Every year, the Department of Education selects a number of students' FAFSA applications for verification. If a student is selected for verification, they will receive an email notification, and the required documents to complete verification will be listed in the student's ߲ݴý Financial Aid Portal.
If verification is completed after a student has received their financial aid package from ߲ݴý, they will receive a revised award notice via email if there are any changes to a student's financial aid award.
Financial aid will not be credited to the student's bill at the usual time of disbursement (week prior to the first day of classes) if the student does not complete the federal verification requirements. Late submission of required documents will result in late disbursement of financial aid. Failure to submit documents will result in a student's ineligibility for federal financial aid.
Log on to the ߲ݴý Financial Aid Portal and select “Documents and Messages” from the menu in the top left corner to view outstanding required documents.
Students selected for verification are given access to the College Board IDOC portal to safely upload the required documents electronically. Required forms are available within the IDOC portal.
Do not send documentation containing sensitive data (i.e. social security number, date of birth, etc.) via email for your safety and security.
The student will receive an email from the College Board once access to the portal is available. We can only accept documentation submitted via the IDOC portal. We cannot accept documents submitted via email, fax, or mail.
Documents that may be required include:
Not all the above documents may be required. Refer to your ߲ݴý Financial Aid Portal for the specific documents that you are required to submit.
Individuals who filed a tax return and need to provide it as part of federal verification may not have a copy accessible to them. In these cases, they may request a copy of their IRS Tax Return Transcript as a substitute for this requirement. Follow the link below for instructions:
Tax Return Transcript Instructions
Instructions are below for individuals who did not file a tax return and need to provide IRS proof of non-filing (only parents and/or independent students).
The Department of Education requires some students to confirm the members of their FAFSA parent(s)' family size using this form, which must be signed by both the student and the FAFSA parent of record (only one parent must sign if two parents are on the FAFSA).
This is a separate form from the College Board Verification Statement, which cannot satisfy the requirement to confirm family size for federal verification purposes.