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Technical Reference for
Electronic Data
Exchange (EDE)
2004-2005
U.S. Department of Education
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................... 1-1
Preface..................................................................................................................................... 1-3
Electronic FAFSA................................................................................................................... 1-5
Renewal FAFSA Process ........................................................................................................ 1-6
School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests ............................................................................ 1-6
What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA Process for 2004-2005 ........................................... 1-7
Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) .................................................................... 1-9
Electronic Corrections........................................................................................................... 1-10
Handling Record Level Rejected Records ............................................................................ 1-11
What’s New and Changed in the EDE Technical Reference for 2004-2005........................ 1-12
Section 3 Changes.............................................................................................................. 1-13
Section 4 Changes.............................................................................................................. 1-15
What’s Changed in the Record Layouts Section since the Initial Draft Version (July 2003)
.............................................................................................................................................. 1-19
What’s Changed in the Record Layouts Section since the September 2003 Version........... 1-21
Getting Help .......................................................................................................................... 1-22
CPS/WAN Technical Support ........................................................................................... 1-22
FSATECH.......................................................................................................................... 1-22
EDE PROCESSING .................................................................................................................. 2-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2-3
Electronic FAFSA................................................................................................................... 2-4
Electronic FAFSA Process .................................................................................................. 2-4
Receiving the Completed Paper FAFSA or Paper Renewal FAFSA .................................. 2-5
Entering and Formatting the FAFSA Information............................................................... 2-5
Transmitting the Records..................................................................................................... 2-5
Receiving Processed Records .............................................................................................. 2-5
Rejected FAFSA Records .................................................................................................... 2-5
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PIN Requests........................................................................................................................... 2-7
Renewal PIN Request Process ............................................................................................. 2-7
ISIR ......................................................................................................................................... 2-8
NSLDS Data ........................................................................................................................ 2-8
ISIR Receipt Process............................................................................................................ 2-8
ISIR Message Classes .......................................................................................................... 2-9
State Agency Options............................................................................................................ 2-11
Electronic Corrections........................................................................................................... 2-12
General Correction Entry Specifications ........................................................................... 2-12
Creating a Correction Record ............................................................................................ 2-12
Detailed Data Entry Specifications.................................................................................... 2-13
Signed Numeric Fields Table............................................................................................. 2-15
Making Signature Corrections ........................................................................................... 2-18
Adding Your Federal School Code to Receive Electronic Data........................................ 2-18
Tips for Corrections ........................................................................................................... 2-20
Rejected Correction Records ............................................................................................. 2-20
RECORD LAYOUTS................................................................................................................ 3-1

Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3-2
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout ........................................................ 3-3
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary .............................................................................. 3-5
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import Record Layout .................... 3-58
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout.................................................................................... 3-61
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout.......................................................................... 3-65
Correction Export Record Layout......................................................................................... 3-80
Signature Record Export Record Layout .............................................................................. 3-87
School Web Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout........................................ 3-89

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PROCESSING CODES............................................................................................................. 4-1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4-3
Summary of Tables ................................................................................................................. 4-4
2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference ........................................................................................ 4-4
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each .......................................................... 4-4
Record and Transmission Error Messages........................................................................... 4-4
Assumption Overrides ......................................................................................................... 4-4
Field Name and Position Cross-References......................................................................... 4-4
NSLDS Loan Program Codes.............................................................................................. 4-5
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes..................................................................................... 4-5
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes......................................................................................... 4-5
Correction Data Entry Specifications .................................................................................. 4-5
Message Classes................................................................................................................... 4-5
ISIR Comment Codes .......................................................................................................... 4-5
2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference ........................................................................................... 4-6
Table of Reject Codes and how to Respond to Each ............................................................ 4-38
Record and Transmission Error Messages............................................................................ 4-41
Assumption Overrides........................................................................................................... 4-43
Field Name and Position Cross-References.......................................................................... 4-45
NSLDS Loan Program Codes ............................................................................................... 4-62
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes...................................................................................... 4-63
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes.......................................................................................... 4-65
Correction Data Entry Specifications.................................................................................... 4-66
Message Classes.................................................................................................................... 4-75
ISIR Comment Codes ........................................................................................................... 4-76

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PRINTING.................................................................................................................................. 5-1
Printing ISIRs.......................................................................................................................... 5-2
Printing Assumed Values..................................................................................................... 5-3
Printing Intermediate EFC Values ....................................................................................... 5-3
FAFSA Data Verify Flags ................................................................................................... 5-3
Printing Correction Flags..................................................................................................... 5-4
Printing Highlight Flags....................................................................................................... 5-4
Rejected ISIRs ..................................................................................................................... 5-5
Comments ............................................................................................................................ 5-5
NSLDS Page ........................................................................................................................ 5-5
Field Types........................................................................................................................... 5-6
Other Field Notes................................................................................................................. 5-6
ISIR Fields Not Printed on the ISIR ....................................................................................... 5-7
ISIR Sample Output Document .............................................................................................. 5-9
APPENDIX................................................................................................................................ A-1
Overview ................................................................................................................................ A-1

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Overview
Table of Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................... 1-3
Electronic FAFSA.................................................................................................................... 1-5
Renewal FAFSA Process......................................................................................................... 1-6
School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests ............................................................................ 1-6
What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA Process for 2004-2005 ........................................... 1-7
Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) ..................................................................... 1-9
Electronic Corrections ........................................................................................................... 1-10
Handling Record Level Rejected Records............................................................................. 1-11
What’s New and Changed in the EDE Technical Reference for 2004-2005......................... 1-12
Section 3 Changes.............................................................................................................. 1-13
Section 4 Changes.............................................................................................................. 1-15
November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

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What’s Changed in the Record Layouts Section since the Initial Draft Version (July 2003)1-19
What’s Changed in the Record Layouts Section since the September 2003 Version ........... 1-21
Getting Help........................................................................................................................... 1-22
CPS/WAN Technical Support ........................................................................................... 1-22
FSATECH.......................................................................................................................... 1-22

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Preface
The Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) Technical Reference is designed to meet the reference
needs of programmers and data processing staff.
The Department of Education (ED) provides two types of software to EDE participants:
EDExpress for Windows and EDconnect.
EDExpress for Windows software is used for processing student financial aid. By using
EDExpress, Financial Aid Administrators (FAAs) can import Institutional Student Information
Record (ISIR) data, track documents, create student aid packages, originate loans, and track
disbursements for Pell and Direct Loans.
In past versions of EDExpress, users exchanged the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) and ISIR correction data with the Central Processing System (CPS) by entering the
data in EDExpress and then exporting that data in "batches" for transmission via the Student Aid
Internet Gateway (SAIG). For 2004-2005, we are redesigning this process so schools can take
advantage of instantaneous (real-time) CPS processing through the Web.
To achieve this goal, FAFSA and ISIR correction entry functionality in the 2004-2005 release of
EDExpress will be accomplished via an interface with the FAA Access to CPS Online, utilizing
embedded browser technology within the software. You can no longer export or transmit
FAFSA or ISIR correction data to the CPS using the EDExpress software. The data will be
submitted via the Web interface, and processed results will be returned to your SAIG mailbox.

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The Destination Point Administrator (DPA) of the TG number currently used to send and receive
FAFSA and ISIR correction data has access to the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site by
default. To take advantage of the enhanced Application Processing capabilities in 2004-2005
EDExpress, the DPA will need to enroll FAA staff members who are normally responsible for
FAFSA and ISIR correction data entry tasks for the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site's
services prior to January 2004.
To enroll for access to the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site, go to the SAIG Enrollment
Web site at FSAWebenroll.ed.gov.
You can still incorporate FAFSA and ISIR correction functionality into your system. This
technical reference provides sufficient information for you to build your own software to
complement or replace EDExpress and some Web site functionality provided by ED for sending
and receiving FAFSA data. It includes information about record layouts, required edits, print
assistance, and reject messages that are applicable for electronic FAFSAs, ISIRs, electronic
corrections, and signature records. The record layouts are in the Record Layouts section of this
technical reference.
The EDE process is described in this section with additional information in the EDE Processing
section.
Note: The processing steps for your own software will remain essentially the same as the
EDExpress processing steps.

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Electronic FAFSA
An Electronic FAFSA sent by a school begins with a signed FAFSA completed by the student.
The data can be entered by the school using the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site or
transmitted to the CPS in a formatted ASCII file format. Processed FAFSA records are
transmitted back to the school’s destination point as ISIRs in the IDAP05OP message class.
The Record Layouts section includes information on record layouts including the FAFSA
Application Export Record Layout (EAPS05IN). Reject codes are found in the Processing
Codes section. How to handle rejected FAFSAs is located later in this section and in the EDE
Processing section. The Printing section includes details on printing ISIRs.

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Renewal FAFSA Process
Each year the CPS creates a Renewal FAFSA for each student who is eligible to participate in
the Renewal Application process. The Renewal FAFSA is a tremendous time-saver for students
because it carries forward most of the data provided on the prior year’s FAFSA. Students only
update information that has changed and complete certain income and asset questions.
For the 2004-2005 Renewal Application process, the CPS will automatically send PIN Mailers
instead of paper Renewal FAFSAs to eligible applicants whose grade level in college equals
fifth-year undergraduate, graduate/professional, or beyond. The CPS also will send PIN Mailers
to students who used the Internet to submit a 2003-2004 FAFSA or to make corrections to their
FAFSA data. Students who supplied an e-mail address with correct syntax on their applications
will receive a PIN Reminder by e-mail.
More details about student eligibility to participate in the Renewal Application process are
provided in the Renewal Application Data (RAD) Process Guide which can be found on ED's
Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site located at FSAdownload.ed.gov as
well as on Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at ifap.ed.gov.
Your school can also request that specific students or groups of students receive PIN Mailers
instead of paper Renewal FAFSAs. If an e-mail address is present for the student, we will
attempt to send an e-mail instead of a paper PIN Mailer. You can request that the CPS send PIN
Mailers to your students by submitting either a PIN Request through FAA Access to CPS Online
or a Type 2 Request through the SAIG. Instructions for making PIN requests are in the “PIN
Requests” section of this guide.
School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests

To participate in the PIN Request process through the FAA Access to CPS Online site or the
Type 2 Requests through the SAIG, your school must:
• Have completed and filed an SAIG Enrollment Form that requests specific services for an
EDE process (such as receiving electronic daily ISIRs). The SAIG Enrollment process can
be completed at FSAwebenroll.ed.gov;
• Have an active enrollment status for your Federal School Code, which means you have
correctly indicated on your SAIG Enrollment Form the Federal School Code you plan to use
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• Ensure your Federal School Code has an active enrollment status for PIN Requests. Your
enrollment status is designated on your school’s SAIG Enrollment Form with CPS/WAN
Technical Support; and
• Be set up to receive electronic daily ISIRs for the 2003-2004 or 2004-2005 academic years
for the destination number (TG#) you use to submit your PIN Requests.
If your school is not enrolled to receive daily ISIRs, you cannot make PIN Requests. To verify
or update your status for electronic daily ISIRs or PIN Requests, contact CPS/WAN Technical
Support at 800/330-5947.
What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA Process for 2004-

2005
• We will send a PIN Reminder through e-mail to students who have PINs and who provided
e-mail addresses with correct syntax on their 2003-2004 FAFSA records. The e-mail will no
longer include a URL for students to retrieve their PINs on the Internet.
• We have decreased the length of the RADD05IN record (Type 2 PIN Requests) from 109
bytes to 85 bytes. This change reflects a decrease in the number of bytes of the filler at the
end of the record. The only valid content changes on the RADD05IN are for Year Indicator
position 8 and Format Error Code position 81. See the record layout for these changes.
• We are eliminating batch processing for 2004-2005, so CPS Header and Trailer records are
not required for the Type 2 PIN Requests.
• We will not require a deliverable address within the U.S. as a Renewal Application eligibility
requirement, since we will communicate with some students through e-mail. However, we
do require a non-foreign, deliverable address for mailing the paper Renewal FAFSA to those
students who do not qualify for a PIN Mailer.
• The PIN Mailer will contain a tear-out wallet card containing the student’s PIN.
• We will carry forward the following match results from the student’s 2003-2004 Renewal
FAFSA eligible transaction to the 2004-2005 Renewal FAFSA, provided that the student did
not make changes to his or her Social Security Number (SSN), name, or date of birth (DOB)
on the 2004-2005 Renewal FAFSA, and:
• Selective Service Match = Y (confirmed)
• Veterans Administration (VA) Match = 1 (confirmed)
• SSN Match = 4 and Social Security Administration (SSA) Citizenship status = A or Blank
(Citizen) or SSA Citizenship status = B, C, D, E, or F (not a Citizen) and Student’s Reported
Citizenship = 2 (eligible non-Citizen).

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On the Renewal FAFSA, we will no longer preprint values for tax return fields, income
fields, and the cash, checking, and savings fields for students with an automatic zero
Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
• We will carry forward all schools reported on the student’s 2003-2004 application record
instead of listing only the schools that made payments to the student as reported on the
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS).
• We will print the student’s current SSN in the barcode area of the paper Renewal FAFSA and
the student’s last name on the second page of the Renewal FAFSA in the Step Two heading.
• The RAPP PIN/Print Notification file notifies schools whether students who were eligible to
participate in the Renewal Application process received a paper Renewal FAFSA or a PIN
Mailer/e-mail. In 2004-2005, schools can also use this file to determine if a Renewal-eligible
student received neither a paper Renewal FAFSA nor PIN Mailer/e-mail. This change is
discussed in detail in the “How do I determine if a student received a paper Renewal FAFSA,
a PIN Mailer, or a PIN Reminder through e-mail?” section of the RAD Process Guide.
Refer to the RAD Process Guide for more details regarding the PIN request and the RAD
process. The RAD Process Guide can be found on ED's Federal Student Aid Download
(FSAdownload) Web site located at FSAdownload.ed.gov as well as Information for Financial
Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at ifap.ed.gov.

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Institutional Student Information Record
(ISIR)
CPS generates an ISIR in response to:
• FAFSAs or correction records from your school.
• Electronic FAFSAs and corrections completed by another school. You will receive the
resulting ISIR if your Federal School Code is listed on the transaction.
• Web FAFSAs or corrections using FAFSA on the Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web, or
Corrections on the Web.
• Paper FAFSAs or corrections to a Student Aid Report (SAR) if your Federal School Code is
listed on the transaction.
• A Secondary post-screening transaction from NSLDS or Department of Homeland Security

(DHS).
• An application or correction submitted via FAA Access to CPS Online.
• System-generated ISIRs.
CPS sends ISIRs to destination points for every student indicating a school serviced by the
destination point on the FAFSA, and to state agencies that elect to receive ISIRs for legal
residents or students indicating a school in that state. The Record Layouts section includes
details on the ISIR Record layouts. The Processing Codes section includes information on
comment codes and verifiable rejects and how to respond to them.
The Printing section contains specifications for printing the ISIR.

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Electronic Corrections
Schools can submit corrections to the FAFSA data electronically. The Correction Record Layout
is found in the Record Layouts section and is submitted in the CORR05IN message class.
Information about adding your Federal School Code to receive electronic data, making signature
corrections, and using the Correction Record Layout are found in section 2, EDE Processing.

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Handling Record Level Rejected Records
If the specifications in this technical reference are not followed on a particular record, an EDE
Record Level Error Report file is transmitted to you and may be printed as an error report. (The
layout is in the Record Layouts section.)
The EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout contains the student’s SSN, the
student’s name ID, transaction number, last name, first name, the SAR field number in error, an
edit code, an error code, and a text explanation for the reason the record was rejected. Each field
in error is reported. If it was rejected due to an invalid value, CPS sends the actual value of the
data received from the school. The student’s SSN is listed more than once in the EDE Record
Level Error Import Report when a record has more than one field in error. See section 4,
Processing Codes for additional details about rejects. The following is a list of message classes
for reporting errors:
CORE05OP Electronic Correction Errors
EAPR05OP Electronic Application Rejects
EREP05OP PIN Request Errors
SIGA05OP Signature Correction Errors

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What’s New and Changed in the EDE
Technical Reference for 2004-2005
Listed below are some of the significant changes in the 2004-2005 EDE Technical Reference.
• You will no longer be able to request duplicate ISIRs electronically. However, you can still
request them through the Federal Student Aid Information Center. Duplicate requests will be
processed as SAR reprints through the ISIR Datamart. For more information on the ISIR
Datamart refer to the School Electronic Process Guide. This process guide can be found on
ED's Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site located at
FSAdownload.ed.gov as well as Information for Financial Aid Professionals Web (IFAP)
site, located at ifap.ed.gov.
• Federal Data Requests and Year-to-Date ISIR Request processes are eliminated and
functionality replaced with the ISIR Datamart.
• Because batch processing has been eliminated, all batch reject errors and edits will be
deleted.

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Section 3 Changes
• The FAFSA Express/Web Hold Information Record Layout was renamed the School Web
Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout.
• We removed "Mailer" from the title of the Type 2 Individual PIN Mailer Request Export and
PIN Error Import Record Layout.
ISIR Changes
Please refer to section 4, Processing Codes, for the 2004-2005 ISIR Cross Reference table. This
table is a cumulative list of changes to the ISIR.
The following fields were added to the ISIR Record Layout:
• Father’s/Stepfather’s First Name Initial
• Father’s/Stepfather’s Date of Birth
• Mother’s/Stepmother’s First Name Initial
• Mother’s/Stepmother’s Date of Birth
• Reject Override G
• Parent’s E-mail Address
• Address Only Change Flag
• CPS Pushed ISIR Flag
• SAR C Change Flag
• Father’s/Stepfather’s SSN Match Flag
• Mother’s/Stepmother’s SSN Match Flag
• Electronic Transaction Indicator (ETI) Flag
• Subsidized Loan Limit Flag
• Combined Loan Limit Flag

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The following field was changed:
• Summer 2003 renamed as Enrollment Status (we combined all enrollment status fields into
one)
The following fields were deleted from the ISIR Record Layout:
• Fall 2003?
• Winter 2003-2004?
• Spring 2004?
• Summer 2004?
• Age of Older Parent
• Input Record Type
• Serial Number
• Early Analysis Flag
• Electronic Application Entry Source Code
• Duplicate Request Indicator
• SSA Date of Death
• Subsequent Application Flag
• Paid EFC
• Paid EFC Type
• Duplicate Date
• ISIR Transaction Type

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Section 4 Changes
Table of Reject Codes and how to Respond to Each

Modified Rejects:
• Rejects D and E were changed from rejects to warning edits.
New Rejects:
• G - Taxes paid is greater than zero, and greater than or equal to a fixed percentage of the
AGI, but not equal to or greater than AGI. (Dependent Student)
• S - Father’s Social Security match but no date of birth match
• T - Mother’s Social Security match but no date of birth match
• 6 - Father’s Social Security Number was not matched with the Social Security
Administration
• 7 - Mother’s Social Security Number was not matched with the Social Security
Administration
• 12 - Dependent student, taxes paid amount is greater than or equal to AGI
Record and Transmission Error Messages

• Renamed the table
• Deleted former batch reject reasons 1 to 9
• Added new Transmission Error Codes 17 and 18
• Added new Reject Error Codes 14, 15, and 16
• Modified error messages for Reject Error Codes 01, 04, 05, 06, 08, 10, and 13

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Message Classes
We are making changes to the 2004-2005 message classes in order to implement the new ISIR
Datamart on January 1, 2004. The message class changes will affect 2004-2005 ISIRs and
beyond, but will not affect the message class system for 2003-2004 ISIRs.
When implemented, the new ISIR Datamart will store all 2004-2005 ISIR transaction data
generated by the CPS for distribution and retrieval by schools, state agencies, and other
authorized users. Users of ISIR data will have the option to continue to receive ISIRs as they
currently do, or they can elect to go to FAA Access to CPS Online and request ISIRs from the
Datamart based on query criteria. Users who elect to continue to receive daily ISIRs also have
the option to request ISIRs from the Datamart if they wish.
In addition to daily and requested ISIRs, some ISIRs will be distributed (or “pushed”) to schools
whether they were requested or not. If your school code is listed on a transaction, you will
receive an ISIR for the student under a separate message class. These separate message classes
will include:
• Transactions where the EFC has changed from the previous transaction.
• Transactions where the SAR C Flag has changed between transactions.
• System-generated transactions including NSLDS postscreening, DHS Secondary

Confirmation, and reprocessed ISIRs.
You will need to review all ISIRs received under a CPS Pushed ISIR message class and assess
any potential impact to the students’ aid eligibility.
In addition, all ISIRs must be reviewed for applicants that are enrolled at your school.

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Other message class changes include:
• Changed process year in all message classes from 04 to 05
• New Message classes:
Schools
• IDAP05OP: Daily ISIRs that are the result of Application records submitted by the
school
• IDCO05OP: Daily ISIRs that are the result of Correction records submitted by the school
• IDSA05OP: Daily ISIRs that are generated for all schools listed on the record
• IGCO05OP: CPS Pushed ISIRs that are the result of Correction records submitted by the
school
• IGSA05OP: CPS Pushed ISIRs that are generated for all schools listed on the record
• ISRF05OP: ISIRs requested directly from the ISIR Datamart
State Agencies
• IDRE05OP: Daily ISIRs for State Agency Residents
• IDNR05OP: Daily ISIRs for State Agency Non Residents
• IGRE05OP: CPS Pushed ISIRs for State Agency Residents
• IGNR05OP: CPS Pushed ISIRs for State Agency Non-Residents
Test ISIR files
• TDAP05OP: Daily Application ISIRs
• TDCO05OP: Daily Correction ISIRs
• TDSA05OP: Daily Automatic ISIRs
• TGCO05OP: CPS Pushed Correction ISIRs
• TGSA05OP: CPS Pushed Automatic ISIRs

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• Deleted Message classes
• CORR04OP: Electronic Correction/Duplicate ISIR
• EAPS04OP: Electronic Application ISIRs
• ESFN04OP: State Agency ISIR Non-Resident
• ESFR04OP: State Agency ISIR Resident
• FDRE04OP: Rejected FDR Request
• FDRF04OP: Processed FDRs
• FDRS04IN: FDR Request
• FDRU04OP: Unfulfilled FDRs After 30 Days
• SARA04OP: Automatic ISIRs
• SYSG04OP: System-generated ISIRs
• TAPS04OP: Test System – Application ISIRs
• TCOR04OP: Test System – Correction ISIRs
• TSAR04OP: Test System – Automatic ISIRs
• YTDN04OP: State Agency YTD ISIR Non-Resident
• YTDO04OP: Year-to-Date ISIRs
• YTDR04OP: State Agency YTD ISIR Resident
• Increased record length for ISIR files from 2560 bytes to 2600 bytes
• Decreased the length of the RADD05IN from 109 bytes to 85 bytes. The file length change
is due to elimination of some of the final filler positions. The filler was used to make the
length of the RADD05IN file the same length of the Header and Trailer records which we no
longer use.

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What’s Changed in the Record Layouts
Section since the Initial Draft Version (July
2003)
ISIR Record Description/Data Description
• Added Blank as valid content for Student’s E-mail Address (field 16), positions 142 to 191
and Parent’s E-mail Address (field 127), positions 570 to 619.
• Added new values to Transaction Data Source/Type Code (field 111), positions 535 to 536
and Application Data Source/Type Code (field 133) positions 659 to 660.
3E = EZ FAFSA
3G = EZ FAFSA Renewal Application
3H = EZ FAFSA Correction (not added to Application Data Source)
• Modified description of Reject Override C (field 122).
• Added Reject Override G (field 123). The field numbers, start positions, and end positions
changed for field numbers 123 to 151 and positions 561 to 708. The filler in the old field
number 151 was deleted.
• Added SAR number 107 to FAA Adjustment (field 132).
• Added the ETI Flag (field 270). The field numbers after the ETI Flag have incremented by
one. The start positions and end positions from the ETI Flag to the first Filler field after the
ETI Flag have increased by one byte. The Filler end position remains the same.
• Modified description for Multi School Code Flags. This field will now hold the ETI flag for
each of the six schools.
FAFSA Application Record Export Layout
changed for field numbers 119 to the end of the record, positions 558 to 561.
• Increased the Total Bytes of the record layout from 798 to 800.

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Correction Record Export Layout
changed for field numbers 41 to the end of the record, positions 540 to 549.
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import Record Layout
• Changed field name PIN Indicator to PIN Mailer Indicator (field 18), position 80.
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout
• Changed field name PIN Indicator to PIN Mailer Indicator (field 13), position 167.

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What’s Changed in the Record Layouts
Section since the September 2003 Version
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record
• Added Federal School Code (field 6), positions 42 to 47. The length of this record increased
six bytes from 109 bytes to 115 bytes. The field numbers, start positions, and end positions
changed for field numbers 6 to 11, positions 42 to 115.
ISIR Record Description/Data Description
• Changed the field name for field 286 from NSLDS Loan Satisfactory Repayment Flag to
NSLDS Loan Satisfactory Payment Arrangement Flag
• Changed the field name for field 303 from NSLDS Satisfactory Repayment Change Flag to
NSLDS Satisfactory Payment Arrangement Change Flag
• Changed the valid value description of S = Satisfactory Repayment to S = Satisfactory

Payment Arrangements for the following fields.
• NSLDS Pell Overpayment Flag (field 278)
• NSLDS SEOG Overpayment Flag (field 280)
• NSLDS Perkins Overpayment (field 282)
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout
• Modified the length of field 106, Filler, from 10 bytes to eight bytes and removed the text
from the Changes column. The field positions did not change.
• Added Federal School Code (field 16), position 176 to 181. The Filler field is now field 17
and is four bytes long.

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Getting Help
For a complete listing of all FSA sources of assistance go to the FSAdownload Web site located
at FSAdownload.ed.gov to download the Sources of Assistance for Schools guide.
CPS/WAN Technical Support

If you have questions or concerns regarding this technical reference please contact CPS/WAN
Technical Support. Working hours are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday.
Toll-free: 800/330-5947
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD/TTY): 800/511-5806
Fax: 319/665-7662
E-mail: cpswan@ncs.com
FSATECH
FSATECH is an e-mail listserv for technical questions about the U.S. Department of Education’s
FSA systems, software, and mainframe products. For more information about FSATECH,
including how to subscribe, visit the FSA Schools Portal: Listservs & Mailing Lists at:
ed.gov/offices/FSA/services/fsatechsubscribe.html

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EDE Processing
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2-3
Electronic FAFSA .................................................................................................................... 2-4
Electronic FAFSA Process.................................................................................................... 2-4
Receiving the Completed Paper FAFSA or Paper Renewal FAFSA.................................... 2-5
Entering and Formatting the FAFSA Information ................................................................ 2-5
Transmitting the Records ...................................................................................................... 2-5
Receiving Processed Records ............................................................................................... 2-5
Rejected FAFSA Records ..................................................................................................... 2-5
PIN Requests ............................................................................................................................ 2-7
Renewal PIN Request Process .............................................................................................. 2-7
ISIR........................................................................................................................................... 2-8
NSLDS Data.......................................................................................................................... 2-8
ISIR Receipt Process............................................................................................................. 2-8
ISIR Message Classes ........................................................................................................... 2-9
November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference EDE Processing

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State Agency Options ............................................................................................................. 2-11
Electronic Corrections ............................................................................................................ 2-12
General Correction Entry Specifications ............................................................................ 2-12
Creating a Correction Record.............................................................................................. 2-12
Detailed Data Entry Specifications ..................................................................................... 2-13
Signed Numeric Fields Table.............................................................................................. 2-15
Making Signature Corrections ............................................................................................ 2-18
Adding Your Federal School Code to Receive Electronic Data ......................................... 2-18
Tips for Corrections ............................................................................................................ 2-20
Rejected Correction Records............................................................................................... 2-20

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Introduction
This section provides a more detailed description of the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE)
process. It provides instructions for each of the individual processes within EDE.

