To assess a student's eligibility for financial aid and determine how much aid is reasonable, the institution must verify the accuracy of the information in the student's application. This chapter discusses how to:
Set up verification options.
Verify resource and household information.
Work with auto verification.
Use batch verification.
Managing Ability to Benefit
Use National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) data and processes.
View application history.
See Also
Verification is the process of checking the accuracy of the information provided by students and their families when applying for financial aid. Institutions are required to perform federal verification on a portion of their aid applicants before awarding Title IV aid. The Campus Solutions application provides options for meeting federal and institutional verification requirements.
This section discusses how to set up tolerances.
See Also
U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Handbook
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
VERIF_FLD_TOLS |
Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Verification Tolerance |
Activate fields for federal and institutional processing and filter for use by dependency status. |
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SFA_VERIF_MAR_MAPP |
Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Inst Marital Status Mapping |
Map available parent marital statuses to institutional marital statuses |
Access the Verification Tolerance page (Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Verification Tolerance).
Three tabs are available: Use, Federal Verification, and Institutional Verification.
To set up the verification tolerances for your institution, copy and edit the delivered data to meet the needs of your institution.
The following fields are common to all three tabs: Use, Federal Verification, and Institutional Verification.
Effective Date |
Displays the effective date for these verification tolerance rules. The effective date defines when the status that you select is valid. |
Status |
Displays the status for the data. Values are Active and Inactive. |
Total Tolerance Federal |
Enter the total level accepted for federal requirements. This tolerance is the maximum difference that can exist between a student's reported and verified information to still pass federal requirements. You can also assign a tolerance for each field based on the need of your institution. |
Total Tolerance Institutional |
Enter the total level accepted for institutional requirements. This tolerance is the maximum difference that can exist between a student's reported and verified information to still meet your institutional requirements. You can also assign a tolerance for each field based on the need of your institution. |
Field Number |
Enter the field number for each of the fields to verify. |
Field Name |
Displays the corresponding name for each field to verify. |
Federal |
Select to use this field in federal compare process for tolerance acceptance. |
Institutional |
Select to use this field in institutional compare process for tolerance acceptance. |
Select the Federal Verification tab.
Dependent |
Select to compare the field for dependent students. |
Independent |
Select to compare the field for independent students. |
Tolerance Type |
Select the tolerance type to use for federal verification. Values are Use Amount or Use Pct (use percentage). |
Tolerance Amount |
Enter the maximum amount by which the source and target can differ when federal fields are compared. |
Percent Tolerance |
Enter the maximum percentage by which the source and target can differ when federal fields are compared. |
Select the Institutional Verification tab.
Dependent |
Select to compare the field for dependent students. |
Independent |
Select to compare the field for independent students. |
Tolerance Type |
Select the tolerance type to use for institutional verification. Select either Use Amount or Use Pct (use percentage). |
Tolerance Amount |
Enter the maximum amount by which the source and target can differ when institutional fields are compared. |
Percent Tolerance |
Enter the maximum percentage by which the source and target can differ when institutional fields are compared. |
Access the Inst Marital Status Mapping page Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Inst Marital Status Mapping
Use this page to map system marital status values to Institutional marital statuses.
Marital Status |
Displays all possible ISIR and Institutional parent marital statuses |
Inst Marital Status |
Select the Institutional parent marital status you wish to map to each of the possible marital statuses.
Note. This setup resolves differences between ISIR (Federal)
and PROFILE (Institutional) parent marital statuses when performing Verification
without first retrieving application data via 'Get Federal Data' or 'Get Institutional
Data'. |
Use the pages in the Application Data Verification component to verify the number of persons in the household, the number enrolled in post-secondary education, the AGI, income tax paid for the base year, and certain untaxed income and benefits for the base year.
This section provides an overview of calculating Federal Variance and discusses how to:
Verify household information.
Verify tax data.
Verify W-2 information.
Verify federal untaxed income.
Verify federal additional financial information.
Verify institutional untaxed income.
Verify institutional other taxable income.
Consolidate forms.
Note. The navigation paths for the pages listed in the following table are for aid year 20nn-20nn. Oracle supports access for three active aid years.
Federal Variance (FED Variance) calculation compares the Source data (AGI + Untaxed Income – US Tax Paid) and the Target data (AGI + Untaxed Income – US Tax Paid) and displays the difference. All Federal or Institutional Untax Income is included as Untax Income when FED Variance is calculated.
The FED variance calculation is used in conjunction with the Total Tolerance Federal or Institutional field value in Verification Tolerance setup to determine if a student passes or fails.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
VERIF02_FORM1 |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Household Info |
Enter documented information about the student and members of the student's household. |
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VERIF_SCHL_CD_SEC |
Click the TIV Information link on the Household Info page. This link appears when you enter a valid school code. |
View Title IV school information. |
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VERIF_APP_SRC_CODE |
Click the Get Inst Data button on the Household Info page. |
Indicate which Application Source code to use to populate fields with institutional data. |
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VERIF04_FORM2 |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Form Data |
Enter information reported on the filer's tax form. |
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VERIF_WAGES_STDNT |
Click the Student/Spouse Wages link on the Tax Form Data page. |
View detail information about wages reported by the person whose data is being verified. |
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VERIF_WAGES_PARENT |
Click the Parent's Wages link on the Tax Form Data page. |
View detail information about wages reported by the person whose data is being verified. |
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SFA_OTHER_INC1_05 SFA_OTHER_INC2_05 SFA_OTHER_INC3_10 |
Click the Other Taxable Income link on the Tax Form Data page. |
Enter 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ taxable income line items other than wages. |
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VERIF01_SCH1_SEC |
Click the Sch 1 link on the Other Taxable Income page. |
Enter or view detail information on 1040A interest and dividend income. Entries here write to Interest Income and Dividend Income. |
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SCHB99_SEC |
Click the Sch Blink on the Other Taxable Income page. |
Enter or view detail information about 1040 interest and dividend income. Entries here write to Interest Income and Dividend Income. Foreign Accounts/Trusts detail is also recorded here. |
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SCH_C_SEC |
Click the Sch C link on the Other Taxable Income page. |
Enter or view data about profit or loss from a business. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Business Income/Loss field. |
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SFA_SCH_D1_SEC05 |
Click the Sch D link on the Other Taxable Income page. |
Enter or view information about short-term capital gains and losses, long-term capital gains and losses, and summary and tax computation. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Capital Gains/Loss field. |
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SCH_E_SEC |
Click the Sch E link on the Other Taxable Income page. |
Enter or view supplemental income and loss. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Rental Income, Trusts page. |
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SCH_F_P1_SEC |
Click the Sch F link on the Other Taxable Income page. |
Enter or view farm income cash or accrual method or expense information. Selecting cash or accrual affects additional fields that the system activates. Accrual activates accrual and expense fields. Cash activates accrual fields only. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Farm Income/Losses page. |
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SFA_INCOME_ADJ_09 |
Click the Income Adjustments link on the Tax Form Data page. |
Record 1040 or 1040A adjustments to income. The tax form recorded as filed determines which fields activate. Values entered here write to Tax Form Data/Income Adjustments and may affect Federal and Institutional specific verification pages. |
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SFA_TAXCREDIT_10 SFA_TAXCREDIT_A10 SFA_TAXCREDIT_EZ08 |
Click the Tax, Credits, and Payments link on the Tax Form Data page. |
Enter or view tax and credit data. The filed tax form determines which fields are active. With the exception of Earned Income Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit, credits entered are subtracted from the tax amount. The net calculated amount writes to Tax Form Data - US Income Tax Paid field. |
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SCHA_1_14_SEC_09 |
Click the Sch A link on the Tax and Credits page from the Tax Form Data page. |
Enter or view allowable itemized deductions. Values entered here affect the total written to the taxable income on the Tax and Credits page. |
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VERIF03_FORM3 |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, W-2 Form |
Enter or view information reported on a person's W-2 form. |
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VERIF03_W2_BOX12 |
Click the Box 12 link on the W-2 Form page. |
Enter or view information from Box 12 on the W-2 form. |
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SFA_FED_UNTAX_INC |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Untax Income |
Enter or view federal untaxed income data. Displays only field values that originate from Total Other Income or Income Adjustment pages. The family member row determines which fields are active. |
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SFA_FED_ADD_FIN_IN |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Add Fin Info |
Enter or view federal additional financial information. Display only field values originate from U.S. Income Tax Paid page. |
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SFA_INST_UNTAX_INC |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Untax Income |
Enter or view Institutional untaxed income data. Display only field values originate from Untaxed Income or Income Adjustment pages. The family member row determines which fields are active. |
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SFA_INST_OTHER_TAX |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Other Taxable |
Enter or view institutional other taxable income. Display only field values originate from Total Other Income page. The family member row determines which fields are active. |
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VERIF_TAX_CONSL_03 |
Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Data Consolidation |
Combine the income and resources of all family members of the individual being verified. |
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VERIF04_CONSL_SEC |
Click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Tax Data Consolidation page. |
View or edit consolidated tax and resource information. |
Access the Household Info page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Household Info).
Note. This page is the first of eight pages in this component (use the arrow on the right to scroll to the hidden pages). After you click on either the Get Fed Data button or the Get Inst Data button, only the relevant pages display.
The system displays the student information, including National ID. For students in the United States, the National ID is the Social Security number (SSN).
The page maintains a separate row for each household member. Ensure that you are accessing the correct row for the person you are verifying.
Get Fed Data (get federal data) |
Click this button to populate fields with the most recent Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) record data. When federal data is retrieved, the Inst Untax Income page and Inst Other Taxable page are hidden. |
Get Inst Data (get institutional data) |
Click this button to populate fields with institutional record data. The system prompts you to enter an application source code. When institutional data is retrieved, the Fed Untax Income page and Fed Add Fin Info page are hidden. |
Note. You should use the Get Fed Data/Get Inst Data functionality. Not doing so might cause unintended results.
Application Data Verification
Sequence |
Sequence number for the row of information to be verified. A separate row of verification data is maintained for each person verified. |
Number in Family |
Enter the number in the student's family. |
Override Family Members |
Select to override the number of family members used to calculate the expected family contribution (EFC). |
Number in College |
Enter the number of the student's family members in college. |
Override Number in College |
Select to override the number of family members in college used to calculate the EFC. |
Household Information
Member Nbr (member number) |
Displays the household member counter. The system increases this field by one for each row inserted at the household member level. |
Relationship |
Select the relationship to the student of the person selected in Sequence. For example, the sequence for an independent student might be, self, spouse, son. Data verification for the parent of a dependent student might be self (father), spouse, son (student applicant), daughter. You would not complete the family grid or enter number in family or college values for a dependent student row. All dependent students must be listed as a relation with only one father, mother, or other/step category to be counted in the parent household. Recording the student in more than one of these categories results in overcounting. Members listed for student and spouse household categories are compared to household size and the value for number in college for the student. Members listed for father, mother, and other/step are compared to household size and the value for the number in college for parent (dependent students are always included in the parent household in an aid application). |
School Code |
Enter a valid school code, if applicable. Entering a valid school code enables the system to calculate a value for the Number In College field. If the school code remains blank, the system does not calculate the number in college. A TIV Information link becomes available when you enter a valid college code. It displays demographic information for the school. |
TIV Information |
This link only appears when a valid School Code is selected. Click the link to open the TIV School Information page. |
Viewing TIV School Information
Access the TIV School Information page (click the TIV Information link on the Household Info page).
