Assisting students with FAFSA completion is not always easy. Every student brings with them different life experiences. In this unit, you will review a series of unique situations of a student or parent FAFSA completion scenario, including provisional independence, when it is appropriate to make a correction, FSA ID issues, and identifying the correct contributor. You will learn how to advise that student, where the policy/guidance on that information location, and how it looks when completing the online application or process.

Intended Audience: College Advisors

Cost: Free for NCAN Members l $99 for non-members

Created by: Kierstan Dufour, Get2College, Woodward Hines Education Foundation

Updated: December 2024