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Technical Reference for
Electronic Data
Exchange (EDE)
2003-2004
U.S. Department of Education
Table of Contents
Overview........................................................................ 1-1
Preface.......................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Header and Trailer Records ......................................................................................................... 1-2
Electronic FAFSA........................................................................................................................ 1-3
Renewal FAFSA Process............................................................................................................. 1-4
School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests .............................................................................. 1-4
What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA process for 2003-2004?............................................. 1-5
Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) ........................................................................ 1-7
Electronic Corrections/Duplicate Requests ................................................................................. 1-8
Handling Record Level Rejected Records................................................................................... 1-9
Handling Batch Level Rejected Records ................................................................................... 1-10
What’s New and Changed in the EDE Technical Reference for 2003-2004............................. 1-11
Section 3 Changes................................................................................................................ 1-11
ISIR Changes................................................................................................................... 1-11
Section 4 Changes................................................................................................................ 1-12
Field Name and Position Cross-Reference Table............................................................ 1-12
E-mail Address Valid Content Table .............................................................................. 1-12
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each...................................................... 1-12
Batch Level Error Message Tables ................................................................................. 1-13
Record Level Error Messages ......................................................................................... 1-13
Field Name and Position Cross-Reference...................................................................... 1-13
Message Classes .............................................................................................................. 1-13
Global Change ..................................................................................................................... 1-13
# S Batches..................................................................................................................... 1-13
What’s Changed in the Record Layouts Section Since the NASFAA Version? ....................... 1-14
Getting Help............................................................................................................................... 1-16
CPS/WAN Technical Support ............................................................................................. 1-16
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EDE Processing .............................................................. 2-1
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Electronic FAFSA........................................................................................................................ 2-2
Electronic FAFSA Process...................................................................................................... 2-2
Receiving the Completed Paper FAFSA or Paper Renewal FAFSA ...................................... 2-2
Entering the FAFSA Information............................................................................................ 2-2
Formatting and Transmitting the Records............................................................................... 2-3
Receiving Processed Records.................................................................................................. 2-3
Rejected FAFSA Records ....................................................................................................... 2-3
PIN Requests................................................................................................................................ 2-5
Renewal PIN Request Process ............................................................................................... 2-5
ISIR .............................................................................................................................................. 2-6
NSLDS Data .......................................................................................................................... 2-6
ISIR Receipt Process.............................................................................................................. 2-6
ISIR Types......................................................................................................................... 2-6
Requested ISIRs..................................................................................................................... 2-8
State Agency Options ................................................................................................................ 2-10
Automatic ISIRs for State Agencies .................................................................................... 2-10
Federal Data Request Processing (FDR) ............................................................................. 2-11
Requesting a FDR Record............................................................................................... 2-11
Requesting More than One FDR Record ........................................................................ 2-12
Response to a FDR Request ............................................................................................ 2-12
Rejected FDR Records .................................................................................................... 2-12
Electronic Corrections ............................................................................................................... 2-13
General Correction Entry Specifications ............................................................................. 2-13
Creating a Correction Record .............................................................................................. 2-13
Detailed Data Entry Specifications...................................................................................... 2-15
Signed Numeric Fields Table............................................................................................... 2-16
Making Signature Corrections ............................................................................................. 2-19
Adding Your Federal School Code to Receive Electronic Data.......................................... 2-19
Tips for Corrections ............................................................................................................. 2-21
Requesting a Duplicate ISIR................................................................................................ 2-22
Response to a Correction/Duplicate Record ........................................................................ 2-23
Rejected Correction/Duplicate Records .......................................................................... 2-23
CPS Header and Trailer Records ............................................................................................... 2-25

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Record Layouts .............................................................. 3-1
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Header Record Sent To/Received From The CPS....................................................................... 3-2
Trailer Record Sent To/Received From The CPS........................................................................ 3-5
EDE Batch Level Error Report Import Record Layout ............................................................... 3-8
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout ........................................................... 3-11
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary ................................................................................. 3-13
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import Record Layout ......................... 3-63
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout......................................................................................... 3-64
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout .............................................................................. 3-67
Correction Export Record Layout.............................................................................................. 3-84
Duplicate Request Export Record Layout ................................................................................. 3-90
Signature Record Export Record Layout................................................................................... 3-93
FDR Export Record Layout ....................................................................................................... 3-95
School Web Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout ............................................ 3-98
Processing Codes ........................................................... 4-1

Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4-1
Summary of Tables ...................................................................................................................... 4-2
2003-2004 ISIR Cross-Reference .......................................................................................... 4-2
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each ............................................................ 4-2
Batch Level Error Messages .................................................................................................. 4-2
Record Level Error Messages................................................................................................ 4-2
Assumption Overrides ........................................................................................................... 4-3
Field Name and Position Cross-References........................................................................... 4-3
NSLDS Loan Program Codes................................................................................................ 4-3
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes....................................................................................... 4-3
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes........................................................................................... 4-3
Correction Data Entry Specifications .................................................................................... 4-4
Message Classes..................................................................................................................... 4-4
ISIR Comment Codes ............................................................................................................ 4-4

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2003-2004 ISIR Cross-Reference ................................................................................................ 4-5
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each ................................................................ 4-37
Batch Level Error Messages ...................................................................................................... 4-40
Record Level Error Messages.................................................................................................... 4-41
Assumption Overrides ............................................................................................................... 4-42
Field Name and Position Cross-References............................................................................... 4-44
NSLDS Loan Program Codes.................................................................................................... 4-54
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes........................................................................................... 4-55
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes............................................................................................... 4-57
Correction Data Entry Specifications ........................................................................................ 4-58
Message Classes......................................................................................................................... 4-67
ISIR Comment Codes ................................................................................................................ 4-68
Printing.......................................................................... 5-1
Printing ISIRs............................................................................................................................... 5-1
Printing Assumed Values....................................................................................................... 5-2
Printing Intermediate EFC Values ......................................................................................... 5-2
FAFSA Data Verify Flags ..................................................................................................... 5-2
Printing Correction Flags....................................................................................................... 5-3
Printing Highlight Flags......................................................................................................... 5-3
Rejected ISIRs ....................................................................................................................... 5-4
Comments .............................................................................................................................. 5-4
NSLDS Page .......................................................................................................................... 5-4
Field Types............................................................................................................................. 5-5
Other Field Notes................................................................................................................... 5-5
ISIR Fields Not Printed on the ISIR ............................................................................................ 5-6
ISIR Sample Output Document ................................................................................................... 5-9

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Overview
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 software for processing student financial aid. Using EDExpress
Financial Aid Administrators (FAAs) can enter and edit electronic initial FAFSAs and
electronic corrections. They can create duplicate requests, track documents, student aid
packages, originate loans, and track disbursements for Pell and Direct Loans, and send
signature records for FAFSA on the Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web, and Corrections on
the Web applications.
• EDconnect software for sending and receiving electronic files.
Many EDE participants need specifications for these functions to develop their own software or
to develop software bridges between their own systems and EDExpress.
This guide provides sufficient information for you to build your own software to complement or
take the place of the software provided by ED for sending and receiving Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data. It includes information about record layouts, required edits,
print assistance, and reject messages that are applicable for electronic FAFSAs, Institutional
Student Information Records (ISIRs), electronic corrections, and signature records.
The EDE process is described in this section with additional information in the EDE Processing
section. There are numerous references to the use of EDExpress software, so this guide is a
useful reference tool because the processing steps remain essentially the same.
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Header and Trailer Records
Each batch of electronic records for FAFSAs, corrections, duplicates, Type 2 Renewal
Application Data (RAD) requests, Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs), signature
records, and Federal Data Requests (FDR) travels over the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG)
with a Header and Trailer Record for identification.
You should refer to the Record Layouts section for instructions on individual Header and Trailer
Record layouts (refer to Header Record Sent To/Received From the CPS and Trailer Record Sent
To/Received From the CPS).

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Electronic FAFSA
An Electronic FAFSA begins with a signed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
that is completed by the student. The data is entered by the school, exported to create a file,
formatted, and transmitted via the SAIG to the Central Processing System (CPS). Processed
FAFSA Records are transmitted back to the school’s destination point as ISIRs in separate
message classes for FAFSAs called EAPS04OP.
The Record Layouts section includes information on record layouts including the FAFSA
Application Export Record Layout (EAPS04IN). 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 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; it
carries forward most of the data provided on the prior cycle’s FAFSA. Students only update
information that has changed and complete certain income and asset questions.
CPS automatically sends PIN mailers instead of paper Renewal FAFSAs to eligible applicants
whose grade level in college equals fifth year undergraduate, or first year graduate, professional,
or higher. CPS also sends PIN mailers to students who used the Internet to submit a FAFSA or
make corrections. Students who supplied a valid e-mail address on their application will receive
a PIN notification by e-mail.
Schools can also request that specific students or groups of students receive a PIN instead of a
paper Renewal FAFSA. Schools can request PINs be mailed to students by submitting either a
PIN Request via FAA Access to CPD on-line or a ‘Type 2 Individual PIN Request’ via the
Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG).
School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests

To participate in the PIN Request process via the FAA Access to CPS Online site or Type 2
requests via SAIG, your school must:
• Have completed and filed a SAIG Enrollment Form that requests specific services for an
EDE process (such as receiving electronic automatic 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 to perform the specific processes;
• Ensure your Federal School Code has an active enrollment status for Renewal
Applications. Your enrollment status is designated on your school’s SAIG Enrollment
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• Be set up to receive electronic automatic ISIRs for the 2002-2003 academic year for the
destination number (TG#) you use to submit your PIN Request.
If your school is not properly enrolled for Renewal Applications, you cannot make PIN
requests. If you do, you will receive error messages or rejected batches (or both) when you
submit a PIN Request. If you want to verify or update your status for electronic automatic
ISIRs or Renewal Applications, you can contact CPS/WAN Technical Support at 800/330-
5947. For additional information on the PIN request process, please refer to Section 2, EDE
Processing, in this technical reference.
What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA process for 2003-

2004?
• An e-mail will be sent to students who provided a valid e-mail address on their 2002-
2003 record. The e-mail will include the URL that students can access to receive a
reminder of their PIN (duplicate PIN). If no e-mail address was provided, or the syntax
of the e-mail is invalid, a PIN Mailer is sent via the U.S. Postal Service.
• 2002-2003 applications that we received via FAA Access to CPS Online are treated like
electronic applications. Students will receive an e-mail if they provided a valid e-mail
address. Otherwise, they will receive a paper Renewal FAFSA.
• The PIN request file will be sent in the RADD04IN message class and the RAPP/PIN
Print Notification File will be returned to schools in the PINR04OP message class. Last
year the RAPP/PIN Print Notification File was returned in the RADD03OP message
class.
• If a student qualified for the Auto-Zero EFC for 2002-2003, we will pre-populate the tax
and income information on the form.
• Tax line references were added to the Renewal FAFSA, instruction booklet, and Renewal
FAFSA on the Web site.
• All Renewal FAFSA eligible records are checked against the NSLDS Payment School
File to determine if any institutions have made payments to the student. If the Renewal
Record matches any record on the NSLDS file, those school codes will be pre-populated
in the school code positions. All other school codes will be removed. If no match with
NSLDS occurs, the existing school codes will carry forward.

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Refer to the Renewal Application (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
ifap.ed.gov.

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Institutional Student Information Record
(ISIR)
CPS generates an ISIR in response to:
• Electronic Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), correction, or duplicate
request from your school.
• Electronic FAFSAs and corrections done 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.
• Secondary post-screening transaction from NSLDS or INS.
• An application or correction submitted via FAA Access to CPS Online.
CPS sends Automatic ISIRs to destination points for every student indicating a school serviced
by the destination point on the FAFSA, and to state agencies which 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, verifiable rejects, and how to respond to each.
State agencies can request ISIRs for any student on CPS database. This process is known as the
Federal Data Request (FDR). The record layouts for FDR (FDRS04IN), are in the Record
Layouts section, and the procedures for the FDR process are in the EDE Processing section.
The Printing section contains specifications for printing the ISIR.

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Electronic Corrections/Duplicate Requests
Schools can submit corrections to the FAFSA data electronically. The Record Layouts section
includes the record layouts for submitting corrections (CORR04IN).
Schools can make duplicate requests to receive a specific ISIR transaction for a student provided
their Federal School Code is listed on that transaction. The Correction and Duplicate Request
Record layouts are found in the Record Layouts section and are submitted in the CORR04IN
message class.
Information about adding your Federal School Code to receive electronic data, making signature
corrections, requesting a duplicate ISIR, and using the Correction Record are found in section 2,
EDE Processing.

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Handling Record Level Rejected Records
If the specifications in this guide 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 contains the record’s serial number, the student’s ID, the
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 invalid value, CPS sends the actual value of the data received
from the school. A serial number and student ID is listed more than once in the EDE Error
Record 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:
CORE04OP Electronic Correction or Duplicate Request Errors
FDRE04OP Rejected FDR Requests
EAPR04OP Electronic Application Rejects
SIGA04OP Signature Correction Acknowledgements & Errors
EREP04OP PIN Request Errors

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Handling Batch Level Rejected Records
A Batch Level Error Report is returned to you if an entire batch is rejected because of an
incorrect batch number. The message classes are the same as used for rejected individual
records. The layout for this report appears in the Record Layouts section. The Processing Codes
section has the specific error codes and messages.

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What’s New and Changed in the EDE
Technical Reference for 2003-2004
Listed below you will find some of the significant changes in the 2003-2004 EDE Technical
Reference.
Section 3 Changes
The FAFSA Express/Web Hold Information Record Layout was renamed the School Web
Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout.
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 2003-2004 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:
• Parent's Marital Status Date
• Reject Override A
• Reject Override C
• FAFSA Data Verify Flags
• Direct Loan Plus Master Prom Note Flag
The following fields were deleted from the ISIR Record Layout:
• NSLDS Pell Remaining Amount to Pay (1 through 3)

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Section 4 Changes
Field Name and Position Cross-Reference Table
This table was modified to include a new column to list the Field Verification Flag positions.
E-mail Address Valid Content Table

Removed this table and inserted the valid content in the record layouts where appropriate.
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each

Modified Rejects:
• A is now a verifiable reject on the FAFSA and Correction Records. The end year
range increased from 1927 to 1928.
• B has increased the end year range from 1986 to 1987.
• C is now a verifiable reject on the FAFSA and Correction Records. The description
means that the taxes paid are greater than zero and greater than or equal to 40% of the
AGI, but not equal to or greater than AGI. (Does not apply to electronic or Web
transactions).
• 16 has been modified to remove the reference to FAFSA Express.
New Rejects:
• D is for a dependent student whose Father's/Stepfather's SSN is in the invalid range.
• E is for a dependent student whose Mother's/Stepmother's SSN is in the invalid range.
• R is for a SSN match but no date of birth match.
• 9 is for a dependent student and both the Father's/Stepfather's and the

Mother's/Stepmother's SSN fields are blank.
• 12 describes a record where the taxes paid are greater than or equal to the AGI.
(Does not apply to electronic or Web transactions).

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Batch Level Error Message Tables
• Modified all the error code numbers.
• Added a new reject reason 07, 10 and 11.
• Deleted the former reject reason 14.
Record Level Error Messages

• Modified error codes 3 and 4.
• Deleted the former reject reasons 14, 15, 16 and 18.
Field Name and Position Cross-Reference

• Added a new column titled Field Verification Flag Position.
Message Classes
• Changed process year in the all message classes from 03 to 04.
• Increased field lengths for CORR04OP, EAPS04OP, ESFN04OP, ESFR04OP,

FDRF04OP, SARA04OP, SARA04TS, SYSG04OP, TAPS04OP, TCOR04OP,
TSAR04OP, YTDN04OP, YTDO04OP, and YTDR04OP from 2450 bytes to 2560 bytes.
• Increased field lengths for EAPS04IN and TAPS04IN from 650 bytes to 800 bytes.
• Renamed the RADDXXOP message class to PINRXXOP where XX is the process year.
Global Change
#S Batches
Files processed from Signature Correction files will no longer be returned in #S batches. These
files will be processed and returned in the System Generated message class, SYSG04OP, as #G
batches.

