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验证政策

什么是验证?

验证是一个 过程 used by the Department of Education and colleges to ensure that information reported on a student's FAFSA is accurate. Because students sometimes make errors on their application, there is a 过程 for verifying applications and making corrections. Institutions that participate in Federal Title IV aid programs are 要求 by federal regulations to perform verifications on selected students.

Students can be randomly selected for verification by the U.S. Department of Education's Central Processing System (CPS). Other students may be selected by the school, if conflicting information or discrepancies are present on his/her FAFSA.

How Will I Know If I Have Been Selected For Verification?
  • CPS will notify the student on his/her Student Aid Report (SAR).
  • 预备的 财政援助办事处 will send weekly email notification to the student's email address provided on his/her FAFSA application.
什么是验证过程?

Students selected for verification will be required to submit certain documents and forms to the 财政援助办事处 before financial aid eligibility can be determined. 以便及时处理, requested documents MUST be received by the established priority deadline posted on the financial aid website and in the email notifications.

  1. 收到的文件 财政援助办事处 will be 过程ed and updated into the College's system within 2-3 business days. Please do not send multiple submissions of your documents if you don't see an update to your 自助服务 在此时间范围内的帐户.
  2. Once documents submitted are updated into the system, your assigned 财务援助顾问 will review all documents received against FAFSA information reported to ensure accuracy and completeness. File review may result in the following two options:
    1. 如果需要更新,则 财务援助顾问 will submit an updated FAFSA with corrections to the Department of Education Central Processing System (CPS) for 过程ing. It may take up to 3-5 business days to receive a corrected FAFSA response from the Central Processing System.
      OR
    2. If conflicting information is detected during the review, additional documentation from the student will be required to resolve the discrepancies. Notifications will be sent via e-mail and/or phone call. Another review will be performed when additional documentation is received from the student.
  3. 当所有的修正, 更新, and conflicting information have been resolved, an award package is generated (if student is eligible) and notification is sent to student via e-mail. Award letters can be accessed via your student WebAdvisor account.

请预留2-3周时间处理. IF ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE DISCREPANT AND CONFLICTING INFORMATION, PROCESSING TIME CAN INCREASE TO 4-6 WEEKS.

What Types Of Documents Are Required For Verification?
  1. For a list of documents required to complete your verification, please access your student 自助服务 account and click on the "My Documents" link
    OR
  2. Refer to the email notification that you received from 预备的 Office of 财政援助办事处.

Verification may include, but is not limited to, review of the following data:

  • Tax Filers (From IRS Data Retrieval or Tax Return Transcript)
    • 调整后总收入(AGI)
    • 纳税
    • Specific untaxed income items from tax return
    • 免税IRA分配
    • 免税的养老金
    • 教育学分
    • 爱尔兰共和军扣除
    • 免税利息
  • 非征税申报人
    • 工作所得收入(W-2)
    • 不存档确认书
  • 所有申请者
    • 住户人数
    • 在校人数
  • 自定义验证
    • 高中毕业情况
    • 身份/教育目的声明

**Upon review of verification documents, additional documentation may be required.

我应该何时提交文件?

Documentation must be secured by 财政援助办事处 before further 过程ing can continue. 以便及时处理 of your student financial aid, please submit all requested documentation by the following PRIORITY deadlines:

入学日期 需要的文档
提交日期
秋季学期 7月1日
春季学期 11月1日
夏季学期 4月1日

Note: If the date listed above falls on a weekend or holiday, the documentation is due on the next business day.

Please keep in mind that due to heavy volume in the summer and early fall, there may be a delay in the review of verification materials submitted.

If your financial aid eligibility has not been determined or your documentation has not been submitted by the dates listed above, you will be responsible for payment of your tuition, 费用, 和费用. 请浏览 商务办公室网站 付款日期. Please regularly check your 在线电子游戏网赌 Cougarmail and email address that you provided on your FAFSA for 更新 about your financial aid eligibility.

如果学校怀疑学生造假怎么办?

Individuals who have purposely misreported information or altered documentation to fraudulently obtain financial aid funds will be reported to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General.