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The federal guidelines listed below for the 2011-2012 year determine if you are a dependent or independent student.

If you (the student) answer "NO" to every question listed below you are considered a dependent student.

1. Were you born before January 1, 1987?
2. As of today, are you married? (Answer "YES" if you are separated but not divorced.)
3. At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, will you be working on a master's or doctorate program (such as an MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, or graduate certificate, etc.)?

4. Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training?

   Answer "Yes" if you are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or are a National Guard or Reserves enlistee who is on active duty for other than state or training purposes.

   Answer "No" if you are a National Guard or Reserves Enlistee who is on active duty for state or training purposes.

5. Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?

   Answer "Yes" (you are a veteran) if you:

   1. have engaged in active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard) or are a National Guard or Reserve enlistee who was called to active duty for purposes other than training, or were a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies, and
   2. were released under a condition other than dishonorable. Also answer "Yes" if you are not a veteran now but will be one by June 30, 2012.

   Answer "No" (you are not a veteran) if you:

   1. have never engaged in active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces,
   2. are currently an ROTC student or a cadet or midshipman at a service academy, or
   3. are a National Guard or Reserves enlistee activated only for training.

   Also answer "No" if you are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and will continue to serve through June 30, 2011.)

6. Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you?
7. Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2011?

8. At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court?

   Answer "Yes" if you had no living parent (biological or adoptive) at any time since you turned age 13, even if you are now adopted.

   Answer "Yes" if you were in foster care at any time since you turned 13, even if you are no longer in foster care as of today.

   Answer "Yes" if you were a dependent or ward of the court at any time since you turned age 13, even if you are no longer a dependent or ward of the court as of today.

9. As of today, are you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?

   Answer "Yes" if you can provide a copy of a court's decision that you are emancipated minor of are in legal guardianship. Also answer "Yes" if you can provide a copy of a court's decision that you were an emancipated minor or were in legal guardianship immediately before you reached the age of being an adult in your state. The court must be located in your state of legal residence at the time the court's decision was issued.

   Answer No" if you are still a minor and the court decision is no longer in effect or the court decision was not in effect at the time you became an adult.

10. Are you or were you in legal guardianship as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?

    Answer "Yes" if you can provide a copy of a court's decision that you are emancipated minor of are in legal guardianship. Also answer "Yes" if you can provide a copy of a court's decision that you were an emancipated minor or were in legal guardianship immediately before you reached the age of being an adult in your state. The court must be located in your state of legal residence at the time the court's decision was issued.

    Answer No" if you are still a minor and the court decision is no longer in effect or the court decision was not in effect at the time you became an adult.

11. At any time on or after July 1, 2009, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?

    Answer "Yes" if you received a determination at any time on or after July 1, 2008, that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless.

    • "Homeless" means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing, which includes living in shelters, motels or cars, or temporarily living with other people because you had nowhere else to go.
    • "Unaccompanied" means you are not living in the physical custody of your parent or guardian.
    • "Youth" means you are 21 years of age or younger or you are still enrolled in high school as of the day you sign this application.

    Answer "NO" if you are not homeless, at risk of being homeless or if you do not have a determination. You should contact your financial aid office for assistance if you do not have a determination but believe you are an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or are an unaccompanied youth providing for your own living expenses who is at risk of being homeless.

12. At any time on or after July 1, 2009, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?

    Answer "Yes" if you received a determination at any time on or after July 1, 2008, that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless.

    • "Homeless" means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing, which includes living in shelters, motels or cars, or temporarily living with other people because you had nowhere else to go.
    • "Unaccompanied" means you are not living in the physical custody of your parent or guardian.
    • "Youth" means you are 21 years of age or younger or you are still enrolled in high school as of the day you sign this application.

    Answer "NO" if you are not homeless, at risk of being homeless or if you do not have a determination. You should contact your financial aid office for assistance if you do not have a determination but believe you are an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or are an unaccompanied youth providing for your own living expenses who is at risk of being homeless.

13. At any time on or after July 1, 2009, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?

    Answer "Yes" if you received a determination at any time on or after July 1, 2009, that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or, at risk of being homeless.

    • "Homeless" means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing, which includes living in shelters, motels or cars, or temporarily living with other people because you had nowhere else to go.
    • "Unaccompanied" means you are not living in the physical custody of your parent or guardian.
    • "Youth" means you are 21 years of age or younger or you are still enrolled in high school as of the day you sign this application.

    Answer "NO" if you are not homeless, at risk of being homeless or if you do not have a determination. You should contact your financial aid office for assistance if you do not have a determination but believe you are an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or are an unaccompanied youth providing for your own living expenses who is at risk of being homeless.

**Note that the financial aid administrator may require you the provide documentation**

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