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What’s Changed in the Record Layouts
Section Since the NASFAA Version?
• In the first draft of the record layouts we noted that the e-mail address in several record
layouts was changed to no longer accept the pipe symbol (|) as valid content. Since the
NASFAA version, we have removed this change and we will allow it as valid content for the
e-mail address as we did last year.
• We changed all references to "MDE" and replaced them with "IDC" in ISIR fields 109, 116,
and 132. IDC stands for Image Data Capture.
• On the NASFAA ISIR draft we noted in field 118 that “3 = Easy FAFSA” was added as an
Electronic Application Entry Source Code. We have deleted this value from the field. The
only change from last year is that we deleted the value of 5.
• We modified the taxable income parameter of $13,000 in ISIR field 142, Automatic Zero
EFC, to $15,000.
• We added value 65 = Easy FAFSA on the Web to the Application Data Sources/Type Code
on the ISIR Record layout field 163. We also corrected the value of 51 = Paper Application
from an “added” field to a “modified” field.
• On the NASFAA ISIR draft we noted in field 164 that value 32 for Electronic Signature was
a new Transaction Data Source/Type Code. However, in error, we did not list 32 as a valid
value in the 2002-2003 EDE Technical Reference. We also noted that field 65 was modified
when the only change was to the wording.
• Since the NASFAA draft we have added "Electronic" to valid content description of value 33
= Quick Correction and added value 65 = Easy FAFSA on the Web to the following record
layouts and field numbers:
• Header Record, Field 12
• Trailer Record, Field 12
• ISIR Record, Field 164

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• We removed "Mailer" from the title of the Type 2 Individual PIN Mailer Request Export and
PIN Error Import Record Layout.
• On the FAFSA Record Layout, we modified the description for the Permanent Mailing
Address, Student's Permanent City, and Student’s Driver’s License Number to say, "If non-
blank, first character cannot be blank" instead of "If non-blank, first character cannot be non-
blank".
• The justification was inadvertently left off of fields 112, 113, and 274 of the FAFSA Record
Layout. All three fields should be left justified.
• We renamed the Signature Record Layout to Signature Record Export Record Layout to
match the naming format of the other record layouts.

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Getting Help
If you have concerns or questions regarding this technical reference please contact CPS/WAN
Technical Support. Listed below are the areas CPS/WAN Technical Support can assist you with.
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 800/330-5947
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 800/511-5806

(TDD/TTY)
E-mail: cpswan@ncs.com
Fax: 319/358-4260
Working hours are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday
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:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/services/fsatechsubscribe.html

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EDE Processing
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.
EDExpress software is provided free to destination points by the U.S. Department of Education
(ED). It allows Financial Aid Administrators (FAAs) to enter the FAFSA information into a
personal computer. However, schools may choose to develop their own software instead.
Regardless of whether the FAFSA data is entered using EDExpress or other software, the data
must adhere to ED’s editing rules in order to be accepted by CPS.
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. For example, the
system will generate an edit for inconsistent data in these fields when a student indicates a
single status yet provides income earned from work for student and spouse.
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 EAPS04OP.

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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 a
paper FAFSA or paper Renewal FAFSA. ED provides the FAFSA form. 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 entered as a FAFSA.
Entering the FAFSA Information

As part of the FAFSA entry, 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 software must adhere to the record layout provided
later 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.
Formatting and Transmitting the Records

Use EDconnect, the transmission software provided by ED, to format your data records and
transmit them over SAIG. The batch Header and Trailer Records are provided in the Record
Layouts section. Each batch to be transmitted must start with a Header Record followed by the
data records followed by the Trailer Record.
Receiving Processed Records

You receive your processed FAFSA Records in ISIR format in the EAPS04OP 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 EAPR04OP. The Record
Layouts section contains two reject layouts. The first is for rejects at the batch level (the whole
batch rejects), EDE Batch Level Error Report Import Record Layout. The second is for rejects at
the record level (individual record(s) reject), EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record
Layout. The Processing Codes section contains additional information on the reject reasons
found in the record layout.

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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 EAPR04OP (see the 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 evaluates data on incoming FAFSA data
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 returned in the
EAPS04OP 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 612 through 625
on the ISIR. The Table Of Reject Codes And How To Respond To Each is found in section 4 of
this document.

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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 would allow the student to access their electronic 2003-2004 Renewal FAFSA
data on the Web. Renewal FAFSAs may be available for returning students and display the
2002-2003 information. The student applicant either verifies that the 2002-2003 information is
still correct for 2003-2004 or updates the information on file at CPS.
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 ifap.ed.gov.
Renewal PIN Request Process

There are two options to request that a PIN be sent to a student instead of the paper Renewal
FAFSA:
1. Make a PIN request via FAA Access.
2. Type 2 Individual PIN Request - This request is sent via SAIG. You will need to create a file
that contains a CPS Header, Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import
Record Layout, and the CPS Trailer. All of these layouts are 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 which students received a
paper Renewal FAFSA or a PIN.
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.

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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 names and addresses of the colleges the student plans to attend in
2003-2004 are translated to a 6-digit identifying Federal School Code on the ISIR. The
preparer's name or address is not entered by the Image Data Capture (IDC) processor.
Generally, all information printed by CPS on the SAR is coded in the ISIR file.
Note: The average CPS processing time is between 48-52 hours.
NSLDS Data
The ISIR carries National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) information, which is located at
the end of the ISIR Record Description.
ISIR Receipt Process

ISIRs are transmitted by CPS to the SAIG in batches containing a batch Header Record, one or
more ISIRs, and a batch Trailer Record. Descriptions of the contents of the ISIR are in the
Record Layouts section. CPS Header and Trailer Records are described in the Record Layouts
section and at the end of this section.
ISIR Types
There are four reasons why CPS generates an ISIR:
• ISIRs are automatically generated in response to a FAFSA or correction entered at a site

other than your school or state agency. These "automatic ISIRs" are generated following the
entry of a paper FAFSA or SAR by the IDC processor, by an electronic FAFSA from
FAFSA on the Web or Renewal on the Web, by a correction from Correction on the Web, or
by an application or correction from FAA Access to CPS Online. They may also be
produced following the entry of an electronic FAFSA or correction by another EDE school.
ISIRs resulting from students correcting their data on the Web are sent to the school this
way. Automatic ISIRs are sent to school destination points in the SARA04OP message
class. State agencies receive Non-Resident ISIRs in the ESFN04OP message class and
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• ISIRs are generated in direct response to electronic FAFSAs, Correction/Duplicate Records,
and Signature Records submitted by schools using EDExpress, a mainframe system, a third-
party software or the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site. ISIRs are returned to destination
points in the EAPS04OP, CORR04OP, and SARA04OP message classes, respectively.
• ISIRs are generated in response to a request by state agencies through the Federal Data
Request (FDR) process. This process allows state agencies to request a processed FAFSA
Record for any student on CPS database. ISIRs are returned to the state agency’s destination
point in FDRF04OP message class.
• ISIRs are system-generated due to reprocessing by CPS, NSLDS post-screening, INS

Secondary process, and an applicant being released from a hold file. These ISIRs are
returned in the SYSG04OP message class. Any ISIR that has a value in the systems
generated field are returned in the SYSG04OP message class except when the value is L,
duplicate request, or blank.
Each school subscribing to the ISIR service automatically receives one ISIR for every student
who lists their school on the FAFSA. Servicers receive only one ISIR per destination point.

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Requested ISIRs
Requested ISIRs are generated in response to input from the school or state agency. ISIRs
requested by schools are transmitted to the SAIG in one of four message classes, depending upon
the type of input.
• EAPS04OP
ISIRs in this message class are returned to the school in response to electronic FAFSAs. The
school receives one ISIR for every FAFSA submitted that did not receive a transmission
reject. Refer to the Record Layouts section for EDE Batch or EDE Record Level Error
Report Import Record Layout and the Processing Codes section for Batch and Record Level
Error Messages.
• CORR04OP
ISIRs in this message class are returned to the school in response to electronic corrections or
duplicate requests. The school receives an ISIR for every correction or duplicate request
submitted that did not receive a transmission rejection. Refer to the Record Layouts section
for the EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout, and the Processing Codes
section for Batch and Record Level Error Messages.
Note: A school, with the student’s consent, is able to electronically add its Federal School
Code to the list of school choices on the student’s ISIR Record with the Data Release
Number (DRN). Instructions for this are explained later in this section.
• SYSG04OP
ISIRs in this message class are sent to the school as a result of a transaction automatically
created by CPS. The school does nothing to initiate these ISIRs. There are several instances
when CPS generates an ISIR for a student:
• Hold File status changes
• CPS Reprocessing of records due to formula changes
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• SARA04OP
Requested ISIRs in this message class are sent to the school as a result of the school sending
a signature for an applicant and/or a parent who filed using one of the Web products or FAA
Access to CPS Online. Automatic ISIRs in this message class are also received from paper
FAFSAs and corrections, from another school filing an electronic FAFSA or electronic
correction with your school listed, or a student filing a FAFSA on the Web or making
corrections on the Web.
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 have two options for obtaining processed FAFSA data:
• Automatic ISIR Processing
• Federal Data Request (FDR)
Automatic ISIRs for State Agencies

Each state agency subscribing to the ISIR service can choose to automatically receive one ISIR
for every student who:
• Indicates that state on the FAFSA as the state of legal residence
• Is a non-resident but lists a college within the state
• Both
Note: If the student indicates on the FAFSA more than one school that is located in your state,
your state agency receives only one ISIR.
Automatic ISIRs are transmitted daily from CPS to the SAIG in one of two message classes:
ESFR04OP State Agency ISIR Resident
ESFN04OP State Agency ISIR Non-resident
Note: The state agency indicates what type of ISIRs (residents, non-residents or both) it wants
to receive on the SAIG Agency Enrollment Form.

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Federal Data Request Processing (FDR)
A Federal Data Request (FDR) is the process by which a state agency can request the electronic
processed FAFSA Record for any student in CPS database.
In the case of students who are neither residents of the state nor attend a school in the state, an
FDR can be made if the student has signed a loan or state grant application that releases CPS
data to the state agency. The agency must retain the signed FAFSA. When requesting and
receiving this data from CPS, use the following message classes:
FDRS04IN FDR Request
FDRF04OP Processed FDRs
FDRU04OP Unfulfilled FDRs not on CPS Database after 30 days
Requesting a FDR Record

To request a specific applicant's record, the agency must transmit over the SAIG the Social
Security Number (SSN) and the first two letters of the last name. Use the FDR Request Record
layout FDR Export Record Layout (FDRS04IN) in the Record Layouts section. Use the
following steps to create a request for a single applicant’s record:
1. In the first position of the record, enter 4 to indicate this is a request for a 2003-2004
applicant transaction.
2. In positions 15 through 17, enter 199. This indicates a request for an ISIR Record.
3. In positions 18 through 26, 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.
4. In positions 27 through 28, enter the first two letters of the 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.
5. In position 580, enter F (FDR) for the Input Record Type.
Remember, prior to sending the file, you must add a Header Record before the FDR request
Record(s) and a Trailer Record after the FDR Request Record(s).

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Requesting More than One FDR Record
Up to 12 FDRs can be requested on a single record (message class FDRS04IN). To request up to
12 records, repeat steps 2 through 4 using the remaining data fields on the FDR Record. The
second record begins in position 53, the third in position 91, the fourth in position 129, the fifth
in position 167, the sixth in position 205, the seventh in position 243, the eight in position 281,
the ninth in position 319, the tenth in position 357, the eleventh in position 395, and the twelfth
in position 433.
To request more than 12 ISIRs, create an additional record by repeating steps 1 through 7.
Response to a FDR Request

State agencies receive one batch of ISIRs in response to each batch of FDR Records submitted.
The batch of ISIRs will be returned in the FDRF04OP message class. It contains one ISIR for
every submitted FDR Record that was not rejected.
If a requested student record is not found on CPS database after 30 days, a notice is returned to
the requesting agency in message class FDRU04OP.
Rejected FDR Records

A transaction reject prevents the FDR Record from being processed at CPS. If a record is
rejected for one or more reasons, an error report is returned to the agency in a message class
titled FDRE04OP.

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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 SAIG.
EDExpress allows schools to enter and edit correction data according to system requirements. It
also creates an electronic Correction Record ready for transmission using the communications
interface software, EDconnect. Schools, however, may choose to develop their own software to
enter, edit, and format correction data. Specifications for developing correction software are
provided in the remainder of this section.
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. Corrected 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 (CORR04IN).
Creating a Correction Record

Use the following steps to create a Correction Record:
1. In the first position of the record, enter 4 to indicate this is a correction to a 2003-2004
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
3. In positions 11 and 12, enter the first two letters of the applicant's last name. These are the
letters reported by the applicant on the FAFSA form and do not reflect any corrections to the
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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 CPS database, the record is rejected. If you want to correct the most recent
transaction, you can enter 99.
Note: When making a correction using transaction 99, corrections to SAR field number 087
(the first Federal School Code) and field number 114 (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 3-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 476, enter the Federal School Code of the school making the
correction.
8. In positions 477 through 526, enter or correct the student’s e-mail address.
9. In positions 555 through 562, enter the transaction receipt date. This is the date you received
the correction information from the student.
10. In positions 575 through 579, enter the serial number (the sequential position of the
correction record in the batch.) For example, the first student's correction record will have a
serial number of 00001, and the second student’s serial number will be 00002, etc.
11. In position 580, enter H (correction) for the Input Record Type.
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. Both data records for the student have the same serial number.

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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
values for the correction. 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 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 Field table below also 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 field contains a value of negative 3507, it appears as
00350P. The following chart explains the conversion of the sign and the number:
Signed Numeric Fields:

{ +0 E +5 } -0 N -5
A +1 F +6 J -1 0 -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
The table listed on the next three pages defines all the signed fields that can be sent to and
received from CPS.

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Signed Numeric Fields Table
Found
ISIR SAR Field Field Name Valid Field Content Only on
Field # Field # Length ISIR
44 039 6 Student’s Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 N
Income from IRS form Blank
47 042 6 Student’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 N
from Work Blank
48 043 6 Spouse’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 N
from Work Blank
78 074 6 Parents’ Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 N
Income from IRS form Blank
81 077 6 Father’s/Stepfather’s Income -999999 to 999999 N
Earned from Work Blank
82 078 6 Mother’s/Stepmother’s -999999 to 999999 N
Income Earned from Work Blank
199 7 TI: Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Blank = None Calculated
201 7 STX: State and Other Tax -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Allowance Blank = None Calculated
204 7 AI: Available Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
205 7 CAI: Contribution From -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Available Income Blank = None Calculated
206 9 DNW: Discretionary Net -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Worth Blank = None Calculated
209 7 PCA: Parents’ Contribution -9999999 to 9999999 Y
from Assets Blank = None Calculated
210 7 AAI: Adjusted Available -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Income Blank = None Calculated
214 7 STI: Student’s Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y

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Signed Numeric Fields Table (Continued)
Found
215 7 SATI: Student’s Allowance -9999999 to 9999999 Y
against Total Income Blank = None Calculated
217 9 SDNW: Student’s -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Discretionary Net Worth Blank = None Calculated
218 7 SCA: Student’s Contribution -9999999 to 9999999 Y
from Assets Blank = None Calculated
219 7 FTI: FISAP Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Y
220 7 SEC TI: Secondary Total -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Income Blank = None Calculated
222 7 SEC STX: Secondary State -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Tax Allowance Blank = None Calculated
225 7 SEC AI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Available Income Blank = None Calculated
226 7 SEC CAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Contribution From Available Blank = None Calculated
Income
227 9 SEC DNW: Secondary -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Discretionary Net Worth Blank = None Calculated
230 7 SEC PCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Parents’ Contribution from Blank = None Calculated
Assets
231 7 SEC AAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Adjusted Available Income Blank = None Calculated
235 7 SEC STI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Student’s Total Income Blank = None Calculated
236 7 SEC SATI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Student’s Allowance Against Blank = None Calculated
Total Income

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Signed Numeric Fields Table (Continued)
Found
238 9 SEC SDNW: Secondary -999999999 to 999999999 Y
Student’s Discretionary Net Blank = None Calculated
Worth
239 7 SEC SCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Student’s Contribution from Blank = None Calculated
Assets
240 7 SEC FTI: Secondary FISAP -9999999 to 9999999 Y
Total Income Blank = None Calculated
243 6 Assumed Student’s AGI -999999 to 999999 Y
Blank = No assumption
245 6 Assumed Student’s Income -999999 to 999999 Y
from Work Blank = No assumption
246 6 Assumed Spouse’s Income -999999 to 999999 Y
from Work Blank = No assumption
260 6 Assumed Parents' AGI -999999 to 999999 Y
262 6 Assumed Father’s/ -999999 to 999999 Y
Stepfather’s Income Earned Blank = No assumption
from Work
263 6 Assumed Mother’s/ -999999 to 999999 Y
Stepmother’s Income Earned Blank = No assumption
from Work

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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 #101 (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 (SIGS04IN) 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 (CORR04IN).
Follow these steps to add your Federal School Code and/or to make corrections:
1. In the first position of the record, enter 4 to indicate that this is a correction to a 2003-2004
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.
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 CPS. If the transaction number being corrected
is not on CPS database, the record will be rejected. You can use transaction 99 to add your
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5. Enter 114 in the SAR Field Number Correction #1 field, positions 15 through 17
(corresponding to the SAR Field #114, the Data Release Number [DRN]).
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 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, and 097.
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 Electronic Data
Exchange (EDE) school submitting the correction. You also must enter this number in the
EDE Federal School Code field, positions 471 through 476. 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. Enter the date you created this record in positions 555 through 562, the EDE Transaction
Receipt Date, in CCYYMMDD format.
10. Enter 00001 in positions 575 through 579, the serial number field. If you exceed 12
corrected fields, create a new record. The serial number on the second record is also 00001.
The serial number increments with a second student’s record.
11. In position 580, enter “H” (correction) for the Input Record Type.