Access the Get Institutional Data using page (click the Get Inst Data button on the Household Info page).
Application Source Code |
Select from these values: FT Canada Student Loan (full-time Canadian student loan) Institutional Application Profile PT Canada Student Loan (part-time Canadian student loan) |
Access the Tax Form Data page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Form Data).
Note. This page is for a federal dependent student. Therefore the Inst Untax Income and Inst Other Taxable pages are not available.
Sequence |
Displays the sequence number for the row of information to be verified. A separate row of verification data is maintained for each person verified. The selected button indicates the person whose information is being verified.
Note. If a spouse row is created, the values from the student
are always used in consolidation for Tax Return Filed, Tax Form, Eligible
For 1040A or 1040EZ, and Marital Status. However if the student value is blank,
Filing Status is not separate, and spouse value is non-blank then the spouse
value is used. |
Filing Information
Tax Return Filed |
Select from these values: Filed/Comp: A completed return is filed. Not Filed: A return is not filed. Will File: A return is not yet filed but will be filed. None: No information is available about the return. |
Tax Form |
Select the type of tax form filed by the person whose information is being verified. The value that you select determines which fields are activated on the Tax Form Data, Other Taxable Income, Income Adjustments and Tax, Credits and Payments pages. Select from: 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, Canadian, Foreign, Puerto Rico, and Territory. |
Eligible For 1040A or 1040EZ (eligible to file 1040A or 1040EZ) |
Select whether the filer is eligible to file the tax form 1040A or 1040EZ. |
Marital Status |
Select the marital status of the person whose documents are being verified. |
Filing Status |
Select the tax filing status of the person whose information is being verified. The value that you select determines which fields the system activates in the Wages page. Select from the following values: Head HH (head of household), Joint, Separate, Single, and Widower. |
Dependents |
Select Yes if the person whose information is being verified has dependents and select No if not. |
Number of exemptions |
Enter the number of exemptions for the person whose information is being verified. |
Wages |
Enter the amount of wages for the person whose information is being verified. |
Total Other Income |
Enter any taxable income besides wages reported by the person whose information is being verified. |
Income Adjustments |
Enter any allowable adjustments to income as reported by the person whose information is being verified. |
Adjusted Gross Income |
Enter the total of wages and other income less income adjustments for the person whose information is being verified. |
U.S. Income Tax Paid |
Enter the total of U.S. income tax paid by the person whose information is being verified. |
Special Circumstances |
Select this check box to update the Special Circumstance check box on the Miscellaneous Data page in the Maintain Institutional Application component. Use this check box when an institutional applicant has attached a note or letter to the documentation submitted describing special circumstances to be considered. |
Note. You can enter data in the Total Other Income, Income Adjustments, and U.S. Income Tax Paid fields to override information on the associated detail pages. However, overriding information is not recommended.
Entering Student Income from Wages
Access the Student's Income from Wages page (click the Wages link on the Tax Form Data page).
The wage information displayed on this page depends on which Sequence row is active and the selections made for Filing Status.
Wage Income Student |
Displays the student's wage income or the father's wage income. |
Wage Income Spouse |
Displays the spouse's wage income or the mother's wage income. |
Wages |
Displays the total wages from the wage income entries. The system uses this amount to populate the Wages field on the Tax Form Data page. |
The elements that appear on the Other Taxable Income page are determined by the tax form indicated on the Tax Form Data page. For the 1040 tax form, Schedules B, C, D, E, F are available. For the 1040A form, Schedule 1 is available.
Access the Other Taxable Income page – 1040 Tax Form (click the Other Taxable Income link on the Tax Form Data page).
The Add to Total Wages check box for Business Income Loss and the Add to Total Wages check box for Farm Income/Losses are selected by default. If selected, income or loss to wages is calculated to the total wages.
Access the Other Taxable Income page, 1040A form.
Access the Other Taxable Income page, 1040EZ form.
Entering Schedule 1 Information
Access the Schedule 1 page (click the Sch 1 link on the Other Taxable Income page).
Entering Schedule B Information
Access the Schedule B page (click the Sch B link on the Other Taxable Income page).
Entering Schedule C Information
Access the Schedule C page (click the Sch C link on the Other Taxable Income page).
Entering Schedule D Information
Access the Schedule D page (click the Sch D link on the Other Taxable Income page).
Entering Schedule E Information
Access the Schedule E page (click the Sch E link on the Other Taxable Income page).
Entering Schedule F Information
Access the Schedule F page (click the Sch F link on the Other Taxable Income page).
Access the Income Adjustments page (click the Income Adjustments link on the Tax Form Data page).
The fields on this page match the order of the fields on the 1040 form.
Note. For a 1040A filer, the available fields are Educator
expenses, Filer's IRA deduction, Student
loan interest, and Tuition and fees deduction.
An Income Adjustments page is not available for a 1040EZ filer. Enter
the total income adjustment value in the Income Adjustments field
on the Tax Form Data page.
Entering Tax, Credits, and Payments
Access the Tax, Credits and Payments page (click the Tax, Credits, and Payments link on the Tax Form Data page).
Earned Income Credit |
Enter the amount deducted from tax due for qualified persons whose information is being verified. |
Additional Child Tax Credit |
Enter an amount deducted from tax for households with three or more qualifying children. |
Note. For 1040A filer, the Tax, Credits, and Payments page
includes Credit for elderly or disabled. The page does not include these fields:
Foreign tax credit, Residential Energy Credit, and Other Credits
For a 1040EZ filer, the Tax, Credits, and Payments page only includes
these fields:Taxable Income, Tax, Earned
Income Credit, and U. S. Tax Paid.
Viewing Schedule A Itemize Deductions
Access the Schedule A Itemize Deductions page (click the Sch A link on the Tax and Credits page from the Tax Form Data page).
Access the W-2 Form page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, W-2 Form).
Application Data Verification
Sequence |
Displays the sequence number for the row of information to be verified. A separate row of verification data is maintained for each person verified. Ensure that you entering and viewing data for the correct row. |
Wage and Tax Statement
Box 12 |
Click this link to enter or view information from Box 12 on the W-2 form. |
Viewing W-2 Box 12 Information
Access the Verification W2 - Box 12 page (click the Box 12 link on the W-2 Form page).
Code |
Refer to the W-2 instructions for details on valid values for the code. |
Access the Fed Untax Income page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Untax Income).
Federal Untaxed Income
You can view and enter data in some fields on this page. Other fields are display only.
The Other Unreported Income field is not included for parent rows.
The following fields are display only fields. For all other fields on the page, you can view and enter data.
IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction (Individual Retirement Account/Self Employment Plan/Keogh Deduction) |
Displays the combined amounts for IRA, SEP and KEOGH deductions. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page. |
Tax Exempt Interest Income |
Displays interest income that is tax exempt. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Untaxed IRA (Untaxed Individual Retirement Account) |
Displays the amount of funds disbursed from an IRA that is nontaxable. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Total IRA payments and Taxable IRA payments. |
Untaxed Pension |
Displays the amount of pension earnings that are untaxed. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Total Pension and Taxed Pension. |
Total Other Untaxed Income |
Displays the total of the amounts in the untaxed income fields on this page. |
Access the Fed Add Fin Info page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Add Fin Info).
Federal Additional Financial Information
You can view and enter data in some fields on this page. Other fields are display only.
Federal Benefits Received |
Select each Federal benefit that the student received. If you fetch Federal data, these fields populate as recorded on the student's ISIR. |
Education credit |
Displays the Education Credit. This amount writes from the Tax, Credits, and Payments page. |
Add. Financial Total (Additional Financial Total) |
Displays the total for all additional financial information fields on this page. |
You can enter and view data in the other fields.
Access the Inst Untax Income page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Untax Income).
Institutional Untaxed Income — Student
You can view and enter data in some fields on this page. Other fields are display only.
IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction (Individual Retirement Account/Self Employment Plan/Keogh Deduction) |
Displays the combined amounts for IRA, SEP and KEOGH deductions. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page. |
Tax Exempt Interest Income |
Displays interest income that is tax exempt. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Additional Child Tax Credit |
Displays additional child tax credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page. |
Untaxed SS Benefits (Untaxed Social Security Benefits) |
Displays untaxed social security benefits. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Social Security benefits and Taxed Social Security Benefits. |
Earned Income Credit |
Displays earned income credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page. |
Total Other Untaxed Income |
Displays the total for the following fields: IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction, Tax Exempt Interest Income, Additional Child Tax Credit, Military Allowance, VA Work-Study, Tax-deferred Pension/Savings, Veterans Non-Ed Benefits, Workers Compensation, Other Unreported Income, Other Untaxed Income. |
You can enter and view data in the other fields on this page.
Institutional Untaxed Income — Parent
IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction (Individual Retirement Account/Self Employment Plan/Keogh Deduction) |
Displays the combined amounts for IRA, SEP and KEOGH deductions. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page. |
Tax Exempt Interest Income |
Displays interest income that is tax exempt. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Additional Child Tax Credit |
Displays additional child tax credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page. |
Untaxed SS Benefits (Untaxed Social Security Benefits) |
Displays untaxed social security benefits. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Social Security benefits and Taxed Social Security Benefits. |
Earned Income Credit |
Displays earned income credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page. |
Untaxed IRA (Untaxed Individual Retirement Account) |
Displays the amount of funds disbursed from an IRA that is nontaxable. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Total IRA payments and Taxable IRA payments. |
Untaxed Pension |
Displays the amount of pension earnings that are untaxed. This amount writes from the Other taxable Income page and is the difference between Total Pension and Taxed Pension. |
Tuition and fees deduction |
Displays the amount of tuition and fees deduction. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page. |
Total Other Untaxed Income |
Displays the total for the following fields: Veterans Non-Ed Benefits, Workers Compensation, Black Lung/Refugee, Untaxed Railroad Retirement, and Other Untaxed Income. |
You can enter and view data in the other fields.
Access the Inst Other Taxable page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Other Taxable).
Institutional Other Taxable Income — Student
Taxed Financial Aid |
Displays total for Grant/Scholarship Aid and Taxed Work-Study/Fellow/Assist fields. Combat Pay is not included in this total. |
You can enter and view data in the other fields.
Institutional Other Taxable Income — Parent
Taxable Refund |
Displays taxable refunds. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Alimony Income |
Displays alimony income. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Capital Gains/Loss |
Displays capital gains/loss. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Other Gains/Losses |
Displays other gains/losses. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Taxable IRA/Keogh |
Displays other taxable IRA/Keogh. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Taxed Pension |
Displays taxed pension. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Unemployment Benefits |
Displays unemployment benefits. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Taxed Social Security Benefits |
Displays taxed social security. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Other Taxed Income |
Displays other taxed income. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page. |
Combat Pay |
Enter or view the combat pay amount. |
Total Other Income |
Displays total for other taxable fields on this page. Combat Pay is not included in this total. |
Access the Tax Data Consolidation page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Data Consolidation).
