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Federal Program Information: Student Financial Assistance Cluster (Various ALN?s) Criteria or Specific Requirement: N. Special Tests and Provisions ? Verification: For students selected for verification by the central processor, the University must obtain acceptable documentation to verify the information required, match information on the documentation to the student aid application, and, if necessary, submit data corrections to the central processor and recalculate awards (34 CFR Part 668 Subpart E). Condition: For certain students selected for verification, the information required to be verified either did not match the underlying supporting documentation (including certain tax information) or was not verified. Cause: Administrative oversight. Effect or Potential Effect: Inaccurate calculation of students? expected family contributions. Questioned Costs: None. Context: For 2 of 25 students tested, the University did not complete appropriate verification procedures. Identification as a Repeat Finding: There was no similar finding identified during the prior year. Recommendation: We recommend the University enhance its procedures over verification to ensure that FAFSA information is appropriately verified. Views of Responsible Officials: The University has in place documentation on completing the verification process and updating any necessary changes to a student?s FAFSA record. During a new employee?s training period, the identified errors were not properly updated by the new employee. If the updates had been made, there would not have been a change to the student?s Expected Family Contribution. The University has implemented a policy to have all verifications cross-checked by other Financial Aid Administrators to ensure the accuracy of the verifications.