The verification worksheet is a smart form located in your student financial aid portal in the documents section.

To Begin - Navigate to the document section of the student portal.
Click on "review and update" under the requested Verification Worksheet document.

Being selected for verification is very common, don't panic! Verification is a random selection by the Department of Education to spot-check information on the FAFSA and verify it for accuracy.
Not everyone is selected for verification, and not everyone has to verify the same items.

If you have been selected for verification, Herzing must obtain additional information to process your financial aid application. Please log into the Financial Aid Site using your individual Username and Password to view the required documents. The Financial Aid Site will list the status of your documents, including those needed for verification.

This document is requested when a student decides to opt out of receiving textbooks through Herzing.

You can only remove the textbooks at the beginning of the semester and before you validate your books in the bookstore.

The scholarship waiver is a document requested when a student wishes to remove a scholarship in order to receive excess loan funding (stipend).

This document is requested when students indicate that they are or were in the military. The student becomes eligible for the HU Military Appreciation Grant when approved documents are received.

Acceptable documentation includes the DD-214 Member 4 or Service 2, the most recent Leave and Earning Statement (LES) or a copy of the student's active duty orders.

If a student is employed with one of our partners, this documentation is requested in order to award the student our partnership grant.

Please upload a copy of your most recent pay stub, a copy of your ID badge that shows an expiration date, or you can email your financial aid advisor from your work email.

There are several reasons why we may be asking for your transcripts, including:

• The federal government flagged a student for what is called Unusual Enrollment History. In this situation, we need the transcripts to verify the grades earned at schools attended in prior years.
• Using certain military benefits. The VA requires schools to collect transcripts to ensure students are using benefits for the same class only once.
• Eligibility for specific State or other funding sources.

If you are unsure of the reason for the transcript request, you should contact your Financial Aid Advisor.

This document tells Herzing how you would like us to use your federal aid. Keep in mind that you can change your answers at any time.

In some cases, a credit (more funds than what is needed for tuition and fees) can appear on your student account, and your answers on this form tell us what you would like us to do with that credit.

Answering "Yes" to these questions allows Herzing to apply a credit that may occur on your student account towards certain future charges. It will not affect your stipend, it will just prevent a potential payment plan. It also allows Herzing to reduce your overall loan balance by returning federal loans no longer needed due to a schedule change or revision back to the lender. This will reduce your overall loan debt.

Answering "no" to the questions tells us that you wish us to send any credit back to you, regardless of any future charges. This option may require additional loan funding or a payment plan in the future to pay for uncovered charges.

Sometimes your Financial Aid advisor will need more information about specific situations. If there is something that we need you to explain in detail we will add a needed student statement to your documents section.

In the needed document area, the reason for the student statement will be listed. Please review what your advisor has asked you to explain and contact them for any additional assistance.

This document is required for us to verify your identity as part of a process called Verification. The request for this document doesn't mean that you did anything wrong, it just means that the Federal Government needs us to verify your identity before we can award you federal aid.

There are two ways of completing your Proof of Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose (SEP form).
The first option is to make an appointment at any Herzing location to complete the form in person.
The second option is to take the document to a notary. You will fill out the first full page in front of the Notary and they will complete the second page. If you use this option, you will need to mail the original to Herzing University at the address at the bottom of page 2.