are assigned a unique and randomly generated identification number. This primary identification number is permanently associated with student's academic records. It is also used by students to access their confidential enrollment and registration records included in the University's Student Information System.
Although Social Security numbers are not used as a primary student identifier, the University collects this information for all students. It is important for the University to have knowledge of the student SSN in order to maintain security of records among students of the same name, to provide financial aid benefits, for federal tax reporting purposes, and to assist the Oregon University System (OUS) in its ongoing institutional research and assessments.
If you choose not to provide your SSN, Portland State University will be unable to provide enrollment verification reports (such as deferring prior college loans) or other automated verification functions, and some financial arrangements may not be available (such as third party billing).
Social Security Number Disclosure and Consent Statement
Students are requested to voluntarily provide their Social Security
number to assist Oregon University System (and organizations conducting
studies for or on behalf of OUS) in developing, validating, or administering
predictive tests and assessments; administering student aid programs;
improving instruction; internal identification of students; collection
of student debts; or comparing student educational experiences with subsequent
workforce experiences. When conducting studies, OUS will disclose a student's
Social Security number only in a manner that does not permit personal
identification of the student by individuals other than representatives
of OUS (or the organization conducting the study for OUS) and only if
the information is destroyed when no longer needed for the purposes for
which the study was conducted. By providing their Social Security number,
students are consenting to the uses identified above. This request is
made pursuant to ORS 351.070 and 351.085. Provision of a student's Social
Security and consent to its use are not required and, if the student chooses
not to do so, he or she will not be denied any right, benefit, or privilege
provided by law. Students may revoke their consent for the use of the
Social Security number at any time by writing to the Office of Admissions,
Registration, and Records, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland,
OR 97207-0751.
