Applying for Aid

Verification Process

The U.S. Department of Education created the Verification Process to confirm the accuracy of information submitted on the FAFSA. Your SAR may indicate your application was selected for Verification or you may be notified by the Office of Financial Aid that you were selected for verification. If you are selected for verification, you are required to complete a Verification Worksheet and provide us tax forms. You should only provide tax documents if we request them. 

At a minimum, we will ask you to verify the following: Adjusted Gross Income, federal income taxes paid, untaxed income, household size, and number of family members in college. Complete and sign the Worksheet and submit copies of all requested signed federal income tax returns.

As part of the Verification Process, it may become necessary for you to submit additional information. You should promptly submit the requested information to us. If discrepancies are noted between the information submitted on your FAFSA and the Verification documents, we will electronically transmit the corrected information to the U.S. Department. of Education Central Processing System (CPS).

We will contact you if we need additional information to process your application for student financial aid. Please respond promptly to prevent delays in processing your application for aid.

We cannot determine your aid eligibility until the Verification Process is complete.

You may view the documents required for your verification on your Wingspan account.