| Dependency
Status |
| Dependent
vs. Independent Status: |
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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 notes |
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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 |
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