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Tips for Corrections
When your school submits 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
receive the processed results in the CORR04OP message class; all other schools listed on the
transaction will receive the new ISIR in the SARA04OP 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.

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Requesting a Duplicate ISIR
Schools request duplicate ISIRs using the correction message class (CORR04IN). To see a full
record layout refer to the Record Layout section under Duplicate Request Export Record Layout.
Use the following steps to create a record requesting a duplicate ISIR:
1. In the first position of the record, enter 4 to indicate that this is a correction to a 2003-2004
2. In positions 15 through 17, enter 199. This indicates a request for an ISIR Record.
3. In positions 18 through 26, 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
letters reported by the applicant on the FAFSA form and do not reflect any corrections to the
last name that might have been made.
5. In positions 29 and 30, enter the transaction number of the applicant record you want to
receive. For example, enter 01 to request 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
requested is not on CPS database, the record is rejected.
Note: You can use transaction ‘99’ to request the most recent transaction on CPS database
provided your Federal School Code is listed on the most recent transaction. If that
transaction does not include that Federal School code, the request is rejected.
6. In positions 471 through 476, enter your Federal School Code.
7. In positions 555 through 562, enter the Transaction Receipt Date, the date you are requesting
the duplicate transactions.
8. In position 580, enter D (duplicate) for the Input Record Type.
Up to 12 duplicate ISIRs can be requested on a single record (message class CORR04IN). To
request up to 12 records, repeat steps 2 and 5, using the remaining data fields of the layout to
request more than one record. The second record begins in position 53, the third in position 91,
the fourth in position 129, the fifth in position 167, the sixth in position 205, the seventh in
position 243, the eight in position 281, the ninth in position 319, the tenth in position 357, the
eleventh in position 395, and the twelfth in position 433. If more than 12 ISIRs are required,
then create an additional record by repeating the previous steps.

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Response to a Correction/Duplicate Record
Schools receive one batch of ISIRs for each batch of Correction Records submitted. The batch,
or message class, of ISIRs is titled CORR04OP. It contains one ISIR for every submitted
student correction or student duplicate request not rejected for a transaction reject reason.
Rejected Correction/Duplicate Records

The two categories of rejections for submitted Correction Records, transaction and compute
rejects are:
1. 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 CORE04OP (see EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record layout
in the Record Layouts section). No ISIR is created.
2. 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. An Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is not computed for a correction
rejected for a compute reject reason. However, an ISIR is produced. Correction and
duplicate ISIRs with a compute reject are returned in the CORR04OP message class.
The reasons for the compute reject are coded on the ISIR in positions 612 through 625.
Refer to the Processing Codes section for information on interpreting these reject codes.
The two types of FAFSA compute reject reason codes are:
• 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 alphabetic reject reason code is a verifiable
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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 CORR04IN Record Layout in positions 527 through 531), 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 an
FAFSA reject reason code(s). The reject reason codes are found in positions 612 through 625 on
the ISIR. They explain the questionable and highlighted field(s).

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CPS Header and Trailer Records
Data transmitted through the SAIG are separated by message class for identification and
processing purposes. Each message class consists of the following segments:
• Header Record
• Data Record(s)
• Trailer Record
Data records vary by processing function. Each record format is provided in the Record Layout
section of this technical reference.
Each batch of data records must be preceded by a Header Record and followed by a Trailer
Record. The end of each record (header, data, and trailer) is marked by a CR/LF (carriage
return/linefeed, ASCII 13, 10). An End of File (EOF) marker (ACSII 26) is optional.
The format and content of Header and Trailer Records are found in the Record Layout section.
Received from the Central Processing System (CPS) message Header and Trailer Records –
those records produced by CPS to send to the destination point, such as SARA04OP.
Sent to CPS message Header and Trailer Records –those records produced by the destination
point to send to CPS, such as CORR04IN messages.
Note the following about batch Headers and Trailer Records:
• The Header and Trailer Records are the same lengths as the detail (data) records.
• Only data records of the same type (for example, FAFSAs) and the same year can be batched
together. (There is one exception – Corrections and Duplicates can be batched together.)
• The Counts in the Trailer Record are for the number of student records, not the number of
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Note the following about batch numbers:
• Destination points are responsible for supplying a unique batch number on the Header and
Trailer Records sent to CPS.
Note: Non-unique batch numbers are considered a duplicate batch and are not processed by
CPS.
• Batch level errors can be found in section 4 under Batch Level Error Messages.
• The structure of the 23-character unique batch number is as follows:
#X4ZZZZZZCCYYMMDDHHMMSS where,
#X = the record type indicator, with a pound sign (#) followed by the character below to
signify the record type:
A = Electronic App ISIRs
C = Correction/Duplicate ISIRs
E = Automatic ISIRs
F = Federal Data Requests ISIRs
G = CPS System Generated ISIRs
I = Year-To-Date (YTD) ISIRs
K = State Agency Non-Resident ISIRs
L = State Agency Resident ISIRs
S = Signature Corrections
Y = Reprocessed Records ISIRs
Z = CPS System Generated ISIRs
4 = year indicator (always “4” for 2003-2004 data)
ZZZZZZ = the 6-digit valid Federal School Code or State Agency 3 byte Code followed by 3
spaces
CCYYMMDD = the current date in century, year, month, day format
HHMMSS = the current time in hours, minutes, seconds format
Example:
A batch number of #C4E1234520030509141532 signifies a batch of 2003-2004 corrections
transmitted to CPS from a school with a 6-digit code of E12345 on May 9, 2003 at 2:15:32
PM.

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Record Layouts
Introduction
This section provides all the necessary record layouts needed for users to create their own
software to participate in the EDE process.
November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Record Layouts

3-1
Header Record Sent To/Received From The CPS
Field # Start End Length Changes Field Name Valid Content Justify
1 1 12 12 Header Record Identifier CPS HEADER Left
One blank position after
CPS, and two blank
positions after HEADER
2 13 16 4 Data Record Length 4-digit numeric Right
zero filled
Indicates length of the data
records.
3 17 17 1 Sent To CPS: A = Initial Applications Left
Type of Data Transmitted H = Corrections or
Duplicate requests
F = FDR Request
7 = PIN Request
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: Filler For ED Use Only
4 18 24 7 Destination Number ‘TGXXXXX’ where Left
XXXXX is the 5-digit code
SAIG assigned when initial for your destination number
Enrollment Form was
processed.
5 25 26 2 Filler For ED Use Only Left
6 27 34 8 Modified Creation Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid where
content for Date that batch was created. CC = 20
YY YY = Year 02, 03, or 04
MM = Month 01-12
DD = Day 01-31
7 35 40 6 Creation Time Format is HHMMSS where Right
HH = Hour 00-23
Time that batch was created. MM = Minute 00-59
SS = Second 00-59
8 41 52 12 Filler Blank Left
9 53 56 4 Modified Award Year ‘0304’ for 2003-2004 Left
valid
content Current Academic Cycle

3-2
Header Record Sent To/Received From The CPS (Continued)
10 57 79 23 Modified Sent To CPS: IF SENT, Batch Type: Left
valid Batch Number #A = Export
content for Applications-Initial
cycle year #C = Export Corrections/
Duplicates
Removed #F = Export FDR
#S from If #S = Signature Corrections
Received --------------------------- ---------------------------
ISIR Batch IF RECEIVED,
Received From CPS:
Type ISIR Batch Type:
Batch Number
#A = Electronic App
#C = Correction/ Duplicate
#E = Automatic ISIRs
#F = Federal Data Requests
#G = CPS System
Generated
#I = Year-To-Date (YTD)
#K = State Agency Non-
Resident
#L = State Agency Resident
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Both Sent To and Received Cycle Year:
From CPS for: 4 = 2003-2004
Cycle Year ---------------------------
Federal School Code:
Federal School Code
X00000 to X99999
Date
Valid characters for first
Time
position X are 0 (zero), B,
E, or G, or
State Agency: 3-byte code,
YY# followed by 3 spaces.
Valid characters for Y are
alpha and # numeric
---------------------------
Date: Current date using the
format CCYYMMDD
---------------------------
Time: Current time using
the format HHMMSS

3-3
Header Record Sent To/Received From The CPS (Continued)
12 83 84 2 Renamed Sent To CPS: Blank Right
field --------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: 11 = Electronic App
Deleted 41, Transaction Data 31 = Electronic Full SAR
54, and 77 Source/Type Code Correction
32 = Electronic Signature
Added 33, Indicates the origin of the 33 = Electronic Quick
34, and 65 transaction. Correction
34 = Electronic Verification
Modified Worksheet Correction
31, 51, 52, 51 = Paper Application
53, 55, and 52 = Paper Renewal
56 Application
53 = Paper Correction
55 = Paper Spanish
Application
56 = Paper Signature Page
61 = FAFSA on the Web
62 = Renewal on the Web
63 = Corrections on the
Web
64 = FAA Corrections on
the Web
65 = Easy FAFSA on the
Web
66 = Easy FAFSA
Corrections on the Web
72 = CPS System Generated
73 = CPS NSLDS Post-
Screening
74 = CPS FDR and YTD
75 = CPS Signature
Correction
76 = CPS INS Secondary
Confirmation
81 = PIC
14 86 N N minus Filler Blank Left
85 This filler space is appended
to make the Header the same N = The length of the record
length as the longest record found in the Data Record
in the file. length field. (Field #2)

3-4
Trailer Record Sent To/Received From The CPS
1 1 12 12 Trailer Record Identifier CPS TRAILER Left
One blank position after
CPS and one blank position
after TRAILER
2 13 16 4 Data Record Length 4-digit numeric Right
Indicates length of the data

records.
3 17 17 1 Sent To CPS: Type of Data A = Initial Applications Left
Transmitted H = Corrections or
Duplicates
F = FDR Request
7 = PIN Request
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: Filler Blank
Enrollment Form was
processed.
5 25 32 8 Modified Creation Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid where
content YY Date that batch was created CC = 20
by CPS. YY = Year 02, 03, or 04
MM = Month 01-12
DD = Day 01-31

3-5
Trailer Record Sent To/Received From The CPS (Continued)
6 33 38 6 Creation Time Format is HHMMSS where Right
HH = Hour 00-23
Time that batch was created MM = Minute 00-59
by CPS. SS = Second 00-59
7 39 45 7 Modified Filler Blank Left
length of
filler from
14 bytes
8 46 49 4 Modified Award Year ‘0304’ for 2003-2004 Right
valid
content Current Academic Cycle.
9 50 54 5 Total Number of Student 00000 to 99999 Right
Records in this batch
This count includes all
Number of Students for records originally included
which you will receive an in this batch, including those
ISIR or a reject. imported as error files.
10 55 77 23 Batch Number Same as in the Header Right
Record
12 79 80 2 Same as Sent To CPS: Blank Right
field 12 in --------------------------- ---------------------------
the Header Received From CPS: Same as field 12 in the
Record Transaction Data Header Record
Source/Type Code
Indicates the origin of the

transaction.
13 81 87 7 Sent To CPS: Filler Blank Right
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: 0000001 to 9999999
Accepted Student Record
Count (Count of student
records within this batch
being added to the database.)
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: Error 0000001 to 9999999
Record Count (Count of
student records within this
batch which are in error and
will be imported as error
files.)

3-6
Trailer Record Sent To/Received From The CPS (Continued)
15 95 101 7 Added Sent To CPS: Filler Blank Right
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: INS 0000001 to 9999999
Secondary Hold Count
(Count of student records
within this batch which are
being held for INS
Secondary Hold.)
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: Not 0000001 to 9999999
On Database Count (Count
of student records not on the
CPS database). These
records are also included in
the count for error records.
17 109 109 1 Sent To CPS: Filler Blank Left
--------------------------- ---------------------------
Received From CPS: Batch Y = Accepted
Indicator. N = Rejected
Must be non-blank
18 110 N N minus Filler Blank Left
109
This filler space is appended N = The length of the record
to make the Trailer the same found in the Data Record
length as the longest record Length field. (Field #2)
in the file.

3-7
EDE Batch Level Error Report Import Record
Layout
(CORE04OP/EAPR04OP/FDRE04OP/FDRU04OP/SIGA04OP)
1 1 1 1 Reject Type Always 'B' Left
2 2 24 23 Modified Batch Number Batch Type: Left
valid #A = Electronic App ISIRs
content for #C = Correction/ Duplicate
cycle year ISIRs
#E = Automatic ISIRs
#F = Federal Data Requests
Resident ISIRs
#L = State Agency
Resident ISIRs
#S = Signature Corrections
---------------------------
Cycle Year:
4 = 2003-2004
---------------------------
Federal School Code:
X00000 to X99999
position X are 0 (zero), B,
E, or G. or
State Agency: 3-byte code,
YY# followed by 3 spaces
Valid characters for Y are
alpha and # numeric
---------------------------
Date: Current date using
the format CCYYMMDD
---------------------------
Time: Current time using
the format HHMMSS

3-8
EDE Batch Level Error Report Import Record Layout
(Continued)
3 25 33 9 Original Social Security 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Number
The student's original SSN as

processed initially by the
CPS.
4 34 35 2 Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
First two characters of last
name. Will be constant If non-blank, first character
throughout the cycle, must contain a letter and
regardless of corrections to second character must be
last name. non-numeric.
5 36 37 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Left
The transaction number

indicating the ISIR
transaction to be corrected.
Enrollment Form was
processed.
7 45 45 1 Transaction Type E = Electronic Correction Left
/Duplicates
Type of transactions being S = Signature Record
rejected. Z = Electronic Applications
F = FDR
8 46 53 8 Creation Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
Date created.
9 54 57 4 Modified Award Year Always ‘0304’ for 2003- Right
valid 2004
content Current Academic Cycle.
10 58 102 45 Error Message Text See ‘Batch Level Error Left
Messages' table in the
Processing Codes section of
this technical reference.
11 103 106 4 Edit Code – For ED Use 0001 to 9999 Left
Only

3-9
EDE Batch Level Error Report Import Record Layout
(Continued)
12 107 108 2 Error Message Code See ‘Batch Level Error Left
Messages’ table in the
Total 109
Bytes

3-10
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record
Layout
(CORE04OP/FDRE04OP/FDRU04OP/SIGA04OP)
1 1 5 5 Serial Number 00001 to 99999 Right
Must be non-blank.
Must be in ascending
sequential order.
Number
The student's original SSN as

processed initially by the
CPS.
Blank
First two characters of last
name. Will be constant If non-blank, first character
throughout the cycle, must contain a letter and
regardless of corrections to second character must be
last name. non-numeric.
4 17 18 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Left
The transaction number

indicating the ISIR
transaction to be corrected.
5 19 34 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

3-11
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout
(Continued)
6 35 46 12 Student's First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Can be blank
7 47 49 3 SAR Item Number 000 to 999 Right
8 50 65 16 Error Message Text See ‘Record Level Error Left
9 66 102 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
10 103 106 4 Edit Code – For ED Use 0000 to 9999 Left
Only
11 107 108 2 Error Code See ‘Record Level Error Left
Total 109
Bytes

3-12
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary
(SARA04OP, EAPS04OP, CORR04OP, ESFN04OP, ESFR04OP,
FDRF04OP, SYSG04OP, YTDO04OP, YTDR04OP, YTDN04OP)
Field SAR Justify
# Field Star End Length Changes Field Name Valid Content Signed
t
1 1 1 1 Modified Batch Year 4, will always be ‘4’ (for Left
valid content 2003-2004)
2 112 2 2 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 and/or Number and last name
Social Security Number change
(SSN) have been changed. Blank = No change
Number
The student's original SSN

as initially processed by
the CPS.
4 12 13 2 Original Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Space(s)
First two letters of the last . (period)
name as they were on the ' (apostrophe)
initial application, - (dash)
regardless of any Blank
corrections to the last
name.
5 14 15 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Right
The CPS transaction

number of this ISIR.

