Financial Aid Office

 Please note: To access Financial Aid Documents from this site, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader and a printer. If you require a paper or alternate format of any financial aid document, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (510)723-6748, or visit during our office hours. 

Board of Governor's Fee Waiver Application	Housing Verification
Supplemental and Certification Form	Income Certification/Non Filer
Dependent Verification Worksheet	ACG HS Validation
Independent Verification Worksheet	Appeal for Reinstatement or Extension of Financial Aid
Agency Certification & Untaxed Income	Verification of Dependency Status
Drug Eligibility Certification Form	Dependency Verification-Military
Parent Update Form	Excluded and Untaxed Income Form
Verification of Childcare Expenses	Independency Status Change Request
Verification of Disability Expenses	Special Circumstances Petition
Verification of Family Size and Number in College

Board of Governor's (BOG Fee Waiver) Application

Students must use the 2009-2010 FAFSA or BOG application to waive enrollment fees for the Summer 2009, Fall 2009, and Spring 2010. The 2009-2010 FAFSA will not waive your summer 2010 enrollment fees, but must be used for consideration of other forms of financial aid, such as the Pell Grant.

• Download and print the 0910 BOG Application (PDF)  

Supplemental Information and Certification Form

Independent Verification Worksheet

Complete this form to include information about yourself and your spouse, if married. Please complete all items, sign and date, and turn in to our office with all other requested verification documents (federal taxes for student and spouse).

• Download and print the 0910 Independent Verification Form (PDF)

Agency Certification & Untaxed Income

Submit to your case worker or the Social Security Office for completion and return our office. If using this form to establish eligibility for BOG A, you must submit with a completed BOG application.

• Download and print the 0910 Agency Certification of Untaxed Income Form (PDF)

Drug Eligibility Certification Form

You may have left question 23 of the FAFSA blank, or indicated you have a drug related conviction which may affect your eligibility for financial aid.

• Download and print the 0910 Worksheet for Question 23 (PDF)

Parent Update Form

• Download and print the 0910 Parent Update Form (PDF)

Verification of Childcare Expenses

Please provide the requested information below on your dependents 12 years of age or under, whom you included in question 96 on your FAFSA (or in Section 4 of FAFSA on the Web), number of family members, who will be in childcare during the Fall 09/ Spring 10 semester(s). Do not include private school tuition, including kindergarten.  Childcare expenses may be included in your cost of attendance for the year; however, they do not represent any implied financial aid award to cover these expenses.

• Download and print the 0910 Verification of Childcare Expense (PDF)

Verification of Disability Expenses

Disability related expenses may be included in your cost of attendance for the year, however, there is no implied financial aid award to cover these expenses. If you have costs associated with a disability, please complete this form to verify the total amount of the expenses, and how much of these expenses are paid for by an outside funding agency, or reimbursed to you.

• Download and print the 0910 Verification of Disability Expenses (PDF)

Verification of Family Size and Number in College

• Download and print the 0910 Dependent Student Form (PDF) and 0910 Independent Student Form (PDF) 

Housing Verification

Update if you live off campus or with parents.

• Download and print the 0910 Housing Verification form (PDF)

Income Certification/Non Filer

If there are questions about untaxed income, or we need your certification that you are not required to file federal taxes, you may be required to complete this form.

• Download and print the 0910 Student Income Certification form (PDF) & 0910 Parent Income Certification form (PDF)

If a student has extenuating reasons for failing to meet satisfactory academic progress standards (over 90 attempted units, or unsatisfactory performance), s/he may complete and submit to the Financial Aid Office a Petition for Reinstatement or Continuation of Financial Aid.

• Download and print the Appeal for Reinstatement or Extension of Financial Aid (PDF)

Verification of Veteran Benefits (new form)

You indicated on your FAFSA that you will receive veterans education benefits. Complete this form to verify the type and amount of the VA benefit you receive. If you are unsure please contact the Veteran's Services office. Update: No longer required for Federal Financial Aid but still required for Cal Grant Awards.

• Download and print the 0910 Veteran Verification Form (PDF)

Verification of Dependency Status (new form)

You have answered "yes" to one of the dependency questions (Q48-50, 53-60) on your FAFSA. Complete this form and provide documentation to verify your dependency status.

• Download and print the 0910 Dependency Verification Form (PDF)

Dependency Verification-Military (new form)

Complete this form and provide documentation to verify your active duty or veteran status.

• Download and print the 0910 Dependency Verification-Military Form (PDF)

Excluded and Untaxed Income (new form)

Complete this form to verify FAFSA Q46/Q94 Student's/Parent's Additional Financial Information (Income Exclusion) and Q47/Q95 Student's/ Parent's Untaxed Income.

• Download and print the 0910 Excluded and Untaxed Income Form (PDF)

Independency Status Change Request (come to our office)

A student who wishes to request a dependency status change must meet with a Financial Aid advisor. Students 24 years or older are automatically considered independent. You must be able to document the reasons you present in your request. In some cases, approval of this request can decrease your eligibility for federal aid.

Special Circumstances Petition (come to our office)

Please see the Financial Aid Office staff if you wish an additional review of your eligibility based on the decrease in family income or other special circumstances after filing the FAFSA.