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Electronic FAFSA
The Electronic Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process allows destination
points to enter FAFSA data and send it to the Central Processing System (CPS) for processing.
The FAFSA data can be collected on either a paper Renewal FAFSA or the FAFSA. Once
processed by CPS, the results of the Electronic FAFSA are transmitted back to the destination
point.
The FAFSA data is submitted in the EAPS05IN message class and returned in the IDAP05OP
message class.
FAA Access to CPS Online allows Financial Aid Administrators (FAAs) to enter and transmit
FAFSA information using the Internet. However, schools may choose to develop their own
software instead. The remainder of this section includes specifications for developing software
to provide the required electronic FAFSA functions.
Electronic FAFSA Process

The Electronic FAFSA process involves five steps:
1. The student submits a completed and signed paper FAFSA to the school.
2. The information on the FAFSA is key-entered.
3. The FAFSA data is edited and corrected until a clean data file is created. The data elements
for each field must be in the valid range with no inconsistencies in the data. The CPS edits
the data for inconsistencies. For example, if a student indicates a marital status of single, yet
provides income earned from work for student and spouse, an edit is triggered at CPS.
4. The file is formatted and transmitted to CPS via the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG).
5. Processed FAFSA records are transmitted back to the destination point as Institutional
Student Information Records (ISIRs) under the message class IDAP05OP.

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Receiving the Completed Paper FAFSA or Paper Renewal
FAFSA
Schools participating in Electronic Applications must have their students complete and sign
paper FAFSAs or paper Renewal FAFSAs. The Department of Education (ED) provides the
FAFSA forms. The completed and signed document must be kept on file at the school. If a
student submits a paper Renewal FAFSA to the school, the Renewal FAFSA should be
submitted to the CPS as a FAFSA.
Entering and Formatting the FAFSA Information

As part of the FAFSA entry and formatting, you are responsible for ensuring that the data meets
the field-by-field criteria provided in the ‘Valid Field Contents’ column of the FAFSA
Application Export Record Layout. The record created by your system or software must adhere
to the record layout provided in the Record Layout section with the addition of a Carriage
Return/Line Feed (CR/LF, ASCII 13, 10 HEX 0D, and 0A respectively) at the end of each
record. Use of an end-of-file mark (ASCII 26 or HEX 1A) is optional. FAFSAs with invalid
dates or formats are rejected.
Transmitting the Records

Use EDconnect, the transmission software provided by ED, to format your data records and
transmit them over SAIG.
New for 2004-2005! CPS no longer performs batch processing; therefore, there is no need for a
batch CPS Header and CPS Trailer record to surround your data records.
Receiving Processed Records

You receive your processed FAFSA records in ISIR format in the IDAP05OP message class.
Note: See the Printing section for more information on printing ISIRs.
Rejected FAFSA Records

There may be instances when CPS does not accept your records for processing. CPS returns a
rejected electronic FAFSA error report to you in the message class EAPR05OP. The Record
Layouts section contains the EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout. The

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Processing Codes section contains additional information on the reject reasons found in the
record layout.
There are two categories of rejections for submitted FAFSA records:
Transaction Rejects – A transaction reject prevents the FAFSA record from being processed. If
a record is rejected for one or more reasons, an error report is returned to the school in message
class EAPR05OP (see the EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout in the Record
Layouts section) and no ISIR is created. These rejects are also known as record level rejects.
Compute Rejects – CPS contains a series of edits that evaluate data on incoming FAFSA
records for consistency and completeness. These edits apply to all data from electronic and
paper input. An Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is not computed for a FAFSA rejected for
a compute reject reason. However, an ISIR is produced. ISIRs with a compute reject are also
returned in the IDAP05OP message class. The reasons for the compute reject are coded on the
ISIR. Refer to the Processing Codes section for information on interpreting these reject codes.
There are two types of FAFSA compute reject reason codes:
• Numeric: Certain data items MUST be corrected before a valid ISIR can be generated
(Non-Verifiable).
• Alphabetic: Certain data items MUST be either corrected or verified before a valid ISIR
can be generated (Verifiable). An alpha reject reason code is a verifiable data element,
meaning the data given is questionable but could be correct.
In the paper system, a student can verify a data field by re-entering the same information in the
Student Aid Report (SAR) correction column for the field in question. In the electronic process,
the school verifies the data (re-enters the data as a "correction") and transmits the Correction
record to CPS. Data that must be verified or corrected in response to each reject reason is
provided in the Processing Codes section.
A student’s record will not have an EFC if the record contains questionable data and has a
FAFSA reject reason code(s). The reject reason code(s) are found in positions 690 through 703
on the ISIR. The Table of Reject Codes and how to Respond to Each is found in section 4 of this

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PIN Requests
Schools can request that a PIN be sent to eligible applicants instead of the paper Renewal
FAFSA. The PIN allows students to access their electronic 2004-2005 Renewal FAFSA data on
the Web. Renewal FAFSAs may be available for returning students and display the 2003-2004
information. The student either verifies that the 2003-2004 information is still correct for 2004-
2005 or updates the information on file at CPS.
Renewal PIN Request Process

There are two options available to request that a PIN be sent to a student instead of the paper
Renewal FAFSA:
1. Make a PIN request via FAA Access to CPS Online.
2. Type 2 Individual PIN Request - This request is sent via SAIG. You will need to create a file
that contains the Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import Record
Layout. This layout is found in section 3, Record Layouts.
Each destination point will receive a report in the format of the RAPP PIN/Print Notification
layout, found in section 3, Record Layouts. This report will identify renewal eligible students
who received a paper Renewal FAFSA, a PIN, or neither.
If a student returns a completed Renewal FAFSA to the school, the data can be entered, edited,
and transmitted to CPS as if it were a FAFSA.
For more information on PIN requests, please refer to section 1, Overview, in this technical
reference and to the Renewal Application Data (RAD) Process Guide. The RAD Process Guide
contains additional information regarding changes to the Renewal FAFSA process and can be
found on the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Assistance Download
(FSAdownload) Web site located at FSAdownload.ed.gov as well as on Information for
Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at ifap.ed.gov.

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ISIR
The ISIR is a fixed-length record containing reported information from the FAFSA, as well as
key processing results. The ISIR is sent electronically to institutions where the student has
indicated they plan to attend. Generally, all information printed by the CPS on the paper SAR is
coded in the ISIR file.
Note: The average CPS processing time is between 48-52 hours.
NSLDS Data
The ISIR includes National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) information, which is located at
the end of the ISIR Record Description.
ISIR Receipt Process

ISIR records are transmitted by CPS to the SAIG. Descriptions of the contents of the ISIR
record are in the Record Layouts section. CPS Header and Trailer records are no longer included
in the files.
ISIR Types
There are three reasons why CPS produces an ISIR:
• ISIRs are generated daily in response to FAFSAs or corrections entered by you or at a site
other than your school or state agency. ISIRs are sent to school destination points in the
IDAP05OP and IDCO05OP message classes and are referred to as “daily ISIRs.”
• ISIRs are generated as the result of a query request to the ISIR Datamart via FAA Access to
CPS Online. ISIRs are returned to school or state agency destination points in the ISRF05OP
message class and are referred to as “requested ISIRs.”

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• ISIRs are generated based on processing results at CPS to all schools listed on the
transaction. ISIRs will be generated and returned in the IGCO05OP and IGSA05OP
message classes and are referred to as “pushed ISIRS.”
Each school subscribing to the “daily ISIR” service receives one ISIR for every student who lists
their school on the FAFSA. Regardless of the service a school has signed up for, all schools will
receive “pushed ISIRs.” Servicers receive only one ISIR per destination point.
ISIR Message Classes

ISIRs are generated in response to input from your school or other schools, such as FAFSAs,
FAFSA corrections and CPS generated transactions. ISIRs requested by schools are transmitted
to the SAIG in one of three message classes:
• ISRF05OP – Requested ISIRs
ISIRs in this message class are requested and returned to the school in response to ISIR
Datamart requests via FAA Access to CPS Online. The school receives one ISIR for every
record that meets the ISIR query criteria.
• IGCO05OP and IGSA05OP – Pushed ISIRs
ISIRs in these message classes are system-generated and returned/pushed to the school as a
result of transactions processed by CPS. If a data element on a correction record sent by a
school causes a change to the EFC, the ISIR will be sent in this message class. There are
several instances when the CPS system generates an ISIR for a student:
• EFC value change
• SAR C Flag change between transactions
• Hold File status changes
• CPS reprocessing of records due to formula changes
• CPS receives changed information via NSLDS Post-Screening or DHS Secondary Match

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• IDAP05OP, IDCO05OP and IDSA05OP – Daily ISIRs
ISIRs in these message classes are generated daily in response to FAFSAs or corrections
entered by you or at a site other than your school or state agency. These ISIRs are generated
in response to:
• Paper FAFSAs or SARs by the Image Data Capture (IDC) processor
• Electronic FAFSAs, Renewal FAFSAs on the Web, or Corrections on the Web
• Electronic FAFSAs or corrections on FAA Access to CPS Online
• Electronic FAFSAs or corrections by another EDE school or third party servicer
Note: If an ISIR receives a reject code of 14, 15, or 16 (missing signatures), the school and state
agency receive the full ISIR electronically. As with other rejects, an EFC is not computed until
the reject is resolved.

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State Agency Options
State agencies can combine processed FAFSA data from CPS with common loan application
data to guarantee Federal student loans and/or with state data to award state scholarships and
grants.
As destination points, state agencies can automatically receive ISIRs from the CPS or request
ISIRS from the Datamart. The new message classes used by state agencies for 2004-2005 are
listed below.
IDNR05OP Daily State Agency ISIR Non-Resident
IDRE05OP Daily State Agency ISIR Resident
IGNR05OP CPS Pushed State Agency ISIR Non-Resident
IGRE05OP CPS Pushed State Agency ISIR Resident
ISRF05OP Requested ISIR Data from the ISIR Datamart
You would set up your ISIR request preference in the Participation Management System. For
more information regarding the Participation Management System, contact CPS/WAN Technical
Support through e-mail at cpswan@ncs.com, or at 800/330-5947.

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Electronic Corrections
Schools with destination points enrolled for electronic correction processing are able to transmit
corrections to FAFSA data via the FAA Access to CPS Online.
FAA Access to CPS Online allows schools to enter and edit correction data according to the CPS
system requirements. Schools, however, may choose to develop their own software or system to
enter, edit, and format correction data. Specifications for developing correction software are
provided in the remainder of this section.
Correction data is submitted in the CORR05IN message class and is returned in the IDCO05OP
or IGCO05OP message class.
General Correction Entry Specifications

Only corrected information from a student's record, not the complete applicant record, is
transmitted to CPS. This approach minimizes the transmission volume. Correction information
is transmitted as a fixed-length record. The layout and description of this record is in the Record
Layouts section, Correction Export Record Layout (CORR05IN).
Creating a Correction Record

Use the following steps to create a Correction record:
1. In the first position of the record, enter 5 to indicate this is a correction to a 2004-2005
applicant transaction.
2. In positions 2 through 10, enter the applicant's original Social Security Number (SSN). This
is the number reported by the applicant on the FAFSA form and does not reflect any
corrections to the SSN that might have been made.
3. In positions 11 and 12, enter the first two letters of the original applicant's last name. These
are the letters reported by the applicant on the FAFSA form and do not reflect any
corrections to the last name that might have been made.
4. In positions 13 and 14, enter the transaction number of the applicant record being corrected.
For example, enter 01 to correct the first transaction on file at CPS. The transaction does not
necessarily have to be the latest one on file at CPS. If the transaction number being corrected
is not on the CPS database, the record is rejected. If you want to correct the most recent
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Note: When making a correction using transaction 99, corrections to SAR field number 086
(the first Federal School Code) and field number 113 (DRN) must also be provided on the
record.
5. In positions 15 through 17, enter the SAR number of the SAR field being corrected. Each
correctable field has a three-digit SAR number associated with it. For example, enter 001 to
correct the student's last name. The SAR numbers with valid field content are provided in
the Correction Data Entry Specifications table found in the Processing Codes section.
6. In positions 18 through 52, enter the new value for the field being corrected.
7. In positions 471 through 520, enter or correct the student’s e-mail address.
8. In positions 521 through 522, enter “1C” for the Transaction Data Source/Type Code.
9. In positions 523 through 530, enter the transaction receipt date. This is the date you received
the correction information from the student.
10. In positions 543 through 548, enter the Federal School Code of the school making the
correction.
Note: To correct a field to blank, enter a single asterisk (*) left-justified in that field. The
Correction Data Entry Specification table, in section 4, distinguishes which fields can be
corrected to blank as not all fields can be.
Up to 12 SAR data fields can be corrected on a single record. Repeat steps 5 and 6 using the
remaining data fields on the Correction record if more than one field is being corrected. If more
than twelve fields require correction, an additional record must be created, repeating steps 1
through 10.
Detailed Data Entry Specifications

Each corrected value must meet certain standards; otherwise, the Correction record is rejected.
Field-by-field data entry specifications are provided in the Processing Codes section. For each
field, these specifications identify the type (character, numeric, or signed-numeric), acceptable
length, whether the field is correctable, whether the field is correctable to blank, and the valid
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Keep the following items in mind:
• Left-justify the corrected value within the data field on the Correction record, while zero-
filling numeric fields up to the valid maximum length of the field and leaving empty
positions to the right blank. For example, to correct the number of family members to 5,
enter 05 in positions 18 and 19, leaving positions 20 through 52 blank. To correct the
student's last name to Smith, enter SMITH, in uppercase letters as the layout notes, in
positions 18 through 22, leaving positions 23 through 52 blank.
• All 9s in a field indicate the reported or calculated value is greater than or equal to the value
of all 9s. Blanks are allowable in some fields.
• Fields can contain one of three data types, character, numeric or signed numeric.
A negative entry is acceptable for a limited number of fields. The Correction Data Entry
Specifications table in the Processing Codes section identifies the fields in which a negative is
acceptable under the Justify Signed column and the Valid Field content column. The Signed
Numeric Fields table on the next page defines the signed fields. With signed numeric fields, the
sign is always implied in the right most character of the field. For example, if the Student’s
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) field contains a value of negative 3507, the record will contain
00350P. Because the AGI value does not contain as many bytes as the correction field, the
record must have leading zeros. The following digits are the AGI value with the exception of the
last digit. To determine the last digit use the chart below. Determine if the value is positive or
negative and select the corresponding value for the last digit. The following chart explains the
conversion of the sign and the number:
Positive Values Negative Values
{ 0 E 5 } 0 N 5
A 1 F 6 J 1 O 6
B 2 G 7 K 2 P 7
C 3 H 8 L 3 Q 8
D 4 I 9 M 4 R 9

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Signed Numeric Fields Table
Found
ISIR SAR Field
Field Name Valid Field Content Only on
Field # Field # Length
ISIR
38 035 6 Student’s Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 N
Income from IRS form Blank
41 038 6 Student’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 N
from Work Blank
42 039 6 Spouse’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 N
from Work Blank
76 073 6 Parents’ Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 N
79 076 6 Father’s/Stepfather’s Income -999999 to 999999 N
Earned from Work Blank
80 077 6 Mother’s/Stepmother’s -999999 to 999999 N
Income Earned from Work Blank
157 6 Assumed Student’s AGI -999999 to 999999 Y
Blank = No assumption
159 6 Assumed Student’s Income -999999 to 999999 Y
from Work Blank = No assumption
160 6 Assumed Spouse’s Income -999999 to 999999 Y
from Work Blank = No assumption
174 6 Assumed Parents' AGI -999999 to 999999 Y
176 6 Assumed Father's/ -999999 to 999999 Y
Stepfather’s Income Earned Blank = No assumption
from Work
177 6 Assumed Mother's/ -999999 to 999999 Y
Stepmother’s Income Earned Blank = No assumption
from Work

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Signed Numeric Fields Table (Continued)
Found
ISIR SAR Field
ISIR
205 7 TI: Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Blank = None Calculated
207 7 STX: State and Other Tax -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Allowance Blank = None Calculated
210 7 AI: Available Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
211 7 CAI: Contribution From -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Available Income Blank = None Calculated
212 9 DNW: Discretionary Net -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Worth Blank = None Calculated
215 7 PCA: Parents’ Contribution -9999999 to 9999999 Y
from Assets Blank = None Calculated
216 7 AAI: Adjusted Available -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Income Blank = None Calculated
220 7 STI: Student’s Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
221 7 SATI: Student’s Allowance -9999999 to 9999999 Y
against Total Income Blank = None Calculated
223 9 SDNW: Student’s -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Discretionary Net Worth Blank = None Calculated
224 7 SCA: Student’s Contribution -9999999 to 9999999 Y
from Assets Blank = None Calculated
225 7 FTI: FISAP Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
226 7 SEC TI: Secondary Total -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Income Blank = None Calculated
228 7 SEC STX: Secondary State -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Tax Allowance Blank = None Calculated
231 7 SEC AI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Available Income Blank = None Calculated

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Signed Numeric Fields Table (Continued)
Found
ISIR SAR Field
ISIR
232 7 SEC CAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Contribution From Available Blank = None Calculated
Income
233 9 SEC DNW: Secondary -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Discretionary Net Worth Blank = None Calculated
236 7 SEC PCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Parents’ Contribution from Blank = None Calculated
Assets
237 7 SEC AAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Adjusted Available Income Blank = None Calculated
241 7 SEC STI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Student’s Total Income Blank = None Calculated
242 7 SEC SATI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Student’s Allowance Against Blank = None Calculated
Total Income
244 9 SEC SDNW: Secondary -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Student’s Discretionary Net Blank = None Calculated
Worth
245 7 SEC SCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Student’s Contribution from Blank = None Calculated
Assets
246 7 SEC FTI: Secondary FISAP -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Total Income Blank = None Calculated

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Making Signature Corrections
Signature information is required to resolve signature rejects (rejects 14, 15, and 16). Signature
information does not need to be provided on other standard corrections unless you are using 99
as the transaction number. If you have a transaction that was a reject 14, 15, or 16, simply
correct SAR field #100 (Signed By) to A (Applicant) or B (Both = Student and Parent), as
appropriate.
If you need to add a signature to a student’s record on the Web hold file, you must use the layout
for Signature Record Export Record Layout (SIGS05IN) found in section 3, Record Layouts.
You can correct the student or parent signature using this layout. You must make sure the
student included your school on the FAFSA or correction.
Adding Your Federal School Code to Receive Electronic

Data
A school cannot make an electronic correction unless the school has been designated on the
applicant transaction. You can add your Federal School Code to the list of schools receiving
data electronically along with correcting other fields on the record by using the Correction
Record Layout (CORR05IN).
Follow these steps to add your Federal School Code and/or to make corrections:
1. In the first position of the record, enter 5 to indicate that this is a correction to a 2004-2005
applicant transaction.
2. In positions 2 through 10, enter the applicant's original SSN. This is the number reported by
the applicant on the FAFSA form and does not reflect any corrections to the SSN that might
have been made.
3. In positions 11 and 12, enter the first two letters of the original applicant's last name. These
are the letters reported by the applicant on the FAFSA form and does not reflect any
corrections to the last name that might have been made.
4. In positions 13 and 14, enter the transaction number of the applicant record being corrected.
For example, enter 01 to correct the first transaction on file at CPS. The transaction does not
necessarily have to be the latest one on file at the CPS. If the transaction number being
corrected is not on the CPS database, the record will be rejected. You can use transaction 99
to add your school code to the most recent transaction on the CPS Database.
5. Enter 113 in the SAR Field Number Correction #1 field, positions 15 through 17
(corresponding to the SAR Field #113, the Data Release Number [DRN]).

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6. Enter the student's DRN in Correction Data 1 field, positions 18 through 52. Remember to
make it left-justified, and leave any unused bytes blank.
Note: A unique DRN is assigned to each Title IV applicant. It appears only on paper SARs
and ISIR records generated in response to electronic FAFSAs. If a valid DRN is not present
on the Correction record containing the Federal School Code change, the record is rejected.
7. Enter the SAR field number associated with the Federal School Code position being changed
in the SAR Field Number Correction #2 field, positions 53 through 55. Possible field
numbers are 086, 088, 090, 092, 094, and 096.
8. Enter the Federal School Code in the Correction Data 2 field positions 56 through 90.
Remember to make it left-justified, and leave any unused bytes blank.
The number can be changed only to the number of the participating EDE school submitting
the correction. You also must enter this number in the EDE Federal School Code field,
positions 543 through 548. If the codes in these two fields do not match, the record is
rejected.
Schools may modify the Federal School Code and make other corrections to the applicant
record on the same correction transaction.
9. Optional: In positions 471 through 520, enter or correct the student’s e-mail address.
10. In positions 521 through 522, enter “1C” for the Transaction Data Source/Type Code.
11. In positions 523 through 530, enter the Transaction Receipt Date. This is the date you
received the correction information from the student.
12. In positions 543 through 548, enter the Federal School Code of the school making the
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Tips for Corrections
When you submit an ISIR correction to CPS, we use the transaction number you provide in
positions 13 to 14 as a template. We make changes to the fields you indicated, leaving other
fields unchanged. Your Federal School Code must be one of the six listed, but it does not have
to be the first college choice on the transaction to be processed by CPS. You can receive the
processed results in the IDCO05OP or IGCO05OP message class.
If you are submitting a Dependency Override or FAA Adjustment (professional judgment) as

part of the Correction record, only your school receives the resulting corrected ISIR transaction.
Also, do not send a Dependency Override correction with a FAA Adjustment to a transaction
without an EFC. If there is no EFC, first send the Dependency Override with any other
corrections necessary to obtain an EFC. Then, submit the FAA Adjustment to the transaction
with the dependency override and the EFC.
Rejected Correction Records

The two categories of rejections for submitted Correction records, transaction and compute
rejects are:
• Transaction Rejects – A transaction reject prevents the Correction record from being
applied to the student's record. If a record is rejected for one or more reasons, the school
receives an error report in message class CORE05OP (see EDE Record Level Error Report
Import Record layout in the Record Layouts section). No ISIR is created.
• Compute Rejects – CPS contains a series of edits that evaluate all incoming FAFSA and
correction data for consistency and completeness. These edits apply to all data from
electronic, Web, and paper input. EFC is not computed for a correction rejected for a
compute reject reason. However, an ISIR is produced. Correction ISIRs with a compute
reject are returned in the IDCO05OP message class. The reasons for the compute reject are
coded on the ISIR in positions 690 through 703. Refer to the Processing Codes section for
information on interpreting these reject codes.

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The two types of FAFSA compute reject reason codes are:
1. Numeric – Certain data items MUST be corrected before a valid ISIR can be generated (Non-
Verifiable).
2. Alphabetic – Certain data items MUST be either corrected or verified before a valid ISIR can
be generated (Verifiable). An alphabetic reject reason code is a verifiable data element,
meaning the data given is questionable but could be correct.
In the paper system, a student can verify a data field by re-entering the same information in the
SAR correction column for the field in question. In the electronic process, the school may verify
the data (re-enter the data as a "correction"), or set the appropriate reject override (found at the
end of the CORR05IN Record Layout in positions 537 through 542), and transmit the correction
record to CPS. Data that must be verified or corrected in response to each reject reason is
provided in the Processing Codes section.
A student’s record may not have an EFC if the record contains questionable data and has a
FAFSA reject reason code(s). The reject reason codes are found in positions 690 through 703 on
the ISIR. They explain the questionable and highlighted field(s).

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Record Layouts
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3-2
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout.......................................................... 3-3
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary................................................................................ 3-5
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import Record Layout...................... 3-58
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout ..................................................................................... 3-61
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout ........................................................................... 3-65
Correction Export Record Layout .......................................................................................... 3-80
Signature Record Export Record Layout ............................................................................... 3-87
School Web Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout ......................................... 3-89
November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Record Layouts

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Introduction
This section provides all the necessary record layouts needed for you to create your own
software to participate in the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) process.

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EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record
Layout
(EAPR05OP, CORE05OP, and SIGA05OP)
Field # Start End Length Changes Field Name Valid Content Justify
1 1 9 9 Original Social Security 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Number
The student's original SSN as

processed initially by the
CPS.
2 10 11 2 Original Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
The first two characters of
last name as processed If non-blank, first character
initially by the CPS. must contain a letter and
second character must be
non-numeric.
3 12 13 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Left
The transaction number

indicating the ISIR
transaction to be corrected.
4 14 29 16 Student's Last Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Can be blank
Second character non-
numeric
5 30 41 12 Student's First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Can be blank

3-3
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout
(Continued)
6 42 47 6 Added Federal School Code X00000 to X99999
Blank
Valid characters for the
first position are 0 (zero),
B, E, or G
7 48 50 3 SAR Item Number 000 to 999 Right
8 51 54 4 Edit Code – For FSA Use 0000 to 9999 Left
Only
9 55 56 2 Error Code See ‘Record and Left
Transmission Errors’ table
in the Processing Codes
section of this technical
reference.
10 57 93 37 Invalid content sent from the 0 to 9 Right
destination Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
Actual data submitted by the ' (Apostrophe)
destination. - (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
% (Percent or care of)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
* (asterisk) = Corrected to
Blank
11 94 115 22 Increased Error Message Text See ‘Record and Left
field length Transmission Errors’ table
reference.
Total 115
Bytes

3-4
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary
(IDAP05OP, IDCO05OP, IDNR05OP, IDRE05OP, IDSA05OP,
IGCO05OP, IGNR05OP, IGRE05OP, IGSA05OP, and ISRF05OP)
Field SAR Justify
# Field Start End Length Changes Field Name Valid Content Signed
1 1 1 1 Modified Year Indicator 5, will always be ‘5’ (for Left
field name 2004-2005)
and valid
content
Number
The student's original

SSN as initially
processed by the CPS.
Space(s)
The first two characters . (period)
of last name as ' (apostrophe)
processed initially by - (dash)
the CPS. Blank
4 13 14 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Right
The CPS transaction

number of this ISIR.
5 001 15 30 16 Student’s Last Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
6 002 31 42 12 Student’s First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank

3-5
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary (Continued)
Field SAR Justify
7 003 43 43 1 Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
8 004 44 78 35 Permanent Mailing 0 to 9 Left
Address Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
' (apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank
9 005 79 94 16 Student’s Permanent 0 to 9 Left
City Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
' (apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
10 006 95 96 2 Student’s Permanent Uppercase A to Z Left
State Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Jurisdiction Codes in the
Processing Codes section
of this technical
reference.
Blank
11 007 97 101 5 Student’s Permanent 00000 to 99999 Right
Zip Code Blank
12 009 102 109 8 Student’s Date of Birth Format is CCYYMMDD Left

19000101 to 19991231
Blank

3-6
Field SAR Justify
13 010 110 119 10 Student’s Permanent 0000000000 to Right
Phone Number 9999999999
Blank
14 011 120 139 20 Student’s Driver’s 0 to 9 Left
License Number Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
- (dash)
* (asterisk)
Blank
15 012 140 141 2 Student’s Driver’s Valid two letter postal Left
License State Code code
See State/Country/
of this technical
reference.
Blank
16 013 142 191 50 Student’s E-mail Blank Left
Address If non-blank:
One and only one '@' (at-
sign) allowed.
Before @:
• at least one valid
character
• all characters in the
range of ASCII 33-
126, except for the
following 12
characters < > ( ) [ ] \
,;: "@
• period (.) cannot be
first, last or adjacent
to another period
After @:
character
• only letters, digits,
hyphen, underscore,
and period (A-Z, a-z,
0-9, -, _, .)
• hyphen, underscore,
and period cannot be
first, last, or adjacent
to a period

3-7
Field SAR Justify
17 014 192 192 1 Student’s Citizenship 1 = U.S. citizen (or U.S. Left
Status national)
2 = Eligible non-citizen
The value the student 3 = Neither 1 or 2, not
reported for citizenship. eligible
Blank
18 015 193 201 9 Student’s Alien 000000001 to 999999999 Left
Registration Number Blank
19 016 202 202 1 Student’s Marital Status 1 = Unmarried (single, Left
divorced, or widowed)
2 = Married/Remarried
3 = Separated
Blank
20 017 203 208 6 Modified Student’s Marital Status Format is CCYYMM Left
valid Date 190001 to 200512
content Blank
21 018 209 210 2 Student’s State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
Residence Valid postal code
See State/Country/
of this technical
reference.
Blank
22 019 211 211 1 Modified Student Legal Resident 1 = Yes Left
field name Before 01-01-1999? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
23 020 212 217 6 Modified Student’s Legal Format is CCYYMM Left
valid Residence Date 190001 to 200512
content Blank
CPS will accept:
CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
24 021 218 218 1 Are You Male? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
25 022 219 219 1 Do you want Selective 1 = Yes Left
Service to register you? 2 = No
Blank