3-13
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary (Continued)
Field SAR Justify
# Field Start End Length Changes Field Name Valid Content Signed
6 008 16 24 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
corrected or changed.
7 001 25 40 16 Student’s Last Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
8 002 41 52 12 Student’s First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
9 003 53 53 1 Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
10 004 54 88 35 Permanent Mailing 0 to 9 Left
Address Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
' (apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank

3-14
Field SAR Justify
11 005 89 104 16 Student’s Permanent City 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
' (apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
12 006 105 106 2 Student’s Permanent State Uppercase A to Z Left
Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Jurisdiction Codes in the
Processing Codes section
of this technical reference.
Blank
13 007 107 111 5 Student’s Permanent Zip 00000 to 99999 Right
Code Blank
14 009 112 119 8 Student’s Date of Birth Format is CCYYMMDD Left

19000101 to 19991231
Blank
15 010 120 129 10 Student’s Permanent 0000000000 to Right
Phone Number 9999999999
Blank
16 011 130 149 20 Student’s Driver’s License 0 to 9 Left
Number Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
- (dash)
* (asterisk)
Blank
17 012 150 151 2 Student’s Driver’s License Valid two letter postal code Left
State Code See State/Country/
Blank

3-15
Field SAR Justify
18 013 152 152 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
19 014 153 161 9 Student’s Alien 000000001 to 999999999 Left
Registration Number Blank
20 015 162 162 1 Student’s Marital Status 1 = Unmarried (single, Left
divorced, or widowed)
2 = Married/Remarried
3 = Separated
Blank
21 016 163 168 6 Modified Student’s Marital Status Format is CCYYMM Left
valid content Date 190001 to 200412
Blank
22 017 169 169 1 Modified Summer 2003? 1 = Full time/Not Sure Left
field name 2 = ¾ time
year 3 = ½ time
reference 4 = Less than ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
23 018 170 170 1 Modified Fall 2003? 1 = Full time/Not Sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
24 019 171 171 1 Modified Winter 2003-2004? 1 = Full time/Not Sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
25 020 172 172 1 Modified Spring 2004? 1 = Full time/Not Sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank

3-16
Field SAR Justify
26 021 173 173 1 Modified Summer 2004? 1 = Full time/Not Sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
27 022 174 174 1 Father’s Highest Grade 1 = Middle School/Jr. High Left
Level Completed 2 = High School
3 = College or Beyond
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
28 023 175 175 1 Mother’s Highest Grade 1 = Middle School/Jr. High Left
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
29 024 176 177 2 Student’s State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
Residence Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Blank
30 025 178 178 1 Modified Student Legal Resident 1 = Yes Left
field name Before 01-01-1998? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
31 026 179 184 6 Modified Student’s Legal Residence Format is CCYYMM Left
Blank
CPS will accept:
CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
32 027 185 185 1 Are You Male? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
33 028 186 186 1 Do you want Selective 1 = Yes Left
Service to register you? 2 = No
Blank

3-17
Field SAR Justify
34 029 187 187 1 Degree/Certificate 1 = 1st Bachelor’s Degree Right
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, technical, or
educational program of at
least two years
7 = Teaching Credential
Program (non-degree
program)
8 = Graduate or
Professional Degree
9 = Other/Undecided
Blank
35 030 188 188 1 Modified Grade Level in College in 0 = 1st year, never attended Left
field name 2003-2004 college
year 1 = 1st year, attended
reference 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
36 031 189 189 1 HS Diploma or GED 1 = Yes Left
Received? 2 = No
Blank

3-18
Field SAR Justify
37 032 190 190 1 Modified First Bachelor’s Degree 1 = Yes Left
field name By 07-01-2003? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
38 033 191 191 1 Interested in Student 1 = Yes Left
Loans? 2 = No
Blank
39 034 192 192 1 Interested in Work-Study? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
40 035 193 193 1 Drug Conviction 1 = No Left
Affecting Eligibility 2 = Yes (Part year)
3 = Yes/Don't Know
Blank
41 036 194 194 1 Student’s Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
Completed? 2 = Will File
3 = Will Not File
Blank
42 037 195 195 1 Modified Student’s Type of 2002 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Tax Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ,
year 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
43 038 196 196 1 Student Eligible to file 1 = Yes Left
1040A or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
44 039 197 202 6 Student’s Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from IRS form Blank Signed
45 040 203 207 5 Student’s U.S. Income 00000 to 99999 Right
Tax Paid Blank
46 041 208 209 2 Student’s Exemptions 00 to 99 Right
Claimed Blank
47 042 210 215 6 Student’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Right
from Work Blank Signed

3-19
Field SAR Justify
48 043 216 221 6 Spouse’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Right
from Work Blank Signed
49 044 222 226 5 Student’s Total Amount 00000 to 99999 Right
from Worksheet A Blank
from Worksheet B Blank
from Worksheet C Blank
52 047 237 242 6 Student’s Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank
53 048 243 248 6 Student’s Business and/or 000000 to 999999 Right
Investment Farm Net Blank
Worth
54 049 249 254 6 Student’s Cash, Savings, 000000 to 999999 Right
and Checking Blank
55 050 255 256 2 No. of Months Veterans 00 to 12 Right
Education Benefits Blank
Received
56 051 257 260 4 Increased Monthly Veterans 0000 to 9999 Right
field length Education Benefits Blank
from 3 bytes
57 052 261 261 1 Modified Born Before 01-01-1980? 1 = Yes Left
field name 2 = No
year Blank
reference
58 053 262 262 1 Modified Working on a Master’s or 1 = Yes Left
field name Doctorate Program in 2 = No
year 2003-2004? Blank
reference
59 054 263 263 1 Is Student Married? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
60 055 264 264 1 Have Children you 1 = Yes Left
support? 2 = No
Blank
61 056 265 265 1 Have Legal Dependents 1 = Yes Left
Other than Children or 2 = No
Spouse? Blank
62 057 266 266 1 Orphan or Ward of Court? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank

3-20
Field SAR Justify
63 058 267 267 1 Veteran of U.S. Armed 1 = Yes Left
Forces? 2 = No
Blank
64 059 268 268 1 Parent’s Marital Status 1 = Married/Remarried Right
2 = Single
3 = Divorced/
Separated
4 = Widowed
Blank
65 061 269 277 9 Modified Father’s/Stepfather’s 000000000 to 999999999 Right
field name Social Security Number Blank
66 062 278 293 16 Modified Father’s/Stepfather’s Last 0 to 9 Left
field name Name Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
67 063 294 302 9 Modified Mother’s/ 000000000 to 999999999 Right
field name Stepmother’s Social Blank
Security Number
68 064 303 318 16 Modified Mother’s/ 0 to 9 Left
field name Stepmother’s Last Name Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
69 065 319 320 2 Parents’ Number of 01 to 99 Right
Family Members Blank
70 066 321 321 1 Modified Parents’ Number in 1 to 9 Right
field name College 2003-2004 Blank
year (Parents’ excluded)
reference
71 067 322 323 2 Parents’ State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
See State/Country/
Blank

3-21
Field SAR Justify
72 068 324 324 1 Modified Parents Legal Residents 1 = Yes Left
field name before 01-01-1998? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
73 069 325 330 6 Modified Parents’ Legal Residence Format is CCYYMM Left
Blank
CPS will accept:
CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
74 070 331 332 2 Age of Older Parent 00 to 99 Left
Blank
75 071 333 333 1 Parents’ Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
3 = Will Not File
Blank
76 072 334 334 1 Modified Parents’ Type of 2002 Tax = IRS 1040
1 Left
field name Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ,
year 1040 Telefile
Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, the Marshall
Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, or
Palau
Blank
77 073 335 335 1 Parents’ Eligible to file 1 = Yes Left
1040A or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
78 074 336 341 6 Parents’ Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
79 075 342 347 6 Parents’ U.S. Income Tax 000000 to 999999 Right
Paid Blank
80 076 348 349 2 Parents’ Exemptions 00 to 99 Right
Claimed Blank
81 077 350 355 6 Father’s/Stepfather’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income Earned from Work Blank Signed

3-22
Field SAR Justify
82 078 356 361 6 Mother’s/ -999999 to 999999 Right
Stepmother’s Income Blank Signed
Earned from Work
83 079 362 366 5 Parents’ Total Amount 00000 to 99999 Right
from Worksheet A Blank
from Worksheet B Blank
from Worksheet C Blank
86 082 377 382 6 Parents’ Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank
87 083 383 388 6 Parents’ Business and/or 000000 to 999999 Right
Investment Farm Net Blank
Worth
88 084 389 394 6 Parents’ Cash, Savings, 000000 to 999999 Right
and Checking Blank
89 085 395 396 2 Student’s Number of 00 to 99 Right
Family Members Blank
90 086 397 397 1 Modified Student’s Number in 0 to 9 Right
field name College 2003-2004 Blank
year
reference
91 087 398 403 6 Federal School Code #1 X00000 to X99999 Left
Blank
Valid characters for the
first position are 0 (zero),
B, E, or G
92 088 404 404 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

3-23
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
Blank
B, E, or G.
3 = With Parent
Blank

3-24
Field SAR Justify
103 099 440 489 50 Student’s E-mail Address One and only one '@' (at- Left
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
104 100 490 497 8 Modified Date Application Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid content Completed 20030101 to 20041231
Blank
105 101 498 498 1 Signed By A = Applicant Only Left
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.
106 102 499 507 9 Preparer’s Social Security 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Number Blank
Preparer’s SSN provided

on the transaction.
107 103 508 516 9 Preparer’s Employer 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Identification Number Blank
(EIN)

3-25
Field SAR Justify
108 104 517 517 1 Preparer’s Signature 1 = Yes Left
Blank
Indicates that a preparer
signed the transaction.
109 105 518 525 8 Modified Transaction Receipt Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid content 20030101 to 20041231
Date the transaction was
received by the IDC or
School for data entry or
the date the student
entered record on the
Web.
110 106 526 526 1 Dependency Override 1 = Dependent to Left
Indicator Independent
2 = Dependent to
Indicates that a Independent Override
Dependency Override was Canceled
requested on this 3 = Dependency Override
transaction. request failed
Blank = Dependency
override not requested
111 108 527 532 6 FAA Federal School Code X00000 to X99999 Left
Indicates the Federal position are 0 (zero), B, E,
School Code that or G
requested a dependency Blank = No Dependency
override or Adjusted Override or FAA EFC
Calculation request. Adjustment done
113 107 534 534 1 FAA Adjustment 1 = EFC Adjustment Left
processed
Indicates whether a FAA 2 = EFC Adjustment
requested an EFC request failed
adjustment and if it was Blank = no EFC
processed. Adjustment requested

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114 535 535 1 Added Q and Input Record Type C = Correction Application Left
V D = Duplicate Request
Modified S H = Correction
Q= EDE Quick Correction
R = Renewal FAFSA on
the Web or Paper Renewal
FAFSA
S = Web Signatures
V = EDE Verification
Corrections
Blank = Initial Application
Sequential position of the

ISIR in the batch, except
in SARA ISIR files.

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116 541 563 23 Change to Batch Number EDE batch numbers consist Left
the IDC of the following:
Batch Sample EDE batch 2 characters for ISIR Batch
Number number- Type:
format #X4000000CCYYMMDD #A = Electronic App
hhmmss #C = Correction/
Deleted #S Duplicate
Sample IDC batch #F = FDR
number- #G = CPS System
PI4ppppppppppppbbbbbb Generated
bb #I =YTD
Resident
#L = Full State Agency
Resident
#Y = Reprocessed Records
#Z = CPS System
Generated
1 digit Cycle Year = 4
6 characters for Federal
School Code or State
Agency Code
8 digits for current date in
CCYYMMDD format
6 digits for current time in
HHMMSS format
IDC batch numbers consist

of the following:
PI - stands for Packet ID
1 digit Cycle Year = 4
12-digit Packet ID from
IDC
8 blank spaces
117 113 564 564 1 Early Analysis Flag 1 = Early Analysis Left
Applicant
Used to indicate a student Blank
who is requesting Early
Admission to your school.

3-28
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118 565 565 1 Deleted 5 Electronic Application 2 = FAA Entry Right
Entry Source Code 6 = Spanish FAFSA on the
Web
Indicates the origin of the 7 = Renewal FAFSA on the
electronic application. Web
8 = English FAFSA on the
Web
9 = FAA Access
120 572 578 7 Modified ETI Destination Number ‘TGXXXXX’ where Left
name from XXXXX is the 5-digit
Code to TG number assigned by numeric code assigned by
Number SAIG. SAIG
Blank
121 579 579 1 Added Reject Override A- 1 = Yes
Date of Birth year is 1900 Blank
to 1928.
122 580 580 1 Modified Reject Override B- 1 = Yes Left
field name Date of Birth since Blank
year September 1, 1987.
reference
123 581 581 1 Added Reject Override C- 1 = Yes
Taxes paid is greater than Blank
zero and greater than or
equal to 40% of the AGI,
but not equal to or greater
than AGI.
124 582 582 1 Reject Override N- 1 = Yes Left
Missing first or last name. Blank
125 583 583 1 Reject Override W- 1 = Yes Left
Questionable number of Blank
family members.
126 584 584 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. Allow AGI to be
zero or blank as entered.

3-29
Field SAR Justify
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. Allow AGI to be
zero or blank as entered.
Parents’ Total from Blank
Worksheet C assumed to
be zero. Allow parents’
income from Worksheet C
to be greater than zero and
greater than a fixed
percentage of the parents'
total income.
Student’s Total from Blank
Worksheet C assumed to
be zero. Allow student’s
to be greater than zero,
and equal or greater than
student's total income.
132 590 590 1 Dependency Status D = Dependent, calculated Left
EFC provided
Determined by CPS based I = Independent, calculated
on Dependency Status EFC provided
data provided. X = Dependent rejected, no
EFC calculated
Y = Independent rejected,
no EFC calculated

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133 591 598 8 Modified Application Receipt Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
Date the application was
received by the IDC or
School for data entry or
the date the student
entered record on the
Web.
134 599 599 1 Processed Record Type C = Correction Application Left
H = Correction/
Duplicate
Blank = Initial Application
135 600 601 2 Correction Applied 01 to 99 Left
against Transaction Blank = Transaction not a
Number result of a correction
136 602 602 1 Deleted P System Generated A = Applicant released Left
Indicator from Drug Enforcement
hold
Transaction initiated by D = Duplicate request
the CPS with no input I = INS Secondary
from the applicant. confirmation
L = Duplicate request and
NSLDS match data has
changed
N = NSLDS post-screening
transaction
Z = Reprocessed
transaction
Blank = Not a system
generated transaction
137 603 603 1 Duplicate Request D = Duplicate request Left
Indicator Blank
Indicates this transaction

is a result of a duplicate
request.
138 604 604 1 Source of Correction A = Applicant Left
D = CPS
S = School
Blank

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139 605 605 1 Modified Parents’ Calculated 2002 1, 2, or 3 = Tax Filer Left
field name Tax Status 4 or 5 = Non-Tax Filer
year Blank
reference CPS determination of tax
filing status.
140 606 606 1 Modified Student’s Calculated 2002 1, 2, or 3 = Tax Filer Left
field name Tax Status 4 or 5 = Non-Tax Filer
year Blank
reference CPS determination of tax
filing status.
141 607 607 1 Graduate Flag Y = Yes response to BA Left
question and/or Graduate
status question
Blank = Graduate Flag not
set
142 608 608 1 Modified Automatic Zero EFC Y = EFC set to zero based Left
income on income criteria
range from Zero EFC is automatically Blank = Flag not set
13,000 set if simplified needs test
met and taxable income is
$15,000 or less.
143 609 609 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.
144 610 610 1 SAR C Flag Y = C flag set, resolution Left
required on one or more
match results
Blank = No flag set
145 611 611 1 Simplified Needs Test Y = SNT met Left
(SNT) N = SNT not met or
insufficient information to
Applicant meets certain determine SNT eligibility
criteria for tax filing status Blank
and income level and is
not required to provide
asset information.

