Verification

Verification is a requirement of the US Department of Education. APSU verifies student records selected by the Central Processing System (processes the FAFSA). A minimum of 30 percent of applications will be selected. To complete verification, students must provide certain information/documents to APSU. We check the documentation/data provided against the reported information on the FAFSA to determine if there are errors. If there are errors, we will correct the errors through the Central Processing System. We will notify students of award changed due to verification by e-mail and AP One Stop (self-service) as a link to this web page. You will be notified of your selection for verification by and corrections made by e-mail and AP One Stop. Both of these notifications will occur within one week of the notice of documents needed and the corrections that have been made (if applicable).

If you should have filed a tax return, but did not, verification cannot be completed until the tax return is filed and receive a signed copy. If you filed an extension, you may provide W-2's and the form 4868 (Application for Automatic Extension) and we may be able to defer payment of tuition/fees for a short time. We do not award any actual financial aid until the entire verification process is complete.

Timeframes

You will be given a short timeframe to return documents for priority service. The final deadline for submitting verification documents is 120 days after your last day of enrollment for the current award year or Federal deadline, whichever is earlier. After that time, you forfeit eligibility for federal student aid for this award year. Note: this is for verification paperwork purposes only. All other deadline dates remain the same.

*** If you do not provide requested documents/data, you will be forfeiting your financial aid. ***

Independent Students

Requested forms and documenation include:

• Your (and your spouse's, if you are married) financial documents (SIGNED Federal tax forms, W-2 forms, and supporting tax documentation)
  • 1040
  • 1040A
  • 1040EZ
  • 1040PC (or other electronic return, excluding 8453)
  • TeleFile with IRS Confirmation Number
  • 1040NR
  • IRS Letter 1722
  • RTFTP
  • IRS Tax Account Summary
    • If you did not retain copies of your Federal Tax Forms, you may request a copy from the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.
• Documentation of child support, IRA/Keogh deductions, and interest on tax-free bonds (if not on an income tax form) as well as any other unreported income.
• Completed Independent Institutional Verification Worksheet (IVF-I).

Dependent Students

Requested forms and documenation include:

• Your and your parent's financial documents (SIGNED Federal tax forms, W-2 forms, and supporting tax documentation)
  • 1040
  • 1040A
  • 1040EZ
  • 1040PC (or other electronic return, excluding 8453)
  • TeleFile with IRS Confirmation Number
  • 1040NR
  • IRS Letter 1722
  • RTFTP
  • IRS Tax Account Summary
    • If you did not retain copies of your Federal Tax Forms, you may request a copy from the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.
• Documentation of child support, IRA/Keogh deductions, and interest on tax-free bonds (if not on an income tax form) as well as any other unreported income.
• Completed Dependent Institutional Verification Worksheet (IVF-D).