3-8
Field SAR Justify
26 023 220 220 1 Degree/Certificate 1 = 1st Bachelor’s Right
Degree
2 = 2nd Bachelor’s
Degree
3 = Associate Degree
(occupational or
technical program)
(general education or
transfer program)
5 = Certificate or
Diploma for completing
an occupational,
technical, or educational
program of less than two
years
6 = Certificate or
Diploma for completing
an occupational,
program of at least two
years
7 = Teaching Credential
Program (non-degree
program)
8 = Graduate or
Professional Degree
9 = Other/Undecided
Blank
27 024 221 221 1 Modified Grade Level in College 0 = 1st year, never Left
field name attended college
1 = 1st year, attended
college before
2 = 2nd year/sophomore
3 = 3rd year/junior
4 = 4th year/senior
5 = 5th year/other
undergraduate
6 = 1st year
graduate/professional
7 = Continuing
Blank

3-9
Field SAR Justify
28 025 222 222 1 HS Diploma or GED 1 = Yes Left
Received? 2 = No
Blank
29 026 223 223 1 Modified First Bachelor’s Degree 1 = Yes Left
field name By 07-01-2004? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
30 027 224 224 1 Interested in Student 1 = Yes Left
Loans? 2 = No
Blank
31 028 225 225 1 Interested in Work- 1 = Yes Left
Study? 2 = No
Blank
32 029 226 226 1 Father’s Highest Grade 1 = Middle School/Jr. Left
Level Completed High
2 = High School
3 = College or Beyond
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
33 030 227 227 1 Mother’s Highest Grade 1 = Middle School/Jr. Left
Level Completed High
2 = High School
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
34 031 228 228 1 Drug Conviction 1 = No Left
Affecting Eligibility 2 = Yes (Part year)
3 = Yes/Don't Know
Blank
35 032 229 229 1 Student’s Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
Completed? 2 = Will File
3 = Will Not File
Blank

3-10
Field SAR Justify
36 033 230 230 1 Modified Student’s Type of 2003 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Tax Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040
year EZ, 1040 Telefile
reference 3 = Foreign Tax Return
4 = Tax return from
Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of
Micronesia, or Palau
Blank
37 034 231 231 1 Student Eligible to file 1 = Yes Left
1040A or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
38 035 232 237 6 Student’s Adjusted -999999 to 999999 Right
Gross Income from IRS Blank Signed
form
39 036 238 242 5 Student’s U.S. Income 00000 to 99999 Right
Tax Paid Blank
40 037 243 244 2 Student’s Exemptions 00 to 99 Right
Claimed Blank
41 038 245 250 6 Student’s Income -999999 to 999999 Right
Earned from Work Blank Signed
42 039 251 256 6 Spouse’s Income -999999 to 999999 Right
43 040 257 261 5 Student’s Total Amount 00000 to 99999 Right
from Worksheet A Blank
from Worksheet B Blank
from Worksheet C Blank
46 043 272 277 6 Student’s Cash, 000000 to 999999 Right
Savings, and Checking Blank
47 044 278 283 6 Student’s Investment 000000 to 999999 Right
Net Worth Blank
48 045 284 289 6 Student’s Business 000000 to 999999 Right
and/or Investment Farm Blank
Net Worth
49 046 290 291 2 No. of Months Veterans 00 to 12 Right
Education Benefits Blank
Received

3-11
Field SAR Justify
50 047 292 295 4 Monthly Veterans 0000 to 9999 Right
Education Benefits Blank
51 048 296 296 1 Modified Born Before 01-01- 1 = Yes Left
field name 1981? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
52 049 297 297 1 Modified Working on a Master’s 1 = Yes Left
field name or Doctorate Program? 2 = No
Blank
53 050 298 298 1 Is Student Married? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
54 051 299 299 1 Have Children you 1 = Yes Left
support? 2 = No
Blank
55 052 300 300 1 Have Legal Dependents 1 = Yes Left
Other than Children or 2 = No
Spouse? Blank
56 053 301 301 1 Orphan or Ward of 1 = Yes Left
Court? 2 = No
Blank
57 054 302 302 1 Veteran of U.S. Armed 1 = Yes Left
Forces? 2 = No
Blank
58 055 303 303 1 Parent’s Marital Status 1 = Married/Remarried Right
2 = Single
3 = Divorced/
Separated
4 = Widowed
Blank
59 056 304 309 6 Modified Parent's Marital Status Format is CCYYMM Left
content Blank
60 057 310 318 9 Father’s/Stepfather’s 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Social Security Number Blank
61 058 319 334 16 Father’s/Stepfather’s 0 to 9 Left
Last Name Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank

3-12
Field SAR Justify
62 059 335 335 1 Added Father’s/Stepfather’s Uppercase A to Z Right
First Name Initial Blank
63 060 336 343 8 Added Father’s/Stepfather’s Format is CCYYMMDD Right
Date of Birth 19000101 to 19991231
Blank
64 061 344 352 9 Mother’s/ 000000000 to 999999999 Left
Stepmother’s Social Blank
Security Number
65 062 353 368 16 Mother’s/ 0 to 9 Right
Stepmother’s Last Uppercase A to Z
Name Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
66 063 369 369 1 Added Mother’s/ Uppercase A to Z Right
Stepmother’s First Blank
Name Initial
67 064 370 377 8 Added Mother’s/ Format is CCYYMMDD Right
Stepmother’s Date of 19000101 to 19991231
Birth Blank
68 065 378 379 2 Parents’ Number of 01 to 99 Right
Family Members Blank
69 066 380 380 1 Modified Parents’ Number in 1 to 9 Left
field name College (Parents’ Blank
excluded)
70 067 381 382 2 Parents’ State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
See State/Country/
of this technical
reference.
Blank
71 068 383 383 1 Modified Parents Legal Residents 1 = Yes Left
field name before 01-01-1999? 2 = No
year Blank
reference

3-13
Field SAR Justify
72 069 384 389 6 Modified Parents’ Legal Format is CCYYMM Right
valid Residence Date 190001 to 200512
content Blank
CPS will accept:
CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
73 070 390 390 1 Parents’ Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
3 = Will Not File
Blank
74 071 391 391 1 Modified Parents’ Type of 2003 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Tax Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040
year EZ, 1040 Telefile
4 = Tax return from
Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of
Micronesia, or Palau
Blank
75 072 392 392 1 Parents’ Eligible to file 1 = Yes Right
1040A or 1040EZ? 2 = No Signed
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
76 073 393 398 6 Parents’ Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
77 074 399 404 6 Parents’ U.S. Income 000000 to 999999 Right
Tax Paid Blank
78 075 405 406 2 Parents’ Exemptions 00 to 99 Right
Claimed Blank
79 076 407 412 6 Father’s/Stepfather’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income Earned from Blank Signed
Work
80 077 413 418 6 Mother’s/ -999999 to 999999 Right
Stepmother’s Income Blank Signed
Earned from Work
81 078 419 423 5 Parents’ Total Amount 00000 to 99999 Right
from Worksheet A Blank
from Worksheet B Blank

3-14
Field SAR Justify
from Worksheet C Blank
84 081 434 439 6 Parents’ Cash, Savings, 000000 to 999999 Right
and Checking Blank
85 082 440 445 6 Parents’ Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank
86 083 446 451 6 Parents’ Business 000000 to 999999 Right
and/or Investment Farm Blank
Net Worth
87 084 452 453 2 Student’s Number of 00 to 99 Right
Family Members Blank
88 085 454 454 1 Modified Student’s Number in 0 to 9 Left
field name College Blank
89 086 455 460 6 Federal School Code #1 X00000 to X99999 Left
Blank
B, E, or G
90 087 461 461 1 Federal School Code #1 1 = On Campus Left
Housing Plans 2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
B, E, or G.
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
B, E, or G.
3 = With Parent
Blank

3-15
Field SAR Justify
Blank
B, E, or G.
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
B, E, or G.
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
B, E, or G.
3 = With Parent
Blank
101 098 497 497 1 Combined Enrollment Status 1 = Full time Left
Enroll- 2 = ¾ time
ment 3 = ½ time
questions 4 = Less than ½ time
into 1 5 = Not Sure
question Blank
and
modified
values 1
and 5
102 099 498 505 8 Modified Date Application Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid Completed 20040101 to 20051231
content Blank

3-16
Field SAR Justify
103 100 506 506 1 Signed By A = Applicant Only Right
B = Applicant and Parent
Indicates if only the P = Parent Only
applicant, or only the Blank = No signatures
parent, or both applicant
and parent signed the
transaction.
104 101 507 515 9 Preparer’s Social 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Security Number Blank
Preparer’s SSN
provided on the
transaction.
105 102 516 524 9 Preparer’s Employer 000000000 to 999999999 Left
Identification Number Blank
(EIN)
106 103 525 525 1 Preparer’s Signature 1 = Yes Left
Blank
Indicates that a preparer
signed the transaction.
107 106 526 526 1 Dependency Override 1 = Dependent to Left
Indicator Independent
2 = Dependent to
Indicates that a Independent Override
Dependency Override Canceled
was requested on this 3 = Dependency
transaction. Override request failed
Blank = Dependency
override not requested
108 527 532 6 FAA Federal School X00000 to X99999 Left
Code Valid characters for first
position are 0 (zero), B,
Indicates the Federal E, or G
School Code that Blank = No Dependency
requested a dependency Override or FAA EFC
override or Adjusted Adjustment done
Calculation request.
109 533 533 1 Filler For FSA Use Only Left

3-17
Field SAR Justify
110 534 534 1 Dependency Status D = Dependent, Left
calculated EFC provided
Determined by CPS I = Independent,
based on Dependency calculated EFC provided
Status data provided. X = Dependent rejected,
no EFC calculated
Y = Independent
rejected, no EFC
calculated

3-18
Field SAR Justify
111 535 536 2 Modified Transaction Data 1A = Application Left
Valid Source/Type Code 1C = Correction Full SAR
Content 2A = Application
Indicates the origin of 2B = Application Spanish
the transaction. 2R = Renewal Application
2C = Correction
The first byte describes 2E = EZ FAFSA
2F = EZ FAFSA Spanish
source:
2G = EZ FAFSA Renewal
1 = Electronic
Application
2 = Web Student 2H = EZ FAFSA
3 = Web FAA Correction
4 = Paper 3A = Application
5 = CPS 3C = Correction
6 = FSAIC 3E = EZ FAFSA
3G = EZ FAFSA Renewal
The second byte Application
describes type: 3H = EZ FAFSA
A = Application Correction
B = Application Spanish 3R = Renewal Application
C = Correction 3V = Verification
E = EZ FAFSA Correction
F = EZ FAFSA Spanish 4A = Application
G = EZ FAFSA 4B = Application Spanish
Renewal 4R = Renewal Application
4C = Correction
H = EZ FAFSA
4J = Correction
Correction
Application
J = Correction 4K = Correction
Application Application Spanish
K = Correction 5C = CPS System-
Application Spanish Generated Correction
M = DHS Secondary 5M = DHS Secondary
Confirmation Confirmation
N = NSLDS 5N = NSLDS
Postscreening Postscreening
R = Renewal 5S = CPS Signature
Application 6C = Correction (Student
S = Signature Page and Image Error)
V = Verification
Correction

3-19
Field SAR Justify
112 537 544 8 Modified Transaction Receipt Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid Date 20040101 to 20051231
content
Date the transaction was
received by the IDC or
School for data entry or
the date the student
entered record on the
Web.
113 545 545 1 Assumption Override 1- 1 = Yes Left
Parents’ Number in Blank
College assumed to be 1
when the number in
college is greater than 6.
Parents’ AGI assumed Blank
equal to sum of father
and mother earned
income portions.
Student’s Number in Blank
when number in college
equals number in the
household and both are
greater than 2.
Student’s AGI assumed Blank
equal to the sum of
student and spouse
earned income portions.
Parents’ Total from Blank
Worksheet C assumed
to be zero.
Student’s Total from Blank
Worksheet C assumed
to be zero.
119 551 557 7 Electronic Transaction ‘TGXXXXX’ where Left
Indicator (ETI) XXXXX is the 5-digit
Destination Number numeric code assigned
by SAIG
TG number assigned by Blank
SAIG.

3-20
Field SAR Justify
120 558 558 1 Reject Override A- 1 = Yes Left
Date of Birth year is Blank
1900 to 1929.
121 559 559 1 Modified Reject Override B- 1 = Yes Left
field name Date of Birth since Blank
year September 1, 1988.
reference
122 560 560 1 Modified Reject Override C- 1 = Yes Left
description Parent’s or independent Blank
student’s taxes paid is
greater than zero and
greater than or equal to
a fixed percentage of
the AGI, but not equal
to or greater than AGI.
123 561 561 1 Added Reject Override G- 1 = Yes Left
Dependent student’s Blank
taxes paid is greater
than zero and greater
than or equal to a fixed
percentage of the AGI,
but not equal to or
greater than AGI.
124 562 562 1 Reject Override N- 1 = Yes Left
Missing first or last Blank
name.
125 563 563 1 Modified Reject Override W- 1 = Yes Left
description Unusually high number Blank
of family members.

3-21
Field SAR Justify
127 104 570 619 50 Added Parent’s E-mail Address Blank Left
If non-blank:
One and only one '@' (at-
sign) allowed.
Before @:
character
• all characters in the
range of ASCII 33-
126, except for the
following 12
characters < > ( ) [ ] \
,;: "@
• period (.) cannot be
first, last or adjacent
to another period
After @:
character
hyphen, underscore,
and period (A-Z, a-z,
0-9, -, _, .)
• hyphen, underscore,
and period cannot be
first, last, or adjacent
to a period
128 620 642 23 Changed to Filler For FSA Use Only Left
Filler
129 008 643 651 9 Student’s Current Social 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Security Number
Student's SSN on this

transaction. It will be
different from the
student’s original SSN
only if it has been
changed.
130 652 653 2 Correction Applied 01 to 99 Left
against Transaction Blank = Transaction not
Number a result of a correction

3-22
Field SAR Justify
131 113 654 657 4 Modified Data Request Number 0000 to 9999 Left
Field Name (DRN) Blank = Transaction not
in response to electronic
Will only be included application
when the transaction
was initiated as an
Electronic Application
at the destination
number.
132 107 658 658 1 FAA Adjustment 1 = EFC Adjustment Left
processed
Indicates whether a 2 = EFC Adjustment
FAA requested an EFC request failed
adjustment and if it was Blank = no EFC
processed. Adjustment requested
133 659 660 2 Modified Application Data 1A = Application Left
valid Source/Type Code 2A = Application
content 2B = Application
Indicates the origin of Spanish
the initial application. 2R = Renewal
Application
The first byte describes 2E = EZ FAFSA
source: 2F = EZ FAFSA Spanish
1 = Electronic 2G = EZ FAFSA
2 = Web Student Renewal Application
3 = Web FAA 3A = Application
4 = Paper 3R = Renewal
Application
The second byte 3E = EZ FAFSA
describes type: 3G = EZ FAFSA
A = Application Renewal Application
B = Application Spanish 4A = Application
E = EZ FAFSA 4B = Application
F = EZ FAFSA Spanish Spanish
G = EZ FAFSA 4R = Renewal
Renewal Application
J = Correction 4J = Correction
Application Application
K = Correction 4K = Correction
Application Spanish Application Spanish
R = Renewal
Application

3-23
Field SAR Justify
134 661 668 8 Modified Application Receipt Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid Date 20040101 to 20051231
content
Date the application was
received by the IDC or
School for data entry or
the date the student
entered record on the
Web.
135 669 669 1 Added Address Only Change 1 = Student’s Mailing Left
Flag address corrected
2 = Student’s E-mail
If an address is the only address corrected
change to a record, this 3 = Parent’s E-Mail
field will be populated. address corrected
4 = More than one of the
above corrected
Blank = No change
136 670 670 1 EFC Change Flag 1 = EFC increase Left
2 = EFC decrease
Indicates if the EFC has Blank = No change
gone up or down from
the transaction being
applied against.
137 112 671 671 1 Student Last Name/ N = Last Name change Left
SSN Change Flag S = Social Security
Number change
Indicates whether the B = Social Security
student’s last name Number and last name
and/or Social Security change
Number (SSN) have Blank = No change
been changed.

3-24
Field SAR Justify
138 672 672 1 Added CPS Pushed ISIR Y = Transaction Left
Flag automatically sent to
school
This Flag is set to Blank = Transaction not
identify transactions that sent to school
are automatically sent to
schools.
Examples are:
EFC Change flag is set;
SAR C flag changes
between correction and
transaction being
corrected; or transaction
is system-generated
139 673 673 1 Added SAR C Change Flag 1 = SAR C flag has Left
changed
If the SAR C flag is set Blank = No change to
or removed from the flag
previous transaction this
field will be populated.
140 674 676 3 Modified Compute Number 000 to 999 Right
field name
141 677 677 1 Source of Correction A = Applicant Left
D = CPS
S = School
Blank
142 678 678 1 Duplicate SSN Indicator Y = Another filer also Right
using this SSN
Indicates if another filer Blank = N/A
is using this original
SSN in their original
SSN field.
143 679 679 1 Graduate Flag Y = Yes response to BA Left
question and/or Graduate
status question
Blank = Graduate Flag
not set

3-25
Field SAR Justify
144 680 680 1 Pell Grant Eligibility Y = This transaction Left
Flag determined eligible for a
Federal Pell Grant.
Blank = This transaction
Indicates transaction has
determined ineligible for
been determined eligible
a Federal Pell Grant
for a Federal Pell Grant
by the CPS.
145 681 688 8 Modified Transaction Processed Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid Date 20040101 to 20051231
content
Date that CPS computed
this transaction.
146 689 689 1 Deleted Processed Record Type C = Correction Left
reference Application
to H = Correction
Duplicate Blank = Initial
in value H Application
147 690 703 14 Reject Reason Codes A to Z Left
01 to 99
Alpha/numeric Blank = Applicant not
character indicating why rejected
an application or
correction has been Up to seven 2-character
rejected. codes
See Processing Codes

section for specific code
tables and details.
148 704 705 2 Reprocessed Reason 01 to 99 Left
Code Blank = Not a
reprocessed transaction
The code indicating
why the CPS
reprocessed an ISIR.
An electronic message
will be sent to
destination numbers
identifying definition of
the code.
149 706 706 1 SAR C Flag Y = C flag set, resolution Left
required on one or more
match results
Blank = No flag set

3-26
Field SAR Justify
150 707 707 1 Modified Automatic Zero EFC Y = EFC set to zero Left
field name Indicator based on income criteria
Blank = Flag not set
The Automatic Zero
EFC indicator is
automatically set if
simplified needs test
met and taxable income
is $15,000 or less.
151 708 708 1 Simplified Needs Test Y = SNT met Left
(SNT) N = SNT not met or
insufficient information
Applicant meets certain to determine SNT
criteria for tax filing eligibility
status and income level Blank
and is not required to
provide asset
information.
152 709 709 1 Removed System-Generated A = Applicant released Left
values D Indicator from Drug Enforcement
and L hold
Modified Transaction initiated by I = DHS Secondary
value I the CPS with no input confirmation
from the applicant. N = NSLDS post-
screening transaction
Z = Reprocessed
transaction
Blank = Not a system-
generated transaction
153 710 710 1 Modified Parents’ Calculated 1, 2, or 3 = Tax Filer Left
field name 2003 Tax Status 4 or 5 = Non-Tax Filer
year Blank
reference CPS determination of
tax filing status.
154 711 711 1 Modified Student’s Calculated 1, 2, or 3 = Tax Filer Left
field name 2003 Tax Status 4 or 5 = Non-Tax Filer
year Blank
reference CPS determination of
tax filing status.
155 712 712 1 Assumed Citizenship 1 = Assumed student is a Left
citizen
2 = Assumed student is
an eligible non-citizen

3-27
Field SAR Justify
156 713 713 1 Assumed Student’s 1 = Assumed unmarried Left
Marital Status 2 = Assumed
married/remarried
157 714 719 6 Assumed Student’s AGI -999999 to 999999 Right
Blank = No assumption Signed
158 720 724 5 Assumed Student’s U.S. 00000 to 99999 Left
Tax Paid Blank = No assumption
159 725 730 6 Assumed Student’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from Work Blank = No assumption Signed
160 731 736 6 Assumed Spouse’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from Work Blank = No assumption Signed
161 737 741 5 Assumed Student’s 00000 to 99999 Left
Total from Worksheet C Blank = No assumption
162 742 742 1 Assumed Date of Birth 1 = Assumed Yes Left
Prior 2 = Assumed No
163 743 743 1 Assumed Student Is 1 = Assumed Yes Left
Married/Remarried 2 = Assumed No
164 744 744 1 Assumed Have Children 1 = Assumed Yes Left
You Support? 2 = Assumed No
165 745 745 1 Assumed Have Legal 2 = Assumed no legal Left
Dependents Other than dependents
Children or Spouse? Blank = No assumption
166 746 746 1 Assumed VA Status 2 = Assumed not a Left
Veteran
167 747 748 2 Assumed Student’s # in 00 to 99 Left
Family Blank = No assumption
168 749 749 1 Assumed Student’s # in 0 to 9 Left
College Blank = No assumption
169 750 750 1 Assumed Parents’ 1 = Assumed Left
Marital Status married/remarried
2 = Assumed single
170 751 751 1 Changed Assumed Y = Assumed SSN Left
length from Father’s/Stepfather’s Blank
9 bytes SSN
171 752 752 1 Changed Assumed Mother’s/ Y = Assumed SSN Left
length from Stepmother’s SSN Blank
9 bytes

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172 753 754 2 Assumed Parents’ # in 00 to 99 Left
Family Blank = No assumption
173 755 755 1 Assumed Parents’ # in 0 to 9 Left
College Blank = No assumption
174 756 761 6 Assumed Parents' AGI -999999 to 999999 Right
Blank = No assumption Signed
175 762 767 6 Assumed Parents’ U.S. 000000 to 999999 Left
Tax Paid Blank = No assumption
176 768 773 6 Assumed Father's/ -999999 to 999999 Right
Stepfather’s Income Blank = No assumption Signed
Earned from Work
177 774 779 6 Assumed Mother's/ -999999 to 999999 Right
Stepmother’s Income Blank = No assumption Signed
Earned from Work
178 780 784 5 Assumed Parents’ Total 00000 to 99999 Left
from Worksheet C Blank = No assumption
179 785 789 5 Primary EFC 00000 to 99999 Left
The primary 9 month
EFC calculated. Full
Needs Test (FNT),
unless Simplified Needs
Test (SNT) met.
180 790 794 5 Secondary EFC 00000 to 99999 Left
The secondary 9 month
EFC calculated. Full
Needs Test (FNT)
provided only if
Simplified Needs Test
(SNT) is met and asset
information is provided.

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181 795 795 1 Primary EFC Type 1 = FNT: Dependent Left
2 = FNT: Independent
Identifies formula type without dependents other
used to calculate the than a spouse
primary EFC. 3 = FNT: Independent
with dependents other
Full Needs Test (FNT) than a spouse
4 = SNT: Dependent
Simplified Needs Test 5 = SNT: Independent
(SNT) without dependents other
than a spouse
6 = SNT: Independent
than a spouse
182 796 796 1 Secondary EFC Type 1 = FNT: Dependent Left
2 = FNT: Independent
Identifies formula type without dependents other
used to calculate than a spouse
secondary EFC. 3 = FNT: Independent
Full Needs Test (FNT) than a spouse
4 = SNT: Dependent
Simplified Needs Test 5 = SNT: Independent
(SNT) without dependents other
than a spouse
6 = SNT: Independent
than a spouse
183 797 801 5 Primary Alternate 00000 to 99999 Left
Month 1 Blank = None Calculated
The primary alternate

EFC used by FAO in
determining eligibility
based on periods of time
other than 9 months.

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194 852 856 5 Secondary Alternate 00000 to 99999 Left
The secondary alternate

EFC used by FAO in
determining eligibility
based on periods of time
other than 9 months.

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205 907 913 7 TI: Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Blank = None Calculated Signed
206 914 920 7 ATI: Allowances 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Against Total Income Blank = None Calculated
207 921 927 7 STX: State and Other -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Tax Allowance Blank = None Calculated Signed
208 928 934 7 EA: Employment 0000000 to 9999999 Left
209 935 941 7 IPA: Income Protection 0000000 to 9999999 Left
210 942 948 7 AI: Available Income -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Blank = None Calculated Signed
211 949 955 7 CAI: Contribution -9999999 to 9999999 Right
From Available Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
212 956 964 9 DNW: Discretionary -999999999 to Right
Net Worth 999999999 Signed
213 965 973 9 NW: Net Worth 000000000 to 999999999 Left
214 974 982 9 APA: Asset Protection 000000000 to 999999999 Left
215 983 989 7 PCA: Parents’ -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Contribution from Blank = None Calculated Signed
Assets
216 990 996 7 AAI: Adjusted -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Available Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
217 997 1003 7 TSC: Total Student 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Contribution Blank = None Calculated
218 1004 1010 7 TPC: Total Parent 0000000 to 9999999 Left
219 1011 1017 7 PC: Parents’ 0000000 to 9999999 Left
220 1018 1024 7 STI: Student’s Total -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
221 1025 1031 7 SATI: Student’s -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Allowance against Total Blank = None Calculated Signed
Income
222 1032 1038 7 SIC: Dependent 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Students’ Income Blank = None Calculated
Contribution
223 1039 1047 9 SDNW: Student’s -999999999 to Right
Discretionary Net 999999999 Signed

3-32
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224 1048 1054 7 SCA: Student’s -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Contribution from Blank = None Calculated Signed
Assets
225 1055 1061 7 FTI: FISAP Total -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
226 1062 1068 7 SEC TI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Total Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
227 1069 1075 7 SEC ATI: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Allowances Against Blank = None Calculated
Total Income
228 1076 1082 7 SEC STX: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
State Tax Allowance Blank = None Calculated Signed
229 1083 1089 7 SEC EA: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Employment Allowance Blank = None Calculated
230 1090 1096 7 SEC IPA: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Income Protection Blank = None Calculated
Allowance
231 1097 1103 7 SEC AI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Available Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
232 1104 1110 7 SEC CAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Contribution From Blank = None Calculated Signed
Available Income
233 1111 1119 9 SEC DNW: Secondary -999999999 to Right
Discretionary Net 999999999 Signed
234 1120 1128 9 SEC NW: Secondary 000000000 to 999999999 Left
Net Worth Blank = None Calculated
235 1129 1137 9 SEC APA: Secondary 000000000 to 999999999 Left
Asset Protection Blank = None Calculated
Allowances
236 1138 1144 7 SEC PCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Parents’ Contribution Blank = None Calculated Signed
from Assets
237 1145 1151 7 SEC AAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Adjusted Available Blank = None Calculated Signed
Income
238 1152 1158 7 SEC TSC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Total Student Blank = None Calculated
Contribution
239 1159 1165 7 SEC TPC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Total Parent Blank = None Calculated
Contribution

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240 1166 1172 7 SEC PC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Parents’ Contribution Blank = None Calculated
241 1173 1179 7 SEC STI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Student’s Total Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
242 1180 1186 7 SEC SATI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Student’s Allowance Blank = None Calculated Signed
Against Total Income
243 1187 1193 7 SEC SIC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Student’s Dependent Blank = None Calculated
Income Contribution
244 1194 1202 9 SEC SDNW: -999999999 to Right
Secondary Student’s 999999999 Signed
Discretionary Net Blank = None Calculated
Worth
245 1203 1209 7 SEC SCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Student’s Contribution Blank = None Calculated Signed
from Assets
246 1210 1216 7 SEC FTI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
FISAP Total Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
247 1217 1336 120 Correction Flags 0 = No Correction Made Right
1= Field Corrected on
See the Field Name and this transaction
Position Cross- 2 = Field Corrected on
Reference Table in the previous transaction
Processing Codes
reference.
Each correction flag

byte corresponds to a
specific SAR field and
indicates fields that
have been corrected.

