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DEPENDENCY OVERRIDE STUDENT INFORMTION

The Department of Education determines a student’s status as dependent or independent by the

answers the student provides on the questions listed in Step Three of the Free Application for

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Per federal regulation, the Office of Student Financial Assistance

must utilize the questions from the FAFSA to determine a student’s dependency status.

Self-sufficiency of the student or parental unwillingness to financially contribute to a

student’s education is not a sufficient reason for determining a student’s status as

independent. There are specific instances including: parental abuse, parental abandonment, and

incarceration of a parent, in which a student may be considered for a dependency override.

Dependency override consideration requires documentation of the student’s parental situation.

Submitted documentation should include:

Letter explaining your parental situation

Documentation of the parental situation (arrest/incarceration records, death certificate(s),

letter from third party i.e. Department of Children and Families, social worker, guidance

counselor )

You must include information on both parents (biological or adoptive).

Your appeal and supporting documentation will be reviewed. Based on professional judgment of the

Office of Student Financial Assistance, your petition will either be granted or denied. You will be

notified in writing or via e-mail of the decision.

If your Petition for Dependency Override is approved and you have a completed FAFSA on file for

the year under review, the Financial Aid Administrator will send any necessary FAFSA corrections

to the U.S. Department of Education. If you have not completed the FAFSA, you must do so. The

FAFSA may be completed electronically at

A Dependency Override is granted on a yearly basis. Therefore, a student who was granted a

Dependency Override must reapply for a Dependency Override in subsequent academic

years.

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The student will need to complete the

Petition for Dependency Override” form each

academic year to be evaluated for possible renewal of his/her status.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

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