Verification Selection

Each year the Department of Education randomly selects a percentage of all applicants to complete a verification process.  Verification is a request for additional information and documentation to verify the information you reported on the FAFSA.

Part I of your Student Aid Report will tell you if you have been selected for verification.  A Verification Worksheet will be sent to you by Financial Aid Services if you are selected.  Please be sure to complete the Verification Worksheet and submit it to Financial Aid Services along with required tax returns and other requested documents.

Ensure your verification documents include your name, social security number and required signatures.  Be sure you submit all required verification documents together within twenty-one (21) days.

Misplaced your Verification Worksheet?

Copies are available at The One Stop Student Administrative Services Center (Campus Center, UL).  You may also print the appropriate Verification Worksheet from our Financial Aid Forms page.

No copies of tax returns?

Call the IRS at 1-800-TAX-1040 (1-800-829-1040) to request a copy or transcript.  You may also file IRS Form 4506-T to request a free transcript of your tax forms. Please sign tax transcript prior to submitting to the University. If you did not file an income tax return last year because you were not required to file, be sure to indicate this on your Verification Worksheet.

All documents submitted become the property of FAS and will not be returned.   It is to your advantage to retain copies of your tax returns and other important documentation.