Selection for Verification

The US Department of Education selects applications for Verification or we may be required to select you if there is conflicting information in your file. You can reduce your chances of being selected by applying over the internet and by applying using a completed tax return. We do not know in advance if you will be selected and will not request verification of information until after you are admitted and after receiving your SAR. If your application is selected by the Department of Education for Review, you must go through the verification process.

Verification for 2009-2010

If you submitted the 2009-2010 FAFSA and your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicates that you have been selected by the US Department of Education for review in a process called verification, you must submit the following:

- 2009-2010 Independent Verification Worksheet if no parent information is required, OR

- 2009-2010 Dependent Verification Worksheet if you were required to put parent tax information on your FAFSA.

- A signed copy of your 2008 federal income tax return including W2s and all schedules. If you are married, you will need a signed copy of your and your spouse’s return. If you are a dependent student, you will need a signed copy of your parent’s 2008 federal income tax return including W2s and all schedules.

- If you no longer have a copy of the required tax returns, you can contact the IRS to send you one - be sure to keep a copy for your records and send us a signed copy.

- If you, your spouse, or your parents did not file and are not required to file an income tax return for 2008, you must supply a written statement along with documentation of how you were supported.

Verification for 2010-2011

If you submitted the 2010-2011 FAFSA and your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicates that you have been selected by the US Department of Education for review in a process called verification, you must submit the following:

- 2010-2011 Independent Verification Worksheet if no parent information is required, OR

- 2010-2011 Dependent Verification Worksheet if you were required to put parent tax information on your FAFSA.

- A signed copy of your 2009 federal income tax return including W2s and all schedules. If you are married, you will need a signed copy of your and your spouse’s return. If you are a dependent student, you will need a signed copy of your parent’s 2009 federal income tax return including W2s and all schedules.

- If you no longer have a copy of the required tax returns, you can contact the IRS to send you one - be sure to keep a copy for your records and send us a signed copy.

- If you, your spouse, or your parents did not file and are not required to file an income tax return for 2009, you must supply a written statement along with documentation of how you were supported.