3-32
Field SAR Justify
146 612 625 14 Reject Reason Codes A to Z Left
01 to 99
Alpha/numeric character Blank = Applicant not
indicating why an rejected
application or correction
has been rejected. Up to seven 2-character
codes
See Processing Codes
section for specific code
tables and details.
147 626 626 1 Selective Service Match Y = Registration status Left
Flag confirmed
N = Registration status not
Results from SS Match for confirmed
applicants who met T = Temporarily Exempt
criteria to be sent to Blank = Record not sent to
match. Selective Service
148 627 627 1 Selective Service Y = Registration completed Left
Registration Flag N = Registration not
completed
Results from student’s T = Temporarily Exempt
request to be registered Blank = Record not sent to
with Selective Service. Selective Service.
149 628 628 1 INS Match Flag Y = Citizenship confirmed Left
N = Citizenship not
Results from INS match confirmed
for applicants who met Blank = Record not sent to
criteria to be sent to INS
match.
150 629 643 15 INS Verification Number 000000000000000 to Left
999999999999999
Identification # provided Blank
by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service
indicating that primary
verification was
performed.

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Field SAR Justify
151 644 644 1 Secondary INS Match C = INS has not yet Left
Flag confirmed eligible non-
citizen status
Results from INS N = INS did not confirm
Confirmation for eligible non-citizen status
applicants who failed P = Pending Results of
Primary Confirmation. Secondary Confirmation
X = INS did not have
enough information to
confirm eligible non-citizen
status
Y = Citizenship status
confirmed by INS
Blank = N/A
153 660 660 1 SSN Match Flag 1 = No match on SSN Left
2 = SSN and name match,
Results from SSN Match no match on DOB
with Social Security 3 = SSN match, no match
Administration. on name
4 = SSN, Name, and DOB
match
5 = SSN, name, DOB
match with Date of Death
8 = Record not sent to SSA
154 661 661 1 SSA Citizenship Flag A = U.S. citizen Left
B = Legal alien, eligible to
Results from Citizenship work
Match with Social C = Legal alien, not eligible
Security Administration. to work
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)

3-34
Field SAR Justify
155 662 669 8 Modified SSN Date of Death CCYYMMDD Left
Date of Death provided Blank
for this SSN from the
Social Security
Administration.
156 670 670 1 NSLDS Match Flag 1 = Student not in Default Right
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
157 671 676 6 Modified NSLDS Post-Screening 01 = Default added Left
from a 2- Reason Code 02 = Overpayment added
byte field 03 = Default resolved
The student’s eligibility 04 = Overpayment resolved
Modified has changed since the 05 = Master Promissory
Blank previous prescreening. Note status change
06 = Loan went into
Added 11, This field can contain up Discharged status
12, and 13 to 3 reason codes at 2- 07 = Loan out of
bytes each. Discharged status
This field 08 = Closed school
can contain 09 = Exceeded Subsidized
up to 3 loan limit
reason codes 10 Exceeded Combined
at 2-bytes loan limit
each. 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

3-35
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158 677 677 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
8 = Record not sent to VA
Blank
160 679 680 2 Removed Verification Tracking Flag 01 to 99 Left
alpha values. Blank
Values will
be numeric.
161 681 681 1 Student is selected for Y = Selected Left
Verification N = Not Selected
* = A subsequent
transaction was selected for
verification
162 682 682 1 Subsequent Application Y = Subsequent application Left
Flag from student
Blank = Not a subsequent
Indicates that an initial application
application with the same
SSN and name ID as a
transaction already on the
CPS database was
submitted.
163 683 684 2 Renamed Application Data 11 = Electronic App Left
field Source/Type Code 51 = Paper Application
52 = Paper Renewal
Deleted 41, Indicates the origin of the Application
53, and 56 initial application. 55 = Paper Spanish
Application
Added 65 61 = FAFSA on the Web
62 = Renewal FAFSA on
Modified 51, the Web
52 and 55 65 = Easy FAFSA on the
Web

3-36
Field SAR Justify
164 685 686 2 Renamed Transaction Data 11 = Electronic App Left
field Source/Type Code 31 = Electronic Full SAR
Correction
Deleted 41, Indicates the origin of the 32 = Electronic Signature
54, and 77 transaction. 33 = Electronic Quick
Correction
Added 33, 34 = Electronic
34, and 65 Verification Worksheet
Correction
Modified 31, 51 = Paper Application
51, 52, 53, 52 = Paper Renewal
55, and 56 Application
53 = Paper Correction
55 = Paper Spanish
Application
56 = Paper Signature Page
61 = FAFSA on the Web
62 = Renewal FAFSA on
the Web
63 = Corrections on the
Web
64 = FAA Corrections on
the Web
65 = Easy FAFSA on the
Web
66 = Easy FAFSA
Corrections on the Web
72 = CPS System
Generated
73 = CPS NSLDS Post-
Screening
74 = CPS FDR and YTD
75 = CPS Signature
Correction
76 = CPS INS Secondary
Confirmation
81 = PIC

3-37
Field SAR Justify
165 114 687 690 4 Data Release Number 0000 to 9999 Left
(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.
166 691 698 8 Modified Transaction Processed Format is CCYYMMDD Left
Date that CPS computed

this transaction.
167 699 701 3 Compute Batch Number 000 to 999 Left
168 702 821 120 Added FAFSA Data Verify Flags 0 = Not corrected to the Right
same value
See the Field Name and 1 = Corrected to the same
Position Cross- Reference value
Table in the Processing 2 = Asked to be verified
Codes section of this
technical reference.
Each FAFSA Data Verify

flag byte corresponds to a
specific SAR field and
indicates fields corrected
to the same value on the
transaction being
corrected.
169 822 941 120 Correction Flags 0 = No Correction Made Right
1= Field Corrected on this
See the Field Name and transaction
Position Cross- Reference 2 = Field Corrected on
Table in the Processing previous transaction
Each correction flag byte

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

3-38
Field SAR Justify
170 942 1061 120 Highlight Flags 0 = No Highlight Made Right
1 = Field Highlighted
See the Field Name and
Position Cross-Reference Each highlight flag byte
Table in the Processing corresponds to a specific
Codes section of this SAR field
Each highlight flag byte

corresponds to a specific
SAR field and indicates
fields highlighted in
boldface on the SAR.
171 1062 1066 5 Paid EFC 00000 to 99999 Left
Primary or Secondary
EFC, whichever is lower.
172 1067 1071 5 Primary EFC 00000 to 99999 Left
The primary 9 month EFC
calculated. Full Needs
Test (FNT), unless
Simplified Needs Test
(SNT) met.
173 1072 1076 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.
174 1077 1077 1 Federal Pell Grant Paid P = Primary EFC Left
EFC Type S = Secondary EFC
Identifies which EFC was
placed in Paid EFC.

3-39
Field SAR Justify
175 1078 1078 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 than a
Full Needs Test (FNT) spouse
4 = SNT: Dependent
Simplified Needs Test 5 = SNT: Independent
(SNT) without dependents other
than a spouse
6 = SNT: Independent with
spouse
176 1079 1079 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 with
Full Needs Test (FNT) spouse
4 = SNT: Dependent
Simplified Needs Test 5 = SNT: Independent
(SNT) without dependents other
than a spouse
6 = SNT: Independent with
spouse
177 1080 1084 5 Primary Alternate Month 00000 to 99999 Left
1 Blank = None Calculated
The primary alternate EFC

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

3-40
Field SAR Justify
188 1135 1139 5 Secondary Alternate 00000 to 99999 Left
Month 1 Blank = None Calculated
The secondary alternate

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

3-41
Field SAR Justify
199 1190 1196 7 TI: Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Blank = None Calculated Signed
200 1197 1203 7 ATI: Allowances Against 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Total Income Blank = None Calculated
201 1204 1210 7 STX: State and Other Tax -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Allowance Blank = None Calculated Signed
202 1211 1217 7 EA: Employment 0000000 to 9999999 Left
203 1218 1224 7 IPA: Income Protection 0000000 to 9999999 Left
204 1225 1231 7 AI: Available Income -9999999 to 9999999 Right
205 1232 1238 7 CAI: Contribution From -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Available Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
206 1239 1247 9 DNW: Discretionary Net -999999999 to 999999999 Right
Worth Blank = None Calculated Signed
207 1248 1256 9 NW: EFC Net Worth 000000000 to 999999999 Left
208 1257 1265 9 APA: Asset Protection 000000000 to 999999999 Left
209 1266 1272 7 PCA: Parents’ -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Contribution from Assets Blank = None Calculated Signed
210 1273 1279 7 AAI: Adjusted Available -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
211 1280 1286 7 TSC: Total Student 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Contribution Blank = None Calculated
212 1287 1293 7 TPC: Total Parent 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Contribution Blank = None Calculated
213 1294 1300 7 PC: Parents’ Contribution 0000000 to 9999999 Left
214 1301 1307 7 STI: Student’s Total -9999999 to 9999999 Right
215 1308 1314 7 SATI: Student’s -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Allowance against Total Blank = None Calculated Signed
Income
216 1315 1321 7 SIC: Dependent Students’ 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Income Contribution Blank = None Calculated
217 1322 1330 9 SDNW: Student’s -999999999 to 999999999 Right
Discretionary Net Worth Blank = None Calculated Signed

3-42
Field SAR Justify
218 1331 1337 7 SCA: Student’s -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Contribution from Assets Blank = None Calculated Signed
219 1338 1344 7 FTI: FISAP Total Income -9999999 to 9999999 Right
220 1345 1351 7 SEC TI: Secondary Total -9999999 to 9999999 Right
221 1352 1358 7 SEC ATI: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Allowances Against Total Blank = None Calculated
Income
222 1359 1365 7 SEC STX: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
State Tax Allowance Blank = None Calculated Signed
223 1366 1372 7 SEC EA: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Employment Allowance Blank = None Calculated
224 1373 1379 7 SEC IPA: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Income Protection Blank = None Calculated
Allowance
225 1380 1386 7 SEC AI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Available Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
226 1387 1393 7 SEC CAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Contribution From Blank = None Calculated Signed
Available Income
227 1394 1402 9 SEC DNW: Secondary -999999999 to 999999999 Right
Discretionary Net Worth Blank = None Calculated Signed
228 1403 1411 9 SEC NW: Secondary Net 000000000 to 999999999 Left
Worth Blank = None Calculated
229 1412 1420 9 SEC APA: Secondary 000000000 to 999999999 Left
Asset Protection Blank = None Calculated
Allowances
230 1421 1427 7 SEC PCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Parents’ Contribution Blank = None Calculated Signed
from Assets
231 1428 1434 7 SEC AAI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Adjusted Available Blank = None Calculated Signed
Income
232 1435 1441 7 SEC TSC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Total Student Contribution Blank = None Calculated
233 1442 1448 7 SEC TPC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Total Parent Contribution Blank = None Calculated
234 1449 1455 7 SEC PC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Parents’ Contribution Blank = None Calculated
235 1456 1462 7 SEC STI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Student’s Total Income Blank = None Calculated Signed

3-43
Field SAR Justify
236 1463 1469 7 SEC SATI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Student’s Allowance Blank = None Calculated Signed
Against Total Income
237 1470 1476 7 SEC SIC: Secondary 0000000 to 9999999 Left
Student’s Dependent Blank = None Calculated
Income Contribution
238 1477 1485 9 SEC SDNW: Secondary -999999999 to 999999999 Right
Student’s Discretionary Blank = None Calculated Signed
Net Worth
239 1486 1492 7 SEC SCA: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
Student’s Contribution Blank = None Calculated Signed
from Assets
240 1493 1499 7 SEC FTI: Secondary -9999999 to 9999999 Right
FISAP Total Income Blank = None Calculated Signed
241 1500 1500 1 Assumed Citizenship 1 = Assumed student is a Left
citizen
2 = Assumed student is an
eligible non-citizen
242 1501 1501 1 Assumed Student’s 1 = Assumed unmarried Left
Marital Status 2 = Assumed
married/remarried
243 1502 1507 6 Assumed Student’s AGI -999999 to 999999 Right
Blank = No assumption Signed
244 1508 1512 5 Assumed Student’s U.S. 00000 to 99999 Left
Tax Paid Blank = No assumption
245 1513 1518 6 Assumed Student’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from Work Blank = No assumption Signed
246 1519 1524 6 Assumed Spouse’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income from Work Blank = No assumption Signed
247 1525 1529 5 Assumed Student’s Total 00000 to 99999 Left
from Worksheet C Blank = No assumption
248 1530 1530 1 Assumed Date of Birth 1 = Assumed Yes Left
Prior 2 = Assumed No
249 1531 1531 1 Assumed Student Is 1 = Assumed Yes Left
Married/Remarried 2 = Assumed No
250 1532 1532 1 Assumed Have Children 1 = Assumed Yes Left
You Support? 2 = Assumed No

3-44
Field SAR Justify
251 1533 1533 1 Assumed Have Legal 2 = Assumed no legal Left
Dependents Other than dependents
Children or Spouse? Blank = No assumption
252 1534 1534 1 Assumed VA Status 2 = Assumed not a Veteran Left
253 1535 1536 2 Assumed Student’s # in 00 to 99 Left
Family Blank = No assumption
254 1537 1537 1 Assumed Student’s # in 0 to 9 Left
College Blank = No assumption
255 1538 1538 1 Assumed Parents’ Marital 1 = Assumed Left
Status married/remarried
2 = Assumed single
256 1539 1547 9 Assumed 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Father’s/Stepfather’s SSN Blank
257 1548 1556 9 Assumed Mother’s/ 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Stepmother’s SSN Blank
258 1557 1558 2 Assumed Parents’ # in 00 to 99 Left
Family Blank = No assumption
259 1559 1559 1 Assumed Parents’ # in 0 to 9 Left
College Blank = No assumption
260 1560 1565 6 Assumed Parents' AGI -999999 to 999999 Right
Blank = No assumption Signed
261 1566 1571 6 Assumed Parents’ U.S. 000000 to 999999 Left
Tax Paid Blank = No assumption
262 1572 1577 6 Assumed Father's/ -999999 to 999999 Right
Stepfather’s Income Blank = No assumption Signed
Earned from Work
263 1578 1583 6 Assumed Mother's/ -999999 to 999999 Right
Stepmother’s Income Blank = No assumption Signed
Earned from Work
264 1584 1588 5 Assumed Parents’ Total 00000 to 99999 Left
from Worksheet C Blank = No assumption
265 1589 1648 60 Comment Codes Twenty 3-digit numeric Right
comment codes. (See ISIR
Comments provided by Comment Code Text
CPS to further information in the
communicate important Processing Codes section
results and processing of this technical reference.)
information. Unused positions contain
all zeroes.

3-45
Field SAR Justify
266 1649 1668 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.
267 1669 1669 1 Pell Grant Eligibility Flag Y = This transaction Left
determined eligible for a
Federal Pell Grant.
Indicates transaction has
Blank = This transaction
been determined eligible
determined ineligible for a
for a Federal Pell Grant by
Federal Pell Grant
the CPS.
268 1670 1671 2 Reprocessed Reason Code 01 to 99 Left
Blank = Not a reprocessed
The code indicating why transaction
an ISIR was reprocessed
by the CPS. An electronic
message will be sent to
destination numbers
identifying definition of
the code.
269 1672 1679 8 Modified Duplicate Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
CPS Process Date of the Blank
duplicate transaction
requested.
270 1680 1680 1 Duplicate SSN Indicator Y = Another filer also Left
using this SSN
Indicates if another filer is Blank = N/A
using this original SSN in
their original SSN field.
271 1681 1681 1 ISIR Transaction Type 0 = Electronic initial Right
application
ISIR batch type that this 1 = Automatic ISIR
ISIR was received in. generated
2 = Electronic correction
3 = Electronic duplicate
request

3-46
Field SAR Justify
272 1682 1682 1 Electronic Federal School 1 = Federal School Code #1 Left
Code Indicator 2 = Federal School Code #2
3 = Federal School Code #3
For schools, it will 4 = Federal School Code #4
identify your school code. 5 = Federal School Code #5
6 = Federal School Code #6
For state agencies it will Blank = No Federal School
identify one of the Code
colleges listed in ISIR
fields 91, 93, 95, 97, 99 or
101 that caused this
transaction to be sent in
the ESFN non-resident
file.
273 1683 1688 6 Multi School Code Flags Y or Blank is valid in any Left
one of the 6 positions.
Each byte of this field
corresponds to the 6 There may be more than
Federal School Code one Y in the case of a
choices. servicer.
If the second byte of this
field has a Y, then the Will never be entirely
Federal School Code listed blank, except on State
in Federal School Code #2 Agency ISIRs.
is associated with the
destination number.
274 060 1689 1694 6 Added Parent's Marital Status Format is CCYYMM Left
Date 190001 to 200412
Blank
275 1695 1706 12 Changed Filler For ED Use Only Left
from 18
bytes
276 1707 1708 2 NSLDS Transaction 01 to 99 Right
Number
Reflects the latest

transaction number for
which NSLDS updated
information. Will never
be blank.