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248 1337 1456 120 Highlight Flags 0 = No Highlight Made Right
1 = Field Highlighted
See the Field Name and
Position Cross- Each highlight flag byte
Reference Table in the corresponds to a specific
Processing Codes SAR field
reference.
Each highlight flag byte

corresponds to a
indicates fields
highlighted in boldface
on the SAR.
249 1457 1576 120 FAFSA Data Verify 0 = Not corrected to the Right
Flags same value
1 = Corrected to the same
See the Field Name and value
Position Cross- 2 = Asked to be verified
Reference Table in the
Processing Codes
reference.
Each FAFSA Data

Verify flag byte
corresponds to a
indicates fields
corrected to the same
value on the transaction
being corrected.
250 1577 1577 1 Modified DHS Match Flag Y = Citizenship Left
all confirmed
references Results from DHS N = Citizenship not
to INS in Match for applicants confirmed
this field to who met criteria to be Blank = Record not sent
DHS. sent to match. to DHS

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251 1578 1578 1 Modified Secondary DHS Match C = DHS has not yet Left
all Flag confirmed eligible non-
references citizen status
to INS in Results from DHS N = DHS did not confirm
this field to Confirmation for eligible non-citizen status
DHS. applicants who failed P = Pending Results of
Primary Confirmation. Secondary Confirmation
X = DHS did not have
enough information to
confirm eligible non-
citizen status
Y = Citizenship status
confirmed by DHS
Blank = N/A
253 1594 1608 15 Modified DHS Verification 000000000000000 to Left
field name Number 999999999999999
and Blank
description Identification #
provided by the
Department of
Homeland Security
indicating that primary
verification was
performed.
255 1610 1610 1 NSLDS Match Flag 1 = Student not in Left
Default or Overpayment
Results of the NSLDS 2 = Default
Match. 3 = Overpayment
4 = Default and
Overpayment
7 = Match but no data
provided
8 = Record not sent to
NSLDS

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256 1611 1616 6 NSLDS Post-Screening 01 = Default added Left
Reason Code 02 = Overpayment added
03 = Default resolved
The student’s eligibility 04 = Overpayment
has changed since the resolved
previous prescreening. 05 = Master Promissory
Note status change
This field can contain 06 = Loan went into
up to 3 reason codes at Discharged status
2-bytes each. 07 = Loan out of
Discharged status
08 = Closed school
09 = Exceeded
Subsidized loan limit
10 = Exceeded
Combined loan limit
11 = No longer
exceeding subsidized
loan status
12 = No longer
exceeding combined loan
limit
13 = Change in type of
discharged loan
99 = Other
Blank = Not an NSLDS
postscreening transaction
257 1617 1625 9 Filler For ED Use Only Left
258 1626 1626 1 Added Father’s/Stepfather’s 1 = No match on SSN Left
SSN Match Flag 2 = SSN and name
match, no match on DOB
Results from SSN 3 = SSN match, no match
Match with Social on name
Security Administration. 4 = SSN, Name, and
DOB match
5 = SSN, name, DOB
match with Date of Death
SSA
259 1627 1635 9 Filler For ED Use Only Left

3-37
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260 1636 1636 1 Added Mother’s/Stepmother’s 1 = No match on SSN Left
SSN Match Flag 2 = SSN and name
match, no match on DOB
Results from SSN 3 = SSN match, no match
Match with Social on name
Security Administration. 4 = SSN, Name, and
DOB match
5 = SSN, name, DOB
SSA
261 1637 1637 1 Selective Service Match Y = Registration status Left
Flag confirmed
N = Registration status
Results from SS Match not confirmed
for applicants who met T = Temporarily Exempt
criteria to be sent to Blank = Record not sent
match. to Selective Service
262 1638 1638 1 Selective Service Y = Registration Left
Registration Flag completed
N = Registration not
Results from student’s completed
request to be registered T = Temporarily Exempt
with Selective Service. Blank = Record not sent
to Selective Service.
263 1639 1639 1 SSA Citizenship Flag A = U.S. citizen Left
B = Legal alien, eligible
Results from to work
Citizenship Match with C = Legal alien, not
Social Security eligible to work
Administration. D = Other
E = Alien, student
restricted, work
authorized
F = Conditionally
legalized alien
N = Unable to verify
citizenship due to no
match on SSN, name or
date of birth
* = Foreign
Blank = Domestic born
(U.S. Citizen)
264 1640 1647 8 Added Filler For ED Use Only Left

3-38
Field SAR Justify
265 1648 1648 1 SSN Match Flag 1 = No match on SSN Left
2 = SSN and name
Results from SSN match, no match on DOB
Match with Social 3 = SSN match, no match
Security Administration. on name
4 = SSN, Name, and
DOB match
5 = SSN, name, DOB
SSA
266 1649 1649 1 VA Match Flag 1 = Veteran status Left
confirmed
Results of the Veterans 2 = Record found on VA
Affairs Match. database but not a
qualifying Veteran
3 = Record not found on
VA database
4 = Record found on VA
database but applicant on
active duty
VA
Blank
267 1650 1669 20 SAR Acknowledgement Ten 2-digit codes for Right
Comment Codes comments appearing on
the SAR
Acknowledgement.
Codes are entered from
left to right by the CPS
and the unused positions
are filled with zeros.
268 1670 1729 60 Comment Codes Twenty 3-digit numeric Left
comment codes. (See
Comments provided by ISIR Comment Code
CPS to further Text information in the
communicate important Processing Codes section
results and processing of this technical
information. reference.)
Unused positions contain
all zeroes.

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Field SAR Justify
269 1730 1730 1 Electronic Federal 1 = Federal School Code Right
School Code Indicator #1
2 = Federal School Code
Identifies which school #2
listed in ISIR fields 89, 3 = Federal School Code
91, 93, 95, 97, or 99 #3
initiated this transaction. 4 = Federal School Code
#4
#5
#6
Blank = No Federal
School Code
270 1731 1731 1 Added Electronic Transaction Blank = no destination Left
Indicator (ETI) flag code, school not
participating, or school is
The ETI is set to an ISIR Request school
indicate if the school 0 = School generated
receiving the ISIR transaction and is an ISIR
submitted input to Daily school
generate the ISIR 1 = School did not
transaction, or did not generate transaction and
generate the transaction is an ISIR Daily school
but was listed on the 4 = School generated
record. It also indicates transaction and is an ISIR
whether the type of Request school
ISIR is a daily, 5 = School generated
requested, or pushed transaction, is an ISIR
ISIR. An ETI flag will Request school, ISIR is a
be set for each school CPS
choice. Pushed ISIR
6 = CPS Pushed ISIR,
school is an ISIR Daily
school
7 = School did not
generate transaction and
is an ISIR Request school

3-40
Field SAR Justify
271 1732 1737 6 Modified Multi School Code Blank = no destination Left
description Flags code, school not
and valid participating, or school is
content This field will now an ISIR Request school
indicate the school 0 = School generated
codes being serviced by transaction and is an ISIR
the destination point Daily school
that will receive this 1 = School did not
ISIR transaction and generate transaction and
identify which school is an ISIR Daily school
originated the 4 = School generated
transaction. The transaction and is an ISIR
appropriate ETI flag Request school
will be listed in your 5 = School generated
school codess position. transaction, is an ISIR
Request school, ISIR is a
If the first byte of this CPS
field has a 1, then the Pushed ISIR
Federal School Code 6 = CPS Pushed ISIR,
listed in Federal School school is an ISIR Daily
Code #1 did not school
generate transaction and 7 = School did not
is an ISIR Daily school. generate transaction and
In addition, if the is an ISIR Request
second byte of this field school.
has a 0, then Federal
School Code #2
generated transaction
and is an ISIR Daily
school.
272 1738 1741 4 Increased Verification Tracking 0000 to 9999 Left
field length Flag Blank
from 2
bytes
Modified
valid
content
273 1742 1742 1 Student is selected for Y = Selected Left
Verification N = Not Selected
* = A subsequent
transaction was selected
for verification

3-41
Field SAR Justify
274 1743 1759 17 Increased Filler For FSA Use Only Left
field from
12 bytes
275 1760 1761 2 NSLDS Transaction 01 to 99 Right
Number Blank
Reflects the latest

transaction number for
which NSLDS updated
information.
276 1762 1762 1 NSLDS Database 1 = Record matched, data Left
Results Flag sent
2 = SSN match, no name
Results from NSLDS or date of birth match, no
Match for applicants data sent
who met criteria to be 3 = SSN not found in
sent to match. NSLDS
4 = Full match, no
relevant data to send
5 = Real-time transaction
not sent to NSLDS
Blank = Record not sent,
all NSLDS fields will be
blank
278 1764 1764 1 Modified NSLDS Pell D = Deferred Left
description Overpayment Flag N = N/A
for Valid S = Satisfactory Payment
Content S Arrangements
W = Waived
Y = Overpayment
279 1765 1772 8 NSLDS Pell Numeric school code Right
Overpayment Contact N/A
Y (more than one)
280 1773 1773 1 Modified NSLDS SEOG D = Deferred Left
description Overpayment Flag N = N/A
W = Waived
Y = Overpayment
281 1774 1781 8 NSLDS SEOG Numeric school code Right
Y (more than one)

3-42
Field SAR Justify
282 1782 1782 1 Modified NSLDS Perkins D = Deferred Left
description Overpayment N = N/A
W = Waived
Y = Overpayment
283 1783 1790 8 NSLDS Perkins Numeric school code Right
Y (more than one)
284 1791 1791 1 NSLDS Defaulted Loan Y or N Left
Flag
285 1792 1792 1 NSLDS Discharged C = Conditional Left
Loan Flag D = Death
M = Multiple
N = None
P = Permanent
R= Reaffirmed
286 1793 1793 1 Modified NSLDS Loan Y or N Left
Field Name Satisfactory Payment
Arrangement Flag
287 1794 1794 1 Active Bankruptcy Flag Y or N Left
288 1795 1800 6 NSLDS Aggregate Numeric Right
Subsidized Outstanding N/A
Principal Balance
Unsubsidized N/A
Outstanding Principal
Balance
Combined Outstanding N/A
Principal Balance
291 1813 1818 6 Modified NSLDS Unallocated Numeric Right
Field Name Consolidated N/A
Outstanding Principal
Balance
Subsidized Pending N/A
Disbursement
Unsubsidized Pending N/A
Disbursement

3-43
Field SAR Justify
Combined Pending N/A
Disbursement
Subsidized Total N/A
Unsubsidized Total N/A
Combined Total N/A
298 1855 1860 6 Modified NSLDS Unallocated Numeric Right
Field Name Consolidated Total N/A
299 1861 1866 6 NSLDS Perkins Numeric Right
Principal Balance N/A
300 1867 1872 6 NSLDS Perkins Current Numeric Right
Year Loan Amount N/A
301 1873 1873 1 NSLDS Defaulted Loan # Left
Change Flag N
302 1874 1874 1 NSLDS Discharged # Left
Loan Change Flag N
303 1875 1875 1 Modified NSLDS Satisfactory # Left
Field Name Payment Arrangement N
Change Flag
304 1876 1876 1 NSLDS Active # Left
Bankruptcy Change N
Flag
305 1877 1877 1 NSLDS Overpayments # Left
Change Flag N
306 1878 1878 1 NSLDS Aggregate # Left
Loan Change Flag N
307 1879 1879 1 NSLDS Perkins Loan # Left
Change Flag N
308 1880 1880 1 NSLDS Pell Payment # Left
Change Flag N
309 1881 1881 1 NSLDS Additional Pell Y or N Left
Flag
310 1882 1882 1 NSLDS Additional Y or N Left
Loans Flag
311 1883 1883 1 Deleted Direct Loan Master- A = Active Left
value U Prom Note Flag C = Closed
I = Inactive
N = No MPN on file
Blank = No data from
NSLDS

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312 1884 1884 1 Deleted Direct Loan Plus Master A = Active Left
value U Prom Note Flag C = Closed
I = Inactive
N = No MPN on file
Blank = No data from
NSLDS
313 1885 1885 1 Added Subsidized Loan Limit C = Close to limit Left
Flag E = Exceeded limit
N = No problem
314 1886 1886 1 Added Combined Loan Limit C = Close to limit Left
Flag E = Exceeded limit
N = No problem
315 1887 1888 2 NSLDS Pell Sequence 01 to 03 Left
Number (1) Blank
316 1889 1891 3 NSLDS Pell Alpha field Left
Verification Flag (1) N/A
317 1892 1897 6 NSLDS Pell EFC (1) 000000 to 999999 Left
Blank
318 1898 1905 8 NSLDS Pell School Numeric Right
Code (1) Blank
319 1906 1907 2 NSLDS Pell Numeric Right
Transaction Number (1) Blank
320 1908 1915 8 NSLDS Pell Last Numeric Left
Update Date (1) (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
321 1916 1921 6 NSLDS Pell Scheduled Numeric Right
Amount (1) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
322 1922 1927 6 NSLDS Pell Amount Numeric Left
Paid to Date (1) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
323 1928 1932 5 NSLDS Pell Percent Numeric Right
Scheduled Award Used Blank
(1)
Whole percent with

leading zeros i.e. 50% =
00050.

3-45
Field SAR Justify
324 1933 1938 6 NSLDS Pell Award Numeric Right
Amount (1) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
Number (2) Blank
Blank
Code (2) Blank
N/A
Blank
Amount (2) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
(2)
Whole percent with

00050.
Amount (2) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
Number (3) Blank

3-46
Field SAR Justify
Blank
Code (3) Blank
N/A
Blank
Amount (3) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
(3)
Whole percent with

00050.
Amount (3) Blank
Whole dollar amount

with leading zeros.
345 2043 2044 2 NSLDS Loan (1) 01 to 06 Left
Sequence Number Blank
346 2045 2045 1 NSLDS Loan (1) Type D = Defaulted Left
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
347 2046 2046 1 NSLDS Loan (1) # Left
Change Flag N
Blank

3-47
Field SAR Justify
348 2047 2048 2 NSLDS Loan (1) See NSLDS Loan Left
Program Code Program Codes Table in
the Processing Codes
reference.
349 2049 2054 6 NSLDS Loan (1) Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Amount Blank
Current Status Code Current Status Codes
Table in the Processing
Codes section of this
351 2057 2064 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Format is CCYYMMDD Left
Current Status Date Blank
352 2065 2070 6 NSLDS Loan (1) 000000 to 999999 Right
Aggregate Principal N/A
Balance Blank
353 2071 2078 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Numeric Left
Aggregate Principal (CCYYMMDD)
Balance Date N/A
Blank
354 2079 2086 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Begin Numeric Left
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
355 2087 2094 8 NSLDS Loan (1) End Numeric Left
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
356 2095 2097 3 NSLDS Loan (1) GA Numeric Left
Code N/A
Blank
357 2098 2100 3 NSLDS Loan (1) Alpha Left
Contact Type N/A
Blank
School Code N/A
Blank
Contact Code N/A
Blank

3-48
Field SAR Justify
360 2117 2119 3 NSLDS Loan (1) Grade Alpha/Numeric Left
Level N/A
Blank
361 2120 2120 1 NSLDS Loan (1) P = PLUS denial Left
Additional H = Health Professional
Unsubsidized Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither
362 2121 2121 1 NSLDS Loan (1) Y = Yes Left
Capitalized Interest Flag N = No
Amount of Last N/A
Disbursement Blank
364 2128 2135 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Date Numeric Left
of Last Disbursement (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
367 2139 2139 1 NSLDS Loan (2) # Left
Change Flag N
Blank
reference.
Amount Blank
371 2150 2157 8 NSLDS Loan (2) Format CCYYMMDD Left
Balance Blank

3-49
Field SAR Justify
Balance Date N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Contact Type N/A
Blank
School Code N/A
Blank
Contact Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
N = Neither
Amount of Last N/A
Disbursement Blank
N/A
Blank

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Field SAR Justify
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
387 2232 2232 1 NSLDS Loan (3) # Left
Change Flag N
Blank
reference.
Amount Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Contact Type N/A
Blank

3-51
Field SAR Justify
School Code N/A
Blank
Contact Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
N = Neither
Amount of Last N/A
Disbursement Blank
N/A
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
407 2325 2325 1 NSLDS Loan (4) # Left
Change Flag N
Blank
reference.
Amount Blank

3-52
Field SAR Justify
Balance Blank
Balance Date N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Contact Type N/A
Blank
School Code N/A
Blank
Contact Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
N = Neither
Amount of Last N/A
Disbursement Blank

3-53
Field SAR Justify
N/A
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
427 2418 2418 1 NSLDS Loan (5) # Left
Change Flag N
Blank
reference.
Amount Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank

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Field SAR Justify
Code N/A
Blank
Contact Type N/A
Blank
School Code N/A
Blank
Contact Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
N = Neither
Amount of Last N/A
Disbursement Blank
N/A
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
447 2511 2511 1 NSLDS Loan (6) # Left
Change Flag N
Blank
reference.

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Field SAR Justify
Amount Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Date (CCYYMMDD)
N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Contact Type N/A
Blank
School Code N/A
Blank
Contact Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
N = Neither

3-56
Field SAR Justify
Amount of Last N/A
Disbursement Blank
N/A
Blank
Total 2600 This layout
Bytes was
previously
2560 bytes

3-57
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN
Error Import Record Layout
(RADD05IN- Sent to CPS; EREP05OP- Received from CPS)
1 1 7 7 Destination Number ‘TGXXXXX’ where XXXXX Left
is the 5-digit code for your
SAIG assigned when initial destination number
Enrollment Form was
processed.
2 8 8 1 Modified Year Indicator 5, will always be ‘5’ (for 2004- Left
valid 2005)
content
3 9 9 1 PIN Request Type Always '2' for Selected Left
Individual Requests
4 10 10 1 Error Code Left
Sent to CPS Blank
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received from CPS 1 = Invalid destination number
2 = Destination not valid for
Note: If record meets participation
multiple error codes, the 3 = No records found on
lowest number will be Renewal Application Database
reported. Blank = No error
5 11 21 11 ID Field 1 Original SSN and Name ID Left
Code
6 22 22 1 ID Error Code 1 Left
Sent to CPS Blank
--------------------------- -------------------------------
Received from CPS 1 = ID not flagged for Renewal
Application
2 = ID and Federal School Code
mismatch
4 = Duplicate request, record
previously sent
Blank = No error

3-58
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import
Record Layout (Continued)
Code
8 34 34 1 ID Error Code 2 Same as ID Error Code 1 Left
Code
Code
Code
15 71 76 6 Federal School Code X00000 to X99999 Left
Valid characters for the first
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or G
16 77 77 1 Federal School Code Error Left
Code
Sent to CPS Blank
--------------------------- -------------------------------
Received from CPS 3= Federal School Code invalid
or not under this destination
number
Blank = No error
18 80 80 1 Modified PIN Mailer Indicator Y = Request CPS to print and Left
field name send PINs to students

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Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import
Record Layout (Continued)
19 81 81 1 Modified Format Error Code Left
valid Sent to CPS Blank
content ------------------------------ --------------------------------
Received from CPS A = Incorrect destination
number (TGXXXXX) on the
SAIG network Header/Trailer
Records
B = Incorrect message class on
the SAIG network
Header/Trailer Records
C = Incorrect destination
number (TGXXXXX) on the
SAIG network Header/Trailer
and Type 2 PIN detail Records
D = Incorrect Year Indicator
E = Non-Type 2 request sent
electronically via SAIG
F = Mismatch of type and
record format
G = PIN Request contains blank
lines
H = PIN Request contains error
codes
I = Empty PIN Request
submitted
J = PIN Request contains low-
values Example: Hex ‘00’
K = Incorrect PIN Indicator
Blank = No error
20 82 85 4 Decreased Filler For FSA Use Only Left
from 28
bytes.
Total 85 Last year
Bytes this layout
contained
109 bytes

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(PINR05OP)
Number
The student's original SSN

as initially processed by
the CPS.
Space(s)
First two characters of last . (period)
name as processed initially ' (apostrophe)
by the CPS. - (dash)
Blank
3 12 27 16 Student’s Last Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
4 28 39 12 Student’s First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
5 40 40 1 Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank

3-61
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout (Continued)
6 41 75 35 Permanent Mailing 0 to 9 Left
. (Period)
' (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank
7 76 91 16 Student’s Permanent City 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
' (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
8 92 93 2 Student’s Permanent State Uppercase A to Z Left
Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Processing Codes section of
this technical reference.
Blank
9 94 98 5 Student’s Permanent Zip 00000 to 99999 Right
Code Blank
10 99 106 8 Student’s Date of Birth Format is CCYYMMDD Left
19000101 to 19991231
Blank
11 107 116 10 Student’s Permanent 0000000000 to 9999999999 Right
Phone Number Blank

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12 117 166 50 Student E-mail address One and only one '@' (at-sign) Left
allowed.
Before @:
• at least one valid character
• all characters in the range
of ASCII 33-126, except
for the following 12
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; :
"@
• period (.) cannot be first,
last or adjacent to another
period
After @:
hyphen, underscore, and
period (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _,
.)
• hyphen, underscore, and
period cannot be first, last,
or adjacent to a period
• Blank
13 167 167 1 Modified PIN Mailer Indicator Y = Student received PIN Left
field name N = Student did not receive
PIN
Blank
14 168 168 1 Print Indicator Y = Student received Direct Left
Print Paper Renewal FAFSA
N = Student did not receive
Direct Print Paper Renewal
FAFSA
Blank
SAIG assigned when destination number
initial Enrollment Form
was processed.
16 176 181 6 Added since Federal School Code X00000 to X99999
draft version. Blank
This field Valid characters for the first
was on the position are 0 (zero), B, E, or
2003-2004 G
layout.
17 182 185 4 Modified Filler For FSA Use Only Left
field length

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Total 185
Bytes

3-64
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout
(EAPS05IN)
Justify
Field # Start End Length Changes Field Name Valid Content Signed
1 1 9 9 Student’s Current Social 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Security Number
2 10 11 2 Added Original Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Space(s)
First two characters of last . (period)
name. (Should be the same as ' (apostrophe)
positions 12 and 13.) - (dash)
Blank
3 12 27 16 Student’s Last Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character Space(s)
must be a letter. Second . (period)
character must be non- ' (apostrophe)
numeric. - (dash)
Blank
4 28 39 12 Student’s First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character Space(s)
must be a letter. . (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
5 40 40 1 Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
6 41 75 35 Permanent Mailing Address 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character . (Period)
cannot be blank. ' (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
This field cannot be left , (Comma)
blank. # (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank

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FAFSA Application Export Record Layout (Continued)
Justify
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character . (Period)
cannot be blank. ' (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
This field cannot be left , (Comma)
blank. # (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank
8 92 93 2 Student’s Permanent State Uppercase A to Z Left
Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Processing Codes section of this
Blank
Code Must be 00000 if Student’s
Permanent State is CN, MX or
FC
19000101 to 19991231
11 107 116 10 Student’s Permanent Phone 0000000000 to 9999999999 Right
Number Blank
12 117 136 20 Student’s Driver’s License 0 to 9 Left
Number Uppercase A to Z
Embedded space(s)
First character cannot be an - (dash)
asterisk. * (asterisk)
Blank
If non-blank, first character
cannot be blank.
13 137 138 2 Student’s Driver’s License Valid two letter postal code Left
State Code See State/Country/
Blank

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Justify
14 139 188 50 Student’s E-mail Address Blank Left
If non-blank:
One and only one '@' (at-sign)
allowed.
Before @:
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; : "
@
period
After @:
• only letters, digits, hyphen,
underscore, and period (A-
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _, .)
15 189 189 1 Student’s Citizenship Status 1 = U.S. citizen (or U.S. Left
national)
3 = Neither 1 or 2
16 190 198 9 Student’s Alien Registration 000000001 to 999999999 Left
Number Blank
17 199 199 1 Student’s Marital Status 1 = Unmarried (single, Left
divorced, or widowed)
3 = Separated
18 200 205 6 Modified Student’s Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Right
valid 190001 to 200512
content Blank
19 206 207 2 Student’s State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
See State/Country/
Blank

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Justify
20 208 208 1 Modified Student Legal Resident 1 = Yes Left
field name Before 01-01-1999 2 = No
year Blank
reference
21 209 214 6 Modified Student’s Legal Residence Format is CCYYMM Left
content CPS will accept: CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
22 215 215 1 Are You Male? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
23 216 216 1 Do You want Selective 1 = Yes Left
Service to register you? 2 = No
Blank
24 217 217 1 Degree/Certificate 1 = 1st Bachelor’s Degree Right
2 = 2nd Bachelor’s Degree
(occupational or technical
program)
4 = Associate Degree (general
education or transfer program)
5 = Certificate or Diploma for
completing an occupational,
program of less than two years
program of at least two years
7 = Teaching Credential
Program (non-degree program)
8 = Graduate or Professional
Degree
9 = Other/Undecided
Blank

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Justify
25 218 218 1 Modified Grade Level in College 0 = 1st year, never attended Left
field name college
1 = 1st year, attended college
before
3 = 3rd year/junior
4 = 4th year/senior
5 = 5th year/other
undergraduate
6 = 1st year
7 = Continuing
Blank
26 219 219 1 HS Diploma or GED 1 = Yes Left
Received? 2 = No
Blank
27 220 220 1 Modified First Bachelor’s Degree By 1 = Yes Left
field name 07-01-2004? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
28 221 221 1 Interested in Student Loans? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
29 222 222 1 Interested in Student 1 = Yes Left
Employment? 2 = No
Blank
30 223 223 1 Father’s Highest Grade Level 1 = Middle School/Jr. High Left
Completed 2 = High School
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
31 224 224 1 Mother’s Highest Grade 1 = Middle School/Jr. High Left
Level Completed 2 = High School
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
32 225 225 1 Drug Conviction Affecting 1 = No Left
Eligibility 2 = Yes (Part year)
3 = Yes/Don't Know
Blank

3-69
Justify
33 226 226 1 Student’s Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
3 = Will Not File
Blank
34 227 227 1 Modified Student’s Type of 2003 Tax 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ, 1040
year Telefile
4 = Tax return from Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, or Palau
Blank
35 228 228 1 Student Eligible to file 1040A 1 = Yes Left
or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
36 229 234 6 Student’s Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from IRS form Blank Signed
37 235 239 5 Student’s U.S. Income Tax 00000 to 99999 Right
Paid Blank
38 240 241 2 Student’s Exemptions 00 to 99 Right
Claimed Blank
39 242 247 6 Student’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Right
from Work Signed
40 248 253 6 Spouse’s Income Earned from -999999 to 999999 Right
Work Blank Signed
41 254 258 5 Student’s Total Amount from 00000 to 99999 Right
Worksheet A Blank
Worksheet B Blank
Worksheet C Blank
44 269 274 6 Student’s Cash, Savings, and 000000 to 999999 Right
Checking Blank
45 275 280 6 Student’s Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank
46 281 286 6 Student’s Business and/or 000000 to 999999 Right
Investment Farm Net Worth Blank
47 287 288 2 No. of Months Veterans 00 to 12 Right
Education Benefits Received Blank

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Justify
48 289 292 4 Monthly Veterans Education 0000 to 9999 Right
Benefits Blank
49 293 293 1 Modified Born Before 01-01-1981? 1 = Yes Left
field name 2 = No
year
reference
50 294 294 1 Modified Working on a Master’s or 1 = Yes Left
field name Doctorate Program? 2 = No
51 295 295 1 Is Student Married? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
52 296 296 1 Have Children you Support? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
53 297 297 1 Have Legal Dependents Other 1 = Yes Left
than Children or Spouse? 2 = No
54 298 298 1 Orphan or Ward of Court? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
55 299 299 1 Veteran of U.S. Armed 1 = Yes Left
Forces? 2 = No
56 300 300 1 Parent’s Marital Status 1 = Married/Remarried Right
2 = Single
3 = Divorced/Separated
4 = Widowed
Blank
57 301 306 6 Modified Parent’s Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Left
valid 190001 to 200512
content Blank
58 307 315 9 Your Father’s/Stepfather’s 000000000 to 999999999 Right
59 316 331 16 Your Father’s/Stepfather’s 0 to 9 Left
Space(s)
. (period)
' (Apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
60 332 332 1 Added Your Father’s/Stepfather’s Uppercase A to Z Right
61 333 340 8 Added Your Father’s/Stepfather’s Format is CCYYMMDD Right
Date of Birth 19000101 to 19991231
Blank
62 341 349 9 Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s 000000000 to 999999999 Right

3-71
Justify
63 350 365 16 Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s 0 to 9 Left
Space(s)
. (period)
' (Apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
64 366 366 1 Added Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s Uppercase A to Z Right
65 367 374 8 Added Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s Format is CCYYMMDD Right
Date of Birth 19000101 to 19991231
Blank
66 375 376 2 Parents’ Number of Family 01 to 99 Right
Members Blank
67 377 377 1 Modified Parents’ Number in College 1 to 9 Right
field name (Parents’ excluded) Blank
68 378 379 2 Parents’ State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
See State/Country/
Blank
69 380 380 1 Modified Parents’ Legal Residents 1 = Yes Left
field name before 01-01-1999? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
70 381 386 6 Modified Parents’ Legal Residence Format is CCYYMM Left
content
CPS will accept: CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
71 387 387 1 Parents’ Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
3 = Will Not File
Blank

3-72
Justify
72 388 388 1 Modified Parents’ Type of 2003 Tax 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ, 1040
year Telefile
4 = Tax return from Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, or Palau
Blank
73 389 389 1 Parents’ Eligible to file 1 = Yes Left
1040A or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
74 390 395 6 Parents’ Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from IRS form Blank Signed
75 396 401 6 Parents’ U.S. Income Tax 000000 to 999999 Right
Paid Blank
76 402 403 2 Parents’ Exemptions Claimed 00 to 99 Right
Blank
77 404 409 6 Father’s/Stepfather’s Income -999999 to 999999 Right
78 410 415 6 Mother’s/Stepmother’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income Earned from Work Blank Signed
79 416 420 5 Parents’ Total Amount from 00000 to 99999 Right
Worksheet A Blank
Worksheet B Blank
Worksheet C Blank
82 431 436 6 Parents’ Cash, Savings, and 000000 to 999999 Right
Checking Blank
83 437 442 6 Parents’ Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank
84 443 448 6 Parents’ Business and/or 000000 to 999999 Right
Investment Farm Net Worth Blank
85 449 450 2 Student’s Number of Family 01 to 99 Right
Members Blank
86 451 451 1 Modified Student’s Number in College 1 to 9 Right
field name Blank
87 452 457 6 Federal School Code #1 X00000 to X99999 Left
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or G.

