Verification

This section only applies to students selected for verification of FAFSA data by the Department of Education.  

The effectiveness of the federal student financial aid programs depends on the accuracy of the data reported by student applicants. This verification process is used to check the accuracy of the information that a student provides on the FAFSA application. Students are notified by the Department of Education that they have been selected for verification on their Student Aid Report (SAR). The following items may be required to be verified:

1. Household size
2. Number in college
3. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
4. U.S. taxes paid
5. Certain types of untaxed income benefits:
   a. Social Security Benefits
   b. Child Support
   c. IRA/Keough deductions
   d. Foreign income exclusion
   e. Earned income credit
   f.  Interest on tax-free bonds
6. Unusual Enrollment
7. Identity and Education Purpose

The items are/may be required for the verification process, as requested:

1. 1040 and all attachments or statement of non-filing for the student, spouse, or parents
2. Documentation of social security benefits
3. Child support documentation
4. Documentation of household size
5. Date of birth documentation
6. Proof of attendance in college
7. Proof of identity. goeverntmnet issued ID
8. Signed statements 
9. Verification worksheet