Application Verification - Financial Aid

Verification

The Department of Education selects applications for Verification. We do not know in advance if you will be selected and will not request verification of information until after receiving your SAR. If your SAR is selected by the Department of Education for Review, you must go through a process called Verification:

Verification for 2024-2025

If applying for 2024-2025 and your SAR information indicates that you have been selected for review in a process called verification, you must submit the following:

Dependent Verification Worksheet (Please select the correct version below. The version number is on your reminder letter that you received from the financial aid office or you can contact us at 1-800-414-5756.)

Dependent Verification Worksheet V1
Dependent Verification Worksheet V4
Dependent Verification Worksheet V5

or
Independent Verification Worksheet (Please select the correct version below. The version number is on your reminder letter that you received from the financial aid office or you can contact us at 1-800-414-5756.)

Independent Verification Worksheet V1
Independent Verification Worksheet V4
Independent Verification Worksheet V5

A copy of your 2022 Federal tax transcript or a signed copy of the 2022 income tax return including W-2s and other IRS documents. If you are married, you will need a copy of your and your spouse’s tax transcripts or signed copy of the income tax return. If you are a dependent student, you will need a copy of your parent(s)’ 2022 Federal tax transcripts or a signed copy of the income tax return including W2s and all other IRS documents.

You can request a Federal tax transcripts at gov or call 1-800-908-9946.

Verification for 2023-2024

If applying for 2023-2024 and your SAR information indicates that you have been selected for review in a process called verification, you must submit the following:

Dependent Verification Worksheet (Please select the correct version below. The version number is on your reminder letter that you received from the financial aid office or you can contact us at 1-800-414-5756.)

Dependent Verification Worksheet V1
Dependent Verification Worksheet V4
Dependent Verification Worksheet V5

or
Independent Verification Worksheet (Please select the correct version below. The version number is on your reminder letter that you received from the financial aid office or you can contact us at 1-800-414-5756.)

Independent Verification Worksheet V1
Independent Verification Worksheet V4
Independent Verification Worksheet V5

A copy of your 2021 Federal tax transcript or a signed copy of the 2021 income tax return including W-2s and other IRS documents. If you are married, you will need a copy of your and your spouse’s tax transcripts or signed copy of the income tax return. If you are a dependent student, you will need a copy of your parent(s)’ 2021 Federal tax transcripts or a signed copy of the income tax return including W2s and all other IRS documents.

You can request a Federal tax transcripts at gov or call 1-800-908-9946.