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Justify
88 458 458 1 Federal School Code #1 1 = On Campus Left
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank
3 = With Parent
Blank
Blank

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Justify
3 = With Parent
Blank
99 494 494 1 Combined Enrollment Status 1 = Full time Left
Enroll-ment 2 = ¾ time
questions 3 = ½ time
into 1 4 = Less than ½ time
question 5 = Not Sure
and Blank
modified
values 1
and 5
100 495 502 8 Modified Date Application Completed Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid 20040101 to 20051231
content
101 503 503 1 Signed By A = Applicant Left
102 504 512 9 Preparer’s Social Security 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Number Blank
103 513 521 9 Preparer’s Employer 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Identification Number (EIN) Blank
104 522 522 1 Preparer’s Signature 1 = Yes Left
Blank
Indicates that a preparer
signed the transaction.
105 523 523 1 Dependency Override 1 = Dependent to Independent Left
Indicator Blank = No dependency
override
Indicates that a Dependency
Override was requested on
this application.
Must be blank
107 532 533 2 Added Transaction Data 1A = Electronic Application Left
Source/Type Code
Indicates the origin of the

transaction.
108 534 541 8 Modified Transaction Receipt Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid 20040101 to 20050630
content Date the school received the
application from the student.

3-75
Justify
109 542 542 1 Assumption Override 1 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
Parents’ Number in College
assumed to be 1 when the
number in college is greater
than 6.
Blank = No
Set on electronic application
to override assumption 2:
Parents’ AGI assumed equal
to sum of parents’ earned
income portions.
Blank = No
Set on the electronic
application to override
assumption 3: Student’s
Number in College assumed
to be one.
Blank = No
assumption 4: Student’s AGI
assumed equal to sum of
student’s and spouse’s earned
income portions.
Blank = No
assumption 5: Parents’
income from Worksheet C
assumed to be zero.
Blank = No
assumption 6: Student’s
income from Worksheet C
assumed to be zero.

3-76
Justify
Must be blank
116 555 555 1 Modified Reject Override A 1 = Yes Left
end year Blank = No
range from Set by electronic application
1928 to override Reject A: Date of
Birth year is 1900 to 1929.
See Table of Reject Codes

and how to Respond to Each
reference for further details.
117 556 556 1 Reject Override B 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
Set by electronic application
to override Reject B:
Independent Student Status in
question because of student’s
age.

118 557 557 1 Modified Reject Override C 1 = Yes Left
description Blank = No
to override Reject C: Parent’s
or independent student’s taxes
paid is greater than zero and
greater than or equal to a
fixed percentage of the AGI,
but not equal to or greater
than AGI.


3-77
Justify
119 558 558 1 Added Reject Override G 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject G:
Dependent student’s taxes
paid is greater than zero and
fixed percentage of the AGI,
but not equal to or greater
than AGI.

120 559 559 1 Reject Override N 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject N:
Student’s first name or last
name blank.

121 560 560 1 Reject Override W 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject W:
Unusually high number of
family members.


3-78
Justify
122 561 800 240 Modified Filler For FSA Use Only Left
length
Total 800
Bytes

3-79
Correction Export Record Layout
(CORR05IN)
field name 2005)
and valid Indicates the cycle year to
content which the correction
should be applied.
Number

as processed initially by
the CPS.
Space(s)
First two characters of last . (Period)
name as processed ’ (Apostrophe)
initially by the CPS. - (Dash)
Blank
If non-blank, first character

must contain a letter and second
character must be non-numeric.
4 13 14 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Right
The CPS transaction

number of the ISIR being
corrected.
5 15 17 3 SAR Field Number - 000 to 999 Right
Correction #1 SAR number of the data
element correction
See Correction Data Entry
Specification for SAR
Field Numbers in the
of this technical reference.

3-80
Correction Export Record Layout (Continued)
6 18 52 35 Correction Data 1 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
New value for field being . (Period)
corrected. ' (Apostrophe)
, (Comma)
See Correction Data Entry - (Dash)
Specification for SAR # (Number)
Field Numbers in the @ (At)
Processing Codes section % (Percent or care of)
of this technical reference. & (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
* Corrected Data
Can be blank
7 53 55 3 SAR Field Number – 000 to 999 Right
element correction
8 56 90 35 Correction Data 2 Same as Valid Content for field Left
#6, Correction Data 1
9 91 93 3 SAR Field Number – 000 to 999 Right
element correction
element correction
element correction
element correction
element correction

3-81
element correction
element correction
element correction
element correction
element correction

3-82
29 471 520 50 Student’s E-mail Address Blank Left
If non-blank:
allowed.
Before @:
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; : "
@
period
After @:
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _, .)
30 521 522 2 Added Transaction Data 1C = Correction Full SAR Left
Source/Type Code

transaction.
valid 20040101 to 20050917
content The date you received the
correction for data entry.
Parents’ Number in Blank = No
when the number in
college is greater than 6.
Parents’ AGI assumed Blank = No
equal to sum of father and
mother earned income
portions. Allow AGI to
be zero or blank as
entered.

3-83
Student’s Number in Blank = No
when number in college
equals number in the
household and both are
greater than 2.
Student’s AGI assumed Blank = No
equal to the sum of
student and spouse earned
income portions. Allow
AGI to be zero or blank as
entered.
Parents' total from Blank = No
worksheet C assumed to
be zero. Allow parents'
income from worksheet C
to be less than or equal to
parents’ total income.
Student’s total from Blank = No
worksheet C assumed to
be zero. Allow student’s
income from worksheet C
to be less than or equal to
student’s total income.
38 537 537 1 Modified Reject Override A Date of 1 = Yes Left
end year Birth year is 1900 to Blank = No
range from 1929.
1928
and how to Respond to
Each in the Processing
technical reference for
further details.

3-84
39 538 538 1 Modified Reject Override B 1 = Yes Left
description Date of Birth since Blank = No
in Field September 1, 1988.
Name.
further details.
40 539 539 1 Modified Reject Override C 1 = Yes Left
description Parent’s or independent Blank = No
student’s taxes paid is
greater than zero and
fixed percentage of the
AGI, but not equal to or
greater than AGI.

further details.
41 540 540 1 Added Reject Override G 1 = Yes Left
Dependent student’s taxes Blank = No
paid is greater than zero
and greater than or equal
to a fixed percentage of
the AGI, but not equal to
or greater than AGI.

further details.

3-85
42 541 541 1 Reject Override N 1 = Yes Left
Missing first or last name. Blank = No

further details.
43 542 542 1 Modified Reject Override W 1 = Yes Left
the Unusually high number of Blank = No
description family members.

further details.
44 543 548 6 EDE Federal School Code X00000 to X99999 Left
Blank
Originating Federal Valid characters for the first
School Code. position are 0 (zero), B, E, or G.
45 549 580 32 Changed Filler For FSA Use Only Left
length from
12 bytes
Total 580
Bytes

3-86
Signature Record Export Record Layout
(SIGS05IN)
field name 2005)
and valid
content
Number

as processed initially by
the CPS.
Spaces(s)
The first two characters of . (Period)
last name as processed ’ (Apostrophe)
Blank
If non-blank, the first character
must contain a letter and the
second character must be non-
numeric.
4 13 14 2 Added Filler For FSA Use Only Right
5 15 17 3 Modified SAR Field Number Will always be ‘100’ Left
valid
content
6 18 18 1 Correction Data-Signed A = Applicant Only Left
By B = Applicant and Parent
P = Parent Only
8 53 55 3 Modified SAR Field Number- Will be ‘103’ Left
valid Optional Or Blank
content
9 56 56 1 Correction Data- Will be ‘1’ Left
Preparer’s Signature- Or Blank
Optional

3-87
Signature Record Export Record Layout (Continued)
11 521 522 2 Added Transaction Data 1S = Signature Page
Source/Type Code

transaction.
valid 20040101 to 20050910
content The date you received the
correction for data entry.
14 542 547 6 EDE Federal School Code X00000 to X99999 Left
Blank
Originating Federal Valid characters for the first
School Code. position are 0 (zero), B, E, or
G.
Total 580
Bytes

3-88
School Web Student Signature Hold Information
Record Layout
(HOLD05OP)
1 1 9 9 Student’s Original Social 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Security Number
The student's original

SSN as provided on the
application.
2 10 11 2 Added Original Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Spaces(s)
First two characters of . (Period)
last name as processed ’ (Apostrophe)
Blank
If non-blank, the first character
must contain a letter and the
second character must be non-
numeric.
3 12 27 16 Student's Last Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first Space(s)
character must be a . (period)
letter. Second character ' (apostrophe)
must be non-numeric. - (dash)
Can be blank
4 28 39 12 Student's First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first Space(s)
character must be a . (period)
letter. ' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Can be blank
5 40 40 1 Student’s Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank

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School Web Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout
(Continued)
6 41 75 35 Permanent Mailing 0 to 9 Left
. (Period)
’ (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank
Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
’ (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
8 92 93 2 Student’s Permanent Uppercase A to Z Left
State Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Blank
Code Blank
19000101 to 19991231
Blank
11 107 116 10 Student’s Permanent 0000000000 to 9999999999 Right
Phone Number Blank

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(Continued)
12 117 166 50 Student's E-mail address Blank Left
If non-blank:
allowed.
Before @:
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; : "
@
period
After @:
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _, .)
13 167 167 1 Signed By A = Applicant Only Right
P = Parent only
Blank = No signatures
14 168 168 1 Dependency Status D = Dependent Left
I = Independent
Pre-determined by origin
software based on
Dependency Status data
provided.
15 169 169 1 Added Transaction Data Type A = Application Left
B = Application Spanish
C = Correction
E = EZ FAFSA
F = EZ FAFSA Spanish
G = EZ FAFSA Renewal
H = EZ FAFSA Correction
R = Renewal Application
V = Verification Correction

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(Continued)
16 170 178 9 Added Student’s Updated Social 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Security Number
The student's corrected

SSN.
17 179 186 8 Modified Date Added Format is CCYYMMDD where Left
valid CC = 20
content Date that the record was YY = Year 04 or 05
placed on Hold. MM = Month 01-12
DD = Day 01-31
SAIG assigned when destination number
initial Enrollment Form
was processed.
19 194 199 6 Federal School Code X00000 to X99999 Left
Blank
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or G
Total 200
Bytes

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Processing Codes
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 4-3
Summary of Tables................................................................................................................... 4-4
2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference ......................................................................................... 4-4
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each ........................................................... 4-4
Record and Transmission Error Messages ............................................................................ 4-4
Assumption Overrides........................................................................................................... 4-4
Field Name and Position Cross-References .......................................................................... 4-4
NSLDS Loan Program Codes ............................................................................................... 4-5
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes ...................................................................................... 4-5
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes.......................................................................................... 4-5
Correction Data Entry Specifications.................................................................................... 4-5
Message Classes.................................................................................................................... 4-5
ISIR Comment Codes............................................................................................................ 4-5
November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Processing Codes

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2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference............................................................................................. 4-6
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each............................................................. 4-38
Record and Transmission Error Messages ............................................................................. 4-41
Assumption Overrides ............................................................................................................ 4-43
Field Name and Position Cross-References ........................................................................... 4-45
NSLDS Loan Program Codes................................................................................................. 4-62
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes ....................................................................................... 4-63
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes ........................................................................................... 4-65
Correction Data Entry Specifications..................................................................................... 4-66
Message Classes ..................................................................................................................... 4-75
ISIR Comment Codes............................................................................................................. 4-76

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Introduction
This section provides charts and tables that include an explanation of the different reject codes
and how to respond to each. Other tables provide information that further explains other
processing codes associated with the Central Processing System (CPS) Electronic Data
Exchange (EDE) process.

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Summary of Tables
In this section you will find several tables to assist you when reviewing files.
2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference

This table is a cross reference of the 2003-2004 Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR)
field number, start position, and end position with the 2004-2005 ISIR field number, start
position, and end position. It also lists valid field content for the field that has changed from the
last award year.
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each

This table is used to determine the meaning of each reject code possible on a Student Aid Report
(SAR) or ISIR. The table also outlines how to correct each reject and references comment code
numbers associated with the rejects.

This table reports the Record Reject codes (1-13) and the Transmission Error codes (14-16). The
actual text for each reject code, a description of the error, and a resolution for each error is listed.
The record error messages indicate that the individual student record was not processed. You
will need to fix any student record with a Record Error message and send it to the Central
Processing System (CPS) again for processing so an ISIR will be generated. Transmission errors
are problems with the transmission of the records.
Assumption Overrides
This table associates the override codes with the assumption being made. It also explains what
will happen if you use this code and an example of when you would use this code.
Field Name and Position Cross-References

This table is used to determine which fields were verified or corrected in the previous transaction
or which fields are highlighted on the ISIR. It also defines the field positions for the SAR field,
the FAFSA field name, and the question number on the FAFSA.

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NSLDS Loan Program Codes
These codes are used to determine the type of loan program of up to six loans in the NSLDS
portion of the ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary found in the Record Layouts section of
this technical reference.
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes

These codes are used to determine the current status of up to six loans in the NSLDS portion of
the ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary found in the Record Layouts section of this
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes
This table is used to determine the valid state abbreviations used for the following fields found
throughout the Record Layouts section of this technical reference:
• Student’s Permanent State
• Student’s Driver’s License State Code
• Student's State of Legal Residence
• Parents' State of Legal Residence
Correction Data Entry Specifications

This table is used in conjunction with the Correction Export Record Layout found in section 3,
Record Layouts. This table defines the SAR field number and field length. It defines what data
is valid to send for each SAR field on a correction record. The table also indicates if the SAR
field is a signed value, the justification of the SAR field, and if the field can be corrected to
blank.
Message Classes
This table lists the message classes associated with Application Processing.
ISIR Comment Codes

This section references the location of the 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text
document.

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2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference
2003-2004 ISIR Field Data 2004-2005 ISIR Field Data
Name # Start End Name # Start End Changes
Batch Year 1 1 1 Year Indicator 1 1 1 Modified valid
content to:
5, Will always be
‘5’ (for 2004-2005)
Student Last Name/ 2 2 2 Student Last Name/ 137 671 671
SSN Change Flag SSN Change Flag
Original Social 3 3 11 Original Social 2 2 10
Security Number Security Number
Original Name ID 4 12 13 Original Name ID 3 11 12
Transaction Number 5 14 15 Transaction Number 4 13 14
Student’s Current 6 16 24 Student’s Current 129 643 651
Social Security Social Security
Number Number
Student’s Last Name 7 25 40 Student’s Last Name 5 15 30
Student’s First Name 8 41 52 Student’s First Name 6 31 42
Middle Initial 9 53 53 Middle Initial 7 43 43
Permanent Mailing 10 54 88 Permanent Mailing 8 44 78
Address Address
Student’s Permanent 11 89 104 Student’s Permanent 9 79 94
City City
State State
Zip Code Zip Code
Student’s Date of 14 112 119 Student’s Date of 12 102 109
Birth Birth
Phone Number Phone Number
Student’s Driver’s 16 130 149 Student’s Driver’s 14 120 139
License Number License Number
Student’s Driver’s 17 150 151 Student’s Driver’s 15 140 141
License State Code License State Code
Student’s 18 152 152 Student’s Citizenship 17 192 192
Citizenship Status Status
Student’s Alien 19 153 161 Student’s Alien 18 193 201
Registration Number Registration Number

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2004-2005 ISIR Cross-Reference (Continued)
Student’s Marital 20 162 162 Student’s Marital 19 202 202
Status Status
Student’s Marital 21 163 168 Student’s Marital 20 203 208 Modified year
Status Date Status Date reference in valid
content to:
190001 to 200512
Summer 2003? 22 169 169 Enrollment Status 101 497 497 Combined
Enrollment
questions into 1
question
Modified
1 = Full time
5 = Not Sure
Fall 2003? 23 170 170 Deleted Field
Winter 2003-2004? 24 171 171 Deleted Field
Spring 2004? 25 172 172 Deleted Field
Summer 2004? 26 173 173 Deleted Field
Father’s Highest 27 174 174 Father’s Highest 32 226 226
Grade Level Grade Level
Completed Completed
Mother’s Highest 28 175 175 Mother’s Highest 33 227 227
Completed Completed
Student’s State of 29 176 177 Student’s State of 21 209 210
Legal Residence Legal Residence
Student Legal 30 178 178 Student Legal 22 211 211
Resident Before 01- Resident Before 01-
01-1998? 01-1999?
Student’s Legal 31 179 184 Student’s Legal 23 212 217 Modified year
Residence Date Residence Date reference in valid
content to:
190001 to 200512
Are You Male? 32 185 185 Are You Male? 24 218 218
Do you want 33 186 186 Do you want Selective 25 219 219
Selective Service to Service to register
register you? you?
Degree/Certificate 34 187 187 Degree/Certificate 26 220 220
Grade Level in 35 188 188 Grade Level in 27 221 221
College in 2003- College
2004
HS Diploma or GED 36 189 189 HS Diploma or GED 28 222 222
Received? Received?

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First Bachelor’s 37 190 190 First Bachelor’s 29 223 223
Degree By 07-01- Degree By 07-01-
2003? 2004?
Interested in Student 38 191 191 Interested in Student 30 224 224
Loans? Loans?
Interested in Work- 39 192 192 Interested in Work- 31 225 225
Study? Study?
Drug Conviction 40 193 193 Drug Conviction 34 228 228
Affecting Eligibility Affecting Eligibility
Student’s Tax Return 41 194 194 Student’s Tax Return 35 229 229
Completed? Completed?
Student’s Type of 42 195 195 Student’s Type of 36 230 230
2002 Tax Form 2003 Tax Form Used?
Used?
Student Eligible to 43 196 196 Student Eligible to file 37 231 231
file 1040A or 1040A or 1040EZ?
1040EZ?
Student’s Adjusted 44 197 202 Student’s Adjusted 38 232 237

Gross Income from Gross Income from
IRS form IRS form
Student’s U.S. 45 203 207 Student’s U.S. Income 39 238 242
Income Tax Paid Tax Paid
Student’s 46 208 209 Student’s Exemptions 40 243 244
Exemptions Claimed Claimed
Student’s Income 47 210 215 Student’s Income 41 245 250
Earned from Work Earned from Work
Spouse’s Income 48 216 221 Spouse’s Income 42 251 256
Student’s Total 49 222 226 Student’s Total 43 257 261
Amount from Amount from
Worksheet A Worksheet A
Worksheet B Worksheet B
Worksheet C Worksheet C
Student’s Investment 52 237 242 Student’s Investment 47 278 283
Net Worth Net Worth

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Student’s Business 53 243 248 Student’s Business 48 284 289
and/or Investment and/or Investment
Farm Net Worth Farm Net Worth
Student’s Cash, 54 249 254 Student’s Cash, 46 272 277
Savings, and Savings, and Checking
Checking
No. of Months 55 255 256 No. of Months 49 290 291
Veterans Education Veterans Education
Benefits Received Benefits Received
Monthly Veterans 56 257 260 Monthly Veterans 50 292 295
Education Benefits Education Benefits
Born Before 01-01- 57 261 261 Born Before 01-01- 51 296 296
1980? 1981?
Working on a 58 262 262 Working on a 52 297 297
Master’s or Master’s or Doctorate
Doctorate Program Program?
in 2003-2004?
Is Student Married? 59 263 263 Is Student Married? 53 298 298
Have Children you 60 264 264 Have Children you 54 299 299
support? support?
Have Legal 61 265 265 Have Legal 55 300 300
Dependents Other Dependents Other than
than Children or Children or Spouse?
Spouse?
Orphan or Ward of 62 266 266 Orphan or Ward of 56 301 301
Court? Court?
Veteran of U.S. 63 267 267 Veteran of U.S. 57 302 302
Armed Forces? Armed Forces?
Parent’s Marital 64 268 268 Parent’s Marital Status 58 303 303
Status
Father’s/ 65 269 277 Father’s/Stepfather’s 60 310 318
Stepfather’s Social Social Security
Security Number Number
Stepfather’s Last Last Name
Name
Mother’s/ 67 294 302 Mother’s/ 64 344 352
Stepmother’s Social Stepmother’s Social
Mother’s/ 68 303 318 Mother’s/ 65 353 368
Stepmother’s Last Stepmother’s Last
Name Name

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Parents’ Number of 69 319 320 Parents’ Number of 68 378 379
Family Members Family Members
Parents’ Number in 70 321 321 Parents’ Number in 69 380 380
College 2003-2004 College (Parents’
(Parents’ excluded) excluded)
Parents’ State of 71 322 323 Parents’ State of Legal 70 381 382
Legal Residence Residence
Parents Legal 72 324 324 Parents Legal 71 383 383
Residents before 01- Residents before 01-
01-1998? 01-1999?
Parents’ Legal 73 325 330 Parents’ Legal 72 384 389 Modified year
Residence Date Residence Date reference in valid
content to:
190001 to 200512
Age of Older Parent 74 331 332 Deleted this field
and added Father’s/
Stepfather’s Date of
Birth (field 63) and
Mother’s/
Stepmother’s Date
of Birth (field 64)
Parents’ Tax Return 75 333 333 Parents’ Tax Return 73 390 390
Completed? Completed?
Parents’ Type of 76 334 334 Parents’ Type of 2003 74 391 391
2002 Tax Form Tax Form Used?
Used?
Parents’ Eligible to 77 335 335 Parents’ Eligible to 75 392 392
file 1040A or file 1040A or
1040EZ? 1040EZ?
Parents’ Adjusted 78 336 341 Parents’ Adjusted 76 393 398
Gross Income from Gross Income from
IRS form IRS form
Parents’ U.S. Income 79 342 347 Parents’ U.S. Income 77 399 404
Tax Paid Tax Paid
Parents’ Exemptions 80 348 349 Parents’ Exemptions 78 405 406
Claimed Claimed
Stepfather’s Income Income Earned from
Earned from Work Work
Mother’s/ 82 356 361 Mother’s/ 80 413 418
Stepmother’s Stepmother’s Income
Income Earned from Earned from Work
Work

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Parents’ Total 83 362 366 Parents’ Total Amount 81 419 423
Amount from from Worksheet A
Worksheet A
Amount from from Worksheet B
Worksheet B
Amount from from Worksheet C
Worksheet C
Parents’ Investment 86 377 382 Parents’ Investment 85 440 445
Net Worth Net Worth
Parents’ Business 87 383 388 Parents’ Business 86 446 451
and/or Investment and/or Investment
Farm Net Worth Farm Net Worth
Parents’ Cash, 88 389 394 Parents’ Cash, 84 434 439
Savings, and Savings, and Checking
Checking
Student’s Number of 89 395 396 Student’s Number of 87 452 453
Family Members Family Members
Student’s Number in 90 397 397 Student’s Number in 88 454 454
College 2003-2004 College
Federal School Code 91 398 403 Federal School Code 89 455 460
#1 #1
#1 Housing Plans #1 Housing Plans
#2 #2
#3 #3
#4 #4
#5 #5
#6 #6

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Student’s E-mail 103 440 489 Student’s E-mail 16 142 191
Address Address
Date Application 104 490 497 Date Application 102 498 505 Modified year
Completed Completed reference in valid
content to:
20040101 to
20051231
Signed By 105 498 498 Signed By 103 506 506
Preparer’s Social 106 499 507 Preparer’s Social 104 507 515
Preparer’s Employer 107 508 516 Preparer’s Employer 105 516 524
Identification Identification Number
Number (EIN) (EIN)
Preparer’s Signature 108 517 517 Preparer’s Signature 106 525 525
Transaction Receipt 109 518 525 Transaction Receipt 112 537 544 Modified year
Date Date reference in valid
content to:
20040101 to
20051231
Dependency 110 526 526 Dependency Override 107 526 526
Override Indicator Indicator
FAA Federal School 111 527 532 FAA Federal School 108 527 532
Code Code
Filler 112 533 533 Filler 109 533 533
FAA Adjustment 113 534 534 FAA Adjustment 132 658 658
Input Record Type 114 535 535 Deleted Field
Serial Number 115 536 540 Deleted Field
Batch Number 116 541 563 Filler 128 620 642 For ED Use Only
Early Analysis Flag 117 564 564 Deleted Field
Electronic 118 565 565 Deleted Field
Application Entry
Source Code
Filler 119 566 571 Filler 126 564 569
ETI Destination 120 572 578 Electronic Transaction 119 551 557
Number Indicator (ETI)
Destination Number
Reject Override A 121 579 579 Reject Override A 120 558 558 Modified end year
range in the
description from
1928
Reject Override B 122 580 580 Reject Override B 121 559 559

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Reject Override C 123 581 581 Reject Override C 122 560 560
Reject Override N 124 582 582 Reject Override N 124 562 562
Reject Override W 125 583 583 Reject Override W 125 563 563
Assumption 126 584 584 Assumption Override 113 545 545
Override 1 1
Override 2 2
Override 3 3
Override 4 4
Override 5 5
Override 6 6
Dependency Status 132 590 590 Dependency Status 110 534 534
Application Receipt 133 591 598 Application Receipt 134 661 668 Modified year
Date Date reference in valid
content to:
20040101 to
20051231
Processed Record 134 599 599 Processed Record 146 689 689 Deleted reference to
Type Type Duplicate in value
H
Correction Applied 135 600 601 Correction Applied 130 652 653
against Transaction against Transaction
Number Number
System Generated 136 602 602 System Generated 152 709 709 Removed values D
Indicator Indicator and L:
D = Duplicate
request
L = Duplicate
request and NSLDS
match data has
changed
Modified value I:
I = DHS Secondary
confirmation
Duplicate Request 137 603 603 Deleted Field
Indicator
Source of Correction 138 604 604 Source of Correction 141 677 677
Parents’ Calculated 139 605 605 Parents’ Calculated 153 710 710
2002 Tax Status 2003 Tax Status

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Student’s Calculated 140 606 606 Student’s Calculated 154 711 711
2002 Tax Status 2003 Tax Status
Graduate Flag 141 607 607 Graduate Flag 143 679 679
Automatic Zero EFC 142 608 608 Automatic Zero EFC 150 707 707
Indicator
EFC Change Flag 143 609 609 EFC Change Flag 136 670 670
SAR C Flag 144 610 610 SAR C Flag 149 706 706
Simplified Needs 145 611 611 Simplified Needs Test 151 708 708
Test (SNT) (SNT)
Reject Reason Codes 146 612 625 Reject Reason Codes 147 690 703
Selective Service 147 626 626 Selective Service 261 1637 1637
Match Flag Match Flag
Selective Service 148 627 627 Selective Service 262 1638 1638
Registration Flag Registration Flag
INS Match Flag 149 628 628 DHS Match Flag 250 1577 1577 Modified all
references to INS in
this field to DHS
INS Verification 150 629 643 DHS Verification 253 1594 1608 Modified the
Number Number description
Secondary INS 151 644 644 Secondary DHS 251 1578 1578 Modified all
Match Flag Match Flag references to INS in
this field to DHS
Filler 152 645 659 Filler 252 1579 1593
SSN Match Flag 153 660 660 SSN Match Flag 265 1648 1648
SSA Citizenship 154 661 661 SSA Citizenship Flag 263 1639 1639
Flag
SSA Date of Death 155 662 669 Deleted Field
NSLDS Match Flag 156 670 670 NSLDS Match Flag 255 1610 1610
NSLDS Post- 157 671 676 NSLDS Post- 256 1611 1616
Screening Reason Screening Reason
Code Code
VA Match Flag 158 677 677 VA Match Flag 266 1649 1649
Filler 159 678 678 Filler 254 1609 1609
Verification 160 679 680 Verification Tracking 272 1738 1741 Increased field
Tracking Flag Flag length from 2 bytes
to 4 bytes
0000 to 9999
Blank
Student is selected 161 681 681 Student is selected for 273 1742 1742
for Verification Verification
Subsequent 162 682 682 Deleted Field
Application Flag