Sequence |
Displays the sequence number for the row of information to be verified. |
Tax Consolidation Type |
Select the Tax Consolidation Type you want to use. This field is active only if you do not select "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data" for Household Verification. If you choose the Institutional Tax Consolidation Type, then the Institutional Marital Status Mapping is used. This field is display only if you use the "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data". |
Consolidate |
Click the Consolidate button to combine all income and resources. |
Consolidated Tax Data |
Click this link to view or edit all tax and resource information on the Consolidated Tax Data page. Values that appear should represent the tax form information entered for each verified person. You can make bottom-line changes to tax information here, but your changes are not be saved if you run consolidation after the changes are made. |
Access the Consolidated Tax Data page (click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Tax Data Consolidation page).
Note. The fields on this page compare to your target tables.
Student's Tax Data
Number of Family Members |
Number of members in the family for the student or parents of a dependent student. |
Number in College |
Number of family members in college for the student or parents of a dependent student. |
Number of Exemptions |
Number of exemptions claimed by either the student or the parent. |
Dependents |
Indicates if person being verified has dependents. Valid for student for parent. Values are: Yes – dependents, No – No dependents. |
Wage Income – Student |
Wage earnings for student. |
Wage Income – Spouse |
Wage earnings for student's spouse. |
Dividend and Interest Income |
Dividend and interest income for the student from Other Taxable Income pages. This view is not valid for the parents. |
Itemized Deductions |
Amount of allowable deductions for tax filers from Tax, Credits, and Payments page for the student or parent. |
AGI (adjusted gross income) |
Adjusted gross income for the parent or student. |
Taxes Paid |
Taxes paid by the student or parent. |
Untaxed Social Security |
Amount of untaxed social security income calculated for the student or the parent. |
Education Credit |
Amount of allowable Hope and Lifetime Learning education credits for student or parent. |
Non-Ed Vet Benefit |
Amount of Non Educational Veteran Benefits for student or parent. |
Other Unreported Income |
Amount of untaxed unreported income for student or parent. |
Untaxed IRA |
Amount of untaxed IRA calculated for the student or parent. |
Untaxed Pension |
Amount of untaxed Pension calculated for the student or parent. |
Co-Op Earnings |
Amount of Co-op Earnings for student or parent. |
Marital Status |
Displays the marital status of the student. Values are: Div/Wid (divorced or widowed) Married Separated Single |
Tax Return Filed? |
Tax return information of either the student or the parent. Values are: Filed/Comp: Return filed, completed. Not Filed: Tax return is not filed. Will File: Tax form will be filed. |
Tax Form Filed |
Tax form type that was filed by the student or parent. Values are: 1040: Filer used the IRS tax form 1040. 1040A: Filer used the IRS tax form 1040A. 1040EZ: Filer used the IRS tax form 1040EZ. Canadian Foreign Tx Puerto Rico Territory |
Eligible for 1040A or 1040EZ |
Indicate whether the filer is eligible to file either the 1040A or 1040EZ tax form. |
Welfare/TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) |
Amount of public assistance paid to the student or parent. |
Child Support Received |
Amount of child support received by either the student or the parent. |
IRA/KEOGH Deduction (IRA/Keogh deduction payments) |
Amount of IRA/KEOGH payments for the student or parent. |
Tax Deferred Pension/Savings |
Amount of pre-tax pension or savings deferred for the student or the parent. |
Military/Clergy Allowance |
Amount of military/clergy living allowance received for the student or parent. |
Tax Exempt Interest Income |
Amount of untaxed interest paid to either the student or the parent. |
Other Untaxed Income |
Amount of other untaxed income earned by either the student or the parent. |
Child Support Paid |
Amount of child support paid either to the student or to the parent. |
Earned Income Credit |
Amount of earned income credit claimed by either the student or the parent. |
Grant/Scholarship |
Amount of grant and scholarship aid reported by the student or parent. |
Tax Work-Study/Fellow/Assist |
Amount of taxable work-study, fellowship and assistantship reported by the student or parent. |
Taxed Financial Aid |
Amount of combined grant, scholarship, work-study, fellowship, and assistantship reported by the student or parent. |
Combat Pay |
Amount of Combat Pay for student or parent. |
Parent's Tax Data
The following fields are in the parent section only and are not valid for students:
Wages, Salaries, & Tips |
Total of wages, salaries, and tips for parent. |
Wage Income – Father |
Wage earnings for student's father. |
Wage Income – Mother |
Wage earnings for student's mother. |
Dividend Income |
Dividend income for the parent from Other Taxable Income pages. |
Interest Income |
Interest income for the parent from Other Taxable Income pages. |
Bus/Farm/Rent Income (Business/Farm/Rental Income) |
Business, farm or rental income for the parent. |
Other Taxable Income |
Other taxable income for the parent. |
Wages, Salaries, & Tips |
Total of wages, salaries, and tips for parent. |
Dividend Income |
Dividend income for the parent. |
Interest Income |
Interest income for the parent. |
Income Adjustments |
Income adjustments for the parent. |
Foreign Income Exclusions |
Amount of a foreign income exclusions claimed by the parent. |
Additional Child Tax Credit |
Amount of a additional child tax credit for the parents. |
IM Other Untaxed Income |
Amount of IM Other Untaxed Income for the parents. |
Untaxed Social Security |
Amount of Social Security wages above the taxable limit for the parent. |
Marital Status |
Displays the marital status of the Parent. Values are: Federal Consolidation
Institutional Consolidation
|
Tax Deferred Med/Dep Care Pmts (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments) |
Amount of medical or dependent care tax deferred payments for the parents. |
Military Allowance (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments) |
Amount of Military Allowance for the parents. |
Living Allowance (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments) |
Amount of Living Allowance for the parents. |
Tuition and fees deduction |
Amount of tuition and fees deduction claimed by the parents. |
Family Support Income (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments) |
Amount of Family Support Income for the parents. |
This section discusses how to:
Use auto verification.
Edit student level tolerances.
Edit verification status.
Compare verification results.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
VERIF_COMP_DTL |
Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Auto Verification, Auto Verification |
Perform comparison of source and target data. Compare income documents to financial aid applications or compare ISIR to Institutional data. View comparison results to determine whether to update the target table with source information. |
|
VERIF_STU_TOLS_SEC |
Click the Student Tolerance Setup link on the Auto Verification page. |
View or edit tolerance levels. |
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VERIF_RES_STAT_SEC |
Click the Edit Status button on the Auto Verification page. |
View or change verification codes or statuses. |
|
VERIF_TEST_DTL_SEC |
Click the Field Comparison Detail link on the Auto Verification page. |
View a summary of fields that were compared and for which the system indicated a variance. |
Access the Auto Verification page (Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Auto Verification, Auto Verification).
Verification is the process of comparing source data to a target set of data. Use this page to set up verification parameters.
Verification Type |
Select from: Federal: Applies federal tolerance levels to this verification. Institutional: Applies institutional tolerance levels to this verification. |
Source |
This is a translate field and should not be adjusted. Values are: Inst App: Data from the Institutional Application tables. ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables. Tax/Verif: Selected data from the Application Data Verification pages created from the Consolidate routine. |
Target |
This is a translate field. Translate values should not be adjusted. Values include: Inst App: Data from the Maintain Institutional Application tables. ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables. |
Application Type |
Values are: Inst App: Institutional application Profile: PROFILE application FT - CSL: Full-time Canadian student loan PT - CSL: Part-time Canadian student loan |
Pass/Fail Option |
Set the parameter for your pass or fail flag value to evaluate based on either the federal total tolerance or for any one field out of a selected tolerated amount. Values are: Federal: Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on Total Tolerance Federal or Total Tolerance Institutional amount set in Verification Tolerance Setup. Refer to the "Understanding Federal Variance Calculation" section earlier in this chapter. See Understanding Federal Variance Calculation. Field: Used with institutional or federal selection. Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on institutional or federal field level tolerances set in the Verification Tolerance setup. Total tolerances for institutional levels are capped, while federal levels are not capped. |
Mark Assumptions as Verified |
Use this option only when the Source value is Tax/Verif and the Target value is ISIR. Select to tag fields originally identified as Assumption fields with a field status of Verified. Assumed ISIR data fields that result from the federal methodology calculation are maintained on secondary pages of the ISIR Data Corrections pages. |
Set to Send ISIR Correction |
Select this check box to set the Correction Status to Send on ISIR corrections when the Apply Changes button is selected. |
Use Student Level Override |
Select this check box to apply verification tolerance levels for this student. This selection overrides the tolerance levels set up at the global level. Select when you want to activate changes made in the Student Tolerance setup. |
Verification Sequence |
Displays the verification sequence number, which tracks multiple background processes. Row insertion is suggested for sequencing online iterations. Use it to track the results and accompanying verification setup performed for this student. |
Perform Compare |
Click this button to compare your target and source data and to activate the Field Comparison Detail link when variances are found. |
Apply Changes |
Click this button to move marked fields to the target tables when fields that you mark as Apply in Field Comparison Detail (see View Field Comparison Detail) are acceptable. |
Student Tolerance Setup |
Click this link to open a page to view or edit tolerance values at the student level. |
Results
The system displays the results of the most recent verification setup. The fields include Date, Tolerance, Variance, Fed Variance, Execution Type, FED Verification Status, INST Processing Status, and Pass or Fail.
Click the Edit Status link to access the Edit Verification Status page, where you can change the program-generated verification statuses for federal and institutional verification and processing.
Access the Student's Verification Tolerance page (click the Student Tolerance Setup link on the Auto Verification page).
Federal Verification Tab
Access the Student's Verification Tolerance page: Federal Verification tab (click the Federal Verification tab on the Student's Verification Tolerance page).
Institutional Verification Tab
Access the Student's Verification Tolerance page: Institutional Verification tab (click the Institutional Verification tab on the Student's Verification Tolerance page).
Access the Edit Verification Status page (click the Edit Status button on the Auto Verification page).
You can update the verification and processing status fields that reside on the Packaging Status Summary page. The compare process automatically updates the status to Pending if the comparison results exceed the tolerance. If the ISIR transaction number is 1 and the verification process passes, then the verification status changes to Accurate.
Note. The Field Comparison Detail link is active only after the Perform Compare is run.
Use the Field Comparison Detail link to view the field differences on the Verification Compare Results page. Only fields that have differences appear. To use the source data to update your target tables, select the Apply check box for the fields. If you do not select the Apply check box, the field value remains the same as that in your target.
Access the Verification Compare Results page (click the Field Comparison Detail link on the Auto Verification page).
This page lists fields with differences. You can select to update all or only select fields for moving to ISIR or Institution tables.
Apply |
Select this check box to use the source data to update your target tables. If you do not select the Apply check box, the field value remains the same as that in your target. |
Source |
This data comes from the source table, tax/verification, ISIR, or institutional application. |
Target |
This data comes from the target table, ISIR, or institutional application. |
Difference |
Displays the difference between the source and target information. |
Tolerance |
Displays the tolerance level established during tolerance setup. For example, a tolerance value of 100 for Parent's AGI means that a difference greater than 100 should not occur between the source and the target. |
This section discusses how to:
Process batch consolidation.
