Dependency Status
Undergraduates Dependency Status
If you are an undergraduate student, you will be classed as a dependent student unless you can answer “yes” to one of the following conditions:
- You are at least 24 years old by December 31 of the award year
- You are working on a master’s or doctorate program
- You are married (if you are separated but not divorced, you should answer ‘yes’)
- You have children who receive more than half their support from you
- You have dependents (other than children or spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you now and through the award year
- You are an orphan or ward of the court or were a ward of the court until age 18
- You are a veteran of the U.S. armed forces
If you answered YES to at least one of these conditions, you will be considered an independent student.
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