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receive financial aid assistance, you must: |
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display a need
for financial aid (except for unsubsidized Stafford and PLUS
loans).
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complete high
school and have been awarded a high school diploma or a General
Education Development (GED) Certificate. |
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pass a college
entrance exam approved by the U.S. Department of Education,
and/or meet other standards your state may establish.
link to view state requirements:
http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SHEA.htm |
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be enrolled
or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working at least
half-time toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program. |
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be a U.S. citizen
or eligible non-citizen. |
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have a valid
Social Security number:
link
to obtain SSN:
http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html |
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make satisfactory
academic progress. |
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sign a statement
on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) certifying
that you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes:
see our note on FAFSA form submission:
see our financial aid note
1 |
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sign a statement
on the FAFSA certifying that you are not in default on a federal
student loan and that you do not owe money back on a federal
student grant. |
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register with
the Selective Service (for young men age 18 and over):
you can register online:
http://www.sss.gov/ |
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different
eligibility loan amounts will be awarded for dependent and independent
students
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students who
have access to parental support are classified as dependent
students |
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dependent students
and their parents must report respectively their income and
assets on the FAFSA form:
see
our note on FAFSA form submission:
see
our financial aid note 1 |
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students who
display at least one of the following requirements are classified
as independent students:
- you were at least 24 years of age on January 1 of the
academic year you begin school
- you are married
- you are enrolled in a graduate or professional program
(beyond the bachelor's degree)
- you have legal dependents other than a spouse
- you are an orphan or ward of the court (or were a ward
of the court until age 18)
- you are veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces ("veteran"
includes a student who attended a U.S. military academy
who was released under a condition other than dishonorable)
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independent
students must report only income and assets of their own (and those of their spouse, if
married) |
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use this Dependency
Status Form worksheet to determine your potential eligibility
status:
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/dependency.phtml |
