Verification

Because students sometimes have errors on their application, colleges develop procedures for verifying the reported information.  This process is called verification.  Applications are selected for verification either by the FAFSA processor or by the college.  Students can learn if their application is selected for verification by reviewing their SAR and/or by the Office of Student Financial Assistance will notify student through their message center, My.Maricopa.edu.

A school must verify any application information that it has reason to believe is incorrect [34 CFR 668.54(a)(3)] or discrepant [34 CFR 668.16(f)] (Code of Federal Regulations).

IMPORTANT NOTE:  An application that is selected for the verification process is not VALID until the verification process is complete.  The suggested award amount(s) mentioned on the FAFSA Confirmation and on the SAR are NOT valid and will NOT be awarded until the verification process is complete.  Award amount may change upon completion of the verification process.

Students are required to frequently check their Student Center located at my.maricopa.edu to review “To Do List” to be certain that all required documents have been submitted. 

Students may download financial aid forms at Forms to download at http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/finaid/fa_forms.html

Sometimes during the verification process, the Office of Student Financial Assistance (SFA) will ask the student and/or their parent(s) for addition documentation.  The need for these item(s) is not always known until the detailed verification process has begun.