Use batch consolidation detail.
View batch consolidated tax data.
Process batch verification.
Use batch verification results.
Use batch verification summary.
Use batch verification detail.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
RUNCTL_FA_CONSL |
Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation |
Set consolidation parameters for batch consolidation and run the process. |
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VERIF_CONSUL_SMRY |
Financial Aid, Verification, View Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation Detail |
View batch consolidation results at the student level from the Application Data Verification - Tax Consolidation Consolidated Tax Data page. |
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VERIF04_CONSL_SEC2 |
Click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Batch Consolidation Detail inquiry page. |
View consolidated tax information for a student or parent. |
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RUNCTL_FAPCMPR1_01 |
Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Verification, Batch Verification |
Set parameters to verify batches and to run the process. |
|
RUNCTL_VERIF_SEC |
Click the Results link on the Batch Verification Results page. |
View summary verification information. |
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VERIF_COMP_SMRY |
Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Summary, Batch Verification Summary |
View summary verification information. |
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STDNT_VERIF_DTL1 |
Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Detail, Batch Verification Detail |
View detail verification information from the Field Comparison Detail button on the Auto Verification page. |
Access the Batch Consolidation page (Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation).
Selection Criteria |
Select Unconsolidated or All Stdnts in Verification. |
Tax Consolidation Type |
Select the Tax Consolidation Type you want to use. This field is active only if you do not select "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data" for Household Verification. If you choose the Institutional Tax Consolidation Type, then the Institutional Marital Status Mapping is used. This field is display only if you use the "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data" |
Access the Batch Consolidation Detail page (Financial Aid, Verification, View Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation Detail).
Access the Consolidated Tax Data page (click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Batch Consolidation Detail inquiry page).
This batch page and the online page are the same except that all fields on the batch page are view only fields. Refer to the documentation about the online page for information about the fields on the batch page.
Access the Batch Verification page (Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Verification, Batch Verification).
Use the Batch Verification page to run verification for all students selected, according to the criteria that you establish.
Verification Type |
Select from these values: Federal: Select to apply federal tolerance levels to this verification. Refer to the "Understanding Federal Variance Calculation" section earlier in this chapter. See Understanding Federal Variance Calculation. Institutional: Select to apply institutional tolerance levels to this verification. |
Pass/Fail Option |
Set the parameter for your pass or fail flag value to evaluate based on either the federal total tolerance or for any one field out of a selected tolerated amount. Values are: Federal: Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on Total Tolerance Federal or Total Tolerance Institutional amount set in Verification Tolerance Setup. Refer to the "Understanding Federal Variance Calculation" section earlier in this chapter. See Understanding Federal Variance Calculation. Field: Used with institutional or federal selection. Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on institutional or federal field level tolerances set in the Verification Tolerance setup. Total tolerances for institutional levels are capped, while federal levels are not. |
Source |
Verification is the process of comparing source data to a target set of data. This is a translate field, and translate values should not be adjusted. Select from these values: Inst App: Data from the Maintain Institutional Application tables ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables Tax/Verif: Selected data from the Application Data Verification pages created from the Consolidate routine |
Target |
This is a translate field, and translate values should not be adjusted. Select from these values: Inst App: Data from the Maintain Institutional Application tables ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables |
Application Type |
Values are valid with a source or target of Inst App only and include the following: Inst App: Institutional application PROFILE: PROFILE application FT – CSL: Full-time Canadian student loan PT – CSL: Part-time Canadian student loan |
Student Selection |
Select from the following values: Both: Processes records with a verification status of either pending or required. Pending: Processes records with a verification status of pending only. Required: Processes records with a verification status of required only. |
Auto Update Target Table |
Automatically updates the target table with verified data identified with a variance. |
Mark Assumptions as Verified |
Use this check box only when the Source value is Tax/Verif and the Target value is ISIR. Select to tag fields originally identified as Assumption fields with a field status of Verified. Assumed ISIR data fields that result from the federal methodology calculation are maintained on secondary pages of the ISIR Data Corrections pages. |
Set to Send ISIR Correction |
Select to set the Correction Status to Send on ISIR Corrections when the Auto Update Target Table is used. |
Set Verification Complete |
Select to automatically set the Verification Status to Complete. This field is enabled only when the Auto Update Target table is activated. |
Access the Batch Verification Results page (click the Results link on the Batch Verification Results page).
Access the Batch Verification Summary page (Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Summary, Batch Verification Summary).
The system displays Institution, Aid Year, Process Instance, Verification Type, Run Date and Time, Source, User ID, Target, Pass/Fail Option, Students Processed, Students Passed, and Students Failed.
Access the Batch Verification Detail page (Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Detail, Batch Verification Detail).
Results
The system displays Pass or Fail,Verification Type, Verification Status, Review Status, Tolerance, Variance, FED Variance, Verification Sequence, Verification Date, Verification Type, Changes Applied to Target, Mark Assumptions as Verified,and Set to Send ISIR Correction.
Field Comparison Detail
The system displays the most recent verification results for the listed fields. Only fields that have differences appear.
The Done check box is activated when the process is run with the Auto Update Target Table option activated. Source data comes from the source table, tax/verification, ISIR, or institutional application. Target data comes from the target table, ISIR, or institutional application. There can be a difference between the source and target information. Tolerance is the tolerance level established during tolerance setup.
Verification Field Numbers
The field numbers in this table are from the reference table ISIR_VERIF_XREF. These numbers are current for the 2013 aid year.
Nbr |
Field Name |
Num/Char |
ISIR Nbr |
Profile Nbr |
1 |
Students Number in College |
N |
124 |
7 |
2 |
Parents Number in College |
N |
90 |
57 |
3 |
Students Family Size |
N |
123 |
6 |
4 |
Parents Family Size |
N |
89 |
56 |
5 |
Students Number of Exemptions |
N |
40 |
11 |
6 |
Parents Number of Exemptions |
N |
102 |
96 |
7 |
Students Marital Status |
C |
16 |
140 |
8 |
Parents Marital Status |
C |
75 |
59 |
9 |
Students Tax Form Used |
C |
36 |
158 |
10 |
Parents Tax Form Used |
C |
97 |
160 |
11 |
Does Student Have Legal Dep |
C |
68 |
5 |
12 |
Students AGI |
N |
38 |
12 |
13 |
Parents AGI |
N |
100 |
97 |
14 |
Students Federal Taxes Paid |
N |
39 |
13 |
15 |
Parents Federal Taxes Paid |
N |
101 |
104 |
16 |
Students Wage Income |
N |
41 |
15 |
17 |
Fathers Wage Income |
N |
103 |
106 |
18 |
Students Spouse Wage Income |
N |
42 |
16 |
19 |
Mothers Wage Income |
N |
104 |
107 |
27 |
Student Eligible for 1040A-EZ |
C |
37 |
0 |
28 |
Parent Eligible for 1040A-EZ |
C |
98 |
0 |
29 |
Tax Return Filed by Student? |
C |
35 |
161 |
30 |
Tax Return Filed by Parent? |
C |
96 |
166 |
41 |
Students Untax SS benefits |
N |
0 |
18 |
42 |
Parents Untax SS benefits |
N |
0 |
147 |
43 |
Students Welfare/TANF |
N |
0 |
19 |
44 |
Parents Welfare/TANF |
N |
0 |
109 |
45 |
Students Child Supp Received |
N |
54 |
20 |
46 |
Parents Child Supp Received |
N |
116 |
110 |
47 |
Students Other Untaxed Income |
N |
60 |
21 |
48 |
Parents Other Untaxed income |
N |
122 |
113 |
49 |
Students EIC |
N |
0 |
22 |
50 |
Parents EIC |
N |
0 |
116 |
51 |
Parents Adjustment to Income |
N |
0 |
103 |
52 |
Students Interest/dividends |
N |
0 |
17 |
53 |
Parents Interest Income |
N |
0 |
99 |
54 |
Parents Dividend Income |
N |
0 |
100 |
55 |
Parents Business/farm Income |
N |
0 |
101 |
56 |
Student Child Support Paid |
N |
47 |
40 |
57 |
Parent Child Support Paid |
N |
109 |
61 |
58 |
Parent IRA/KEOGH/SEP Deduct |
N |
115 |
111 |
59 |
Parents Pretax Pension/savings |
N |
114 |
117 |
60 |
Parents Pretax Med/dep Care |
N |
0 |
65 |
61 |
Parent Military/Clergy Allow |
N |
120 |
0 |
62 |
Parent Exempt Interest Income |
N |
117 |
118 |
63 |
Parents Foreign Inc Exclusion |
N |
0 |
112 |
64 |
Students Itemized Deduction |
N |
0 |
14 |
65 |
Parents Itemized Deduction |
N |
0 |
105 |
66 |
Parents Other Taxable Income |
N |
0 |
102 |
67 |
Parents Wages, Salaries, Tips |
N |
0 |
98 |
68 |
Parents Tuition Fees Deduction |
N |
0 |
149 |
69 |
Student Education Credit |
N |
46 |
131 |
70 |
Parent Education Credit |
N |
108 |
132 |
71 |
Student IRA/KEOGH/SEP Deduct |
N |
53 |
0 |
72 |
Student Exempt Interest Income |
N |
55 |
0 |
73 |
Student Non-Edu Vet Benefit |
N |
59 |
0 |
74 |
Parent Non-Edu Vet Benefit |
N |
121 |
231 |
75 |
Student Other Unreport Income |
N |
61 |
0 |
77 |
Student Pretax Savings |
N |
52 |
0 |
78 |
Student Untax IRA |
N |
56 |
0 |
79 |
Parent Untax IRA |
N |
118 |
0 |
80 |
Student Untax Pension |
N |
57 |
0 |
81 |
Parent Untax Pension |
N |
119 |
235 |
82 |
Student Military/Clergy Allow |
N |
58 |
0 |
83 |
Student Combat Pay |
N |
50 |
182 |
84 |
Parent Combat Pay |
N |
112 |
189 |
85 |
Student Taxable Work-Study |
N |
48 |
0 |
86 |
Parent Taxable Work-Study |
N |
110 |
0 |
87 |
Student Grant/Scholarship |
N |
49 |
0 |
88 |
Parent Grant/Scholarship |
N |
111 |
0 |
89 |
Student Taxed Financial Aid |
N |
0 |
23 |
90 |
Student Co-Op Earnings |
N |
51 |
0 |
91 |
Parent Co-Op Earnings |
N |
113 |
0 |
92 |
Parent Addl Child Tax Credit |
N |
0 |
203 |
93 |
Parent Living Allowance |
N |
0 |
114 |
94 |
Parent IM Other Untax Income |
N |
0 |
205 |
95 |
Parent Family Support Income |
N |
0 |
206 |
96 |
Parent Military Allowance |
N |
0 |
204 |
97 |
Student SSI Benefits |
C |
125 |
0 |
98 |
Parent SSI Benefits |
C |
91 |
0 |
99 |
Student Food Stamp Benefits |
C |
126 |
0 |
100 |
Parent Food Stamp Benefits |
C |
92 |
0 |
101 |
Student School Lunch Benefits |
C |
127 |
0 |
102 |
Parent School Lunch Benefits |
C |
93 |
0 |
103 |
Student TANF Benefits |
C |
128 |
0 |
104 |
Parent TANF Benefits |
C |
94 |
0 |
105 |
Student WIC Benefits |
C |
129 |
0 |
106 |
Parent WIC Benefits |
C |
95 |
0 |
This section provides an overview of Ability to Benefit and discusses how to:
Create and manage Ability to Benefit data at the student level.
