Checklist of Documents Needed

For the 2009-2010 school year, you will need the following financial information:

• You will need records of income earned in the year prior to when you will start school.
• Your Social Security Number (can be found on Social Security card, be sure it is correct!)
• Your driver's license (if any)
• Your 2008 W-2 Forms and other records of money earned
• Your (and your spouse's, if you are married) 2008 Federal Income Tax Return - IRS Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, foreign tax return, or tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau
• Your parents' 2008 Federal Income Tax Return (if you are a dependent student)
• Your 2008 untaxed income records - Social Security, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, welfare, or veterans benefits records
• Your most recent bank statements
• Your most recent business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond, and other investment records
• Your alien registration number or permanent residence card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

To organize your information, print and complete a FAFSA on the Web Worksheet before you begin entering your information online.

Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail your records with your signature page.