FAFSA Free Application For Federal Student Aid Naviance Family Connection http://connection.naviance.com/cascadehs http://connection.naviance.com/everetths http://connection.naviance.com/henrymjhs http://connection.naviance.com/sequoiahs UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Students will define and describe financial aid terms and procedures. Learning Outcome Students will define and describe financial aid terms and procedures. UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Lesson Tasks Complete the FASFA Scavenger Hunt Fill out a FAFSA 4Caster to help better their understanding of how to pay for college Take home parent worksheet prior to completing the FAFSA Complete the FAFSA UNIT 1 LESSON 8

How Will I Pay for College? Review the Financial Aid Fundamentals worksheet and discuss the 5 ways to pay for college 1. Family Savings/earning 2. Grants 3. Scholarships 4. Work study 5. Loans Click the link to watch an introduction to FAFSA video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r688BlAWR0 UNIT 1 LESSON 8

FAFSA Scavenger Hunt Complete the FAFSA Scavenger Hunt to gain a better understanding of what information is required to complete the FAFSA UNIT 1 LESSON 8

FAFSA Checklist Take a look at the FAFSA Checklist Do you have everything you need “at your fingertips” to be able to complete the FAFSA? Check out the checklist: FAFSA Checklist UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Log-in to Naviance Family Connection http://connection.naviance.com/cascadehs http://connection.naviance.com/everetths http://connection.naviance.com/henrymjhs http://connection.naviance.com/sequoiahs username: student ID password: last 4 digits of your student ID and the day you were born (xxxx-last four digits of student ID and XX Birthday day) Example: 999321 UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Open the colleges tab Next, select college resources FAFSA 4Caster Open the colleges tab Next, select college resources UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Select FAFSA 4Caster to begin UNIT 1 LESSON 8

FAFSA 4Caster Build your profile by answering some basic questions about you and your family Teachers: Before you begin this lesson, you will want to remind students that they need to ask their parents/families their annual income. UNIT 1 LESSON 8

FAFSA 4Caster You need to answer all the questions After completing the 4Caster, you will be given some basic information that will estimate the cost of college UNIT 1 LESSON 8

WASFA If you are unable to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) due to immigration status, you may instead complete the free Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) http://www.readysetgrad.org/wasfa UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Completing the Real FAFSA Do you need step-by-step directions for completing the FAFSA? Or do you want to know more about the WASFA or College Bound? Or additional scholarship info? Click overview of the FAFSA and the WASFA! Getting Started What you'll learn in this training What you will need Getting your FSA ID Starting a new FAFSA Using the Forms Logging in and out Using the help sidebar Adding schools Determining your dependency status Entering your financial information Using the IRS Retrieval Tool Finishing Up Signing and submitting your FAFSA Interpreting the SAR Making corrections To login to Atomic Learning, use the login and password you use when logging into a district computer. UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Review What does FAFSA stand for? Who is eligible for FAFSA? If you are not eligible to file the FAFSA due to immigration status, what can you do? UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Review What does FASFA stand for? Free Application for Student Federal Aid Who is eligible for FASFA? Be a citizen or eligible noncitizen of the United States Have a valid Social Security Number Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate, or have completed homeschooling Be enrolled in an eligible program as a regular student seeking a degree or certificate Maintain satisfactory academic progress Not owe a refund on a federal student grant or be in default on a federal student loan Not have a conviction for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid If you are not eligible to file the FAFSA due to immigration status, what can you do? Complete the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) UNIT 1 LESSON 8

Complete the Lesson… Locate the FAFSA on the Web worksheet on the FAFSA website https://fafsa.ed.gov/help/ffdef44.htm Print out the worksheet and take it home and complete the parent worksheet with your parents Return the completed worksheet and begin to fill out the FAFSA using information from this sheet UNIT 1 LESSON 8