Create Ability to Benefit data for students in batch
An Ability-to-Benefit test is required of students seeking United States federal financial aid who did not graduate from high school in the United States. To this end, these students must demonstrate they possess sufficient "ability to benefit" (ATB) from post-secondary education via their performance in an approved test.
For these students, data regarding their ATB status must be reported as part of the Common Origination and Disbursement process. Oracle provides a way to create and maintain ATB data for these students.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
SFA_ATB_STDNT |
Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Manage Ability to Benefit |
Use this page to create and maintain Ability to Benefit data for a student. |
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SFA_RUN_ATB |
Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Create Ability to Benefit |
Use this page to create and maintain Ability to Benefit data in batch. |
Access the Managing Ability to Benefit page(Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Manage Ability to Benefit)
Use this page to create ATB data for applicable students. This data is reported on all COD Pell origination awards to COD. Data is also reported for all COD Direct Loan origination award. Any ATB changes, based on a new sequence number, are also reported to COD with a change record.
Sequence |
Displays the sequence number of the record. This number increases by one everytime a new row is inserted. A new row should only be inserted if a change to the Ability to Benefit Code is necessary. |
Ability to Benefit Code |
Select the value that indicates how the student achieved their ATB. Note. The Ability to Benefit Code drives the remaining field edits to ensure the correct 'set' of data is populated for COD reporting requirements. All other changes should be made directly to field element. |
Test Administrator Code |
Select the administrator code of the ATB testing. |
Test Code |
Select which ATB test was taken by the student. |
State Code |
Select the state in which the student completed the State Process to achieve ATB. |
Completion Date |
Enter the date that the student completed the ATB test or State Process. |
Comment |
Enter optional explanatory comments. This information is not shared with COD. |
Access the Create Ability to Benefit page(Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Create Ability to Benefit)
Population Selection
Use this page to create Ability to Benefit data for students in batch using standard Population Selection functionality.
Selection Tool |
Select from Equation Engine, PS Query, or External File. Additional parameters are displayed for your selected tool. System data is available in Population Selection Context Definition SFA_ATB. |
Query Name |
This field is only available the PS Query Selection Tool is selected. Select a population selection query that joins with the bind record SFA_ATB_BIND. |
Default Values
If any of the following fields come in from Population Selection with blanks then use the value from the run control to populate the Ability to Benefit record.
Institution |
Enter the academic institution that the student is attending during the aid year. |
Ability to Benefit Code |
Entering a default value is optional, however if blank, then the data retrieved from Population Selection must indicate an ATB Code value. |
Test Administrator Code |
Optional. Enter the ATB Test Administrator Code. |
Test Code |
Optional. Enter ATB Test Code |
State Code |
Optional. Enter the State Code if ATB Code is equal to '03:State Process'. |
Completion Date |
Enter the Completion Date of the ATB test. |
Note. Ability to Benefit—related field values are based on the most current COD Technical Reference material.
This section provides an overview of NSLDS data and processes and discusses how to:
Generate Financial Aid History or Transfer Student Monitoring Inform file requests.
Load Financial Aid History and Transfer Student Monitoring files.
Set up NSLDS Data Load Parameters.
Process NSLDS Files.
Use NSLDS Suspense Management.
Generate NSLDS FAT Load Error Reports.
Generate NSLDS Alert File Reports.
Use NSLDS Change Review.
Process NSLDS Alert File information.
Review NSLDS general aggregate information.
View details of NSLDS aggregate data
View NSLDS Pell information.
View NSLDS Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) details.
View NSLDS National SMART grant (NSG) details.
View NSLDS TEACH grant details.
View NSLDS additional information.
Use the NSLDS Data Push Process
The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is a central database operated by the Department of Education to track student aid information. The NSLDS database is updated with information from schools, agencies that guaranty loans, the Direct Loan program, the Pell Grant program and other Department of Education programs. Schools use the NSLDS data to determine aid eligibility based on past and current awards.
Schools can receive NSLDS data in the following ways:
School submits a Financial Aid History (FAH) Inform request.
If requested, NSLDS sends a file that contains the student's full NSLDS Financial Aid History.
School submits a Transfer Student Monitoring (TSM) Inform request.
If requested, NSLDS monitors students for changes affecting student eligibility not covered by the ISIR post-screening process. If eligibility changes are detected, NSLDS sends an Alert file which contains the student's full NSLDS Financial Aid History with the appropriate alert change flags.
Limited NSLDS data is also part of the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR).
Oracle provides a process to generate the FAH/TSM Inform (request) file to send to the NSLDS. Additionally, once a FAH/Alert file is received, options are available to load and manage the NSLDS data through use of suspense management, processes and reports. You can view loaded NSLDS data by using the NSLDS Inquiry components.
To use NSLDS data in the Awarding and Packaging processes, NSLDS must be loaded, pushed to aggregate aid tables, and the Packaging process must be directed to use NSLDS as an aggregate source to assess how much aid had been used towards lifetime limits.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
SFA_RUN_NSLDS_OUT |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Request, NSLDS Request |
Generate an NSLDS Inform file containing requests for either Financial Aid History, Transfer Student Monitoring or both. |
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RUNCTL_FAT_INBOUND |
Financial Aid, File Management, Import Federal Data Files, FA Inbound |
Load the NSLDS Financial Aid History and Alert files into the NSLDS staging tables. |
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SFA_NSLDS_LD_CNTRL |
Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Load Options tab |
Configure the load parameters for processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables. |
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SFA_NSLDS_SRCHMCH |
Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Search/Match tab |
Define the Search/Match parameters for processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables. |
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RUNCTL_FAPTALRT |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Files, Process NSLDS Files |
Load NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables. |
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NSLDS_SUSP_CNTRL |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Manage NSLDS Records, NSLDS Suspense Management |
View NSLDS records that have been loaded into the staging tables by the FA Inbound process. Once the Process NSLDS Files process runs, review NSLDS records that were not loaded into the application tables. |
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RUNCTL_FA921 |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS FAT Load Error Report |
Create a report listing all NSLDS records that failed to load to the application tables. These records have a Load Status of Suspended or Error. |
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RUNCTL_FA924 |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS Alert File Report |
Create a report listing all NSLDS Alert records that loaded into the application tables. These records must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed. |
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NSLDS_CHANGE_RVW |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Review NSLDS Flagged Students, NSLDS Change Review |
Review all NSLDS Alert file records that have been loaded into the application tables. After student NSLDS information has been reviewed, use this page to indicate that you have reviewed and resolved any student aid eligibility discrepancies. |
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NSLDS_GEN_AGGR |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Information |
View error codes, change flags, MPN flags, and alert file flags. |
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NSLDS_CONTCT_SEC |
Click the Overpayment Information link on the NSLDS Information page. |
View loan overpayment and contact information for Pell, Perkins, SEOG, ACG, and NSG. |
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NSLDS_ERR_CD_SEC |
Click the Detail link on the NSLDS Information page. |
View NSLDS error codes, change flags, master promissory note flags, and alert file flags for the effective-dated row. |
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NSLDS_LOAN_DTL |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Loan Detail |
Review detailed information for every federal loan that the student has received. |
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NSLDS_PELL |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Pell |
Review a summary of a student's last three Pell awards. |
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NSLDS_ACG |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS ACG |
View details for Academic Competitiveness Grants. |
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NSLDS_NSG |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS NSG |
View details for National SMART Grants. |
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NSLDS_TEACH |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS TEACH |
View details for TEACH Grants. |
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NSLDS_ADDL_INFO |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Additional Information |
Review overpayment information or name history. |
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NSLDS_ERR_CD_SEC |
Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data. Click the Detail link on any page in the component. |
View NSLDS activity and change flags. |
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SFA_RUN_NSLDS_UPDT |
Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Update Aggregates with NSLDS, NSLDS Data Push |
Run the Update Aggregates with NSLDS as an independent process to push NSLDS totals into the aggregate aid tables to be used by the Packaging process. |
Access the NSLDS Request page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Request, NSLDS Request).
Use the NSLDS Request page to generate an NSLDS Inform file to request Financial Aid History (FAH), add or remove students to the Transfer Student Monitoring (TSM) list or both.
Note. Before submitting your first Batch Inform file for the TSM process, you must establish a School Transfer Profile on the NSLDS FAP website. If the School Transfer Profile is not set up, the entire Batch Inform file is rejected.
Parameters
School Code |
Enter a valid six digit ED School Code |
Branch Code |
Enter a valid two digit ED Branch Code, if applicable. If left blank, value defaults to "00". |
Note. The School and Branch Codes used here indicate the 'informing' school when generating the NSLDS Inform file. NSLDS sends the FAH/Alert files back to the 'informing' school and includes these codes within the files.
Population Selection
Population Selection |
Select this check box to access population selection options. If not selected, the process attempts to process Student Overrides. If Student Override is not selected either, the run parameters can be saved and the process run, but no file is created. |
Query Name |
Select a PS Query that uses the SFA_NSLDS_QRYVW bind record. |
Equation Name |
Select an equation that is defined with the application prompt NSLDS Request Process. |
Financial Aid History only |
Select to request a FAH file. |
Transfer Monitoring only |
Select to request to add or remove students from the TSM list. |
Both FAH and TM |
Select to request a FAH file and to add or remove students from the TSM list. |
Note. The Enrollment Date, Monitor Begin Date and Delete from TM options are only used for Transfer Monitoring requests and are therefore only displayed if a Request Type of Transfer Monitoring Only or Both FAH and TM is selected.
Enrollment Date |
Enter the begin date for the period of enrollment. This date can be a future date, but not more than 18 months greater than the current date. Also, it cannot be more than 90 days less than the current date. |
Monitor Begin Date |
Enter the date when monitoring should begin. This date can be a future date, but not greater than the enrollment date. If the enrollment date has already passed, the submittal date (current date) is the default. |
Delete from TM |
Select to remove the selected population from the TSM list. This option should only be selected for students who were previously added to the TSM list but are not going to attend your institution. |
Student Override
Student Override |
Select this check box to access student override options. You can use the Student Override function to enter student IDs individually for inclusion in the Inform file. Select the Request Type, Enrollment Date, Monitor Begin Date and Delete from TM options for each row. These options work the same as described in the Population Selection section. Note. You can use the Student Override option in conjunction with the Population Selection option. If you use both features, the student override function processes first. If duplicate IDs exist in the student override function and the population selection function, only one row is inserted using the student override information. |
See Also
Defining Item Type Disbursement Rules
Access the FA Inbound page (Financial Aid, File Management, Import Federal Data Files, FA Inbound).
