Student Forms

CUNY has implemented the Single Sign-On (SSO) feature with CUNY Student Forms. You will see the “Verify My FAFSA” To Do list item in the CUNYfirst Student Center. You will click the link in the To Do list item which will direct you to the CUNY Student Forms website. The SSO will log you into the portal where you will need to confirm your personal identifying information (Name, SSN, & Date of Birth) that matches your FAFSA. Once you have successfully created your account, you will be able to take care of tasks electronically.

Here are a couple of items that a dependent student’s parent will need to keep in mind when creating their account:

• When you identify which parent you are requesting a signature from, that is the only parent that will be able to sign the document, unless the student goes back into the task and edits the selected parent.
• Your parent will need to notify you if the information on the document is inaccurate and needs to be changed. You will need to make this change and re-request the signature.
• If the parent does not have a valid SSN, they will not be able to electronically sign and neither will the student. You will instead click “Opt out of E-sign” which will allow your parent to download and print the document so that both you and your parent can provide wet signatures. Once the document has been signed, you will need to upload it.

On your CUNYfirst Student Center, you will see a To Do item on your account. When you click the details of this To Do item, you will see that it is directing you to Student Forms. Once you click the link to Student Forms portal, you will see the tasks that are being requested.

Yes, you can consent and e-sign your financial aid forms. You can also click “Opt out of E- Sign” which will allow you to download the document, print it, sign it with a wet signature, and upload it back into the CUNY Student Forms FAFSA task.

Yes. Once you have e-signed your document, you will be brought back to the main page and you will see a section that indicates a parent signature is required, as well as a button that says “Request”.

You will click the “Request” button and a pop-up showing the parent(s) listed on the financial aid application will appear. You will select the parent you would like to electronically sign the document (NOTE: if you have two parents listed on your financial aid application, only the parent you choose will have the ability to sign the document.)

Your parent will receive an email notification letting them know that a document needs their signature – they will need to create an account if they have not already.

Your parent can review and electronically sign the document through their account.

IMPORTANT: Your parent will need to notify you if the information on the document is inaccurate and needs to be changed. You will need to make this change and re-request the signature.

IMPORTANT: If your parent does not have a valid SSN, they will not be able to electronically sign and neither will the student. You will instead click “Opt out of E-sign” which will allow your parent to download and print the document so that both you and your parent can provide wet signatures. Once the document has been signed, you will need to upload it.

• Text Message: If you provide your cell phone information upon creating an account, you will be notified via text message.
• E-Mail: you would also receive a notification to the email address on file.
• Status of To Do Item: On their CUNYfirst Student Center, the status of the To Do item will change:
  • • If the status is “initiated”, there are tasks that require your attention.
    • If the status is “received”, we have received your submitted documents and are under review.

• Students and College staff are using the CUNY Single-Sign On Login.cuny.edu service. CUNY Login FAQs at: https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/cis/cuny-login-faq/
• Parents are using a direct sign-on to the CUNY Student Forms Portal. Parents who have forgotten their username or password may use the Forgot Username and Forgot Password links on the Secure Login screen. The parent should receive an email with the following information:
• If Forgot Username was used, the email received contains the username created during account creation.
• If Forgot Password was used, the email contains a link to reset their password.
• They must match their 4 key identifiers from the FAFSA (First Name, Last Name, Social Security Number & Date of Birth) that were provided during account creation to reset their password.
• If the email is not received: Please check junk or spam folders for the email. The link in the email may not work if the user clicks the link while in a junk or spam folder. The parent can either move the email to their inbox or copy and paste the link into their browser.

When you receive financial aid, federal guidelines require that you make real and measurable progress toward your degree in order to continue to receive aid. This requirement is called Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).

CUNY evaluates a student’s academic progress annually. When evaluating SAP, all semesters of enrollment for the program of study will be evaluated regardless of whether the student received financial aid during those semesters or not. If a student is not meeting one of the defined measurable progress standards, their federal financial aid will be suspended. If there are extenuating circumstances, a student may appeal the financial aid suspension, and, if the appeal is granted, begin to receive federal financial aid once again.

If you have a Financial Aid Academic Progress Issue task on your CUNYfirst account, you may complete a SAP Appeal by logging into CUNY Student Forms and completing all SAP Tasks.

During the school year, you and your family may experience a financial change. Perhaps there is information about your family situation that was not asked about on your financial aid application. You may think that questions about your parents shouldn’t apply to you. You may have questions about your award amounts. If your financial situation has changed since you filed your FAFSA, or if you believe that you have an unusual circumstance, you may ask a financial aid counselor to review your situation. The financial aid counselor may be able to make adjustments that more closely reflect your circumstances.

It is your responsibility to notify your college’s Financial Aid Office of any special or unusual circumstances or changes in your financial status that may affect your ability to pay for college.

If you meet the qualifications for an adjustment to your financial aid record due to an unusual circumstance, you will be directed to document this circumstance by logging into CUNY Student Forms and completing all FAFSA appeal tasks.