Verification from FAFSA
Because students sometime make errors on their FAFSA, the United State Department
of Education has developed a process known as Verification, whereby the Central Processing
System (CPS), which processed your FAFSA, selects certain FAFSAs to be verified. The
Verification process is conducted by a student’s college/university. The school is
required to collect, at a minimum, a Verification Worksheet, filled out and signed
by a student if the student is classified as Independent. If a student is considered
to be Dependent, the student’s parent must also sign the Verification Worksheet. Additional
documentation may be required and varies according to the “Verification Group” in
which the CPS places a student.
Verification Groups
Students who are selected for verification will be placed in one of the three following groups. The group determines which FAFSA information must be verified for the student.
Students in this group must verify the following if they are tax filers:
Students who are not tax filers must verify the following:
Students must verify high school completion status and complete the Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose.
Students must verify high school completion status and complete the Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose, in addition to the items, listed above, in the Standard Verification Group (V1).
The Chicago State University Office of Student Financial Aid has developed both Dependent and Independent Verification Worksheets for each of categories V1, V4, and V5, which you must use in completing the Verification process.
Please pay careful attention to any instructions or requests for information on the Verification Worksheets and complete the Worksheet fully. Don't forget to sign and date as required.
In addition to completing any of the Verification Worksheets, a student and/or parent of Dependent students may be required to provide supporting documentation for any information disclosed on a Verification Worksheet or on the FAFSA. If you have questions as to how to retrieve IRS documents, or if you have an unusual filing circumstance, please visit our 2020-2021 Verification FAQs web page.
If a school has any reason to believe that any information provided on the FAFSA is incorrect, it has the right to require a student and/or parent of Dependent students to verify any FAFSA information and provide documentation to support the information.
Verification Worksheets
Please Note: The last day that we will accept Verification paperwork, for the 2023-2024 academic year, is Thursday, September 5, 2024. Failure to submit paperwork by this deadline will forfeit eligibility for the 2023-2024 award year.
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