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Application Data 163 683 684 Application Data 133 659 660 Modified all valid
Source/Type Code Source/Type Code content
Transaction Data 164 685 686 Transaction Data 111 535 536 Modified all valid
Source/Type Code Source/Type Code content
Data Release 165 687 690 Data Request Number 131 654 657
Number (DRN) (DRN)
Transaction 166 691 698 Transaction Processed 145 681 688 Modified year
Processed Date Date reference in valid
content to:
20040101 to
20051231
Compute Batch 167 699 701 Compute Number 140 674 676
Number
FAFSA Data Verify 168 702 821 FAFSA Data Verify 249 1457 1576
Flags Flags
Correction Flags 169 822 941 Correction Flags 247 1217 1336
Highlight Flags 170 942 1061 Highlight Flags 248 1337 1456
Paid EFC 171 1062 1066 Deleted Field
Primary EFC 172 1067 1071 Primary EFC 179 785 789
Secondary EFC 173 1072 1076 Secondary EFC 180 790 794
Paid EFC Type 174 1077 1077 Deleted Field
Primary EFC Type 175 1078 1078 Primary EFC Type 181 795 795
Secondary EFC 176 1079 1079 Secondary EFC Type 182 796 796
Type
Primary Alternate 177 1080 1084 Primary Alternate 183 797 801
Month 1 Month 1
Month 2 Month 2
Month 3 Month 3
Month 4 Month 4
Month 5 Month 5
Month 6 Month 6
Month 7 Month 7
Month 8 Month 8
Month 10 Month 10

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Month 11 Month 11
Month 12 Month 12
Secondary Alternate 188 1135 1139 Secondary Alternate 194 852 856
Month 1 Month 1
Month 2 Month 2
Month 3 Month 3
Month 4 Month 4
Month 5 Month 5
Month 6 Month 6
Month 7 Month 7
Month 8 Month 8
Month 10 Month 10
Month 11 Month 11
Month 12 Month 12
TI: Total Income 199 1190 1196 TI: Total Income 205 907 913
ATI: Allowances 200 1197 1203 ATI: Allowances 206 914 920
Against Total Against Total Income
Income
STX: State and 201 1204 1210 STX: State and Other 207 921 927
Other Tax Tax Allowance
Allowance
EA: Employment 202 1211 1217 EA: Employment 208 928 934
Allowance Allowance
IPA: Income 203 1218 1224 IPA: Income 209 935 941
Protection Protection Allowance
Allowance
AI: Available 204 1225 1231 AI: Available Income 210 942 948
Income
CAI: Contribution 205 1232 1238 CAI: Contribution 211 949 955
From Available From Available
Income Income

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DNW: 206 1239 1247 DNW: Discretionary 212 956 964
Discretionary Net Net Worth
Worth
NW: Net Worth 207 1248 1256 NW: Net Worth 213 965 973
APA: Asset 208 1257 1265 APA: Asset 214 974 982
Protection Protection Allowance
Allowance
PCA: Parents’ 209 1266 1272 PCA: Parents’ 215 983 989
Contribution from Contribution from
Assets Assets
AAI: Adjusted 210 1273 1279 AAI: Adjusted 216 990 996
Available Income Available Income
TSC: Total Student 211 1280 1286 TSC: Total Student 217 997 1003
Contribution Contribution
TPC: Total Parent 212 1287 1293 TPC: Total Parent 218 1004 1010
PC: Parents’ 213 1294 1300 PC: Parents’ 219 1011 1017
STI: Student’s Total 214 1301 1307 STI: Student’s Total 220 1018 1024
Income Income
SATI: Student’s 215 1308 1314 SATI: Student’s 221 1025 1031
Allowance against Allowance against
Total Income Total Income
SIC: Dependent 216 1315 1321 SIC: Dependent 222 1032 1038
Students’ Income Students’ Income
SDNW: Student’s 217 1322 1330 SDNW: Student’s 223 1039 1047
Discretionary Net Discretionary Net
Worth Worth
SCA: Student’s 218 1331 1337 SCA: Student’s 224 1048 1054
Contribution from Contribution from
Assets Assets
FTI: FISAP Total 219 1338 1344 FTI: FISAP Total 225 1055 1061
Income Income
SEC TI: Secondary 220 1345 1351 SEC TI: Secondary 226 1062 1068
SEC ATI: 221 1352 1358 SEC ATI: Secondary 227 1069 1075
Secondary Allowances Against
Allowances Against Total Income
Total Income
SEC STX: 222 1359 1365 SEC STX: Secondary 228 1076 1082
Secondary State Tax State Tax Allowance
Allowance

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SEC EA: Secondary 223 1366 1372 SEC EA: Secondary 229 1083 1089
Employment Employment
Allowance Allowance
SEC IPA: 224 1373 1379 SEC IPA: Secondary 230 1090 1096
Secondary Income Income Protection
Protection Allowance
Allowance
SEC AI: Secondary 225 1380 1386 SEC AI: Secondary 231 1097 1103
Available Income Available Income
SEC CAI: 226 1387 1393 SEC CAI: Secondary 232 1104 1110
Secondary Contribution From
Contribution From Available Income
Available Income
SEC DNW: 227 1394 1402 SEC DNW: 233 1111 1119
Secondary Secondary
Worth Worth
SEC NW: 228 1403 1411 SEC NW: Secondary 234 1120 1128
Secondary Net Net Worth
Worth
SEC APA: 229 1412 1420 SEC APA: Secondary 235 1129 1137
Secondary Asset Asset Protection
Protection Allowances
Allowances
SEC PCA: 230 1421 1427 SEC PCA: Secondary 236 1138 1144
Secondary Parents’ Parents’ Contribution
Contribution from from Assets
Assets
SEC AAI: 231 1428 1434 SEC AAI: Secondary 237 1145 1151
Secondary Adjusted Adjusted Available
Available Income Income
SEC TSC: 232 1435 1441 SEC TSC: Secondary 238 1152 1158
Secondary Total Total Student
Student Contribution Contribution
SEC TPC: 233 1442 1448 SEC TPC: Secondary 239 1159 1165
Secondary Total Total Parent
Parent Contribution Contribution
SEC PC: Secondary 234 1449 1455 SEC PC: Secondary 240 1166 1172
Parents’ Parents’ Contribution
Contribution
SEC STI: 235 1456 1462 SEC STI: Secondary 241 1173 1179
Secondary Student’s Student’s Total
Total Income Income

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SEC SATI: 236 1463 1469 SEC SATI: 242 1180 1186
Secondary Student’s Secondary Student’s
Allowance Against Allowance Against
SEC SIC: 237 1470 1476 SEC SIC: Secondary 243 1187 1193
Secondary Student’s Student’s Dependent
Dependent Income Income Contribution
Contribution
SEC SDNW: 238 1477 1485 SEC SDNW: 244 1194 1202
Secondary Student’s Secondary Student’s
Worth Worth
SEC SCA: 239 1486 1492 SEC SCA: Secondary 245 1203 1209
Secondary Student’s Student’s Contribution
Contribution from from Assets
Assets
SEC FTI: 240 1493 1499 SEC FTI: Secondary 246 1210 1216
Secondary FISAP FISAP Total Income
Total Income
Assumed Citizenship 241 1500 1500 Assumed Citizenship 155 712 712
Assumed Student’s 242 1501 1501 Assumed Student’s 156 713 713
Marital Status Marital Status
AGI AGI
U.S. Tax Paid U.S. Tax Paid
Income from Work Income from Work
Assumed Spouse’s 246 1519 1524 Assumed Spouse’s 160 731 736
Income from Work Income from Work
Total from Total from Worksheet
Worksheet C C
Assumed Date of 248 1530 1530 Assumed Date of Birth 162 742 742
Birth Prior Prior
Assumed Student Is 249 1531 1531 Assumed Student Is 163 743 743
Married/ Remarried Married/Remarried
Assumed Have 250 1532 1532 Assumed Have 164 744 744
Children You Children You
Support? Support?

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Assumed Have 251 1533 1533 Assumed Have Legal 165 745 745
Legal Dependents Dependents Other than
Other than Children Children or Spouse?
or Spouse?
Assumed VA Status 252 1534 1534 Assumed VA Status 166 746 746
Assumed Student’s # 253 1535 1536 Assumed Student’s # 167 747 748
in Family in Family
Assumed Student’s # 254 1537 1537 Assumed Student’s # 168 749 749
in College in College
Assumed Parents’ 255 1538 1538 Assumed Parents’ 169 750 750
Marital Status Marital Status
Assumed Father’s/ 256 1539 1547 Assumed 170 751 751 Changed length
Stepfather’s SSN Father’s/Stepfather’s from 9 bytes to 1
SSN byte
Y = Assumed SSN
Blank
Assumed Mother’s/ 257 1548 1556 Assumed Mother’s/ 171 752 752 Changed length
Stepmother’s SSN Stepmother’s SSN from 9 bytes to 1
byte
Y = Assumed SSN
Blank
Assumed Parents’ # 258 1557 1558 Assumed Parents’ # in 172 753 754
in Family Family
Assumed Parents’ # 259 1559 1559 Assumed Parents’ # in 173 755 755
in College College
Assumed Parents' 260 1560 1565 Assumed Parents' AGI 174 756 761
AGI
U.S. Tax Paid U.S. Tax Paid
Assumed Father's/ 262 1572 1577 Assumed Father's/ 176 768 773
Stepfather’s Income Stepfather’s Income
Assumed Mother's/ 263 1578 1583 Assumed Mother's/ 177 774 779
Stepmother’s Stepmother’s Income
Income Earned from Earned from Work
Work
Total from Total from Worksheet
Worksheet C C
Comment Codes 265 1589 1648 Comment Codes 268 1670 1729
SAR 266 1649 1668 SAR 267 1650 1669
Acknowledgement Acknowledgement
Comment Codes Comment Codes

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Pell Grant Eligibility 267 1669 1669 Pell Grant Eligibility 144 680 680
Flag Flag
Reprocessed Reason 268 1670 1671 Reprocessed Reason 148 704 705
Code Code
Duplicate Date 269 1672 1679 Deleted Field
Duplicate SSN 270 1680 1680 Duplicate SSN 142 678 678
Indicator Indicator
ISIR Transaction 271 1681 1681 Deleted Field
Type
Electronic Federal 272 1682 1682 Electronic Federal 269 1730 1730
School Code School Code Indicator
Indicator

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Multi School Code 273 1683 1688 Multi School Code 271 1732 1737 Blank = no
Flags Flags destination code,
school not
participating, or
school is an ISIR
Request school
0 = School
generated
transaction and is
an ISIR Daily
school
1 = School did not
generate transaction
and is an ISIR
Daily school
4 = School
generated
transaction and is
an ISIR Request
school
5 = School
generated
transaction, is an
ISIR Request
school, ISIR is a
CPS
Pushed ISIR
6 = CPS Pushed
ISIR, school is an
ISIR Daily school
7 = School did not
and is an ISIR
Request school
Parent's Marital 274 1689 1694 Parent's Marital Status 59 304 309 Modified year
Status Date Date reference in valid
content to: 190001
to 200512
Filler 275 1695 1706 Filler 274 1743 1759 Increased field
length from 12
bytes to 17 bytes
NSLDS Transaction 276 1707 1708 NSLDS Transaction 275 1760 1761
Number Number

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NSLDS Database 277 1709 1709 NSLDS Database 276 1762 1762
Results Flag Results Flag
NSLDS Flag 278 1710 1710 Filler 277 1763 1763
NSLDS Pell 279 1711 1711 NSLDS Pell 278 1764 1764 S = Satisfactory
Overpayment Flag Overpayment Flag Payment
Arrangements
NSLDS Pell 280 1712 1719 NSLDS Pell 279 1765 1772
Overpayment Overpayment Contact
Contact
NSLDS SEOG 281 1720 1720 NSLDS SEOG 280 1773 1773 S = Satisfactory
Overpayment Flag Overpayment Flag Payment
Arrangements
NSLDS SEOG 282 1721 1728 NSLDS SEOG 281 1774 1781
Contact
NSLDS Perkins 283 1729 1729 NSLDS Perkins 282 1782 1782 S = Satisfactory
Overpayment Flag Overpayment Payment
Arrangements
NSLDS Perkins 284 1730 1737 NSLDS Perkins 283 1783 1790
Contact
NSLDS Defaulted 285 1738 1738 NSLDS Defaulted 284 1791 1791
Loan Flag Loan Flag
NSLDS Discharged 286 1739 1739 NSLDS Discharged 285 1792 1792
Loan Flag Loan Flag
NSLDS Loan 287 1740 1740 NSLDS Loan 286 1793 1793
Satisfactory Satisfactory Payment
Repayment Flag Arrangement Flag
Active Bankruptcy 288 1741 1741 Active Bankruptcy 287 1794 1794
Flag Flag
NSLDS Aggregate 289 1742 1747 NSLDS Aggregate 288 1795 1800
Subsidized Subsidized
Outstanding Outstanding Principal
Principal Balance Balance
Unsubsidized Unsubsidized
Combined Combined

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NSLDS Aggregate 292 1760 1765 NSLDS Unallocated 291 1813 1818
Consolidated Consolidated
Subsidized Pending Subsidized Pending
Disbursement Disbursement
Unsubsidized Unsubsidized Pending
Pending Disbursement
Disbursement
Combined Pending Combined Pending
Subsidized Total Subsidized Total
Unsubsidized Total Unsubsidized Total
Combined Total Combined Total
NSLDS Aggregate 299 1802 1807 NSLDS Unallocated 298 1855 1860
Consolidated Total Consolidated Total
Principal Balance Principal Balance
Current Year Loan Current Year Loan
Amount Amount
NSLDS Defaulted 302 1820 1820 NSLDS Defaulted 301 1873 1873
Loan Change Flag Loan Change Flag
NSLDS Discharged 303 1821 1821 NSLDS Discharged 302 1874 1874
NSLDS Satisfactory 304 1822 1822 NSLDS Satisfactory 303 1875 1875
Repayment Change Payment Arrangement
Flag Change Flag
NSLDS Active 305 1823 1823 NSLDS Active 304 1876 1876
Bankruptcy Change Bankruptcy Change
Flag Flag
NSLDS 306 1824 1824 NSLDS Overpayments 305 1877 1877
Overpayments Change Flag
Change Flag

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NSLDS Perkins 308 1826 1826 NSLDS Perkins Loan 307 1879 1879
Loan Change Flag Change Flag
NSLDS Pell 309 1827 1827 NSLDS Pell Payment 308 1880 1880
Payment Change Change Flag
Flag
NSLDS Additional 310 1828 1828 NSLDS Additional 309 1881 1881
Pell Flag Pell Flag
NSLDS Additional 311 1829 1829 NSLDS Additional 310 1882 1882
Loans Flag Loans Flag
Direct Loan Master- 312 1830 1830 Direct Loan Master- 311 1883 1883 Deleted value U =
Prom Note Flag Prom Note Flag Unavailable
Direct Loan Plus 313 1831 1831 Direct Loan Plus 312 1884 1884 Deleted value U =
Master Prom Note Master Prom Note Unavailable
Flag Flag
NSLDS Pell 314 1832 1833 NSLDS Pell Sequence 315 1887 1888
Sequence Number Number (1)
(1)
Verification Flag (1) Verification Flag (1)
NSLDS Pell EFC (1) 316 1837 1842 NSLDS Pell EFC (1) 317 1892 1897
NSLDS Pell School 317 1843 1850 NSLDS Pell School 318 1898 1905
Code (1) Code (1)
Transaction Number Transaction Number
(1) (1)
NSLDS Pell Last 319 1853 1860 NSLDS Pell Last 320 1908 1915
Update Date (1) Update Date (1)
Scheduled Amount Scheduled Amount (1)
(1)
NSLDS Pell Amount 321 1867 1872 NSLDS Pell Amount 322 1922 1927
Paid to Date (1) Paid to Date (1)
NSLDS Pell Percent 322 1873 1877 NSLDS Pell Percent 323 1928 1932
Scheduled Award Scheduled Award
Used (1) Used (1)
NSLDS Pell Award 323 1878 1883 NSLDS Pell Award 324 1933 1938
Amount (1) Amount (1)
(2)

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Code (2) Code (2)
(2) (2)
Scheduled Amount Scheduled Amount
(2)
Used (2) Used (2)
(3)
Code (3) Code (3)
(3) (3)
Scheduled Amount Scheduled Amount (3)
(3)
Used (3) Used (3)
NSLDS Loan (1) 344 1988 1989 NSLDS Loan (1) 345 2043 2044
Sequence Number Sequence Number

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NSLDS Loan (1) 345 1990 1990 NSLDS Loan (1) Type 346 2045 2045
Type Code Code
Change Flag Change Flag
Program Code Program Code
NSLDS Loan (1) 348 1994 1999 NSLDS Loan (1) Net 349 2049 2054
Net Amount Amount
Current Status Code Current Status Code
Current Status Date Current Status Date
Aggregate Principal Aggregate Principal
Balance Balance
Balance Date Balance Date
Begin Date Begin Date
NSLDS Loan (1) 354 2032 2039 NSLDS Loan (1) End 355 2087 2094
End Date Date
NSLDS Loan (1) 355 2040 2042 NSLDS Loan (1) GA 356 2095 2097
GA Code Code
Contact Type Contact Type
School Code School Code
Contact Code Contact Code
Additional Additional
Unsubsidized Loan Unsubsidized Loan
Flag Flag
Capitalized Interest Capitalized Interest
Flag Flag
Amount of Last Amount of Last

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NSLDS Loan (1) 363 2073 2080 NSLDS Loan (1) Date 364 2128 2135
Date of Last of Last Disbursement
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance
End Date Date
GA Code Code
Flag Flag

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Flag Flag
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance
End Date Date
GA Code Code

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Flag Flag
Flag Flag
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance
End Date Date
GA Code Code

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Flag Flag
Flag Flag
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance
End Date Date
GA Code Code

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Flag Flag
Flag Flag
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance

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End Date Date
GA Code Code
Flag Flag
Flag Flag
Disbursement
Filler 464 2546 2560 Deleted Field
Father’s/Stepfather’s 62 335 335 Added Field
First Name Initial Uppercase A to Z
Blank
Date of Birth Format is
CCYYMMDD
19000101 to
19991231
Blank
Mother’s/ 66 369 369 Added Field
Stepmother’s First Uppercase A to Z
Name Initial Blank

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Stepmother’s Date of Format is
Birth CCYYMMDD
19000101 to
19991231
Blank
Reject Override G 123 561 561 Added Field
1 = Yes
Blank = No
Parent’s E-mail 127 570 619 Added Field
Address One and only one
'@' (at-sign)
allowed.
Before @:
• at least one
valid character
• all characters
in the range of
ASCII 33-126,
except for the
following 12
characters < > (
)[]\,;: "@
• period (.)
cannot be first,
last or adjacent
to another
period
After @:
• at least one
valid character
• only letters,
digits, hyphen,
underscore,
and period (A-
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _,
.)
hyphen, underscore,
and period cannot
be first, last, or
adjacent to a period

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Address Only Change 135 669 669 Added Field
Flag 1 = Student’s
Mailing address
corrected
2 = Student’s E-
mail address
corrected
3 = Parent’s E-Mail
address corrected
4 = More than one
of the above
corrected
Blank = No change
CPS Pushed ISIR 138 672 672 Added Field
Flag Y = Transaction
automatically sent
to school
Blank =
Transaction not sent
to school
SAR C Change Flag 139 673 673 Added Field
1 = SAR C flag has
changed
Blank = No change
to flag
Filler 257 1617 1625 Added Field
For ED Use Only
SSN Match Flag 1 = No match on
SSN
2 = SSN and name
match, no match on
DOB
3 = SSN match, no
match on name
4 = SSN, Name,
and DOB match
5 = SSN, name,
DOB match with
Date of Death
8 = Record not sent
to SSA
For ED Use Only

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Stepmother’s SSN 1 = No match on
Match Flag SSN
2 = SSN and name
match, no match on
DOB
3 = SSN match, no
match on name
4 = SSN, Name,
and DOB match
5 = SSN, name,
DOB match with
Date of Death
8 = Record not sent
to SSA
For ED Use Only

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Electronic Transaction 270 1731 1731 Blank = no
Indicator (ETI) flag destination code,
school not
participating, or
school is an ISIR
Request school
0 = School
generated
transaction and is
an ISIR Daily
school
1 = School did not
and is an ISIR
Daily school
4 = School
generated
transaction and is
an ISIR Request
school
5 = School
generated
transaction, is an
ISIR Request
school, ISIR is a
CPS
Pushed ISIR
6 = CPS Pushed
ISIR, school is an
ISIR Daily school
7 = School did not
and is an ISIR
Request school
Subsidized Loan Limit 313 1885 1885 Added Field
Flag C = Close to limit
E = Exceeded limit
N = No problem
Combined Loan Limit 314 1886 1886 Added Field
Flag C = Close to limit
E = Exceeded limit
N = No problem

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Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to
Each
*These Alpha reject codes are the same as the Reject Override Codes.
Reject Comment
Code Reject Reason Action Code
*A Date of birth year equals 1900 through 1929. Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct the Date 069
of Birth.
*B Independent student and date of birth equals Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct the Date 072
09/01/88 or greater, and date of birth is not of Birth.
equal to or greater than current year.
*C Taxes paid is greater than zero and greater Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct Taxes 154, 155
than or equal to a fixed percentage of the paid.
AGI, but not equal to or greater than AGI.
(Parent or Independent Student)
*G Taxes paid is greater than zero, and greater Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct Taxes 153
than or equal to a fixed percentage of the paid.
AGI, but not equal to or greater than AGI.
(Dependent Student)
*N Missing first or last name. Correct the student's last name or first name or 080
verify (re-enter the same value) a blank first or last
name field if the student actually has only one
name.
P Invalid SSN range. Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct the 023
student's current SSN.
R Student’s Social Security Match but no date Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct the 060
of birth match. student's date of birth.
S Father’s Social Security Match but no date of Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct the 016
birth match. Father's date of birth.
T Mother’s Social Security Match but no date Verify (re-enter the same value) or correct the 017
of birth match. Mother's date of birth.
*W Unusually high number of family members. If the student is dependent, verify (re-enter the 178, 179
same value) or correct Parents’ Number of Family
Members.
If the student is independent, verify (re-enter the

same value) or correct Student’s Number of Family
Members.

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Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each (Continued)
Reject Comment
1 Simplified needs test is not met and all asset If the student is dependent, provide the following: 150, 151
data are blank. Parents’ Cash, Savings, and Checking; Parents’
Real Estate/Investment Net Worth and Parents’
Business/Investment Farm Net Worth.
If the student is independent, provide the
following:
Student’s Cash, Savings and Checking; Student’s
Real Estate/Investment Net Worth and Student’s
Business/Investment Farm Net Worth.
2 Incomplete FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA. If the student is dependent, provide Parents’ Taxed 129, 130
and Untaxed Income.
If the student is independent, provide Student and

Spouse (if married) Taxed and Untaxed Income.
5 Missing or invalid Date of Birth. Correct the Date of Birth. 018
6 Father’s Social Security Number was not Correct the SSN, name, and/or Date of Birth for 011
matched with the Social Security mother and/or father to achieve a full match for at
Administration. least one parent.
7 Mother’s Social Security Number was not Correct the SSN, name, and/or Date of Birth for 012
matched with the Social Security mother and/or father to achieve a full match for at
Administration. least one parent.
8 SSN match with Date of Death. Contact the Social Security Administration to fix 145
the error at SSA. Then re-enter name or Date of
Birth and submit as a correction for an updated
SSA Match.
9 Dependent student and one of SSN, last Correct the SSN, name and/or Date of Birth for 049
name, and Date of Birth are missing for both mother and/or father to achieve a full match for at
parents. least one parent.
10 Missing marital status and number of family If the student is dependent, review and correct 168, 169
members. Parents' Marital Status and Parents' Number of
Family Members.
If the student is independent, review and correct

Student's Marital Status and Student's Number of
Family Members.

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Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each (Continued)
Reject Comment
11 Marital Status inconsistent with reported If the student is dependent, review and correct 089, 099
incomes. Parents' Marital Status plus Father's/Stepfather’s
Income From Work and Mother's/Stepmother’s
Income From Work.
If the student is independent, review and correct

Student's Marital Status plus Student's Income
Earned From Work and Spouse's Income Earned
From Work.
12 Taxes paid is greater than zero and equal to Correct Taxes paid or AGI. 111, 114, 152
or greater than AGI.
13 Missing Name. Provide the following: 082
Student's Last Name and/or Student's First Name,
or verify a blank first or last name field if the
student actually has only one name.
14 Missing student signature on paper FAFSA Signature correction must be made on a printed 160
or SAR. Student Aid Report certification page and
resubmitted to the FAFSA Processor or may be
corrected electronically.
15 Missing parent signature on FAFSA or SAR. Signature correction must be made on a printed 108
Student Aid Report certification page and
resubmitted to the FAFSA Processor or may be
corrected electronically.
16 Missing student signature on Web Signature correction must be made on a printed 110
application. Student Aid Report certification page and
resubmitted to the FAFSA Processor or corrected
electronically.
17 Citizenship status left blank and SSA did not Provide the citizenship status with the alien 068
verify citizenship status or applicant reported registration number if appropriate.
not a citizen or eligible non-citizen.
18 SSN not on Social Security Administration’s Correct the Social Security Number. If the SSN is 024, 062
database. already correct, contact the Social Security
Administration to fix the error in their records.
Then re-enter SSN and submit as a correction for
an updated SSA Match.
19 An EFC cannot be calculated because the Student needs to call 202-377-3243 to resolve 009
Department of Education has placed a ‘hold’ comment 009.
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Error Code Error Message Error Resolution and/or Description
01 EDE School Number Invalid Federal School Code indicated is not
participating in EDE. Check the code for
validity.
02 Invalid Record Type Invalid Record Source/Type.
03 Not Found on Database SSN and Name ID are invalid or do not match
record on database.
04 School Code Not On Record Requesting institution is not listed on database
record and is not included in the correction
record
05 DRN Number Missing or Invalid Requesting school is not listed on database
record and is included in the correction record
with the applicant’s incorrect DRN.
06 School Code Already on Record The only correction being made is to your
Federal School Code, which is already listed on
this record. If nothing else needs to be corrected
you do not need to send this record again. If
you have other corrections to this record, make
them and send the record again without your
school code.
07 Invalid Transaction Number Blank or invalid transaction number.
08 Trans 99 Requires DRN and School Code Transaction number equals 99 and Federal
School Code and DRN are not included on
correction record.
09 Too Many Transactions Transaction number is greater than 30.
Call the regional office of the Department of
Education for instructions.
10 Previous Application Already on CPS FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA with the same SSN
Database and Name ID is already on file on the CPS
match record on database.
11 (Various messages; invalid data displayed Out of range or invalid value in data field.
on error file) Review the valid field content in this technical
reference, and compare it to the data you
submitted to the CPS.
12 (No message) Incorrect field number or missing field number.
Verify that field number used was valid on your
record.
13 Corr Yr not 5 Process year not equal to 5.

