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I have a HS Completion Verification requirement. What does this mean and how do I fix it?

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High School Completion Verification is not the same as other types of verification. In this case, the HS verification requirement appears when students answer on the FAFSA that they do not have a high school diploma or equivalent. As having a high school diploma or equivalent is a requirement of receiving federal financial aid, most students who fill out the FAFSA are expected to have one. The HS verification flag is a student’s opportunity to change their answer to that question and receive aid if they were confused by the question, accidentally clicked the wrong choice, or experienced a technical issues which resulted in the FAFSA incorrectly assuming that they do not have a high school diploma or equivalent.

If it is accurate, you still have some options for receiving financial aid without a high school diploma. 

If you do have a high school diploma or equivalent, you need to follow these steps to fix the requirement:

  1. Click on the HS Completion Verification requirement and complete the form by including a picture of your high school diploma or equivalent
    • If submitting a transcript instead of a picture of your diploma, the graduation year must be clearly visible or it will not be accepted
  2. Make a correction on your FAFSA and change your answer to the High School Completion Status question to an answer that is not “None of the above."
    • The FAFSA form has previously experienced a glitch which prevented it from showing the student the question for High School Completion Status at all. The best way to ensure you see the High School Completion Status question is to go all the way to the end of the FAFSA form and use the Previous button at the bottom of the screen rather than the Continue button. That is, you need to go backwards rather than forwards or else the High School Completion Status question may not appear at all.
  3. Inform the Financial Aid Office.
  4. It will take 7–10 days for your correction to reflect on your FalconNest.
    1. If it has been 7–10 days and the requirement is not fixed, contact the Financial Aid Office.