Verification

A student’s application for federal financial aid may be selected for a process called Verification. Verification is the process used to check the accuracy of the information provided by the student applicant and family when applying for Federal Student Aid. Applications for verification may be selected by one of the following methods:

• An applicant selected by the FAFSA Processor
• An applicant submits an application that ABAC has reason to believe contains inaccurate information

The verification procedures are governed by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and Subpart E of 34 CFR Part 668 “Verification of Student Aid Applicant Information Regulations,” published in Federal Register on April 29, 1994 and November 29, 1994.

While there are several reasons why a student may be selected for verification. Some of the most common reasons are:

• The submitted FAFSA application has incomplete data.
• The data on the FAFSA application appears to contradict itself.
• The FAFSA application has estimated information on it.
• You changed some of the information on the FAFSA.
• Random selection

Notification is sent to the student via mail/email. Students can also check BannerWeb to see outstanding requirements.

• Create an account to begin completing verification by following the steps provided in your email and that are provided below.
• Note: you MUST be accepted to the college to create an account.
• • 1. Go to https://abac.studentforms.com. Firefox is the preferred browser.
    2. From the ABAC Portal screen, enter your ABAC credentials and sign in.
    3. From the Account Creation screen, enter/confirm your student information.
    4. Click the ‘Create Account’ button.
• You will complete the Dependent/Independent Verification web form and upload any documentation that is listed in the portal.

Students are expected to apply for aid prior to the financial aid deadline and, if selected, complete the verification process as soon as possible. All required documents should be submitted to the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible. Any delay in submitting all required documents will cause a delay in the awarding of financial aid resulting in the student being responsible for paying all or part of their bill until awarding takes place.