3-47
Field SAR Justify
277 1709 1709 1 Added 5 NSLDS Database Results 1 = Record matched, data Left
Flag sent
2 = SSN match, no name or
date of birth match, no data
sent
3 = SSN not found in
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 1710 1710 1 NSLDS Flag Y Left
N
For NSLDS Use Only. Blank
279 1711 1711 1 NSLDS Pell Overpayment D = Deferred Left
Flag N = N/A
S (Satisfactory Repayment
Arrangements)
W = Waived
Y = Overpayment
280 1712 1719 8 NSLDS Pell Overpayment Numeric school code Right
Contact N/A
Y (more than one)
281 1720 1720 1 NSLDS SEOG D = Deferred Left
Overpayment Flag N = N/A
S (Satisfactory Repayment
Arrangements)
W = Waived
Y = Overpayment
282 1721 1728 8 NSLDS SEOG Numeric school code Right
Overpayment Contact N/A
Y (more than one)
283 1729 1729 1 NSLDS Perkins D = Deferred Left
Overpayment Flag N = N/A
S = Satisfactory Repayment
Arrangements
W = Waived
Y = Overpayment
284 1730 1737 8 NSLDS Perkins Numeric school code Left
Overpayment Contact N/A
Y (more than one)

3-48
Field SAR Justify
285 1738 1738 1 NSLDS Defaulted Loan Y or N Left
Flag
286 1739 1739 1 Changed all NSLDS Discharged Loan C = Conditional Left
valid content Flag D = Death
M = Multiple
N = None
P = Permanent
R= Reaffirmed
287 1740 1740 1 NSLDS Loan Satisfactory Y or N Left
Repayment Flag
288 1741 1741 1 Active Bankruptcy Flag Y or N Left
289 1742 1747 6 NSLDS Aggregate Numeric Right
Subsidized Outstanding N/A
Principal Balance
Unsubsidized Outstanding N/A
Principal Balance
Combined Outstanding N/A
Principal Balance
Consolidated Outstanding N/A
Principal Balance
Subsidized Pending N/A
Disbursement
Unsubsidized Pending N/A
Disbursement
Combined Pending N/A
Disbursement
Subsidized Total N/A
Unsubsidized Total N/A
Combined Total N/A
Consolidated Total N/A
300 1808 1813 6 NSLDS Perkins Principal Numeric Right
Balance N/A

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Field SAR Justify
301 1814 1819 6 NSLDS Perkins Current Numeric Right
Year Loan Amount N/A
302 1820 1820 1 NSLDS Defaulted Loan # Left
Change Flag N
303 1821 1821 1 NSLDS Discharged Loan # Left
Change Flag N
304 1822 1822 1 NSLDS Satisfactory # Left
Repayment Change Flag N
305 1823 1823 1 NSLDS Active # Left
Bankruptcy Change Flag N
306 1824 1824 1 NSLDS Overpayments # Left
Change Flag N
307 1825 1825 1 NSLDS Aggregate Loan # Left
Change Flag N
308 1826 1826 1 NSLDS Perkins Loan # Left
Change Flag N
309 1827 1827 1 NSLDS Pell Payment # Left
Change Flag N
310 1828 1828 1 NSLDS Additional Pell Y or N Left
Flag
311 1829 1829 1 NSLDS Additional Loans Y or N Left
Flag
312 1830 1830 1 Direct Loan Master-Prom A = Active Left
Note Flag C = Closed
I = Inactive
N = No MPN on file
U = Unavailable
Blank = No data from
NSLDS
313 1831 1831 1 Added Direct Loan Plus Master A = Active Left
Prom Note Flag C = Closed
I = Inactive
N = No MPN on file
U = Unavailable
Blank = No data from
NSLDS
314 1832 1833 2 NSLDS Pell Sequence 01 to 03 Left
Number (1) Blank
315 1834 1836 3 NSLDS Pell Verification Alpha field Left
Flag (1) N/A
316 1837 1842 6 NSLDS Pell EFC (1) 000000 to 999999 Left
Blank

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Field SAR Justify
317 1843 1850 8 NSLDS Pell School Code Numeric Right
(1) Blank
318 1851 1852 2 NSLDS Pell Transaction Numeric Right
Number (1) Blank
319 1853 1860 8 NSLDS Pell Last Update Numeric (CCYYMMDD) Left
Date (1) N/A
Blank
320 1861 1866 6 NSLDS Pell Scheduled Numeric Right
Amount (1) Blank
Whole dollar amount with

leading zeros.
321 1867 1872 6 NSLDS Pell Amount Paid Numeric Left
to Date (1) Blank

leading zeros.
322 1873 1877 5 NSLDS Pell Percent Numeric Right
Scheduled Award Used Blank
(1)
Whole percent with

leading zeros i.e. 50% =
00050.
323 1878 1883 6 NSLDS Pell Award Numeric Right
Amount (1) Blank

leading zeros.
Number (2) Blank
325 1886 1888 3 NSLDS Pell VerificationAlpha field Left
Flag (2) N/A
Blank
(2) Blank
Number (2) Blank
Date (2) N/A
Blank

3-51
Field SAR Justify
Amount (2) Blank

leading zeros.
to Date (2) Blank

leading zeros.
(2)
Whole percent with

00050.
Amount (2) Blank

leading zeros.
Number (3) Blank
335 1938 1940 3 NSLDS Pell VerificationAlpha field Left
Flag (3) N/A
Blank
(3) Blank
Number (3) Blank
Date (3) N/A
Blank
Amount (3) Blank

leading zeros.

3-52
Field SAR Justify
to Date (3) Blank

leading zeros.
(3)
Whole percent with

00050.
Amount (3) Blank

leading zeros.
344 1988 1989 2 NSLDS Loan (1) 01 to 06 Left
Sequence Number Blank
345 1990 1990 1 NSLDS Loan (1) Type D = Defaulted Left
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
346 1991 1991 1 NSLDS Loan (1) Change # Left
Flag N
Blank
347 1992 1993 2 NSLDS Loan (1) Program See NSLDS Loan Program Left
Code Codes Table in the
348 1994 1999 6 NSLDS Loan (1) Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Amount Blank
349 2000 2001 2 NSLDS Loan (1) Current See NSLDS Loan Current Left
Status Code Status Codes Table in the
350 2002 2009 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Current Format is CCYYMMDD Left
Status Date Blank
351 2010 2015 6 NSLDS Loan (1) 000000 to 999999 Right
Aggregate Principal N/A
Balance Blank

3-53
Field SAR Justify
352 2016 2023 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Numeric (CCYYMMDD) Left
Balance Date Blank
353 2024 2031 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Begin Numeric (CCYYMMDD) Left
Date N/A
Blank
354 2032 2039 8 NSLDS Loan (1) End Numeric (CCYYMMDD) Left
Date N/A
Blank
355 2040 2042 3 NSLDS Loan (1) GA Numeric Left
Code N/A
Blank
356 2043 2045 3 NSLDS Loan (1) Contact Alpha Left
Type N/A
Blank
357 2046 2053 8 NSLDS Loan (1) School Numeric Left
Code N/A
Blank
358 2054 2061 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Contact Numeric Left
Code N/A
Blank
359 2062 2064 3 NSLDS Loan (1) Grade Alpha/Numeric Left
Level N/A
Blank
360 2065 2065 1 NSLDS Loan (1) P = PLUS denial Left
Additional Unsubsidized H = Health Professional
Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither
361 2066 2066 1 NSLDS Loan (1) Y = Yes Left
Capitalized Interest Flag N = No
362 2067 2072 6 NSLDS Loan (1) Amount 000000 to 999999 Right
of Last Disbursement N/A
Blank
363 2073 2080 8 NSLDS Loan (1) Date of Numeric (CCYYMMDD) Left
Last Disbursement N/A
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank

3-54
Field SAR Justify
Flag N
Blank
Amount Blank
370 2095 2102 8 NSLDS Loan (2) Current Format CCYYMMDD Left
Status Date Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Type N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank

3-55
Field SAR Justify
Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither
Blank
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
Flag N
Blank
Amount Blank
Status Date Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date Blank
Date N/A
Blank

3-56
Field SAR Justify
Date N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Type N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither
Blank
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
Flag N
Blank

3-57
Field SAR Justify
Amount Blank
Status Date Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Type N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither

3-58
Field SAR Justify
Blank
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
Flag N
Blank
Amount Blank
Status Date Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank

3-59
Field SAR Justify
Type N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither
Blank
Blank
Code R = Recent
T = Discharged
Blank
Flag N
Blank
Amount Blank

3-60
Field SAR Justify
Status Date Blank
Balance Blank
Balance Date Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Date N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Type N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Code N/A
Blank
Level N/A
Blank
Loan Flag B = Both
N = Neither
Blank
Blank

3-61
Field SAR Justify
Total 2560 This layout
Bytes was
previously
2450 bytes

3-62
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN
Error Import Record Layout
(RADD04IN- Sent to CPS; EREP04OP- 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 4, will always be ‘4’ (for 2003- Left
valid 2004)
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

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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 Changed PIN Indicator Y = Request CPS to print and Left
field name send PINs to students

3-64
Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error Import
Record Layout (Continued)
19 81 81 1 Format Error Code Left
Sent to CPS Blank
------------------------------ --------------------------------
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 data record length
on CPS Header/Trailer Records
D = Incorrect destination
number (TGXXXXX) on the
SAIG network Header/Trailer,
CPS Header/Trailer, and Type 2
PIN detail Records
E = Incorrect Award Year on
the CPS Header/Trailer Records
F = Incorrect Year Indicator
G = Non-Type 2 request sent
electronically via SAIG
H = Mismatch of type and
record format
I = PIN Request batch contains
blank lines
J = PIN Request batch contains
error codes
K = Empty PIN Request batch
submitted
L = PIN Request batch contains
low-values Example: Hex ‘00’
M = Incorrect PIN Indicator
Blank = No error
Total 109
Bytes

3-65
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout
(PINR04OP)
Number

as initially processed by
the CPS.
2 10 11 2 Original Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Space(s)
First two letters of the last . (period)
name as they were on the ' (apostrophe)
initial application, - (dash)
regardless of any Blank
corrections to the last
name.
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

3-66
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/
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
12 117 117 1 Print Indicator Y = Student received Direct Left
Print Paper Renewal FAFSA
Blank

3-67
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout (Continued)
13 118 118 1 PIN Indicator Y = Student received PIN Left
Blank
14 119 168 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 @:
• 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
SAIG assigned when destination number
initial Enrollment Form
was processed.
Blank
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or
G
Total 185
Bytes

3-68
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout
(EAPS04IN)
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 25 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
3 26 37 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
4 38 38 1 Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
5 39 73 35 Added Permanent Mailing Address 0 to 9 Left
detail to the Uppercase A to Z
field name. 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

3-69
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout (Continued)
Justify
6 74 89 16 Added Student’s Permanent City 0 to 9 Left
detail to the Uppercase A to Z
field name. 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
7 90 91 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
10 105 114 10 Student’s Permanent Phone 0000000000 to 9999999999 Right
Number Blank
11 115 134 20 Added Student’s Driver’s License 0 to 9 Left
detail to the Number Uppercase A to Z
field name. Embedded space(s)
First character cannot be an - (dash)
asterisk. * (asterisk)
Blank
If non-blank, first character
cannot be blank.
This field cannot be left

blank.

3-70
Justify
12 135 136 2 Student’s Driver’s License Valid two letter postal code Left
State Code See State/Country/
Blank
13 137 137 1 Student’s Citizenship Status 1 = U.S. citizen (or U.S. Left
national)
3 = Neither 1 or 2
14 138 146 9 Student’s Alien Registration 000000001 to 999999999 Left
Number Blank
15 147 147 1 Student’s Marital Status 1 = Unmarried (single, Left
divorced, or widowed)
3 = Separated
16 148 153 6 Modified Student’s Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Right
valid 190001 to 200412
content Blank
17 154 154 1 Modified Summer 2003? 1 = Full time/Not sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
18 155 155 1 Modified Fall 2003? 1 = Full time/Not sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
19 156 156 1 Modified Winter 2003-2004? 1 = Full time/Not sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
20 157 157 1 Modified Spring 2004? 1 = Full time/Not sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank

3-71
Justify
21 158 158 1 Modified Summer 2004? 1 = Full time/Not sure Left
year 3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
Blank
22 159 159 1 Father’s Highest Grade Level 1 = Middle School/Jr. High Left
Completed 2 = High School
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
23 160 160 1 Mother’s Highest Grade 1 = Middle School/Jr. High Left
4 = Other/Unknown
Blank
24 161 162 2 Student’s State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
See State/Country/
Blank
25 163 163 1 Modified Student Legal Resident 1 = Yes Left
field name Before 01-01-1998 2 = No
year Blank
reference
26 164 169 6 Modified Student’s Legal Residence Format is CCYYMM Left
valid Date 190001 to 200412
content CPS will accept: CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
27 170 170 1 Are You Male? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank
28 171 171 1 Do You want Selective 1 = Yes Left
Service to register you? 2 = No
Blank

3-72
Justify
29 172 172 1 Degree/Certificate 1 = 1st Bachelor’s Degree Right
(occupational or technical
program)
4 = Associate Degree (general
education or transfer program)
5 = Certificate or Diploma for
completing an occupational,
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
Blank
30 173 173 1 Modified Grade Level in College in 0 = 1st year, never attended Left
field name 2003-2004 college
year 1 = 1st year, attended college
reference before
3 = 3rd year/junior
4 = 4th year/senior
5 = 5th year/other
undergraduate
6 = 1st year
7 = Continuing
Blank
31 174 174 1 HS Diploma or GED 1 = Yes Left
Received? 2 = No
Blank
32 175 175 1 Modified First Bachelor’s Degree By 1 = Yes Left
field name 07-01-2003? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
33 176 176 1 Interested in Student Loans? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
Blank

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Justify
34 177 177 1 Interested in Student 1 = Yes Left
Employment? 2 = No
Blank
35 178 178 1 Drug Conviction Affecting 1 = No Left
Eligibility 2 = Yes (Part year)
3 = Yes/Don't Know
Blank
36 179 179 1 Student’s Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
3 = Will Not File
Blank
37 180 180 1 Modified Student’s Type of 2002 Tax 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ, 1040
year Telefile
Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, or Palau
Blank
38 181 181 1 Student Eligible to file 1040A 1 = Yes Left
or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
39 182 187 6 Student’s Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
40 188 192 5 Student’s U.S. Income Tax 00000 to 99999 Right
Paid Blank
41 193 194 2 Student’s Exemptions 00 to 99 Right
Claimed Blank
42 195 200 6 Student’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Right
from Work Signed
43 201 206 6 Spouse’s Income Earned from -999999 to 999999 Right
Work Blank Signed
44 207 211 5 Student’s Total Amount from 00000 to 99999 Right
Worksheet A Blank
Worksheet B Blank
Worksheet C Blank
47 222 227 6 Student’s Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank

3-74
Justify
48 228 233 6 Student’s Business and/or 000000 to 999999 Right
Investment Farm Net Worth Blank
49 234 239 6 Student’s Cash, Savings, and 000000 to 999999 Right
Checking Blank
50 240 241 2 No. of Months Veterans 00 to 12 Right
Education Benefits Received Blank
51 242 245 4 Increased Monthly Veterans Education 0000 to 9999 Right
field length Benefits Blank
to 4 bytes
52 246 246 1 Modified Born Before 01-01-1980? 1 = Yes Left
field name 2 = No
year
reference
53 247 247 1 Modified Working on a Master’s or 1 = Yes Left
field name Doctorate Program in 2003- 2 = No
year 2004?
reference
54 248 248 1 Is Student Married? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
55 249 249 1 Have Children you Support? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
56 250 250 1 Have Legal Dependents Other 1 = Yes Left
than Children or Spouse? 2 = No
57 251 251 1 Orphan or Ward of Court? 1 = Yes Left
2 = No
58 252 252 1 Veteran of U.S. Armed 1 = Yes Left
Forces? 2 = No
59 253 253 1 Parent’s Marital Status 1 = Married/Remarried Right
2 = Single
3 = Divorced/Separated
4 = Widowed
Blank
60 254 262 9 Your Father’s/Stepfather’s 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Social Security Number Blank
61 263 278 16 Your Father’s/Stepfather’s 0 to 9 Left
Last Name Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (Apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
62 279 287 9 Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Social Security Number Blank

