FAFSA UPDATES The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal
Student Aid, or FAFSA, will provide a new option for dependent
applicants to describe their parents' marital status as "unmarried
and both parents living together." Additionally, where appropriate,
the new FAFSA form will also use terms like "Parent 1
(father/mother/stepparent)" and "Parent 2
(father/mother/stepparent)" instead of gender-specific terms like
"mother" and "father."
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FAFSA Verification Customized Verification assigned by the
Department of Education based on Verification Codes. Items required
for applicants selected for verification: * Household Size * Number
in College * Child Support PAID *Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program ( Food Stamps) *Identity and Statement of Educational
Purpose *Income Earned
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IRS Data Retrieval
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Online Tax Transcripts
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STATE UPDATES TEXAS GRANT-Beginning Fall 2014, public
community, technical, and state colleges will no longer be able to
make Initial Year (IY) TX Grant awards to students. TOP 10 PERCENT
SCHOLARSHIP-Priority deadline is March 15.
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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP ) Federal Regulations
require that colleges establish Satisfactory Academic Progress
(SAP) standards for students applying for and receiving federal
aid.
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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Sap regulations require a
students academic history be reviewed annually to measure their
academic progress towards their educational goal. Generally, all
periods of the students enrollment count when assessing progress,
even periods in which the student did not receive FSA funds SAP is
a measurement of the Qualitative (GPA) and Quantitative (Credits)
Academic Progress. Minimum GPA requirement is 2.0 and completion
rate of 67%.