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Record and Transmission Error Messages (Continued)
Error Code Error Message Error Resolution and/or Description
14 Data Type Does Not Match Message Class Data Type Does Not Match Message Class,
verify that the data in the file is being sent in the
correct message class
15 Invalid EDE School Number School not participating
16 School Code Not Serviced by Destination School not valid for destination point
17 Invalid Destination Number Destination invalid or not participating
18 Invalid Message Class Invalid Message Class

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Assumption Overrides
Results Of Setting
Assumption Made Override Before
Assumption When Override Flag Sending Data
Override Is Not Present Triggering Situation
Assumption
1 Parents’ number in college Allow number in college to The Parents’ Number of Family
assumed to be 1. be greater than 6. Members does not equal the number
in college. The Parents’ Number of
college students in the household
equals 7 or more.
2 Parents' AGI assumed Allow parents' AGI to be Parents' AGI is blank or zero. Tax
equal to the sum of the zero if blank or zero is return status is filed, will file, or
father's/stepfather’s and entered. blank. Father's/Stepfather’s income
mother's/stepmother’s from work or mother's/Stepmother’s
income earned from work. income from work is positive or
negative.
3 Student's number in college Allow number of family The independent Student's Number of
assumed to be 1. members to be equal to the Family Members equals 3 or more.
number in college when they The Number of College Students in
are equal and greater than 2. Household is the same value.
4 Student's AGI assumed to Allow Student's AGI to be The Student's AGI is blank or zero.
be equal to the sum of the zero if blank is entered. Tax return status is filed, will file, or
student's and spouse's blank. Student's income from work
income earned from work. or spouse's income from work is
positive or negative.
5 Parents' income from Allow Parents' income from Parents’ Calculated 2003 Tax Status
Worksheet C assumed to be Worksheet C to be greater equals filed. Income from Worksheet
zero. than zero and greater than a C is greater than a fixed percentage of
fixed percentage of the Parents' AGI plus Parents’ Total from
parents' total income. Worksheet A plus Worksheet B.
Parents’ Calculated 2003 Tax Status

equals non-tax filer. Income from
Worksheet C is greater than a fixed
percentage of Father's/Stepfather’s
Income From Work,
Mother's/Stepmother’s Income From
Work, and Parents’ Total from
Worksheet A plus Worksheet B.

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Assumption Overrides (Continued)
Results Of Setting
Assumption Made Override Before
Assumption When Override Flag Sending Data
Override Is Not Present Triggering Situation
Assumption
6 Student's income from Allow Student's income Students Calculated 2003 Tax Status
Worksheet C assumed to be from Worksheet C to be equals filed. Income from Worksheet
zero. greater than zero, and equal C is greater or equal to Student's
or greater than student's total AGI, and Student’s Total from
income. Worksheet A plus Worksheet B.
Students Calculated 2003 Tax Status

equals non-filer. Income from
Worksheet C is greater than or equal
to Student's Income Earned From
Work, Spouse's Income From Work,
and Student’s Total from Worksheet
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Field Name and Position Cross-References
FAFSA
SAR SAR ISIR ISIR Data Correction Highlight FAFSA FAFSA
Field Field Start End Verify Flag Flag Field #
Name # Position Position Flag Position Position Name
Position
Student’s 001 15 30 1457 1217 1337 Last Name 1
Last Name
Student’s 002 31 42 1458 1218 1338 First Name 2
First Name
Middle Initial 003 43 43 1459 1219 1339 Middle Initial 3
Permanent 004 44 78 1460 1220 1340 Number and 4
Mailing Number and
Address Street (Include
Apt. Number)
Student’s 005 79 94 1461 1221 1341 City (and 5
Permanent country if not
City U.S.)
Student’s 006 95 96 1462 1222 1342 State 6
Permanent
State
Student’s 007 97 101 1463 1223 1343 Zip Code 7
Permanent
Zip Code
Student’s 008 642 650 1464 1224 1344 Your Social 8
Current Security
Social Number
Security
Number
Student’s 009 102 109 1465 1225 1345 Your date of 9
Date of Birth birth
Student’s 010 110 119 1466 1226 1346 Your 10
Permanent permanent
Phone telephone
Number number

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Field Name and Position Cross-References (Continued)
FAFSA
Position
Student’s 011 120 139 1467 1227 1347 Your Driver’s 11
Driver’s License
License Number
Number
Student’s 012 140 141 1468 1228 1348 State 12
Driver’s
License State
Code
Student’s E- 013 142 191 1469 1229 1349 Your e-mail 13
mail Address address
Student’s 014 192 192 1470 1230 1350 Are you a 14
Citizenship U.S. Citizen?
Status
Student’s 015 193 201 1471 1231 1351 Alien 15
Alien Registration
Registration Number
Number
Student’s 016 202 202 1472 1232 1352 What is your 16
Marital Status marital status
as of today?
Student’s 017 203 208 1473 1233 1353 Month and 17
Marital Status year you were
Date married,
separated,
divorced, or
widowed
Student’s 018 209 210 1474 1234 1354 What is your 18
State of Legal state of legal
Residence residence?
Student Legal 019 211 211 1475 1235 1355 Did you 19
Resident become a
Before 01-01- legal resident
1999? of this state
before January
1, 1999?

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FAFSA
Position
Student’s 020 212 217 1476 1236 1356 If the answer 20
Legal to question 19
Residence is “No” give
Date month and
year you
became a legal
resident.
Are You 021 218 218 1477 1237 1357 Are you male? 21
Male? (Most male
students must
register with
Selective
Service to get
federal aid.)
Do you want 022 219 219 1478 1238 1358 If you are 22
Selective male (ages 18-
Service to 25) and not
register you? registered,
answer "Yes"
and Selective
Service will
register you.
Degree/ 023 220 220 1479 1239 1359 What degree 23
Certificate or certificate
will you be
working on
during 2004-
2005?
Grade Level 024 221 221 1480 1240 1360 What will be 24
in College your grade
level when
you begin the
2004-2005
school year?

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FAFSA
Position
HS Diploma 025 222 222 1481 1241 1361 Will you have 25
or GED a high school
Received? diploma or
GED before
you begin the
2004-2005
school year?
First 026 223 223 1482 1242 1362 Will you have 26
Bachelor’s your first
Degree By 07- bachelor’s
01-2004? degree before
July 1, 2004?
Interested in 027 224 224 1483 1243 1363 In addition to 27
Student grants, are you
Loans? interested in
student loans
(which you
must pay
back)?
Interested in 028 225 225 1484 1244 1364 In addition to 28
Work-Study? grants, are you
interested in
“work-study”
(which you
earn through
work)?
Father’s 029 226 226 1485 1245 1365 Highest 29
Highest Grade school your
Level father
Completed completed
Mother’s 030 227 227 1486 1246 1366 Highest 30
Highest Grade school your
Level mother
Completed completed

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FAFSA
Position
Drug 031 228 228 1487 1247 1367 Do not leave 31
Conviction this question
Affecting blank. Have
Eligibility you ever been
convicted of
possessing or
selling illegal
drugs? If you
have, answer
“Yes,”
complete and
submit this
application,
and we will
send you a
worksheet in
the mail for
you to
determine if
your
conviction
affects your
eligibility for
aid.
Student’s Tax 032 229 229 1488 1248 1368 For 2003, 32
Return have you (the
Completed? student)
completed
your IRS
income tax
return or
another tax
return listed in
question 33?
Student’s 033 230 230 1489 1249 1369 What income 33
Type of 2003 tax return did
Tax Form you file or
Used? will you file
for 2003?

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FAFSA
Position
Student 034 231 231 1490 1250 1370 If you have 34
Eligible to file filed or will
1040A or file a 1040,
1040EZ? were you
eligible to file
a 1040A or
1040EZ?
Student’s 035 232 237 1491 1251 1371 What was 35
Adjusted your (and
Gross Income spouse’s)
from IRS adjusted gross
form income for
2003?
Student’s U.S. 036 238 242 1492 1252 1372 Enter the total 36
Income Tax amount of
Paid your (and
spouse’s)
income tax for
2003.
Student’s 037 243 244 1493 1253 1373 Enter your 37
Exemptions (and spouse’s)
Claimed exemptions
for 2003.
Student’s 038 245 250 1494 1254 1374 How much 38
Income did you earn
Earned from from working
Work (wages,
salaries, tips,
etc.) in 2003?
Spouse’s 039 251 256 1495 1255 1375 How much 39
Income did your
Earned from spouse earn
Work from working
(wages,
salaries, tips,
etc.) in 2003?
Student’s 040 257 261 1496 1256 1376 Worksheet A 40
Total Amount
from
Worksheet A

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FAFSA
Position
Student’s 041 262 266 1497 1257 1377 Worksheet B 41
Total Amount
from
Worksheet B
Student’s 042 267 271 1498 1258 1378 Worksheet C 42
Total Amount
from
Worksheet C
Student’s 043 272 277 1499 1259 1379 As of today, 43
Cash, Savings, what is your
and Checking (and spouse’s)
total current
balance of
cash, savings,
and checking
accounts?
Investment what is the net
Net Worth worth of your
(and spouse’s)
investments,
including real
estate (not
your home)?
Business what is the net
and/or worth of your
Investment (and spouse’s)
Farm Net current
Worth businesses
and/or
investment
farms?

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FAFSA
Position
No. of Months 046 290 291 1502 1262 1382 If you receive 46
Veterans veterans'
Education education
Benefits benefits, for
Received how many
months from
July 1, 2004
through June
30, 2005 will
you receive
these benefits?
Monthly 047 292 295 1503 1263 1383 And what 47
Veterans amount will
Education you receive
Benefits per month?
Born Before 048 296 296 1504 1264 1384 Were you 48
01-01-1981? born before
January 1,
1981?
Working on a 049 297 297 1505 1265 1385 At the 49
Master’s or beginning of
Doctorate 2004-2005
Program? school year,
will you be
working on a
master's or
doctorate
program (such
as an MA,
MBA, MD,
JD, PhD.
EdD, or
graduate
certificate,
etc.)?

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FAFSA
Position
Is Student 050 298 298 1506 1266 1386 As of today, 50
Married? are you
married?
(Answer
"Yes" if you
are separated
but not
divorced.)
Have Children 051 299 299 1507 1267 1387 Do you have 51
you support? children who
receive more
than half of
their support
from you?
Have Legal 052 300 300 1508 1268 1388 Do you have 52
Dependents dependents
Other than (other than
Children or your children
Spouse? or spouse)
who live with
you and who
receive more
than half of
their support
from you, now
and through
June 30,
2005?
Orphan or 053 301 301 1509 1269 1389 Are both of 53
Ward of your parents
Court? deceased, or
are you or
were you
(until age 18)
a ward/
dependent of
the court?

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FAFSA
Position
Veteran of 054 302 302 1510 1270 1390 Are you a 54
U.S. Armed veteran of the
Forces? U.S. Armed
Forces?
Parent’s 055 303 303 1511 1271 1391 What is your 55
Marital Status parents’
marital status
as of today?
Parent's 056 304 309 1512 1272 1392 Month and 56
Marital Status year they were
Date married,
separated,
divorced, or
widowed
Father’s/ 057 310 318 1513 1273 1393 Father’s/ 57
Stepfather’s Stepfather’s
Social Social
Security Security
Number Number
Father’s/ 058 319 334 1514 1274 1394 Father’s/ 58
Last Name Last Name,
and
Father’s/ 059 335 335 1515 1275 1395 First Initial 59
Stepfather’s
First Name
Initial
Father’s/ 060 336 343 1516 1276 1396 Father’s/ 60
Date of Birth Date of Birth
Mother’s/ 061 344 352 1517 1277 1397 Mother’s/ 61
Stepmother’s Stepmother’s
Social Social
Security Security
Number Number
Mother’s/ 062 353 368 1518 1278 1398 Mother’s/ 62
Stepmother’s Stepmother’s
Last Name Last Name,
and

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FAFSA
Position
Mother’s/Step 063 369 369 1519 1279 1399 First Initial 63
mother’s First
Name Initial
Mother’s/Step 064 370 377 1520 1280 1400 Mother’s/ 64
mother’s Date Stepmother’s
of Birth Date of Birth
Parents’ 065 378 379 1521 1281 1401 Go to Page 7 65
Number of to determine
Family how many
Members people are in
your parents’
household.
Parents’ 066 380 380 1522 1282 1402 Go to Page 7 66
Number in to determine
College how many in
(Parents’ question 65
excluded) (exclude your
parents) will
be college
students
between July
1, 2004 and
June 30, 2005.
Parents’ State 067 381 382 1523 1283 1403 What is your 67
of Legal parents’ state
Residence of legal
residence?
Parents Legal 068 383 383 1524 1284 1404 Did your 68
Residents parents
before 01-01- become legal
1999? residents of
this state
before January
1, 1999?

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FAFSA
Position
Parents’ Legal 069 384 389 1525 1285 1405 If the answer 69
Residence to question 68
Date is “No” give
month and
year legal
residency
began for the
parent who
has lived in
the state the
longest.
Parents’ Tax 070 390 390 1526 1286 1406 For 2003, 70
Return have your
Completed? parents
completed
their IRS
income tax
return or
another tax
return listed in
question 71?
Parents’ Type 071 391 391 1527 1287 1407 What income 71
of 2003 Tax tax return did
Form Used? your parents
file or will
they file for
2003?
Parents’ 072 392 392 1528 1288 1408 If your parents 72
Eligible to file have filed or
1040A or will file a
1040EZ? 1040, were
they eligible
to file a
1040A or
1040EZ?
Parents’ 073 393 398 1529 1289 1409 What was 73
Adjusted your parents’
Gross Income adjusted gross
from IRS income for
form 2003?

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FAFSA
Position
Parents’ U.S. 074 399 404 1530 1290 1410 Enter the total 74
Income Tax amount of
Paid your parents’
income tax for
2003.
Parents’ 075 405 406 1531 1291 1411 Enter your 75
Exemptions parents’
Claimed exemptions
for 2003.
Father’s/Stepf 076 407 412 1532 1292 1412 How much 76
ather’s did your
Income father/
Earned from stepfather earn
Work from working
(wages,
salaries, tips,
etc.) in 2003?
Mother’s/Step 077 413 418 1533 1293 1413 How much 77
mother’s did your
Income mother/
Earned from stepmother
Work earn from
working
(wages,
salaries, tips,
etc.) in 2003?
Parents’ Total 078 419 423 1534 1294 1414 Worksheet A 78
Amount from
Worksheet A
Parents’ Total 079 424 428 1535 1295 1415 Worksheet B 79
Amount from
Worksheet B
Parents’ Total 080 429 433 1536 1296 1416 Worksheet C 80
Amount from
Worksheet C

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FAFSA
Position
Parents’ Cash, 081 434 439 1537 1297 1417 As of today, 81
Savings, and what is your
Checking parents’ total
current
balance of
cash, savings,
and checking
accounts?
Parents’ 082 440 445 1538 1298 1418 As of today, 82
Investment what is the net
Net Worth worth of your
parents’
investments,
including real
estate (not
your home)?
Parents’ 083 446 451 1539 1299 1419 As of today, 83
Business what is the net
and/or worth of your
Investment parents’
Farm Net current
Worth businesses
and/or
investment
farms?
Student’s 084 452 453 1540 1300 1420 Go to page 7 84
Number of to determine
Family how many
Members people are in
your (and
your spouse’s)
household.

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FAFSA
Position
Student’s 085 454 454 1541 1301 1421 Go to page 7 85
Number in to determine
College how many in
question 84
will be college
students,
attending at
least half time
between July
1, 2004, and
June 30, 2005.
Federal 086 455 460 1542 1302 1422 1st Federal 86
#1 or Name of
College,
Address and
City, State
Federal 087 461 461 1543 1303 1423 Housing plans 87
School Code
#1 Housing
Plans
Federal 088 462 467 1544 1304 1424 2nd Federal 88
#2 or Name of
College,
Address and
City, State
School Code
#2 Housing
Plans
Federal 090 469 474 1546 1306 1426 3rd Federal 90
#3 or Name of
College,
Address and
City, State

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FAFSA
Position
School Code
#3 Housing
Plans
Federal 092 476 481 1548 1308 1428 4th Federal 92
#4 or Name of
College,
Address and
City, State
School Code
#4 Housing
Plans
#5 or Name of
College,
Address and
City, State
School Code
#5 Housing
Plans
#6 or Name of
College,
Address and
City, State
School Code
#6 Housing
Plans
Enrollment 098 497 497 1554 1314 1434 For the 2004- 98
Status 2005
academic
year, please
mark whether
you will be:

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FAFSA
Position
Date 099 498 505 1555 1315 1435 Date this form 99
Application was
Completed completed
Signed By 100 506 506 1556 1316 1436 Student and 100
Parent
Signatures
Preparer’s 101 507 515 1557 1317 1437 Preparer’s 101
Social Social
Security Security
Number Number
Preparer’s 102 516 524 1558 1318 1438 Employer ID 102
Employer number
Identification
Number (EIN)
Preparer’s 103 525 525 1559 1319 1439 Preparer’s 103
Signature signature and
date
Parent’s E- 104 570 619 1560 1320 1440 (NOT ON N/A
mail Address FAFSA)
Dependency 106 526 526 1562 1322 1442 D/O N/A
Override
Indicator
Student Last 112 671 671 1568 1328 1448 (NOT ON N/A
Name/SSN FAFSA)
Change Flag
Data Request 113 654 657 No Flag No Flag No Flag (NOT ON N/A
Number FAFSA)
(DRN)
FAA Federal N/A 527 532 No Flag No Flag No Flag Federal N/A
(NOT ON
SAR)
FAA 107 658 658 No Flag No Flag No Flag (NOT ON N/A
Adjustment FAFSA)
(NOT ON
SAR)

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NSLDS Loan Program Codes
Program Code Message
CL FFEL Consolidated
D1 Direct Stafford Subsidized
D2 Direct Stafford Unsubsidized
D4 Direct PLUS
D5 Direct Consolidated Unsubsidized
D6 Direct Consolidated Subsidized
D7 Direct PLUS Consolidated
DU National Defense Student Loan
EU Perkins Expanded Lending Option
FI Federal Insured Student Loan (FISL)
IC Income Contingent Loan (ICL)
NU National Direct Student Loan (NDSL)
PL FFEL PLUS
PU Federal Perkins
RF FFEL Refinanced
SF FFEL Stafford Subsidized
SL Supplemental Loan (SLS)
SN FFEL Stafford Non-Subsidized
SU FFEL Stafford Unsubsidized

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NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes
Status Code Status Message
AL Abandoned Loan
BC No Prior Default, Bankruptcy Claim, Discharged (For FFELP, only includes Chapter 13
bankruptcies.)
BK No Prior Default, Bankruptcy Claim, Active (For FFELP, only includes Chapter 13
bankruptcies.)
CA Cancelled (For Perkins, means = Loan Reversal.)
CS Closed School Discharge
DA Deferred
DB Defaulted, then Bankrupt, Active. (For FFELP, only includes Chapter 13 bankruptcies.)
DC Defaulted, Compromise
DD Defaulted, Then Died
DE Death
DF Defaulted, Unresolved
DI Disability
DK Defaulted, Then Bankrupt, Discharged. (For FFELP, only includes Chapter 13 bankruptcies.)
DL Defaulted, in Litigation
DN Defaulted, Then Paid in Full Through Consolidation Loan
DO Defaulted, Then Bankrupt, Active, Other. (For FFELP, only includes Chapter 13
bankruptcies.)
DP Defaulted, Then Paid in Full
DR Defaulted Loan Included in Roll-up Loan
DS Defaulted, Then Disabled
DT Defaulted, Collection Terminated
DU Defaulted, Unresolved
DW Defaulted, Write-Off
DX Defaulted, Satisfactory Arrangements, and Six Consecutive Payments
DZ Defaulted, Six Consecutive Payments, Then Missed Payment
FB Forbearance
FC False Certification Discharge
IA Loan Originated
ID In School or Grace Period
IG In Grace Period

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NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes (Continued)
Status Code Status Message
IM In Military Grace
IP In Post-Deferment Grace (Perkins only)
OD Defaulted, Then Bankrupt, Discharged, Other. (For FFELP, only includes Chapter 7, 11, and
12 bankruptcies.)
PC Paid in Full Through Consolidation Loan
PF Paid in Full
PM Presumed Paid in Full
PN Non-defaulted, Paid in Full Through Consolidation Loan
RF Refinanced
RP In Repayment
UA Temporarily Uninsured – No Default Claim Requested
UB Temporarily Uninsured – Default Claim Denied
UC Permanently Uninsured/Unreinsured – No Default Claim Requested
(For Perkins, non-defaulted loan purchased by School)
UD Permanently Uninsured/Unreinsured – Default Claim Denied
(For Perkins, defaulted loan purchased by School
UI Uninsured/Unreinsured
XD Defaulted, Satisfactory Arrangements, and Six Consecutive Payments

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State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes
State/Country/Jurisdiction Code State/Country/Jurisdiction Code
Alabama AL Minnesota MN
Alaska AK Mississippi MS
American Samoa AS Missouri MO
Arizona AZ Montana MT
Arkansas AR Nebraska NE
California CA Nevada NV
Canada CN New Hampshire NH
Colorado CO New Jersey NJ
Connecticut CT New Mexico NM
Delaware DE New York NY
District of Columbia DC North Carolina NC
Federated States of Micronesia FM North Dakota ND
Florida FL Northern Mariana Islands MP
Foreign Country (other than Canada or Mexico) FC* Ohio OH
Georgia GA Oklahoma OK
Guam GU Oregon OR
Hawaii HI Pennsylvania PA
Idaho ID Puerto Rico PR
Illinois IL Republic of Palau PW
Indiana IN Rhode Island RI
Iowa IA South Carolina SC
Kansas KS South Dakota SD
Kentucky KY Tennessee TN
Louisiana LA Texas TX
Maine ME U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Marshall Islands MH Utah UT
Maryland MD Vermont VT
Massachusetts MA Virginia VA
Mexico MX Washington WA
Michigan MI West Virginia WV
Military Location Code AA AA** Wisconsin WI
Military Location Code AE AE** Wyoming WY
Military Location Code AP AP**
* = Code of FC and a zip code of 00000 identify foreign countries (other than Canada and
Mexico).
** = Code used for a student’s mailing state only, not valid for state of legal residence or driver's
license state.

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Correction Data Entry Specifications
SAR Field Justify/ * = Correct
# Length Signed Field Name/Description Valid Field Content to Blank
001 16 Left Student’s Last Name 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character must be a Space(s)
letter. Second character must be non- . (period)
numeric. ’(apostrophe)
- (dash)
002 12 Left Student’s First Name 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character must be a Space(s)
letter. . (period)
’ (apostrophe)
- (dash)
003 1 Left Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Y
004 35 Left Permanent Mailing Address 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character cannot be . (Period)
blank. ’ (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)

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Correction Data Entry Specifications (Continued)
005 16 Left Student’s Permanent City 0 to 9 N
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character cannot be . (Period)
blank. ’ (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
006 2 Left Student’s Permanent State Uppercase A to Z N
Must use a valid postal code; see
State/ Country/ Jurisdiction Table
in this section.
007 5 Right Student’s Permanent Zip Code 00000 to 99999 N
Must be 00000 if Student’s
Permanent State is CN, MX or FC
008 9 Right Student’s Current Social Security 001010001 to 999999999 N
Number
009 8 Left Student’s Date of Birth 0 to 9 N
Format is CCYYMMDD
19000101 to 19991231
010 10 Right Student’s Permanent Phone Number 0000000000 to 9999999999 Y
011 20 Left Student’s Driver’s License Number 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
If non-blank, first character cannot be Embedded space(s)
blank and first character cannot contain - (dash)
an asterisk (*). * (asterisk)
Entire field cannot consist of all
numbers or all asterisks
012 2 Left Student’s Driver’s License State Code Valid two letter postal code Y
See State/Country/Jurisdiction
Table in this section.
013 Student’s E-mail Address Y
Do not use this SAR Number to make
corrections. To change the Student’s E-
mail Address do so in positions 471 to
520 of the Correction Record

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014 1 Left Student’s Citizenship Status 1 = U.S. citizen (or U.S. national) N
3 = Neither 1 or 2
015 9 Left Student’s Alien Registration Number 000000001 to 999999999 Y
016 1 Left Student’s Marital Status 1 = Unmarried (single, divorced, or N
widowed)
3 = Separated
017 6 Left Student’s Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200512
018 2 Left Student’s State of Legal Residence Uppercase A to Z Y
Valid postal code
019 1 Left Student Legal Resident Before 01-01- 1 = Yes Y
1999? 2 = No
020 6 Left Student’s Legal Residence Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200512

CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
021 1 Left Are You Male? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
022 1 Left Do You want Selective Service to register 1 = Yes Y
you? 2 = No

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023 1 Right Degree / Certificate 1 = 1st Bachelor’s Degree Y
2 = 2nd Bachelor’s Degree
3 = Associate Degree (occupational
or technical program)
4 = Associate Degree (general
education or transfer program)
technical, or educational program
of less than two years
technical, or educational program
of at least two years
7 = Teaching Credential Program
(non-degree program)
8 = Graduate or Professional
Degree
9 = Other/Undecided
024 1 Right Grade Level in College 0 = 1st year, never attended college N
1 = 1st year, attended college
before
3 = 3rd year/junior
4 = 4th year/senior
5 = 5th year/other undergraduate
6 = 1st year graduate/professional
7 = Continuing
025 1 Left HS Diploma or GED Received? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
026 1 Left First Bachelor’s Degree By 07-01-2004? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
027 1 Left Interested in Student Loans? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
028 1 Left Interested in Student Employment? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
029 1 Left Father’s Highest Grade Level Completed 1 = Middle School / Jr. High Y
2 = High School
4 = Other / Unknown

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030 1 Left Mother’s Highest Grade Level 1 = Middle School / Jr. High Y
Completed 2 = High School
4 = Other / Unknown
031 1 Left Drug Conviction Affecting Eligibility? 1 = No Y
2 = Yes (Part year)
3 = Yes / Don't Know
032 1 Left Student’s Tax Return Completed? 1 = Already Completed Y
2 = Will File
3 = Will Not File
033 1 Left Student’s Type of 2003 Tax Form Used? 1 = IRS 1040 Y
2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ, 1040
Telefile
3 = Foreign Tax Return
4 = Tax return from Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Marshall Islands,
the Federate States of Micronesia,
or Palau
034 1 Left Student Eligible to file 1040A or 1 = Yes Y
1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t know
035 6 Right Student’s Adjusted Gross Income from -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed IRS form
036 5 Right Student’s U.S. Income Tax Paid 00000 to 99999 Y
037 2 Right Student’s Exemptions Claimed 00 to 99 Y
038 6 Right Student’s Income Earned from Work -999999 to 999999 N
Signed
039 6 Right Spouse’s Income Earned from Work -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed
040 5 Right Student’s Total Amount from Worksheet 00000 to 99999 Y
A
B
C
043 6 Right Student’s Cash, Savings, and Checking 000000 to 999999 Y
044 6 Right Student’s Investment Net Worth 000000 to 999999 Y
045 6 Right Student’s Business and/or Investment 000000 to 999999 Y
Farm Net Worth
046 2 Right No. of Months Veterans Education 00 to 12 Y
Benefits Received

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047 4 Right Monthly Veterans Education Benefits 0000 to 9999 Y
048 1 Left Born Before 01-01-1981? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
049 1 Left Working on a Master’s or Doctorate 1 = Yes N
Program in 2004-2005? 2 = No
050 1 Left Is Student Married? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
051 1 Left Have Children you support? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
052 1 Left Have Legal Dependents Other than 1 = Yes N
Children or Spouse? 2 = No
053 1 Left Orphan or Ward of Court? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
054 1 Left Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
055 1 Left Parents’ Marital Status 1 = Married/Remarried Y
2 = Single
3 = Divorced / Separated
4 = Widowed
056 6 Left Parent's Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200512
057 9 Right Your Father’s/Stepfather’s Social 000000000 to 999999999 Y
Security Number
058 16 Left Your Father’s/Stepfather’s Last Name 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
’ (apostrophe)
- (dash)
059 1 Right Father’s/Stepfather’s First Name Initial Uppercase A to Z Y
Blank
060 8 Right Father’s/Stepfather’s Date of Birth Format is CCYYMMDD Y
19000101 to 19991231
Blank
061 9 Right Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s Social 000000000 to 999999999 Y
Security Number
062 16 Left Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s Last Name 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
’ (apostrophe)
- (dash)

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063 1 Right Mother’s/ Uppercase A to Z Y
Stepmother’s First Name Initial Blank
064 8 Right Mother’s/ Format is CCYYMMDD Y
Stepmother’s Date of Birth 19000101 to 19991231
Blank
065 2 Right Parents’ Number of Family Members 01 to 99 Y
066 1 Right Parents’ Number in College (Parents’ 1 to 9 Y
excluded)
067 2 Left Parents’ State of Legal Residence Valid postal code Y
068 1 Left Parents Legal Residents before 01-01- 1 = Yes Y
1999? 2 = No
069 6 Left Parents’ Legal Residence Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200512

CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
070 1 Left Parents’ Tax Return Completed? 1 = Already Completed Y
2 = Will File
3 = Will Not File
071 1 Left Parents’ Type of 2003 Tax Form Used? 1 = IRS 1040 Y
2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ, 1040
Telefile
3 = Foreign Tax Return
4 = Tax return from Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Marshall Islands,
the Federate States of Micronesia,
or Palau.
072 1 Left Parents’ Eligible to file 1040A or 1 = Yes Y
1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t know
073 6 Right Parents’ Adjusted Gross Income from -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed IRS form
074 6 Right Parents’ U.S. Income Tax Paid 000000 to 999999 Y
075 2 Right Parents’ Exemptions Claimed 00 to 99 Y
076 6 Right Father’s/ Stepfather’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed from Work
077 6 Right Mother’s/ Stepmother’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed from Work

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078 5 Right Parents’ Total Amount from Worksheet 00000 to 99999 Y
A
B
C
081 6 Right Parents’ Cash, Savings, and Checking 000000 to 999999 Y
082 6 Right Parents’ Investment Net Worth 000000 to 999999 Y
083 6 Right Parents’ Business and/or Investment 000000 to 999999 Y
Farm Net Worth
084 2 Right Student’s Number of Family Members 01 to 99 Y
085 1 Right Student’s Number in College 1 to 9 Y
086 6 Left Federal School Code #1 X00000 to X99999 N
087 1 Left Federal School Code #1 Housing Plans 1 = On Campus Y
2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
088 6 Left Federal School Code #2 X00000 to X99999 Y
2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent

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2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
098 1 Left Enrollment Status 1 = Full time/Not Sure Y
2 = ¾ time
3 = ½ time
4 = Less than ½ time
5 = Not attending
100 1 Right Signed By A = Applicant N
101 9 Right Preparer’s Social Security Number 000000000 to 999999999 Y
102 9 Left Preparer’s Employer Identification 000000000 to 999999999 Y
Number (EIN)
103 1 Right Preparer’s Signature 1 = Yes Y
104 Parent’s E-mail Address
This field is only correctable via the Web
and Federal Student Aid Information
Center. Do not try to correct this field on
the Correction Record.
106 1 Left Dependency Override Indicator 1 = Dependent to Independent N
2 = Dependent to Independent
override Canceled
107 1 Left FAA Adjustment 1 = Calculation Requested N
113 4 Left DRN (Data Release Number) 0001 to 9999 N
Will only be included when the

application was initiated at the destination
point.