3-75
Justify
63 288 303 16 Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s 0 to 9 Left
Last Name Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (Apostrophe)
- (dash)
Blank
64 304 305 2 Parents’ Number of Family 01 to 99 Right
Members Blank
65 306 306 1 Modified Parents’ Number in College 1 to 9 Right
field name 2003-2004 (Parents’ Blank
year excluded)
reference
66 307 308 2 Parents’ State of Legal Uppercase A to Z Left
See State/Country/
Blank
67 309 309 1 Modified Parents’ Legal Residents 1 = Yes Left
field name before 01-01-1998? 2 = No
year Blank
reference
68 310 315 6 Modified Parents’ Legal Residence Format is CCYYMM Left
valid Date 190001 to 200412
content
CPS will accept: CCYYMM
CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
69 316 317 2 Age of Older Parent 00 to 99 Left
Blank
70 318 318 1 Parents’ Tax Return 1 = Already Completed Left
3 = Will Not File
Blank

3-76
Justify
71 319 319 1 Modified Parents’ Type of 2002 Tax 1 = IRS 1040 Left
field name Form Used? 2 = IRS 1040A, 1040 EZ, 1040
year Telefile
Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, or Palau
Blank
72 320 320 1 Parents’ Eligible to file 1 = Yes Left
1040A or 1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t Know
Blank
73 321 326 6 Parents’ Adjusted Gross -999999 to 999999 Right
74 327 332 6 Parents’ U.S. Income Tax 000000 to 999999 Right
Paid Blank
75 333 334 2 Parents’ Exemptions Claimed 00 to 99 Right
Blank
76 335 340 6 Father’s/Stepfather’s Income -999999 to 999999 Right
Earned from Work Blank Signed
77 341 346 6 Mother’s/Stepmother’s -999999 to 999999 Right
Income Earned from Work Blank Signed
78 347 351 5 Parents’ Total Amount from 00000 to 99999 Right
Worksheet A Blank
Worksheet B Blank
Worksheet C Blank
81 362 367 6 Parents’ Investment Net 000000 to 999999 Right
Worth Blank
82 368 373 6 Parents’ Business and/or 000000 to 999999 Right
Investment Farm Net Worth Blank
83 374 379 6 Parents’ Cash, Savings, and 000000 to 999999 Right
Checking Blank
84 380 381 2 Student’s Number of Family 01 to 99 Right
Members Blank
85 382 382 1 Modified Student’s Number in College 1 to 9 Right
field name 2003-2004 Blank
year
reference

3-77
Justify
86 383 388 6 Federal School Code #1 X00000 to X99999 Left
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or G.
87 389 389 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

3-78
Justify
3 = With Parent
Blank
98 425 474 50 Student’s E-mail Address One and only one '@' (at-sign) Left
allowed.
Before @:
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; : "
@
period
After @:
• only letters, digits, hyphen,
underscore, and period (A-
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _, .)
99 475 482 8 Modified Date Application Completed Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid 20030101 to 20041231
content Blank
100 483 483 1 Signed By A = Applicant Left
101 484 492 9 Preparer’s Social Security 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Number Blank
102 493 501 9 Preparer’s Employer 000000000 to 999999999 Right
Identification Number (EIN) Blank
103 502 502 1 Preparer’s Signature 1 = Yes Left
Blank
Indicates that a preparer
signed the transaction.
104 503 510 8 Modified Transaction Receipt Date Format is CCYYMMDD Left
valid 20030101 to 20040630
content Date the school received the
application from the student.

3-79
Justify
105 511 511 1 Dependency Override 1 = Dependent to Independent Left
Indicator Blank = No dependency
override
Indicates that a Dependency
Override was requested on
this application.
107 520 520 1 Input Record Type Blank = Original Application Left
Must be non-blank and in

ascending sequential order.
110 538 538 1 Electronic Application Entry 2 = FAA Entry Left
Source
Indicates the origin of the

electronic application.
length of Must be blank
filler from
47
112 575 580 6 Added Parent's Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Left
190001 to 200412
Blank
113 581 593 13 Added Filler For ED Use Only Left
Must be blank
114 594 594 1 Added Reject Override A 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
Set by electronic application
to override Reject A: Date of
Birth year is 1900 to 1928.
See Table of Reject Codes

and How to Respond to Each
in the Processing Codes
section of this technical
reference for further details.

3-80
Justify
115 595 595 1 Reject Override B 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject B:
Independent Student Status in
question because of student’s
age.

116 596 596 1 Added Reject Override C 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject C: Taxes
paid is greater than zero and
greater than or equal to 40%
of the AGI, but not equal to
or greater than AGI.

117 597 597 1 Reject Override N 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject N:
Student’s first name or last
name blank.


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Justify
118 598 598 1 Reject Override W 1 = Yes Left
Blank = No
to override Reject W:
Unusually large number of
family members.

119 599 599 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.

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Justify
Blank = No
assumption 5: Parents’
assumed to be zero.
Blank = No
assumption 6: Student’s
assumed to be zero.
125 605 800 196 Modified Filler For ED Use Only Left
field length
from 29
bytes
Total 800 This layout
Bytes was
previously
650 bytes

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Correction Export Record Layout
(CORR04IN)
1 1 1 1 Modified Correction Year Indicator 4, will always be ‘4’ (for 2003- Left
valid 2004)
content Indicates the cycle year to
which the correction
should be applied.
Number

as processed initially by
the CPS.
Space(s)
First two characters of last . (Period)
name. Will be constant ’ (Apostrophe)
throughout the cycle, - (Dash)
regardless of corrections Blank
to last name.
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

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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

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element correction
element correction
element correction
element correction
element correction
29 471 476 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.

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30 477 526 50 Student’s E-mail Address One and only one '@' (at-sign) Left
allowed.
Before @:
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; : "
@
period
After @:
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _, .)
31 527 527 1 Added Reject Override A Date of 1 = Yes Left
Birth year is 1900 to Blank = No
1928.

and How to Respond to
Each in the Processing
technical reference for
further details.
32 528 528 1 Reject Override B 1 = Yes Left
Date of Birth since Blank = No
September 1, 1986.

further details.

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33 529 529 1 Added Reject Override C 1 = Yes Left
Taxes paid is greater than Blank = No
zero and greater than or
equal to 40% of the AGI,
but not equal to or greater
than AGI.

further details.
34 530 530 1 Reject Override N 1 = Yes Left
Missing first or last name. Blank = No

further details.
35 531 531 1 Reject Override W 1 = Yes Left
Questionable number of Blank = No
family members, greater
than 15.

further details.
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.

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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.
valid 20030101 to 20040827
content The date you received the
correction for data entry.
length from
14 bytes
Must be non-blank
sequential order.
46 580 580 1 Input Record Type H = Correction Left
Total 580
Bytes

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Duplicate Request Export Record Layout
(CORR04IN)
1 1 1 1 Modified Correction Year Indicator 4, will always be ‘4’ (for 2003- Left
valid Indicates the cycle year to 2004)
content which the correction
should be applied.
3 15 17 3 ISIR Record Request #1 Will always be ‘199’ Left
Number #1
the CPS.
5 27 28 2 Name ID #1 Uppercase A to Z Left
Spaces(s)
The student's original first . (Period)
two characters of the last ’ (Apostrophe)
name. - (Dash)
Blank
If non-blank, the first character
must contain a letter and the
second character must be non-
numeric.
6 29 30 2 Transaction Number #1 01 to 99 Right
The CPS generated

transaction number
indicating the sequencing
of ISIR transaction.
Number #2
10 65 66 2 Name ID #2 Same as Name ID #1 Left

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Duplicate Request Export Record Layout (Continued)
Number #3
Number #4
Number #5
Number #6
Number #7
Number #8
Number #9

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Duplicate Request Export Record Layout (Continued)
Number #10
Number #11
Number #12
63 471 476 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.
Filler from
76 bytes
valid 20030101 to 20040827
content Date you are requesting
the Duplicates.
Filler from
19 bytes
67 580 580 1 Input Record Type D = Duplicate Left
Total 580
Bytes

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Signature Record Export Record Layout
(SIGS04IN)
1 1 1 1 Modified Batch Year 4, will always be ‘4’ (for 2003- Left
valid 2004)
content
Number

the CPS.
Spaces(s)
name. - (Dash)
Blank
numeric.
4 13 14 2 Filler For ED Use Only Right
5 15 17 3 Modified SAR Field Number Will always be ‘101’ 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 ‘104’ Left
Valid Optional
Content
9 56 56 1 Correction Data- Will be ‘1’ Left
Preparer’s Signature-
Optional

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Signature Record Layout (Continued)
Filler from
415 bytes
Blank
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or
G.
Filler from
75 bytes
valid 20030101 to 20040827
content The date you received the
correction for data entry.
Filler from
14 bytes
Must be non-blank
sequential order.
16 580 580 1 Input Record Type S = Any other signature Left
Total 580
Bytes

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FDR Export Record Layout
(FDRS04IN)
1 1 1 1 Modified Batch Year 4, will always be ‘4’ (for 2003- Left
valid 2004)
content
3 15 17 3 ISIR Record Request #1 Will always be ‘199’ Right
Number #1

the CPS.
5 27 28 2 Name ID #1 Uppercase A to Z Left
Spaces(s)
name. - (Dash)
Blank

numeric
Number #2
Number #3

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FDR Export Record Layout (Continued)
Number #4
Number #5
Number #6
Number #7
Number #8
Number #9
Number #10
Number #11

3-96
FDR Export Record Layout (Continued)
47 433 435 3 ISIR Record Request # 12 Will always be ‘199’ Right
Number #12
51 580 580 1 Input Record Type F = FDR Requests Left
Total 580
Bytes

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School Web Student Signature Hold Information
Record Layout
(HOLD04OP)
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 25 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
3 26 37 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
4 38 38 1 Student’s Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Blank
5 39 73 35 Permanent Mailing 0 to 9 Left
. (Period)
’ (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Blank

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School Web Student Signature Hold Information Record Layout
(Continued)
6 74 89 16 Student’s Permanent City 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
’ (Apostrophe)
- (Dash)
, (Comma)
# (Number)
@ (At)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
7 90 91 2 Student’s Permanent Uppercase A to Z Left
State Valid postal code
See State/Country/
Blank
Code Blank
19000101 to 19991231
Blank
10 105 114 10 Student’s Permanent 0000000000 to 9999999999 Right
Phone Number Blank
11 115 122 8 Modified Date Added Format is CCYYMMDD where Left
valid CC = 20
content Date that the record was YY = Year 03 or 04
placed on Hold. MM = Month 01-12
DD = Day 01-31
12 123 123 1 Added 3 Electronic Application 3 = Easy FAFSA Right
Deleted Entry Source Code 6 = Spanish FAFSA on the Web
5 = FAFSA 7 = Renewal FAFSA on the
Express Indicates the origin of Web
the electronic 8 = English FAFSA on the Web
application. 9 = FAA Access
13 124 124 1 Signed By A = Applicant Only Right
P = Parent only
Blank = No signatures

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(Continued)
14 125 125 1 Dependency Status D = Dependent Left
I = Independent
Pre-determined by origin
software based on
Dependency Status data
provided.
15 126 134 9 RAPP SSN 001010001 to 999999999 Left
Blank (valid only on non-
Will be provided if Renewal Application)
application was a
Renewal.
16 135 136 2 RAPP Name ID Uppercase A to Z Left
Space(s)
Will be provided if . (period)
application was a ' (apostrophe)
Renewal. - (dash)
Blank (valid only on non-
Renewal Application)
Blank
position are 0 (zero), B, E, or G
SAIG assigned when destination number
initial Enrollment Form
was processed.

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(Continued)
19 150 199 50 Student's E-mail address One and only one '@' (at-sign) Left
allowed.
Before @:
characters < > ( ) [ ] \ , ; : "
@
period
After @:
Z, a-z, 0-9, -, _, .)
Total 200
Bytes

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Processing Codes
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.
November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Processing Codes

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Summary of Tables
In this section, you will find several tables to assist you when reviewing files.
2003-2004 ISIR Cross-Reference

This table is a cross reference of the 2002-2003 Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR)
field number, start position, and end position with the 2003-2004 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.
Batch Level Error Messages

This table associates reject codes at the batch level and includes the text for that reject code, a
description of the error and a resolution. These error messages indicate that the batch was not
processed, the structure of the file was not valid, and the Central Processing System (CPS) was
not able to process the file. You will need to reformat the file appropriately and again send it to
the CPS for processing. No Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) will be generated
when there is a Batch Level error.

This table reports the record level reject codes. The actual text for each reject code, a description
of the error and a resolution for each error is listed. These error messages indicate that the
individual student record was not processed. Any student record in the batch, which does not
receive a Record Level Error message, results in a processed ISIR for that student. (Those ISIRs
will be sent back later in another file.) You will need to fix any student record with a Record
Level Error message and send it to the CPS again for processing so an ISIR will be generated.

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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.
NSLDS Loan Program Codes

These codes are used to determine the loan program code on up to six loans in the NSLDS
portion of the ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary found in the Record Layouts section of
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes

These codes are used to determine the current status on 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

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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 where the Comment Codes can be located.

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2003-2004 ISIR Cross-Reference
2002-2003 ISIR Field Data 2003-2004 ISIR Field Data
Name # Start End Name # Start End Changes
Batch Year 1 1 1 Batch Year 1 1 1 Modified valid
content to:
4, Always be ‘4’
(for 2003-2004)
Student Last Name/ 2 2 2 Student Last Name/ 2 2 2
SSN Change Flag SSN Change Flag
Original Social 3 3 11 Original Social 3 3 11
Security Number Security Number
Original Name ID 4 12 13 Original Name ID 4 12 13
Transaction Number 5 14 15 Transaction Number 5 14 15
Student’s Current 6 16 24 Student’s Current 6 16 24
Social Security Social Security
Number Number
Student’s Last Name 7 25 40 Student’s Last Name 7 25 40
Student’s First Name 8 41 52 Student’s First Name 8 41 52
Middle Initial 9 53 53 Middle Initial 9 53 53
Permanent Mailing 10 54 88 Permanent Mailing 10 54 88
Address Address
Student’s Permanent 11 89 104 Student’s Permanent 11 89 104
City City
State State
Zip Code Zip Code
Student’s Date of 14 112 119 Student’s Date of 14 112 119
Birth Birth
Phone Number Phone Number
Student’s Driver’s 16 130 149 Student’s Driver’s 16 130 149
License Number License Number
Student’s Driver’s 17 150 151 Student’s Driver’s 17 150 151
License State Code License State Code

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2003-2004 ISIR Cross-Reference (Continued)
Student’s 18 152 152 Student’s Citizenship 18 152 152
Citizenship Status Status
Student’s Alien 19 153 161 Student’s Alien 19 153 161
Registration Number Registration Number
Student’s Marital 20 162 162 Student’s Marital 20 162 162
Status Status
Student’s Marital 21 163 168 Student’s Marital 21 163 168 Modified year
Status Date Status Date reference in valid
content to:
190001 to 200412
Summer 2002? 22 169 169 Summer 2003? 22 169 169
Fall 2002? 23 170 170 Fall 2003? 23 170 170
Winter 2002-2003? 24 171 171 Winter 2003-2004? 24 171 171
Spring 2003? 25 172 172 Spring 2004? 25 172 172
Summer 2003? 26 173 173 Summer 2004? 26 173 173
Father’s Highest 27 174 174 Father’s Highest Grade 27 174 174
Grade Level Level Completed
Completed
Mother’s Highest 28 175 175 Mother’s Highest 28 175 175
Grade Level Grade Level
Completed Completed
Student’s State of 29 176 177 Student’s State of 29 176 177
Legal Residence Legal Residence
Student Legal 30 178 178 Student Legal Resident 30 178 178
Resident Before 01- Before 01-01-1998?
01-1997?
Student’s Legal 31 179 184 Student’s Legal 31 179 184 Modified year
Residence Date Residence Date reference in valid
content to:
190001 to 200412
Are You Male? 32 185 185 Are You Male? 32 185 185
Do You want 33 186 186 Do you want Selective 33 186 186
Selective Service to Service to register
register you? you?
Degree/Certificate 34 187 187 Degree/Certificate 34 187 187
Grade Level in 35 188 188 Grade Level in 35 188 188
College in 2002- College in 2003-2004
2003
HS Diploma or GED 36 189 189 HS Diploma or GED 36 189 189
Received? Received?

