Verification Policy
Verification Policy
Approximately one third of FAFSA filers are selected for verification. A requirement of the U.S. Department of Education, verification is the process of confirming information submitted on the FAFSA.
Students are responsible for submitting requested information to complete the verification process no later than 45 days before the last day of their enrollment.
Federal student aid will remain estimated and will not be credited to the student’s account until verification is complete. Additionally, students awarded Federal Work Study may not begin employment until verification is complete.
Items to be Verified
- Adjusted Gross Income
- U.S. income tax paid
- Number of family members in the household
- Number of family members enrolled in post secondary schools at least half time
- Untaxed income
- Any other conflicting information
Students are notified in writing by the Financial Aid Office of the documents needed to complete verification. The following documents are generally required to complete the process:
- Signed copy of the student’s federal income tax return from the prior, prior year (two years ago)
- Signed copy of the parents’ federal income tax return from the prior, prior year (two years ago for dependent students)
- Student’s W-2 form(s) from the prior, prior year (two years ago)
- Parents’ W-2 form(s) from the prior, prior year (two years ago for dependent students)
- Spouse’s W-2 form(s) from the prior, prior year (two years ago for married independent students)
- Signed copy of the spouse’s income tax return from the prior, prior year (two years ago for married independent students)
- Verification Document
Upon receipt of the verification documents, Rosemont will compare the information on the submitted documents with that on the FAFSA. If discrepancies are revealed, the school will make the corrections, which could result in a change in aid eligibility.
Rosemont will notify the student in writing of any changes in eligibility due to verification within one week of completing the verification process. We will cease processing federal student aid for students who fail to submit the required verification documents before the deadline.
If a student is selected for verification after federal student aid funds have already disbursed, the school will withhold all future disbursements of federal student aid until verification is complete.
Overpayment of Financial Aid
If verification results in the student’s ineligibility for aid that has been previously disbursed, the student is responsible for repaying the aid they are not eligible for. We will notify the student in writing, requesting full payment of the overpayment of aid they are not eligible for.
Any student in an overpayment status who fails to repay the overpayment or make satisfactory repayment arrangements will be reported to the U.S. Department of Education and/or the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and remain ineligible for further federal student aid until the overpayment is resolved.
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