Verification
The Department of Education selects applications for Verification. You can reduce your chances of being selected by applying over the internet and by applying using the IRS Data Retrieval System. We do not know in advance if you will be selected and will not request verification of information until after receiving your Student Aid Report (SAR). If your SAR is selected by the Department of Education for Review, you must go through a process called Verification.
Verification for 2022-2023
If applying for 2022-2023 and your SAR information indicates that you have been selected for review in a process called verification, you must submit the following:
•Verification Worksheets. Please select the correct version below. Direct questions to the Office of Student Financial Services by contacting us at 205-929-6380 for the Birmingham Campus or 205-929-3423 for the Bessemer Campus.
Verification Worksheet V1
Verification Worksheet V4
Verification Worksheet V5
•A copy of your 2020 Federal tax transcript including W-2s and other IRS documents. If you are married, you will need a copy of your and your spouse’s tax transcripts. If you are a dependent student, you will need a copy of your parent(s)’ 2020 Federal tax transcripts including W2s and all other IRS documents. **We can temporarily accept Federal tax returns until further notice.
•You can request a Federal tax transcripts at
www.irs.gov or call 1- 800 - 829-1040
Available: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. local time