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For student financial aid eligibility, you must:

• Have financial need, except for some loan programs.
• Have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program. (You may not receive aid for correspondence or telecommunications courses unless they are part of an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree program.)
• Be a U. S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
• Have a valid Social Security Number.
• Meet the academic standards set by the college or university you are or will be attending.
• Certify that you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes.
• Certify that you are not in default on a federal student loan and that you do not owe money on a federal student grant.
• Register with the , if required.

When you apply for federal student financial aid the U. S. Department of Education verifies some of your information with the following federal agencies:

• - for verification of social security numbers and United States citizenship status
• - for verification of selective service registration
• - for verification of eligible non-citizen status
• - for verification that an applicant has not been denied federal student aid by the courts as a result of a drug-related conviction
• s - for verification of veteran status