NASFAA Verification Credential Review & Test

NASFAA Verification Credential Review & Test

MAFAA is offering an opportunity to earn a NASFAA Credential in Verification at no additional charge for MAFAA members!  The review will take place via zoom.  You will have two attempts to successfully complete the test.  You will have 40 days from the review date to take the test.

Training materials are for 2023-2024 academic year. What this means per NASFAA: 
The test will include five additional multiple-choice questions centered around a new scenario, which will not affect your score, and you will have an extra 30 minutes to complete the entire test. NASFAA also recommends reviewing the following resources: 

• Federal Register September 19, 2023: FAFSA® Information To Be Verified for the 2024–2025 Award Year
• (GEN-23-12) 2024–2025 Award Year: FAFSA Information to be Verified and Acceptable Documentation
• 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook Application and Verification Guide

Per NASFAA: Given the new questions are not scored, and the underlying concepts of verification have not changed substantially, participants should be fine without the new 2024-2025 Self-Study Guide.

Lori Auxier, Director of Outreach at ECMC will be presenting the credentials material.  An email will be sent out to all participants with the training materials needed to follow along.

Deadline to register: Thursday, March 7th
*This is a hard deadline as NASFAA requires us to send the list of attendees to them by Friday, March 8th - before the review takes place. 

Date: March 18th & 19th

Time: 9 AM - 12 PM 
*15 minute break will be provided for both sessions

March 18th, 2024
9 AM - 12 PM
Introduction
Lesson 1: Introduction to Verification

March 19th, 2024
9 AM - 12 PM
Lesson 2 - Changing Application Data
Lesson 3 - Disbursements, Timeframes, and Policies & Procedures
Questions & Wrap Up

Please include your NASFAA Individual ID when registering, so we can add the test to your NASFAA account. You will not be able to take the test if we do not have this information. 
Click on myNASFAA > Show Dashboard > Individual ID 
https://www.nasfaa.org/find_nasfaa_id

Zoom Link will be emailed to registrants. 

Professional Development Committee: Nichole Andersen, Bao Vue, Jennifer Williams, Olivia Hodge, Jenny Truebenbach, and Monica Ehalt