Use the FA Inbound page to load Financial Aid History and Alert files into the NSLDS staging tables.
Run Option |
Select Single File to enter a single file location or File List to indicate a list of files in the Inbound File field. |
Inbound File |
Enter the name and location of the NSLDS file that you want to load into the staging tables. Be sure that the server has read access rights to the location of the file. |
ISIR TG Number |
Assign the ISIR TG number for the ISIRs that are loaded. When processing a file list, the system assigns the same TG number to all ISIRs in the list. This value is not used when loading NSLDS files. |
Access the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page (Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Load Options tab).
Use the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page to setup options for processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables, either in batch or online. Data load parameters must be setup for each separate School/Branch Code combination you plan to process.
Insert FA User Edit Message |
Select this check box to insert FA User Edit messages. Checking this box opens the Aid Year, Institution, Edit Message Type, Edit Message Code, and Term fields for input. Note. This option only allows insertion of FA User Edit Messages for Alert records. FA User Edit messages are not inserted when FAH records are processed. If you wish to insert FA User Edit Messages for FAH records, please use the stand-alone FA User Edit Message assignment process. |
Aid Year |
Select the valid aid year for the current Transfer Monitoring process. |
Institution |
Select the institution for which you want to enter a user edit message. |
Edit Message Type |
Select Error, Informtnal (informational), or Warning. |
Edit Message Code |
Select the edit message code to be entered for the student. The available codes are restricted based on the Edit Message Type selected. |
Term |
Select the term for which the user edit message is to become active. |
Note. You must setup FA User Edit Messages to support this process.
See Defining User Edit Messages.
Access the NSLDS Search/Match page (Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Search/Match tab).
Use this page to define the Search/Match parameters when processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables. Select which action to take when No Match, a Single Match or Multiple Matches are found.
Search Parameter |
Select the search parameter to be used for NSLDS Search/Match Note. You are advised to setup a Search Parameter specifically for NSLDS. Unlike ISIR and Profile, NSLDS only has a handful of fields available to use for Search/Match: First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, and Social Security Number. |
No Match Found |
Select the action, Suspend or Ignore, to take when no match is found for a record during Search/Match. |
Match(es) Found |
The Search Parameter value entered above determines which levels are displayed. For each level, select the action to take when One Match or Multiple Matches are found. Select Update (only available when one match is found), Suspend or Ignore. |
The Process NSLDS Files process selects all records from the NSLDS staging table with a Load Status of Unprocessed or Suspended. The program attempts to match each selected NSLDS record with a student in the database using the Search/Match settings configured on the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page.
If Search/Match finds a single match and the parameters are set to Update, the NSLDS data loads to the application tables, the Load Status is set to Loaded and the data can be viewed in the NSLDS Inquiry component. The loaded NSLDS information also updates the student's NSLDS Match field on the Packaging Status Summary/Database Match page. If a student has previously been reported in Default or Overpayment, the status is reset to Eligible if the new NSLDS information confirms the status. Conversely, a current status of Eligible can also be reset to Default or Overpayment if the new NSLDS data confirms the status.
If Search/Match finds no match, multiple matches or a single match and the parameters are NOT set to Update, the Load Status is either set to Suspended or Skipped, depending on the Search/Match settings. The NSLDS record can also be Suspended if the Transaction Process Date on the incoming data is older than the current Effective Date on the NSLDS application tables. Use the NSLDS Suspense Management page to review Suspended and Skipped records and attempt to get them loaded.
Access the Process NSLDS Files page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Files, Process NSLDS Files).
Use the Process NSLDS Files page to load the FAH/Alert data from the staging tables to the application tables. When NSLDS files are loaded through the FA Inbound process, the 6-digit school code and 2-digit branch code from the files are identified. The options on this page allow you to process all School/Branch Codes found on the staging tables or elect to only process certain ones.
All School/Branch Codes |
Selecting this option processes the NSLDS data on the staging tables for ALL School/Branch Code combinations. |
School/Branch Code Override |
Selecting this option only processes the NSLDS data in the staging tables for the School/Branch Code(s) entered in the School/Branch Code Override grid. |
School Code |
Enter a valid six digit ED School Code. Use the lookup button to search for valid school codes on the NSLDS Staging tables. |
Branch Code |
Enter a valid two digit ED Branch Code. Use the lookup button to search for valid branch codes on the NSLDS Staging tables. |
Note. A warning message appears if the selected School/Branch Code combination does not have an associated NSLDS Data Load Parameters setup.
Access the NSLDS Suspense Management page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Manage NSLDS Records, NSLDS Suspense Management).
The system displays the EC Transaction ID (electronic commerce transaction ID) and EC Queue Instance. The valid EC Transaction ID values are FAHEXTOP (Financial Aid History file) and TRALRTOP (Alert file).
Load Status |
The system displays one of these values: Error: An error occurred while trying to process this record from the staging tables. Records with this status are not picked up by the batch process. Refer to the Error Code description below. Loaded: The record successfully loaded from the NSLDS staging tables into the application tables.. Skipped: This status is either set manually on the Suspense Management page or by the batch process when Search/Match parameters are set to 'Ignore'. Records with this status are not picked up by the batch process. Refer to the Skip Reason description below. Suspended: The record did not load into the application tables because it did not meet the NSLDS load parameters. Records with this status are picked up by the batch process. Refer to the Suspend Reason description below. Unprocessed: The FA Inbound process loaded the record loaded into the NSLDS staging tables, but the Process NSLDS Load process has not yet been run for the record. Records with this status are picked up by the batch process. |
NSLDS Manual Load Parameters
ID |
For records with a Load Status of Loaded, this field shows which ID the NSLDS data was loaded to. For records with a Load Status of Skipped or Suspended, the ID field may be blank or populated with one of the Search/Match results. For records with a Load Status of Suspended or Unprocessed records, you can use this field in conjunction with the ID Lock checkbox to manually match an ID to incoming NSLDS data. |
ID Lock |
Select to match the Suspended or Unprocessed NSLDS record to the specified ID. This works in conjunction with the ID field. In order to use the ID Lock option, the ID field MUST be populated. Using this option essentially bypasses Search/Match the next time this record is processed. Although Search/Match is bypassed, the record must still meet the other NSLDS Data Load Parameters in order to load to the application tables. |
Recycle |
This is set by the NSLDS load process if a student's NSLDS record cannot be loaded into the application tables because it does not meet the NSLDS Data Load Parameters. |
Skip/Done |
This is set by the system when the NSLDS record has been loaded to the application tables or if the record has been skipped/ignored (either manually or by the batch routine). To manually set the Load Status to Skipped, select this radio button and click the Process NSLDS button. |
Process NSLDS |
Click this button to perform the selected action: Recycle or Skip/Done. |
School Code |
Displays the School Code value reported in the NSLDS file. |
Branch Code |
Displays the Branch Code value reported in the NSLDS file. |
Transaction Process Date |
Displays the date when NSLDS generated the incoming NSLDS data. |
Load Information
Process Instance |
Displays the most recent process instance of when this record was processed through the batch load routine. |
Process Date |
Displays the most recent process date of when this record was processed through the load routine (either online or through the batch routine). |
Max Match Level |
Displays the Search/Match level at which the NSLDS record was matched to an ID. |
Note. Records with a Load Status of Error, Suspended or Skipped have an associated reason or code displayed. No reason or code is displayed for records having a Load Status of Unprocessed or Loaded.
Suspend Reason |
Displays the reason the record was suspended and not loaded into the application tables.
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Skip Reason |
Displays the reason the record is skipped and not loaded into the application tables.
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Error Code |
Displays the reason the record was set to Error and not loaded into the application tables. Invalid SSN Encountered: The SSN on this record is outside the valid range (001010001 – 999999999). |
Student Information
Social Security # |
Displays the student's current SSN maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files. |
Last Name |
Displays the student's current last name maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files. |
First Name |
Displays the student's current first name maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files. |
Date of Birth |
Displays the student's current birth date maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files. |
Inform Last Name |
Displays the last name reported by the institution in the NSLDS Inform file or online. This information is returned to the school in the FAH/Alert file. |
Inform First Name |
Displays the first name reported by the institution in the NSLDS Inform file or online. This information is returned to the school in the FAH/Alert file. |
Inform Date of Birth |
Displays the date of birth reported by the institution in the NSLDS Inform file or online. This information is returned to the school in the FAH/Alert file. |
Change Flags
Change Flags |
These flags are only populated on Alert files and indicate where changes have been detected on the student's NSLDS record which may affect eligibility. Valid values are Y: Yes and N: No. These fields are blank for FAH files. |
Access the NSLDS FAT Load Error Report page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS FAT Load Error Report).
Use this page to generate the NSLDS FAT Load Error Report. This report shows records from the staging tables that have a Load Status of Suspended or Error. Review the records on this report, and using the Suspense Management page, either attempt to get the record Loaded or set the record to Skipped.
This page has no run control options. Click the Run button to generate the report. The Process Scheduler runs the NSLDS FAT Load Errors query (FA921) and creates a report.
Note. Oracle also delivers the FA921A query that is a clone of the NSLDS FAT Load Error Report but includes School Code and Branch Code information. You must run this query directly through the PS Query component.
Access the NSLDS Alert File Report page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS Alert File Report).
Use this run control page to generate the NSLDS Alert File report. NSLDS Alert files contain change flags that indicate recent changes detected on the student's NSLDS record that may affect eligibility. These changes must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed to the student. Once the Alert files have been received and loaded into the application tables, run this report to capture all records needing review.
The contents of this report match the records displayed on the NSLDS Change Review page. Once the records have been reviewed and any necessary award adjustments made, mark them as Reviewed on the NSLDS Change Review page to remove them from being captured on this report again.
The run control options on this page are used by the report to know which Institution/Aid Year to pull award information from. Click the Run button to generate the report. The Process Scheduler runs the NSLDS FAT Load Errors query (FA924) and creates a report.
Note. Oracle also delivers the FA924A query that is a clone of the NSLDS Alert File Report but includes School Code and Branch Code information. You must run this query directly through the PS Query component.
Access the NSLDS Change Review page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Review NSLDS Flagged Students, NSLDS Change Review page).
Use the NSLDS Change Review page to review Alert records that have been loaded into the application tables.
NSLDS Alert files contain change flags that indicate recent changes detected on the student's NSLDS record that may affect eligibility. These changes must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed to the student. Once the Alert files have been received and loaded into the application tables, use this page to identify all records needing review. The contents of this page match the records captured on the NSLDS Alert File report. Once the records have been reviewed and any necessary award adjustments made, mark them as Reviewed on this page to remove them from displaying on this page again.
