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Dependent Student

  • Student
  • Parent(s)/Step-parent
  • Siblings who would also be considered to be dependent for financial aid purposes
  • Siblings who receive more than half financial support from your parent(s)/step-parent
  • Others who live with your parents AND receive more than half financial support from your parent(s)/step-parent
  • If your parents (regardless of gender) are not married to each other and live together, select “unmarried and both parents are living together, include both in the household size section and provide financial information for both of them.

Independent Student

  • Student
  • Spouse (if married)
  • Children and step-children who receive more than half financial support from student/spouse
  • Others who live with the student AND receive more than half financial support from the student/spouse