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Message Classes
Message User Sends Record
Class Data Description or Receives Length User ID
CORE05OP Electronic Correction Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
CORR05IN Electronic Corrections Sends 580 CPS TG50002
EAPR05OP Electronic Application Reject Receives 109 CPS TG50002
EAPS05IN Electronic Applications Sends 800 CPS TG50002
EDM005OP ED Initiated Import 0 through Receives 0 Not Determined
through ED Initiated Import 9
EDM905OP
EREP05OP PIN Request Errors Receives 85 CPS TG50002
HOLD05OP Signature Hold File Receives 200 CPS TG50002
IDAP05OP Daily Electronic Application ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
IDCO05OP Daily Electronic Correction ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
IDNR05OP Daily State Agency ISIRs Non-Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
IDRE05OP Daily State Agency ISIRs Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
IDSA05OP Daily ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
IGCO05OP CPS Pushed ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
IGNR05OP CPS Pushed State Agency ISIRs Non-Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
IGRE05OP CPS Pushed State Agency ISIRs Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
IGSA05OP CPS Pushed ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
ISRF05OP Requested ISIR Data from the ISIRs Datamart Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
PINR 05OP RAPP/PIN Print Notification File Receives 185 CPS TG50002
RADD05IN PIN Requests Sends 85 CPS TG50002
SIGA05OP Signature Correction Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
SIGS05IN Signature Corrections Sends 580 CPS TG50002
TAPE05OP Test System – Application Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
TAPS05IN Test System – Applications Sends 800 CPS TG50002
TCOE05OP Test System – Correction Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
TCOR05IN Test System – Corrections Sends 580 CPS TG50002
TDAP05OP Test System – Daily Application ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
TDCO05OP Test System – Daily Correction ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
TDSA05OP Test System – Daily Automatic ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
TGCO05OP Test System – CPS Pushed Correction ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002
TGSA05OP Test System – CPS Pushed Automatic ISIRs Receives 2600 CPS TG50002

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ISIR Comment Codes
For a complete listing of SAR and ISIR codes, please see the companion document to the 2004-
2005 EDE Technical Reference entitled 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text. This
document can be found on the U.S. Department of Education's Student Financial Assistance
Download (FSAdownload) Web site located at FSAdownload.ed.gov as well as on the
Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP), located at ifap.ed.gov.

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Printing
Table of Contents
Printing ISIRs ........................................................................................................................... 5-2
Printing Assumed Values ...................................................................................................... 5-3
Printing Intermediate EFC Values ........................................................................................ 5-3
FAFSA Data Verify Flags..................................................................................................... 5-3
Printing Correction Flags ...................................................................................................... 5-4
Printing Highlight Flags ........................................................................................................ 5-4
Rejected ISIRs....................................................................................................................... 5-5
Comments.............................................................................................................................. 5-5
NSLDS Page ......................................................................................................................... 5-5
Field Types............................................................................................................................ 5-6
Other Field Notes .................................................................................................................. 5-6
ISIR Fields not Printed on the ISIR.......................................................................................... 5-7
ISIR Sample Output Document................................................................................................ 5-9
November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Printing

5-1
Printing ISIRs
Effective 2002-2003, you were no longer required to print your Institutional Student Information
Record (ISIR) output document exactly as the Department of Education’s (ED) software,
EDExpress, prints it. You can choose to print additional information on the ISIR. Included in
this section is the table, ISIR Fields not Printed on the ISIR. It contains all the ISIR fields that
EDExpress does not print on the ISIR. There is an example of an ISIR printed from EDExpress
for your reference.
The following information describes how EDExpress prints values. We have provided it to
assist the school or state agency in printing the data on an ISIR.

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Printing Assumed Values
Assumed Values reflect suppositions the Central Processing System (CPS) has made in
determining the applicant’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC). CPS makes assumptions
when the applicant does not report certain information that is necessary for the EFC calculation
or when the applicant reports inconsistent information. (Some unreported information will result
in a rejected transaction rather than assumptions.) CPS uses the assumed value when calculating
the EFC.
For certain fields, the only assumption CPS ever makes is zero so these assumption fields on the
ISIR will contain zeros (for example, ISIR field 158, Assumed Student’s U.S. Tax Paid). On the
ISIR, EDExpress will print an asterisk (*) to the left of the field title to indicate that the CPS
made an assumption and the assumed value must print in place of the reported value.
If a field is both assumed and highlighted, EDExpress would print an asterisk (*) to the left of
the field title. Positions 712 through 784 of the ISIR all contain CPS assumption fields.
Printing Intermediate EFC Values

An intermediate EFC is a value used during the EFC calculation process. EDExpress will print
the intermediate EFC values as calculated by the formula type.
FAFSA Data Verify Flags

FAFSA Data Verify Flags are found on the ISIR (positions 1457 through 1576.) Each FAFSA
Data Verify flag byte corresponds to a specific Student Aid Report (SAR) field and indicates
fields corrected to the same value on the transaction being corrected. Refer to the Field Name
and Position Cross References table in section 4.
If a field was verified as the same data as the transaction being corrected, the FAFSA Data
Verify flag will contain a value of 1. A value of 0 signifies that this field was not corrected to
the same value and a 2 means the CPS has asked that the field be verified.
EDExpress does not print these flags on the ISIR. These flags were added by request of Third-
Party Servicers to assist them when doing correction edits.

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Printing Correction Flags
Correction Flags on the ISIR (positions 1217 through 1336 on the ISIR layout) indicate changes
to FAFSA data processed by the CPS. Refer to the Field Name and Position Cross References
table in section 4.
If a field was corrected on the current transaction, the correction flag will contain a value of 1. If
a field was corrected on a previous transaction, the correction flag will contain a value of 2. All
other correction flag fields will have a value of 0.
EDExpress will print a pound sign (#) on the ISIR to the right of the field variable that was
corrected on the most current transaction, and print an at sign (@) to the right of the field
variable that was corrected on a previous transaction.
Correction flags are cumulative (for example, the flag will be carried on all subsequent
transactions).
EDExpress does not actually print the data in this field, rather it uses this data to determine
which fields will have a ‘#’ or ‘@’ printed to the right of the field variable to show that the field
has been corrected from the original application.
Printing Highlight Flags

Highlight Flags on the ISIR (positions 1337 through 1456 on the ISIR layout) indicate data
highlighted in bold face on the SAR, based on FAFSA data processed by the CPS. Refer to the
Field Name and Position Cross References table in section 4. These fields are highlighted and
provide a comparison reference between the SAR question number and ISIR field position.
Any field containing a highlight flag will have a value of 1. All other highlight flag fields have a
value of 0.
On the ISIR, EDExpress will print the letter ‘h’ to the left of the field title that was highlighted.
If the field is both highlighted and assumed, an asterisk (*) will print to the left of the field title.
EDExpress does not actually print the data in this field, rather it uses this data to determine
which fields will have an ‘h’ printed to the left of the field title to show that the field was
highlighted.

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Rejected ISIRs
Applications and corrections submitted to CPS, regardless of the input type or source, can be
rejected for incomplete, illogical, or inconsistent data.
An EFC will not be computed for a rejected application transaction. Transactions can be rejected
for multiple reasons. Up to seven two-digit reject reason codes are carried on the ISIR.
The reject reason codes and resolution in response to each reject reason are described in the
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each, in section 4, Processing Codes.
Comments
Up to 20 three-digit numbers can appear on the ISIR record, indicating which comments would
appear on Part One of a SAR from any paper application processor. Some comments contain
critical information regarding the student’s status. The comment text that prints on the ISIRs can
be found in the 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text document found on the U.S.
Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site located at
FSAdownload.ed.gov as well as on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP),
located at ifap.ed.gov.
NSLDS Page
The ISIR record contains NSLDS information. EDExpress only stores the most recent NSLDS
transaction. As a result, when the ISIR is printed from EDExpress the transaction number for the
student’s NSLDS record may not match the transaction number of the ISIR being printed. You
should always print the NSLDS information with the highest transaction number no matter what
the transaction number of the ISIR being printed.

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Field Types
Fields can contain one of three types of data: character, numeric (N), or signed numeric (S/N).
All 9s in a field indicate that the reported or calculated value is greater than or equal to the value
of all 9s. Blanks are allowable in some S/N and N fields.
With S/N fields, the sign is always implied in the right most character of the field. For example,
if the Student’s Adjusted Gross Income field contains a value of negative 3507, it would appear
as 00350P. The following chart explains the conversion of the sign and the number:
Signed Numeric Fields:
Positive Values Negative Values
{ 0 E 5 } 0 N 5
A 1 F 6 J 1 O 6
B 2 G 7 K 2 P 7
C 3 H 8 L 3 Q 8
D 4 I 9 M 4 R 9
Note: All signed fields will have an extra byte printed.
Other Field Notes

EDExpress does not print the results for Is Student Selected for Verification. If these fields have
a value of ‘Y’, then an ‘*’ is printed next to the EFC.
Additionally, EDExpress does not print the value in the Electronic Federal School Code
Indicator field. Instead, it prints the Federal School Code number associated with the value. For
example, if the Electronic Federal School Code Indicator equals ‘3’, EDExpress will print the
value for the Federal School Code #3 field.

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ISIR Fields not Printed on the ISIR
ISIR Start End
Field Name Field # Position Position
FAA Federal School Code 108 527 532
Filler 109 533 533
ETI Destination Number 119 551 557
Filler 126 564 569
Filler 128 620 642
Application Data Source/Type Code 133 659 660
Student Last Name/SSN Change Flag 137 671 671
Compute Number 140 674 676
Graduate Flag 143 679 679
Parents’ Calculated 2002 Tax Status 153 710 710
Student’s Calculated 2002 Tax Status 154 711 711
SEC TI: Secondary Total Income 226 1062 1068
SEC ATI: Secondary Allowances Against Total Income 227 1069 1075
SEC STX: Secondary State Tax Allowance 228 1076 1082
SEC EA: Secondary Employment Allowance 229 1083 1089
SEC IPA: Secondary Income Protection Allowance 230 1090 1096
SEC AI: Secondary Available Income 231 1097 1103
SEC CAI: Secondary Contribution From Available Income 232 1104 1110
SEC DNW: Secondary Discretionary Net Worth 233 1111 1119
SEC NW: Secondary Net Worth 234 1120 1128
SEC APA: Secondary Asset Protection Allowances 235 1129 1137
SEC PCA: Secondary Parents’ Contribution from Assets 236 1138 1144
SEC AAI: Secondary Adjusted Available Income 237 1145 1151
SEC TSC: Secondary Total Student Contribution 238 1152 1158
SEC TPC: Secondary Total Parent Contribution 239 1159 1165
SEC PC: Secondary Parents’ Contribution 240 1166 1172
SEC STI: Secondary Student’s Total Income 241 1173 1179
SEC SATI: Secondary Student’s Allowance Against Total Income 242 1180 1186
SEC SIC: Secondary Student’s Dependent Income Contribution 243 1187 1193
SEC SDNW: Secondary Student’s Discretionary Net Worth 244 1194 1202
SEC SCA: Secondary Student’s Contribution from Assets 245 1203 1209
SEC FTI: Secondary FISAP Total Income 246 1210 1216
*Correction Flags 247 1217 1336
*Highlight Flags 248 1337 1456
FAFSA Data Verify Flags 249 1457 1576
* These fields are not printed as the field values exist. See Printing Correction Flags and
Printing Highlight Flags earlier in this section for more details.

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ISIR Fields not Printed on the ISIR (continued)
ISIR Start End
Field Name Field # Position Position
Filler 252 1579 1593
Filler 254 1609 1609
Filler 257 1617 1625
Filler 259 1627 1635
Filler 264 1640 1647
SAR Acknowledgement Comment Codes 267 1650 1669
Electronic Transaction Indicator (ETI) Flag 270 1731 1731
Multi School Code Flags 271 1732 1737
Filler 274 1743 1759
Filler 277 1763 1763
NSLDS Pell Sequence Number (1) 315 1887 1888
NSLDS Loan (1) Sequence Number 345 2043 2044

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ISIR Sample Output Document
2004-2005 Institutional Student Information Record
******************************************************************************************
* IMPORTANT: Read ALL information to find out what to do with this Report. *
******************************************************************************************
OMB Number: 1845-0008
CARL ALBERTS AUGUST 12, 2004
319 W ELM ST
LOS ANGELES CA 90016 EFC 2068 C
002
This ISIR reflects your Financial Aid Administrator's (FAA's) use of professional
judgement.
003
This ISIR shows corrections to your data that was previously entered incorrectly.
028
We have forwarded your name to Selective Service for registration, as you requested. They
will process your registration request 30 days prior to your 18th birthday.
120
This ISIR has been produced because we received information from the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) regarding your citizenship status. Your citizenship status has been
confirmed by the DHS and you meet the citizenship requirements for federal student aid.
170
Your application has been selected for review in a process called verification. Your
school has the authority to request copies of certain financial documents from you and your
parent(s).
Page 1 of 6 001-48-8578 AL 02

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Student ID 484-48-8578 AL 02 EFC 2068 C
STEP ONE (THE STUDENT) (Q1-Q35) Dependency Status D

Name CARL ALBERTS
Address: 319 W ELM ST STEP THREE (THE STUDENT) (Q52 - Q58)
LOS ANGELES CA 90016 Born Before 1-1-1981? NO
Social Security Number 484-48-8578 Working on Master's/Doctorate Program? NO
Date of Birth 12/18/1979 Is Student Married? NO
Permanent Home Phone # 319-555-1212 Have Children You Support? NO
Driver's License # NONE- Dependents Other Than Children/Spouse? NO
Citizenship Status U.S. CITIZEN Orphan or Ward of the Court? NO
Alien Registration Number Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces? NO
E-mail Address CPS@ncs.com
Marital Status UNMARRIED STEP FOUR (PARENTS) (Q59 - Q84)
Marital Status Date Marital Status MARRIED/REMARRIED
Enroll Status NOT SURE Marital Status Date
Father's Educational Level HIGH SCHOOL Father's/Stepfather’s SSN 901-48-8578
Mother's Educational Level COLLEGE/BEYOND Father's Last Name ALBERTS
State of Legal Residence CA Father's First Initial J
Legal Resident before 1-1-1999? YES Father's Date of Birth 10/10/1958
Legal Residence Date 09/1980 Mother's/Stepmother’s SSN 801-48-8578
Are You Male? NO Mother's Last Name ALBERTS
Register for Selective Service? YES Mother's First Initial M
Degree/Certificate ASSOC. TECHNICAL Mother's Date Of Birth 02/03/1960
Grade Level in College 2nd YR/SOPH Number of Family Members 04
HS Diploma or GED Received? NO Number in College 1
First Bachelor's Degree by 7-1-2004? NO State of Legal Residence CA
Interested in Student Loans? YES Legal Residents before 1-1-1999? YES
Interested in Student Employment? NO Legal Residence Date 11/09/68
Drug Conv Affecting Elig? YES(PART-YEAR) E-mail Address
CPS@ncs.com
STEP TWO (STUDENT & SPOUSE) (Q36-Q51) Tax Return Filed? COMPLETED
Tax Return Filed? WILL FILE Type of 2003 Tax Return Used FOREIGN
Type of 2003 Tax Return Used 1040 Eligible to File 1040A or 1040EZ? NO
Eligible to File 1040A or 1040EZ? NO Adjusted Gross Income 101400
Adjusted Gross Income 101400 U.S. Income Tax Paid 310
U.S. Income Tax Paid 310 Exemptions Claimed 00
Exemptions Claimed 00 Father's Inc Earned from Work 00
Student's Inc Earned from Work 101400 Mother's Inc Earned from Work 101400
Spouse's Inc Earned from Work 0 Total from Worksheet A 0
Total from Worksheet A 0 Total from Worksheet B 0
Total from Worksheet B 0 Total from Worksheet C 0
Total from Worksheet C 0 Net Worth of Investments 0
Net Worth of Investments 0 Net Worth of Business/Farm 0
Net Worth of Business/Farm 0 Cash, Savings, and Checking 0
Cash, Savings, and Checking 0
No. of Months VA Benefits Received 0 STEP FIVE (STUDENT HH) (Q85 - Q86)
Monthly VA Education Benefits 0 Number of Family Members 01
Number in College 1
*=assumption h=highlight flag #=corrected this trans @=corrected previous trans

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Student ID 484-48-8578 02 EFC 2068 C

Last Name ALBERTS
STEP SIX (Q87-Q98)
School #1 001224 Housing #1 W/PARENT(S)
OFFICE INFORMATION
DRN 2068
Primary EFC Type 1
Secondary EFC Type
STEP SEVEN (Q99-Q103) Processed Date 02/26/2004
Date Application Completed 02/26/2004 Transaction Data Source/Type:
Signed By APPLICANT WEB STUDENT - EZ FAFSA RENEWAL APPLICATION
Preparer's SSN Source of Correction SCHOOL
Preparer's EIN Federal School Code Indicator SCHOOL #1
Preparer's Signature Reject Override Codes:
A B C G N W
Assumption Override Codes:
1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAA INFORMATION CPS Pushed ISIR Flag
Date ISIR Received 02/28/2004 Rejects Met:
Verification Flag * Verification Tracking Flag
System Generated Indicator Dependency Override FAILED
FAA Adjustment FAILED
Transaction Receipt Date 03/01/2004 Correction # Applied To
Reprocessing Code Application Receipt Date 02/26/2004
Processed Record Type
Pell Elig Flag Y Intermediate Values

Primary EFC 2068 Secondary EFC TI 148650 PCA 0
Mon 1 0 Mon 7 0 Mon 1 Mon 7 ATI 15500 AAI -15500
Mon 2 0 Mon 8 0 Mon 2 Mon 8 STX 0 TSC 0
Mon 3 0 Mon 10 0 Mon 3 Mon 10 EA 0 TPC 0
Mon 4 0 Mon 11 0 Mon 4 Mon 11 IPA 15500 PC 0
Mon 5 0 Mon 12 0 Mon 5 Mon 12 AI -15500 STI 0
Mon 6 0 Mon 6 CAI SATI 0
DNW -44400 SIC 0
NW -44400 SDNW 0
APA 44400 SCA 0
FTI 0
Auto Zero EFC Indicator Duplicate SSN Flag YES
EFC Change Flag INCREASE Address Only Correction
SNT Flag NO SAR C Change Flag 1
Match Flags: SSN 4 SSA DHS SS N NSLDS 1 VA DHS Sec. Conf. Y Father SSN 1
DHS Ver. No. SS Registration Flag Mother SSN 8
NSLDS Transaction Number 1 NSLDS Database Results Flag 1
Comments: 006,149,161,143,029,137
*=assumption h=highlight flag #=corrected this trans @=corrected previous trans

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CARL ALBERTS
484-48-8578
2004-2005 NSLDS FINANCIAL AID HISTORY Processed: 08/12/2004
This page contains your previous financial aid information, which is contained in the
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Your Financial Aid Administrator will use
it to determine your eligibility.
******************************************************************************************
Overpayment: Contact: Discharged Defaulted Loan Sat. Active Post Screening
Loan Flag: Loans: Repayment: Bankruptcy: Reason:10,11,12
Pell: N
FSEOG: N
Perkins:
******************************************************************************************
Aggregate Amounts: Outstanding Pending Total:
FFEL/Direct Loans: Prin. Bal.: Disb(s):
Subsidized Loans: $ 1,313 $ 0 $ 1,313
Unsubsidized Loans: $ $ 0 $ 0
Combined Loans: $ $ 0 $131,300
FFEL Consol. Loans: $ 0 $ 0
Perkins Loans:
Outstanding Principal Bal.: $ 0 Current Year Loan Amount: $ 0
******************************************************************************************
Pell Payment Data:
Sch.Code: 00305100 Tran: 01 Sch.Amt:$ 732 Award Amt:$ 732 Disb.Amt:$ 183
%Sch.Used: 25.00 As Of: 08/12/2001 Pell Verification Flag: C EFC: 206
Sch.Code: 00305100 Tran: 01 Sch.Amt:$ 332 Award Amt:$ 332 Disb.Amt:$ 166
%Sch.Used: 50.00 As Of: 09/12/2001 Pell Verification Flag: A EFC: 206
Sch.Code: Tran: Sch.Amt: Award Amt: Disb.Amt:
%Sch.Used: As Of: Pell Verification Flag: EFC:
******************************************************************************************
Loan Detail: Net Loan Begin End GA School Grade Contact
Amount Date Date Code Code Level Code/Type
Additional Loan Capitalized Date of Amt of
Unsub Type Interest Last Disb Last
Disb
#FFEL Stafford Subsidized $ 1,334 06/18/2002 08/10/2002 741 00319700 ABC

SCHCONTC/474
Health Prof Defaulted YES 7/1/2000 $1000
Status Code RP as of 12/01/1992

Outstanding Bal. $810 as of 09/30/1996
#FFEL Stafford Unsubsidized $ 2,053 03/18/2003 09/16/2003 706 00121600 ABC

SCHCONTC/190
Health Prof Recent YES 7/1/2000 $1000
Status Code RP as of 01/01/1998
Outstanding Bal. $2,053 as of 12/31/1997
FFEL Stafford Subsidized $ 225 04/16/2001 06/29/2003 706 02520200 ABC

SCHCONTC/706
Discharged
Status Code DU as of 11/30/2003
Page 4 of 6 484-48-8578 AL 02
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CARL ALBERTS
484-48-8578
2004-2005 NSLDS FINANCIAL AID HISTORY (Cont.) Processed: 08/12/2004
This page contains your previous financial aid information, which is contained in the
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Your Financial Aid Administrator will use
it to determine your eligibility.
******************************************************************************************
Loan Detail: Net Loan Begin End GA School Grade Contact/
Amount Date Date Code Code Level Cntct Type
Additional Loan Capitalized Date of Amt of
Unsub Type Interest Last Disb Last
Disb
FFEL Stafford Subsidized $ 225 04/16/2002 06/29/2003 706 02520200 ABC SCHCONTC
Status Code DU as of 11/30/2003 706

FFEL Stafford Subsidized $ 5,500 09/08/2000 05/19/2002 800 01320800 ABC SCHCONTC
Status Code RP as of 11/30/2002 173

Status Code ID as of 08/19/2003 006

Status Code ID as of 08/19/2003 878

#FFEL Stafford Subsidized $ 1,334 06/18/2002 08/10/2004 741 00319700 ABC SCHCONTC

Direct Consolidation Unsub $ 7,692 06/19/2002 06/19/2003 88888800 ABC SCHCONTC

MPN/Loan Limit Information
Direct Loan Subsidized/Unsubsidized MPN: All MPNs Closed

Direct Loan PLUS MPN: All MPNs Closed
Subsidized Loan Limit Flag: Exceeded limit
Combined Loan Limit Flag:
Page 5 of 6 484-48-8578 AL 02
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Student ID 484-48-8578 AL 02 EFC 2068 C

Last Name ALBERTS
READ, SIGN, AND DATE
If you are the student, by signing this application you certify that you (1) will use
federal and/or state student financial aid only to pay the cost of attending an institution
of higher education, (2) are not in default on a federal student loan or have made
satisfactory arrangements to repay it, (3) do not owe money back on a federal student grant
or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it, and (4) will notify your school if you
default on a federal student loan.
If you are the parent or the student, by signing this application you agree, if asked, to
provide information that will verify the accuracy of your completed form. This information
may include your U.S. or state income tax forms. Also, you certify that you understand that
the Secretary of Education has the authority to verify information reported on this
application with the Internal Revenue Service and other Federal agencies. If you purposely
give false or misleading information, you may be fined $20,000, sent to prison, or both.
Everyone whose information is given on this form should sign below. The student (and
at least one parent, if parent information is given) MUST sign below.
Student __________________________________________________ Date: _______________
Parent __________________________________________________ Date: _______________
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Appendix
Overview
This appendix is updated when change pages are issued to include all the tracking logs for each
set of change pages as they are issued.
We will continue to show new text additions in the technical reference change pages with bold
italic text. Text deletions will be marked with strikethrough.
The footer on each page of the section will change to reflect the month that the change was
made. For example, if a change was made on page 1-12, all pages in section 1 will show the new
month in the footer. Use the corresponding Tracking Log to see what was changed in that
section during that period.
This Appendix contains the current and previous tracking logs for your reference.
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Technical Reference for

EDE PROCESSING .................................................................................................................. 2-1

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

RECORD LAYOUTS................................................................................................................ 3-1

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November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

Electronic FAFSA.................................................................................................................... 1-5

Renewal FAFSA Process......................................................................................................... 1-6

School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests ............................................................................ 1-6

Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) ..................................................................... 1-9

Electronic Corrections ........................................................................................................... 1-10

Handling Record Level Rejected Records............................................................................. 1-11

Section 3 Changes.............................................................................................................. 1-13

Section 4 Changes.............................................................................................................. 1-15

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

Getting Help........................................................................................................................... 1-22

CPS/WAN Technical Support ........................................................................................... 1-22

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA Process for 2004-

• Veterans Administration (VA) Match = 1 (confirmed)

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

• FAFSAs or correction records from your school.

• A Secondary post-screening transaction from NSLDS or Department of Homeland Security

• An application or correction submitted via FAA Access to CPS Online.

The Printing section contains specifications for printing the ISIR.

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

CORE05OP Electronic Correction Errors

EAPR05OP Electronic Application Rejects

EREP05OP PIN Request Errors

SIGA05OP Signature Correction Errors

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

The following fields were added to the ISIR Record Layout:

• Father’s/Stepfather’s First Name Initial

• Father’s/Stepfather’s Date of Birth

• Mother’s/Stepmother’s First Name Initial

• Mother’s/Stepmother’s Date of Birth

• Parent’s E-mail Address

• Address Only Change Flag

• CPS Pushed ISIR Flag

• SAR C Change Flag

• Father’s/Stepfather’s SSN Match Flag

• Mother’s/Stepmother’s SSN Match Flag

• Electronic Transaction Indicator (ETI) Flag

• Subsidized Loan Limit Flag

• Combined Loan Limit Flag

November 2003 (2004-2005) EDE Technical Reference Overview

• Age of Older Parent

• Input Record Type

• Early Analysis Flag

• Electronic Application Entry Source Code

• Duplicate Request Indicator

• SSA Date of Death

• Subsequent Application Flag

• Paid EFC Type