Reviewed |
Select to indicate that you reviewed the changes to the student's NSLDS information and completed any adjustments to the student's current financial aid eligibility. Selecting this check box removes the record from this page the next time the page is accessed. Also, the record is removed from the NSLDS Alert File Report. |
Queue Inst (queue instance) |
Indicates when the record was loaded. The system generates a unique sequential queue instance number for each NSLDS Alert file loaded. A greater value indicates a more recently loaded file. |
School Code |
Displays the School Code value reported in the NSLDS file. |
Branch Code |
Displays the Branch Code value reported in the NSLDS file. |
Change Flags |
These indicate where changes have been detected on the student's NSLDS record which may affect eligibility. Valid values are Y: Yes and N: No. |
Awards |
Click this link to access the Award Summary and Award Term Summary pages. |
Loans |
Click this link to access the Origination Student Summary page. |
NSLDS |
Click this link to access the NSLDS Information page. |
The following steps describe how you can implement the NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring process using the applications provided. Each institution, however, should implement the process based on their specific business requirements.
To run the Transfer Student Monitoring process:
Contact NSLDS to establish your transfer monitoring profile and elect to receive NSLDS Alert files in extract format.
Use the NSLDS Request process to generate the NSLDS Inform file of the transfer students that you want monitored for eligibility changes. You can also request monitoring online at www.NSLDSFAP.ed.gov.
Note. Institutions may want to assign a checklist, service indicator, or financial aid user edit message to ensure that disbursements are suspended until the monitoring process is completed.
Receive an Alert file.
a. Use the FA Inbound page to load the Alert file into the staging tables. Use the Review CPS/NSLDS Transactions page to confirm the file (Transaction ID: TRALRTOP) was successfully loaded.
b. Use the Process NSLDS Files program to load the data from the staging tables into the application tables. View the loaded data in the NSLDS Inquiry component. Use the NSLDS Suspense Management page to review records that failed to load to the application tables.
Note. Financial Aid User Edit Messages can be assigned by the Process NSLDS Files program which can be used to suspend the authorization and disbursement of funds for a specific term. See NSLDS Data Load Parameters.
Review and resolve various load error messages.
The Process NSLDS Files program uses the settings on the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page to load the incoming NSLDS data to a matching record within the database. Use the NSLDS FAT Load Erros report and NSLDS Suspense Management page to manage records that failed to load to the application tables.
Review Alert file records for possible changes in financial aid eligibility.
NSLDS Alert files contain change flags that indicate recent changes detected on the student's NSLDS record that may affect eligibility. These changes must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed to the student. Once the Alert files have been received and loaded into the application tables, use the NSLDS Alert File report and NSLDS Change Review page to identify all records needing review. Once the records have been reviewed and any necessary award adjustments made, mark them as Reviewed . If a checklist, service indicator, or financial aid user edit message was used to suspend disbursement of funds, update the appropriate statuses at this time.
See Also
Defining Basic Global Rules for Authorization
U.S. Department of Education's National Student Loan Data System, Transfer Student Monitoring/Financial Aid History Processes and Batch File Layouts (Usually published in October or November.)
Access the NSLDS Information page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Information).
If you choose to push aggregate totals to the aggregate aid tables for direct use by the Packaging and Awarding process, the subsidized and unsubsidized aggregate totals under the UGRD & GRAD Amounts section, Perkins principal balance, and Grad PLUS Outstanding Balance are pushed to the corresponding aggregate areas for this student.
Overpayment Information |
Click this link to access NSLDS overpayment details The link appears when federal overpayment information exists. |
Aggregate Data
Eff Date (effective date) |
Displays the effective date of the loaded aggregate information. Aggregate data is the loan history. There can be a date for an ISIR and multiple sequences. You can view loans that are in default, discharged loans, or active bankruptcies. |
NSLDS Txn Nbr (NSLDS transaction number) |
Displays the transaction number of the NSLDS data from the NSLDS. As the student's financial aid history is updated by the NSLDS, the transaction number moves upward one increment. If new NSLDS information is received by a school that has a lower transaction number than the current data, the new information does not load. The system assumes that the current information is more recent. |
NSLDS Transaction Source |
Displays the source of the loaded NSLDS information. Values are: ISIR, Alert (NSLDS Transfer Alert file), and FA History. |
Transaction
Process Date |
Displays the process date for the transaction. If the data source is the ISIR, this date is the CPS process date of the ISIR. If the data source is the NSLDS FAT file, the date used is the NSLDS file process date. |
Discharged |
Indicates whether a student's defaulted loan has been discharged. The values for the field are Y (yes) or N (no). |
Default |
Displays whether the transaction is in default. |
Actve Bankruptcy (active bankruptcy) |
Displays whether the loan is part of an active bankruptcy proceeding. |
Satisfactory Repayment (satisfactory repayment) |
Indicates whether the loan has been repaid satisfactorily. |
Fraud |
Identifies a student having a fraud loan status on one or more loans or one or more fraud overpayment indicators. |
TEACH Grant Loan Conv |
Indicates whether a TEACH Grant has been converted to a loan on one or more grant records. |
UGRD/GRAD
This section displays combined amounts for undergraduate and graduate loans.
Principal Balance |
Displays FFELP/FDLP aggregate loan information in Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories. |
Unallocated (for Principal Balance) |
Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated outstanding principal balance. |
Unallocated (for Total) |
Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated total. |
Pending Disbt (pending disbursement) |
Displays undisbursed loan amounts for the Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories. |
Undergraduate Amounts
This section displays amounts for undergraduate loans.
Award Year |
Displays the Award Year used in the student's undergraduate loan limits determination. |
Dependency |
Displays the Dependency status used in the student's undergraduate loan limits determination. |
Principal Balance |
Displays FFELP/FDLP aggregate loan information in Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories. |
Unallocated (for Principal Balance) |
Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated outstanding principal balance. |
Unallocated (for Total) |
Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated total. |
Pending Disbt (pending disbursement) |
Displays undisbursed loan amounts for the Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories. |
Graduate Amounts
This section displays amounts for graduate loans.
Award Year |
Displays the Award Year used in the student's graduate loan limits determination. |
Dependency |
Displays the Dependency status used in the student's graduate loan limits determination. |
Principal Balance |
Displays FFELP/FDLP aggregate loan information in Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories. |
Unallocated (for Principal Balance) |
Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated outstanding principal balance. |
Unallocated (for Total) |
Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated total. |
Pending Disbt (pending disbursement) |
Displays undisbursed loan amounts for the Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories. |
Other
Perkins Principal Balance |
Displays Perkins loans outstanding principal balance. |
PLUS Outstanding Balance |
Displays the aggregate loan outstanding principal balance amount for all PLUS loans where the borrower is the PLUS holder. |
Grad PLUS Outstanding Balance |
Identifies a student having a fraud loan status on one or more loans or one or more fraud overpayment indicators. |
Consolidation Outstanding Balance |
Displays the outstanding principal balance for all FFELP consolidation loans. |
TEACH Loan Principal Balance |
Displays the outstanding principal balance for TEACH unsubsidized loan type (D8). |
Perkins Current Year Loan Amount |
Displays the total Perkins loan disbursements for the award year (July-June). |
PLUS Total |
Displays the aggregate loan total amount for all PLUS loans where the borrower is the PLUS holder. |
Grad PLUS Total |
Displays the total loan amount of graduate PLUS loans borrowed by the student. |
Consolidation Total |
Displays the total of all FFELP consolidation loans. |
TEACH Loan Total |
Displays the total of Aggregate TEACH unsubsidized loan outstanding principal balance. |
Viewing NSLDS Overpayment Information
Access the NSLDS Overpayment Information page (click the Overpayment Information link on the NSLDS Information page).
The system displays any overpayments for the following:
Pell Overpy (Pell overpayment)
Perk Overpy (Perkins overpayment)
SEOG Ovrpy (SEOG overpayment)
ACG Ovrpy (ACG overpayment)
NSG Overpy (NSG overpayment)
TEACH Overpay (TEACH overpayment)
IASA Overpay (Iraq/Afghanistan Service Award overpayment)
The values for overpayment are:
F: Fraud designated through an overpayment.
Y: An active overpayment exists.
S: The student has an overpayment, but has made satisfactory arrangements for repayment.
N: Not applicable.
D: Deferred.
W: Waived.
The Pymnt Contct (payment contact) fields refer to the contact agency for the overpayment. The federal ID appears if an overpayment is present.
Access the NSLDS Detail page (click the Detail link on the NSLDS Information page).
The system displays NSLDS change flags, loan limit flags, MPN flags, and NSLDS Alert file flags:
The NSLDS Activity group box displays data from the ISIR record that indicates if more than three rows exist in NSLDS for the respective area.
The Change Flags group box indicates changes that have occurred to the respective area on the student's NSLDS record.
The Loan Limit Flags group box indicates the condition of various loan aggregates. Possible values are E: Exceeded Loan Limit, C: Close to Limit, N: No Problem.
The MPN Flags group box indicates the promissory note status for various Direct Lending loans.
The NSLDS Alert File Flags group box fields indicate when a change has been reported that might affect the student's eligibility. These data elements come from the TSM and ISIR records.
Access the NSLDS Loan Detail page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Loan Detail).
The system displays the student's name and ID, SSN, NSLDS DOB, Last Updated, Last Effseq, Eff Date (effective date), Seq (sequence), NSLDS Txn Nbr (NSLDS transaction number), and NSLDS Txn Src (NSLDS transaction source).
Loan Detail
In the Loan Detail group box, the system displays NSLDS Ln Seq (NSLDS loan sequence), Loan Year, NSLDS Contact, NSLDS Type, Contact Type, NSLDS Status, Stat EFFDT (status effective date), Guarantor, and NSLDS Ln TypCd (NSLDS loan type code). The system displays Prin Bal (principal balance), Net Disb (net disbursed), Balance Dt (balance date), Loan Start and Loan End, Orig Schl (original school), and Grade Level.
Award ID |
Displays the Award ID provided by COD. The Award ID identifies the TEACH loan (D8 Loan Type Code) that was converted from a grant. |
Grade Level |
Displays NSLDS grade level for the student in this loan year. |
Perkins Cancellation Type |
Indicates the cancellation status of the Perkins loan. Values are: DT: Defense Teacher PB: Perkins Bankruptcy PD: Perkins Death PE: Perkins Early Intervention PI: Perkins Disability PL: Perkins Law Enforcement PM: Perkins Military Service PN: Perkins Nurse/Medical Technician PS: Perkins Subject Matter Area PT: Perkins Teacher Service PV: Perkins Volunteer N/A: Not Applicable |
Guarantee/Approved Amount |
Displays approved amount for the loan. |
Guarantee/Approved Date |
Displays date of the loan approval. |
Subsidized Aggregate Amount |
Displays FFEL consolidation loan subsidized aggregate amount, the amount included in the subsidized aggregate calculation. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL. |
Unsubsidized Aggregate Amt |
Displays FFEL consolidation loan unsubsidized aggregate amount, the amount included in the unsubsidized aggregate calculation. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL. |
Combo Aggregate Amount |
Displays FFEL consolidation loan combined aggregate amount, the amount included in the combined aggregate calculation, which can include HEAL. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL. |
Unallocated Aggregate Amt |
Displays FFEL consolidation loan unallocated aggregate amount, the amount that could not be determined to be subsidized, unsubsidized, or Perkins. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL. |
Access the NSLDS Pell page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Pell).
