Financial Aid Forms
2024 – 2025 Forms
Dependent Verification Forms
Independent Verification Forms
Other Forms
- Contributor Statement of 2022 Non-Filing
- Contributor Spouse Partners Statement of 2022 Non-Filing
- Disability Discharge Borrowers Acknowledgement
- Financial Aid Student Education Plan
- Financial Aid Appeal Form
- Homeless Verification Form
- Leave of Absence Appeal Form
- Parental Waiver Form
- Proof of Citizenship
- Spouses Statement of 2022 Non Filing
- Student Statement of 2022 Non Filing
- Unusual Enrollment History Form
U.S. Department of Education Forms
FAFSA Application – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Professional Judgment Appeals
Special Circumstances Appeal
The Financial Aid Office recognizes that students and their families may experience special circumstances that may affect their ability to contribute to the student’s educational costs. The Special Circumstances Appeal is a formal request students can make to have their Student Aid Index (SAI) reevaluated due to a significant change in their family’s financial situation. A change in SAI may impact eligibility for federal and/or state grants.
Circumstances may include job loss, significant reduction in work hours or wages, medical expenses, changes in marital status, or other unexpected circumstances that the student would like reviewed.
Please speak with your Financial Aid Specialist for more information.
Unusual Circumstances Appeal
In some circumstances, students are unable to provide their FAFSA contributors (parents’ or guardians’) information on the FAFSA. Students who would like to request a dependency override to change their dependency status from dependent (requiring contributor information) to independent can do so by completing the Unusual Circumstances Appeal form. Circumstances that may permit a dependency override include:
- Custodial parent (contributor) is deceased and student has no contact with living contributor, if applicable.
- Custodial parent (contributor) is incarcerated and student has no contact with living contributor, if applicable.
- Unusual parent (contributor) circumstances such as abuse, unknown whereabouts, abandonment, etc.
The below conditions, either individually or in combination, are not grounds for an unusual circumstances appeal:
- Refusal from the contributor to provide support for the student’s education.
- Contributor’s unwillingness to provide information on the FAFSA or for verification.
- Contributor not claiming the student as a dependent for income-tax or other purposes.
- The student demonstrates self-sufficiency or is living independently.
*Students whose contributors refuse to provide FAFSA information and do not support the student should select yes to question 8 “Apply for a Direct Unsubsidized Loan Only” on the FAFSA.
Please speak with your Financial Aid Specialist for more information.
*Both Special and Unusual Circumstance appeals are overseen through a review process using professional judgment by the Office of Financial Aid. All requests are considered using best professional practice on a case-by-case basis; requests do not guarantee approval. All financial aid regulations are subject to change through legislation or policy change by the U.S. Department of Education.
*There is not a deadline for submitting a professional judgment appeal. Students who are actively enrolled may request a professional judgment appeal during their registered term(s). To ensure appropriate time for our office to review the request we recommend submitting the appeal no more than one week prior to the end of the student’s registered term. Please see below for suggested dates. We also strongly recommend providing all requested documentation with the appeal to ensure an efficient and timely review.
| Enrollment Period | Last Day of the Enrollment Period | Last Day OFA Can Review |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 registration only | December 14, 2024 | December 9, 2024 |
| Spring 2025 registration only, or Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | May 2, 2025 | April 28, 2025 |
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
An unaccompanied homeless youth is a student who is under the age of 24 and is homeless or self-supporting and at-risk of becoming homeless. Students may be considered an unaccompanied homeless youth if they can answer ‘yes’ to at least one of the three questions listed on the FAFSA as detailed below:
- “At any time on or after July 1, 2023, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?”
- “At any time on or after July 1, 2023, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?”
- “At any time on or after July 1, 2023, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?”
Students who are not able to answer ‘yes’ to any of the questions listed above can meet with their Financial Aid Specialist to determine if a homeless youth dependency override is possible.