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Independent Student Status

The Federal requirements for independent student status changed in 1992. Since then, the student must satisfy at least one of the following criteria to be considered independent:

• The student is 24 year of age or older by December 31 of the award year.
• The student is an orphan or ward of the court or was a ward of the court until the student reached the age of 18.
• The student is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.
• The student is a graduate or professional student.
• The student is married.
• The student has legal dependents other than a spouse. (Dependent means receiving more than half the individual's support from the student.)

If the student doesn't satisfy any of these requirements, then the student is automatically a dependent student.