NSLDS Pell Information
Lifetime Eligibility Used |
Displays the Lifetime Eligibility Used for Pell grant recipients which is the sum of all Pell Eligibility Used for all award years beginning with the 2008-2009 Award Year |
NSLDS EFC(NSLDS Pell expected family contribution) |
Displays the EFC used when the particular Pell Award was paid. |
NSLDS Pell Verf (NSLDS Pell verification) |
Displays the Verification status of the EFC. |
Pell Change Flag |
Displays Y if there has been a change in the student's Pell eligibility. |
Pell Payment Period Limit |
Displays the payment period limit for Pell grants. |
Post 9/11 Dependent |
Displays Y if the student was a dependent of a post 9/11 deceased veteran. |
Additional Elig Indicator (Additional Eligibility Indicator) |
Displays Y if the student is eligible for two Pell grants in an award year. |
First Time Pell Indicator |
Displays Y if the Pell award is the student's first actual Pell disbursement. |
Access the NSLDS ACG page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS ACG).
Sequence |
Displays the sequential key value assigned by the NSLDS load process. |
Transaction Nbr (transaction number) |
Displays the transaction number on the SAR or ISIR for the payment accepted by the school. |
Last Update |
Displays the last reported update to the grant record maintained by NSLDS. |
School Code |
Displays an 8-digit ED OPE code used to identify the school and branch attended by the student with the grant. The last two digits are 00 if no branch code exists. |
Academic Level |
Indicates the student's grade level for ACG and SMART grants. |
Award Amount |
Displays the accepted origination amount. |
Paid to Date |
Displays the amount of the Federal Grant the school has disbursed to the student. |
COD Sequence Code |
Displays the identifying sequence number from the Award ID for ACG and SMART grants. |
Eligibility Code |
Indicates the eligibility payment code for the ACG grant. |
Posted to COD |
Displays the date that disbursement was posted to the COD system. The format is CCYYMMDD. |
ACG Change |
Indicates change to this Academic Competitiveness Grant record in the current transaction, either Y or N. |
High School Prog (high school program code) |
Indicates the high school program code for the ACG grant. |
Award ID |
Displays the award ID provided by COD, which consists of:
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Percent Elig School Award (percent eligible school award) |
Indicates the Total Percent Eligibility Used by Academic Year Level field from the NSLDS batch file layout. |
Access the NSLDS NSG page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS NSG).
The fields on the NSLDS NSG page are the same as the fields on the NSLDS ACG page with the following exceptions:
Instructional Program Code |
Indicates a student's major course of study; the CIP-designated (Classification of Instructional Programs designated) code for SMART grants. |
NSG Change |
Indicates change to this NSG record in the current transaction, either Y or N. |
Award ID |
Displays the Award ID provided by COD, which consists of:
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Percent Elig School Award (percent eligible school award) |
Indicates the Total Percent Eligibility Used by Academic Year Level field from the NSLDS batch file layout. |
Access the NSLDS TEACH page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS TEACH).
Aggregate Data
The fields on the NSLDS TEACH page are the same as the fields on the NSLDS ACG page with the following exceptions:
UGRD Disbursement Amt (undergraduate disbursement amount) |
Displays the Aggregate Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate TEACH grand disbursed amounts for the undergraduate academic levels. |
GRAD Disbursement Amt (graduate disbursement amount) |
Displays the Aggregate Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate TEACH grand disbursed amounts for the graduate academic levels. |
UGRD Percent Elig Used (undergraduate percent eligibility used) |
Displays the TEACH grant awarded percent used by Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate Academic Levels. |
GRAD Percent Elig Used (graduate percent eligibility used) |
Displays the TEACH grant awarded percent used by Graduate Academic Levels. |
UGRD Remaining Amt (undergraduate remaining amount) |
Displays the remaining eligible amount used by Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate Academic Levels. Displays N/A if no applicable grant exists. |
GRAD Remaining Amt (undergraduate remaining amount) |
Displays the remaining eligible amount by Graduate Academic Levels. Displays N/A if no applicable grant exists. |
Teach Grant Information
Loan Conversion |
Displays Y if TEACH Grant was converted to a loan and N if it has not been converted. |
Loan Conversion Date |
Displays the date the TEACH grant was converted to a loan. Displays N/A if grant was not converted. |
Access the NSLDS Additional Information page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Additional Information).
The system displays the student's name, ID, SSN, NSLDS DOB, Last Updated, Eff Date (effective date), Last Effseq, (last effective sequence), Seq, (sequence), NSLDS Txn Nbr, (NSLDS transaction number), and NSLDS Txn Src (NSLDS transaction source).
NSLDS Overpayment Information
NSLDS Overpayment Seq (NSLDS overpayment sequence) |
Displays the sequential order (1, 2, 3) in which the ISIR loads. |
Overpayment Type |
Displays the type of aid, such as Pell, Perkins, or SEOG, that was overpaid. |
Overpayment Indicator |
Overpayment indicator refers to the overpayment. Values are: N: No Y: Yes S: Satisfactory Arrangement. |
NSLDS Contact |
Displays the agency school, servicer, or lender to contact for this loan. |
NSLDS Name History
The system displays Nm Hist Seq (name history sequence), F Name Hist (first name history), MI Hist (middle initial history), and L Name Hist (last name history).
This section describes using the NSLDS Data Push Process
Understanding the NSLDS Data Push Process
To use NSLDS data in the Awarding and Packaging processes, you must ensure that the Packaging Processes are setup to use NSLDS as an aggregate source, load NSLDS Data via ISIR Load, FAH request, or TSM request, and push NSLDS data into aggregate aid tables used by the Packaging processes.
This section describes the NSLDS Data Push process.
When you run the NSLDS Data Push process, the following updates happen:
Subsidized Aggregate Area: The NSLDS Aggregate Subsidized Outstanding Principal Balance populates the NSLDS Total field .
Unsubsidized Aggregate Area: The NSLDS Aggregate Unsubsidized Outstanding Principal Balance populates the NSLDS Total field.
Perkins Aggregate Area: The NSLDS Perkins Total Outstanding Principal Balance populates the NSLDS Total field.
Graduate PLUS Aggregate Area: The NSLDS Aggregate PLUS Graduate/Professional Loans Outstanding Principal Balance populates the NSLDS Total field. Note, that balance is only provide with the TSM/FAH file layouts.
ACG and SMART Aggregate Areas: A calculated ACG and SMART grant total, depending upon grade level, grant type, aid year and school code, populates the NSLDS Total field. For example, if NSLDS provides a paid-to-date amount of 433.00 USD for school code 001004 for academic level 2 and a paid-to-date amount of 433.00 USD for school code 001005 for academic level 2, the NSLDS Data Push aggregate program would update the ACG aggregate defined for academic level 2 with an NSLDS Total of 866.00 USD.
TEACH Aggregate Areas: Distinct calculated TEACH undergraduate and graduate totals, depending upon grade level, aid year and school code, populate the respective Undergraduate and Graduate NSLDS Total fields.
Pell Aggregate Area: A calculated summary of current award year Pell Disbursed Amounts populates the NSLDS Total field.
Areas Subject to Overpayment: When the NSLDS Data Push process encounters an overpayment indicator for the Pell, SEOG, Perkins, ACG, SMART, and TEACH programs of either Y or F, it posts a value of 999,999,999.00 as the NSLDS Total for the corresponding aggregate area.
Excluded NSLDS Transactions: For the Pell, ACG, SMART and TEACH grant programs, transactions that match like award types that have already been internally packaged in the system are not included when determining which NSLDS transactions to sum and post to the NSLDS Total for a given aid year.
Note. Because the NSLDS Data Push process evaluates the most recent NSLDS data regardless of source (ISIR, FAH, or TSM), the NSLDS data that is pushed may not include the complete lifetime amounts used. For example, if the most recent NSLDS data is from an ISIR, the ISIR only includes up to three transaction sequences of data for each grant and loan type. The ISIR record does provide flags and indicators if there are more than 3 transactions. Check the NSLDS Financial Aid Professionals web site for additional information.
See Understanding Aggregate Aid.
Pushing NSLDS Data
Access the NSLDS Data Push page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Update Aggregates with NSLDS, NSLDS Data Push).
Use this page to push NSLDS totals into the Packaging aggregate aid tables.
Institution |
Enter the Institution Code for the institution for which you want NSLDS data pushed. Note. You can identify multiple institutions in this run control. |
Report Parameters |
Refresh NSLDS Data: Always overwrites the existing NSLDS Total present for the Aid Year defined above. Update NSLDS Data: Updates NSLDS Total only if NSLDS data is more current than present data for the aid year defined above. Preserve Override: Update does not take place if the NSLDS Total amount has been overridden at the student level. |
Population Selection |
Select this check box to access population selection options. If not selected, the process attempts to process Student Overrides. |
Query Name |
Select a PS Query that uses the SFA_NSLDS_BND bind record. System Provided Queries:
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Student Override |
Select this check box and populate the accompanying group box with student ID's to be evaluated. IDs can be combined with IDs identified with Population Selection. |
The oldest aid-year-specific pages are removed from the various menus and stored in the Financial Aid History menu. You can access pages and components for three years of processing.
This section discusses how to review application history.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
FA_APP_HIST_TRNSFR |
Financial Aid, Financial Aid History, View Archived Application Data, Historical Application Information |
Access Federal EFC Summary, Institutional Application, Application Data Verification, Institutional EFC Summary, and ISIR History components and pages. |
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ISIR_FM_SUMRY |
Click the Federal EFC Summary link on the Historical Application Information page. |
View archived EFC summary data. |
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INST_STUDENT_A, INST_STUDENT_01, INST_STUDENT_02, INST_STUDENT_03 |
Click the Institutional Application link on the Historical Application Information page. |
View data on the following pages in the Maintain Institutional Application component: Student Data, Parent Data, Miscellaneous Data, and Computation Data. |
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VERIFICATION_INC |
Click the Application Verification link on the Historical Application Information page. |
View data on the following pages in the Application Data Verification History component: Income Verification, Household Information, Worksheet A, Worksheet B, and Consolidated Tax Forms. |
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INST_INAS_SMRY_06 |
Click the Institutional EFC Summary link on the Historical Application Information page. |
View data for aid year. |
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STDNT_RTRN_TIV_WK1 |
Click the View RTIV Worksheet link on the Historical Application Information page. Then select the Return of Funds Worksheet page. |
View the RTIV worksheet for the selected student and aid year. |
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TIV_PWD_TRACKING |
Click the View RTIV PW Disbursement link on the Historical Application Information page. |
View RTIV Post Withdrawal Disbursement information such as status (pending or complete) and disbursement dates. |
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RTRN_TIV_STU_TRACK |
Click the View RTIV Return Summary link on the Historical Application Information page. |
View RTIV summary information for students who have Complete or Pending status. The calculation period, amount due from school, and amount due from student is shown. |
Access the Historical Application Information page (Financial Aid, Financial Aid History, View Archived Application Data, Historical Application Information).
Click any link to view the detailed information for the selected student and aid year.
Source |
FT CSL: full-time Canada student loan Inst App: institutional application PT CSL: part-time Canada student loan Profile |