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DETERMINE DEPENDENCY
STATUS
You need to determine if the Department
of Education views you as a Dependent or Independent
student before you go any farther in this process. Whether
you are a Dependent student or an Independent student
will determine if you need to use your parent(s) income
tax and household size information to complete the FAFSA.
Please answer the six questions below to determine your
dependency status for completing the 2008-2009 FAFSA.
A Dependency Status Worksheet can be printed from the
Printable Forms section to determine your Dependency
Status.
 Were
you born before January 1, 1985?
Do
you have a bachelor's degree?
As
of today, are you married? (Answer yes if you are separated,
but not divorced.)
Are
you an orphan or ward of the court or were you when you
turned 18 years of age?
Are
you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
Do
you have dependents other than a spouse that receive
more than half of their
support from you now and will
continue to do so through June 30, 2009?
INDEPENDENT
STATUS:
If you (the student)
answer "YES" to one or more of the questions
in the list above, the U.S. Department of Education
considers you as an INDEPENDENT student. Use ONLY
your and your spouse's (if applicable) 2007 income
and household information to complete the FAFSA.
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DEPENDENT
STATUS:
If you answer
"NO" to every question in the list above,
the U.S. Department of Education considers you
a DEPENDENT student. You MUST use your and your
parent(s) (or stepparents, if applicable) 2007
income and household information.
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