Information Needed for FAFSA

Student and Parent Info is needed to Complete the FAFSA

FAFSA Checklist

Student Information Needed

  • Student's legal first and last name

  • Social Security Number

  • Date of Birth

  • Student's Email

  • Student's Cell Phone (must be different than the parent's cell phone

  • Student's Address

  • Is student a US citizen or an eligible non-US citizen?

  • Is the student married?

  • What's the highest level of education completed by both of your parents?

  • Did student complete a tax return last year/ or in the last 2 years?

  • Does student have a child?

  • Who is the student's legal guardian? (Legal Guardianship can be your biological parents unless a court has given you a court order that someone else if your legal guardian. Ex. Just because you may live with grandma or aunty, doesn't make that your legal guardian, unless you have a court order).

Parent Information Needed

  • Parent's legal first and last name

  • Social Security Number

  • Date of Birth

  • Parent's Email

  • Parent's Cell Phone (must be different than the student's cell phone)

  • Parent's Address

  • Is the Parent married, single, or divorced?

  • Did the parent complete a tax return last year/ or in the last 2 years?

  • If so, how did the parent file, single or head of household?

  • Does the parent have any other children that went to college or a attended a career program?

  • How many children and dependents total does the parent have?