Financial Aid
Independent or Dependent Student?

We must first determine which verification worksheet and/or low income questionnaire to complete.

Are you an INDEPENDENT STUDENT? An Independent student will be able to state at least one of the following to be true. Please indicate below by selecting which statement applies to you. PROOF MAY BE REQUESTED!

Click on any that apply to you:

You were born before January 1, 1987.
You were married, as of the day you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
You have children for whom you will provide more than half of their support from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
You have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and you provided more than half of their support and will continue to provide more than half of their support from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
When you were 13 years or older you were: an orphan (both parent’s deceased), in foster care, or a ward/dependent of the court
You are a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
You are currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training.
You are an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence.
You are in legal guardianship as determined by a court in your state of legal residence.
You are an unaccompanied homeless youth as determined by either: your high school or school district homeless liaison, the director of an emergency shelter program funded by HUD, or the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center transitional living program.

If NONE of the above statements are true, you are a Dependent Student - click here. You MUST complete the Dependent Verification Worksheetand/or the Low Income Questionnaire.