Group 4 Verification
You have been selected by the U.S. Department of Education to complete a Group 4 Verification.
Some FAFSA applications are randomly selected by the U.S. Department of Education for a process called verification. Verification requires student and/or parent(s) to submit official financial information for review by the Office of Student Financial Aid before an award package can be offered. Documents may be submitted in person or by mailed to the Office of Student Financial Aid
This process can take up to four weeks.
Download, complete, and submit the forms below to complete Group 4 verification: (Please use Black or Blue ink to fill in all forms)
Failure to complete these forms may delay or alter your award eligibility
- SNAP Benefits Worksheet
- CHILD SUPPORT Worksheet
- High School Completion Worksheet
- Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Worksheet (in person) or Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Worksheet (notarized)
Follow the links below for instructions
Dependent Students please click here
Independent Students please click here
Dependent Student Instructions
Snap Benefits Worksheet Instructions (Dependent Student)
Section A
- Enter your current information
Section B
- Parent should answer:
- if they receive SNAP benefits.
- If Yes, have them check the “Yes” box, and submit documentation that can be downloaded from the Texas Department of Human Services website www.yourtexasbenefits.com or submit copy of Benefits of Eligibility notification
- If No, please check the “No” box.
Section C
- You and a parent must sign form
Child Support Worksheet Instructions (Dependent Student)
Section A
- Enter your current information
Section B
- Please have your parent enter:
- Who paid the child support
- To whom it was paid
- The name of the child(ren) child support was paid for
- The annual dollar amount paid for each child
Section C
- You and a parent must sign form
High School Completion Worksheet Instructions
Section A
- Enter your current information
Section B
- Check appropriate box and submit documentation along with form. Acceptable documentation for verification of High School Completion is one of the following:
- Copy of High School Diploma
- Copy of Final High School Transcript showing date when diploma was awarded
- Copy of General Education Development (GED) certificate or GED Transcript
- Official Academic transcript indicating student successfully completed a two-year program (Associates Degree)
- If State law requires a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschool (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a copy of that credential.
- If State law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschool (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a transcript or the equivalent, signed by the student’s parent or guardian, that lists the secondary school courses the student completed and documents the successful completion of a secondary school education in a homeschool setting.
Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Worksheet Instructions (In Person)
*This form is used when the student is able to come into the Office of Student Financial
Section A
- Enter current information
Section B
- Submit one of the acceptable documentation of a Government Issued ID:
- A valid Driver’s License,
- An identification card provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety Office
- Valid passport.
- Military ID
- Student must print his/her name on form where indicated, in the presence of a Financial Aid representative
Section C
- Student must sign and date the form.
Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Worksheet Instructions (Notarized)
*This form is used when the student is unable to come in person to the Office of Student Financial Aid
Section A
- Enter current information.
Section B
- Acceptable documentation of a Government issued ID:
- A valid Driver’s License
- An identification card provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety Office
- Military ID
- Valid passport.
- This form is to be notarized by a notary in the presence of the student.
*No faxes will be accepted
Independent Student Instructions
Snap Benefits Worksheet Instructions (Independent Student)
Section A
- Enter your current information
Section B
- Student should answer:
- if they receive SNAP benefits.
- If Yes, please check the “Yes” box and submit documentation that can be downloaded from the Texas Department of Human Services website www.yourtexasbenefits.com or submit a copy of Benefits of Eligibility notification If No, please check the “No” box
Section C
- Student must sign form
Child Support Worksheet Instructions (Independent Student)
Section A
- Enter your current information
Section B
- Student should enter:
- Who paid the child support
- To whom child support was paid
- The name of the child(ren) child support was paid for
- The annual dollar amount paid for each child
Section C
- Student must sign form
High School Completion Worksheet Instructions
Section A
- Enter your current information
Section B
- Check appropriate box and submit documentation along with form. Acceptable documentation for verification of High School Completion is one of the following:
- Copy of High School Diploma
- Copy of Final High School Transcript showing date when diploma was awarded
- Copy of General Education Development (GED) certificate or GED Transcript
- Official Academic transcript indicating student successfully completed a two-year program (Associates Degree)
- If State law requires a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschool (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a copy of that credential.
- If State law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschool (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a transcript or the equivalent, signed by the student’s parent or guardian, that lists the secondary school courses the student completed and documents the successful completion of a secondary school education in a homeschool setting.
Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Worksheet Instructions (In Person)
*This form is used when the student is able to come into the Office of Student Financial
Section A
- Enter current information
Section B
- Submit one of the acceptable documentation of a Government Issued ID:
- A valid Driver’s License,
- An identification card provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety Office
- Valid passport.
- Military ID
- Student must print his/her name on form where indicated, in the presence of a Financial Aid representative
Section C
- Student must sign and date the form.
Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Worksheet Instructions (Notarized)
*This form is used when the student is unable to come in person to the Office of Student Financial Aid
Section A
- Enter current information.
Section B
- Acceptable documentation of a Government issued ID:
- A valid Driver’s License
- An identification card provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety Office
- Military ID
- Valid passport.
- This form is to be notarized by a notary in the presence of the student.
*No faxes will be accepted
This page was last updated on: March 08, 2013