Notice to All Students

The Office of Financial Aid has received information regarding federal regulation updates and data processing for the 2012-2013 aid year

Data Processing Information:

The Department of Education’s long-term goal is to develop a customized FAFSA information selection approach based on information provided by each applicant when the FAFSA is completed.  In order to implement this approach, accurate FAFSA data from applicants is required.  Therefore, we encourage you to utilize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Data Retrieval Process when completing your 2012-2013 FAFSA.  Utilizing the retrieval process does not guarantee that your record will not be selected for verification, but it does guarantee that your income information is correct.

The IRS Data Retrieval Process can be used when completing your FAFSA, if you have filed your 2011 taxes at least two (2) week prior to completing your FAFSA.  We strongly encourage the use of this tool.

Federal Regulation Update:

Applicants selected for verification, whether or not they have retrieved their IRS data, will be required to submit an IRS Tax Return Transcript of 2011 tax year information for themselves, his or her spouse, and his or her parents, as applicable.

Tax filers can request a transcript, free of charge, of their 2011 tax return from the IRS in one of three ways; online, telephone, or paper request.  We will post instructions for each process at the financial aid link under our forms library.

Please be advised that we will not have any control over the time frame that you will receive your tax transcript, so please file your taxes, as soon as possible, in order to be able to complete your FAFSA.