Verification
Verification is the process of confirming that information reported by you and your parents or spouse on the FAFSA is accurate. Each year approximately 30% of student applicants nationwide are randomly selected by the Federal Central Processing System for verification. You may also be selected by the University. After being selected for verification, OSFA will mail you an Institutional Verification Form (IVF) that you and your parents or spouse must complete and return to our office. Along with the IVF, you will also receive a letter which explains what additional documentation must be provided. To expedite the process, please follow all guidelines and directions outlined in this letter. Students who are selected for verification will not receive an award letter until the verification process is complete.
Once the required documentation is received OSFA will compare the submitted documents to the information initially provided on your FASFA. If there are any discrepancies with the information initially provided on the FAFSA, OSFA will make the corrections and you will receive an updated Student Aid Report (SAR). Occasionally the documentation that was provided to OSFA does not provide all of the necessary information to complete the verification process. In these situations you will be sent another letter outlining the additional documentation that is needed. Two to three weeks after the verification process is complete, you will receive a financial aid award letter informing you of your financial aid.