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First Bachelor’s 37 190 190 First Bachelor’s 37 190 190
Degree By 07-01- Degree By 07-01-
2002? 2003?
Interested in Student 38 191 191 Interested in Student 38 191 191
Loans? Loans?
Interested in Work- 39 192 192 Interested in Work- 39 192 192
Study? Study?
Drug Conviction 40 193 193 Drug Conviction 40 193 193
Affecting Eligibility Affecting Eligibility
Student’s Tax Return 41 194 194 Student’s Tax Return 41 194 194
Completed? Completed?
Student’s Type of 42 195 195 Student’s Type of 42 195 195
2001 Tax Form 2002 Tax Form Used?
Used?
Student Eligible to 43 196 196 Student Eligible to file 43 196 196
file 1040A or 1040A or 1040EZ?
1040EZ?
Student’s Adjusted 44 197 202 Student’s Adjusted 44 197 202
Gross Income from Gross Income from
IRS form IRS form
Student’s U.S. 45 203 207 Student’s U.S. Income 45 203 207
Income Tax Paid Tax Paid
Student’s 46 208 209 Student’s Exemptions 46 208 209
Exemptions Claimed Claimed
Student’s Income 47 210 215 Student’s Income 47 210 215
Earned from Work Earned from Work
Spouse’s Income 48 216 221 Spouse’s Income 48 216 221
Student’s Total 49 222 226 Student’s Total 49 222 226
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 52 237 242
Net Worth Net Worth
Student’s Business 53 243 248 Student’s Business 53 243 248
and/or Investment and/or Investment
Farm Net Worth Farm Net Worth

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Student’s Cash, 54 249 254 Student’s Cash, 54 249 254
Savings, and Savings, and Checking
Checking
No. of Months 55 255 256 No. of Months 55 255 256
Veterans Education Veterans Education
Benefits Received Benefits Received
Monthly Veterans 56 257 259 Monthly Veterans 56 257 260 Increased field
Education Benefits Education Benefits length from 3 bytes
to 4 bytes
Born Before 01-01- 57 260 260 Born Before 01-01- 57 261 261
1979? 1980?
Working on a 58 261 261 Working on a Master’s 58 262 262
Master’s or or Doctorate Program
Doctorate Program in 2003-2004?
in 2002-2003?
Is Student Married? 59 262 262 Is Student Married? 59 263 263
Have Children you 60 263 263 Have Children you 60 264 264
support? support?
Have Legal 61 264 264 Have Legal 61 265 265
Dependents Other Dependents Other than
than Children or Children or Spouse?
Spouse?
Orphan or Ward of 62 265 265 Orphan or Ward of 62 266 266
Court? Court?
Veteran of U.S. 63 266 266 Veteran of U.S. Armed 63 267 267
Armed Forces? Forces?
Parent’s Marital 64 267 267 Parent’s Marital Status 64 268 268
Status
Your Father’s/ 65 268 276 Father’s/ 65 269 277
Stepfather’s Social Stepfather’s Social
Your Father’s/ 66 277 292 Father’s/ 66 278 293
Stepfather’s Last Stepfather’s Last
Name Name
Your Mother’s/ 67 293 301 Mother’s/ 67 294 302
Stepmother’s Social Stepmother’s Social
Your Mother’s/ 68 302 317 Mother’s/ 68 303 318
Stepmother’s Last Stepmother’s Last
Name Name
Parents’ Number of 69 318 319 Parents’ Number of 69 319 320
Family Members Family Members

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Parents’ Number in 70 320 320 Parents’ Number in 70 321 321
College 2002-2003 College 2003-2004
(Parents’ excluded)
Parents’ State of 71 321 322 Parents’ State of Legal 71 322 323
Legal Residence Residence
Parents Legal 72 323 323 Parents Legal 72 324 324
Residents before 01- Residents before 01-
01-1997? 01-1998?
Parents’ Legal 73 324 329 Parents’ Legal 73 325 330 Modified year
Residence Date Residence Date reference in valid
content to:
190001 to 200412
Age of Older Parent 74 330 331 Age of Older Parent 74 331 332
Parents’ Tax Return 75 332 332 Parents’ Tax Return 75 333 333
Completed? Completed?
Parents’ Type of 76 333 333 Parents’ Type of 2002 76 334 334
2001 Tax Form Tax Form Used?
Used?
Parents’ Eligible to 77 334 334 Parents’ Eligible to file 77 335 335
file 1040A or 1040A or 1040EZ?
1040EZ?
Parents’ Adjusted 78 335 340 Parents’ Adjusted 78 336 341
Gross Income from Gross Income from
IRS form IRS form
Parents’ U.S. Income 79 341 346 Parents’ U.S. Income 79 342 347
Tax Paid Tax Paid
Parents’ Exemptions 80 347 348 Parents’ Exemptions 80 348 349
Claimed Claimed
Father’s/ 81 349 354 Father’s/ 81 350 355
Stepfather’s Income Stepfather’s Income
Mother’s/ 82 355 360 Mother’s/ 82 356 361
Stepmother’s Stepmother’s Income
Income Earned from Earned from Work
Work
Parents’ Total 83 361 365 Parents’ Total Amount 83 362 366
Amount from from Worksheet A
Worksheet A
Amount from from Worksheet B
Worksheet B

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Amount from from Worksheet C
Worksheet C
Parents’ Investment 86 376 381 Parents’ Investment 86 377 382
Net Worth Net Worth
Parents’ Business 87 382 387 Parents’ Business 87 383 388
and/or Investment and/or Investment
Farm Net Worth Farm Net Worth
Parents’ Cash, 88 388 393 Parents’ Cash, 88 389 394
Savings, and Savings, and Checking
Checking
Student’s Number of 89 394 395 Student’s Number of 89 395 396
Family Members Family Members
Student’s Number in 90 396 396 Student’s Number in 90 397 397
College 2002-2003 College 2003-2004
Federal School Code 91 397 402 Federal School Code 91 398 403
#1 #1
#1 Housing Plans #1 Housing Plans
#2 #2
#3 #3
#4 #4
#5 #5
#6 #6
Student’s E-mail 130 538 587 Student’s E-mail 103 440 489 SAR Field number
Address Address added.

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Date Application 103 439 446 Date Application 104 490 497 Modified year
Completed Completed reference in valid
content to:
20030101 to
20041231
Signed By 104 447 447 Signed By 105 498 498
Preparer’s Social 105 448 456 Preparer’s Social 106 499 507
Preparer’s Employer 106 457 465 Preparer’s Employer 107 508 516
Identification Identification Number
Number (EIN) (EIN)
Preparer’s Signature 107 466 466 Preparer’s Signature 108 517 517
Transaction Receipt 108 467 474 Transaction Receipt 109 518 525 Modified year
Date Date reference in valid
content to:
20030101 to
20041231
Dependency 109 475 475 Dependency Override 110 526 526
Override Indicator Indicator
FAA Federal School 110 476 481 FAA Federal School 111 527 532
Code Code
Filler 111 482 482 Filler 112 533 533
FAA Adjustment 112 483 483 FAA Adjustment 113 534 534
Input Record Type 113 484 484 Input Record Type 114 535 535 Added
Q= EDE Quick
Correct
V = EDE
Verification
Corrections
Modified
S = Web
Signatures
Serial Number 114 485 489 Serial Number 115 536 540

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Batch Number 115 490 512 Batch Number 116 541 563 Modified cycle
year to:
4 (four)
Deleted #S=
Signatures
Modified IDC
batch number valid
content to: IDC
batch numbers
consist of the
following:
PI - stands for
Packet ID
1 digit Cycle Year
=4
12-digit Packet ID
from IDC
8 blank spaces
Early Analysis Flag 116 513 513 Early Analysis Flag 117 564 564
Electronic 117 514 514 Electronic Application 118 565 565 Deleted 5 =
Application Entry Entry Source Code FAFSA Express
Source Code
Filler 118 515 520 Filler 119 566 571
ETI Destination 119 521 527 ETI Destination 120 572 578
Code Number
Reject Override A 121 579 579 Added in 03-04
1 = Yes
Blank
Reject Override B 120 528 528 Reject Override B 122 580 580
Reject Override C 123 581 581 Added in 03-04
1 = Yes
Blank
Reject Override N 121 529 529 Reject Override N 124 582 582
Reject Override W 122 530 530 Reject Override W 125 583 583
Assumption 123 531 531 Assumption Override 126 584 584
Override 1 1
Override 2 2

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Override 3 3
Override 4 4
Override 5 5
Override 6 6
Dependency Status 129 537 537 Dependency Status 132 590 590
Application Receipt 132 590 597 Application Receipt 133 591 598 Modified year
Date Date reference in valid
content to:
20030101 to
20041231
Processed Record 133 598 598 Processed Record 134 599 599
Type Type
Correction Applied 134 599 600 Correction Applied 135 600 601
against Transaction against Transaction
Number Number
System Generated 135 601 601 System Generated 136 602 602 Deleted P =
Indicator Indicator Prisoner Post-
Screened
transaction
Duplicate Request 136 602 602 Duplicate Request 137 603 603
Indicator Indicator
Source of Correction 137 603 603 Source of Correction 138 604 604
Parents’ Calculated 138 604 604 Parents’ Calculated 139 605 605
2001 Tax Status 2002 Tax Status
Student’s Calculated 139 605 605 Student’s Calculated 140 606 606
2001 Tax Status 2002 Tax Status
Graduate Flag 140 606 606 Graduate Flag 141 607 607
Automatic Zero EFC 141 607 607 Automatic Zero EFC 142 608 608 Modified income
range from 13,000
EFC Change Flag 142 608 608 EFC Change Flag 143 609 609
SAR C Flag 143 609 609 SAR C Flag 144 610 610
Simplified Needs 144 610 610 Simplified Needs Test 145 611 611
Test (SNT) (SNT)
Reject Reason Codes 145 611 624 Reject Reason Codes 146 612 625
Selective Service 146 625 625 Selective Service 147 626 626
Match Flag Match Flag
Selective Service 147 626 626 Selective Service 148 627 627
Registration Flag Registration Flag

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INS Match Flag 148 627 627 INS Match Flag 149 628 628
INS Verification 149 628 642 INS Verification 150 629 643
Number Number
Secondary INS 150 643 643 Secondary INS Match 151 644 644
Match Flag Flag
Filler 151 644 658 Filler 152 645 659
SSN Match Flag 152 659 659 SSN Match Flag 153 660 660
SSA Citizenship 153 660 660 SSA Citizenship Flag 154 661 661
Flag
SSN Date of Death 154 661 668 SSN Date of Death 155 662 669 Modified year
reference in valid
content to:
19000101 to
20041231
NSLDS Match Flag 155 669 669 NSLDS Match Flag 156 670 670 Modified flag value
1 in valid field
content to: 1 =
Student not in
Default or
Overpayment

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NSLDS Post- 131 588 589 NSLDS Post- 157 671 676 Modified from a 2
Screening Reason Screening Reason byte field
Code Code
This field can
contain up to 3
reason codes at 2-
bytes each.
Modified
Blank = Not an
NSLDS
postscreening
transaction
Added 11, 12, and

13
11 = No longer
exceeding
subsidized loan
limit
12 = No longer
exceeding
combined loan
limit
13 = Change in
type of discharged
loan status
VA Match Flag 156 670 670 VA Match Flag 158 677 677
Prisoner Match 157 671 671 Filler 159 678 678 Deleted Prisoner
Match and made
this field filler.
For ED Use Only.
Verification 270 1560 1561 Verification Tracking 160 679 680 Removed alpha
Tracking Flag Flag values. Values will
be numeric.
Student is selected 158 672 672 Student is selected for 161 681 681
for Verification Verification
Subsequent 159 673 673 Subsequent 162 682 682
Application Flag Application Flag

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Application Source 160 674 675 Application Data 163 683 684 Deleted 41, 53, 56
Site Code Source/Type Code
Added 65 = Easy
FAFSA on the Web
Modified 51, 52,

and 55
51 = Paper
Application
52 = Paper
Renewal
Application
55 = Paper Spanish
Application

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Transaction Source 161 676 677 Transaction Data 164 685 686 Deleted 41, 54, and
Site Code Source/Type Code 77
Added 33, 34, 65,

and 66
33 = Electronic
Quick Correction
34 = Electronic
Verification
Worksheet
Correction
65 = Easy FAFSA
on the Web
66 = Easy FAFSA
Corrections on the
Web
Modified 31, 51,

52, 53, 55, and 56
31 = Electronic
Full SAR
Correction
51 = Paper
Application
52 = Paper
Renewal
Application
53 = Paper
Correction
55 = Paper Spanish
Application
56 = Paper
Signature Page
DRN (Data Release 162 678 681 Data Release Number 165 687 690
Number) (DRN)
Transaction 163 682 689 Transaction Processed 166 691 698 Modified year
Processed Date Date reference in valid
content to:
20030101 to
20041231

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Compute Batch 164 690 692 Compute Batch 167 699 701
Number Number
FAFSA Data Verify 168 702 821 Added in 03-04
Flags
0 = Not corrected
to the same value
1 = Corrected to
the same value
2 = Asked to be
verified
Correction Flags 165 693 812 Correction Flags 169 822 941
Highlight Flags 166 813 932 Highlight Flags 170 942 1061
Paid EFC 167 933 937 Paid EFC 171 1062 1066
Primary EFC 168 938 942 Primary EFC 172 1067 1071
Secondary EFC 169 943 947 Secondary EFC 173 1072 1076
Federal Pell Grant 170 948 948 Federal Pell Grant 174 1077 1077
Paid EFC Type Paid EFC Type
Primary EFC Type 171 949 949 Primary EFC Type 175 1078 1078
Secondary EFC 172 950 950 Secondary EFC Type 176 1079 1079
Type
Primary Alternate 173 951 955 Primary Alternate 177 1080 1084
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

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Secondary Alternate 184 1006 1010 Secondary Alternate 188 1135 1139
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 195 1061 1067 TI: Total Income 199 1190 1196
ATI: Allowances 196 1068 1074 ATI: Allowances 200 1197 1203
Against Total Against Total Income
Income
STX: State and 197 1075 1081 STX: State and Other 201 1204 1210
Other Tax Tax Allowance
Allowance
EA: Employment 198 1082 1088 EA: Employment 202 1211 1217
Allowance Allowance
IPA: Income 199 1089 1095 IPA: Income 203 1218 1224
Protection Protection Allowance
Allowance
AI: Available 200 1096 1102 AI: Available Income 204 1225 1231
Income
CAI: Contribution 201 1103 1109 CAI: Contribution 205 1232 1238
From Available From Available
Income Income
DNW: 202 1110 1118 DNW: Discretionary 206 1239 1247
Discretionary Net Net Worth
Worth

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NW: EFC Net 203 1119 1127 NW: EFC Net Worth 207 1248 1256
Worth
APA: Asset 204 1128 1136 APA: Asset 208 1257 1265
Protection Protection Allowance
Allowance
PCA: Parents’ 205 1137 1143 PCA: Parents’ 209 1266 1272
Contribution from Contribution from
Assets Assets
AAI: Adjusted 206 1144 1150 AAI: Adjusted 210 1273 1279
Available Income Available Income
TSC: Total Student 207 1151 1157 TSC: Total Student 211 1280 1286
Contribution Contribution
TPC: Total Parent 208 1158 1164 TPC: Total Parent 212 1287 1293
PC: Parents’ 209 1165 1171 PC: Parents’ 213 1294 1300
STI: Student’s Total 210 1172 1178 STI: Student’s Total 214 1301 1307
Income Income
SATI: Student’s 211 1179 1185 SATI: Student’s 215 1308 1314
Allowance against Allowance against
Total Income Total Income
SIC: Dependent 212 1186 1192 SIC: Dependent 216 1315 1321
Students’ Income Students’ Income
SDNW: Student’s 213 1193 1201 SDNW: Student’s 217 1322 1330
Discretionary Net Discretionary Net
Worth Worth
SCA: Student’s 214 1202 1208 SCA: Student’s 218 1331 1337
Contribution from Contribution from
Assets Assets
FTI: FISAP Total 215 1209 1215 FTI: FISAP Total 219 1338 1344
Income Income
SEC TI: Secondary 216 1216 1222 SEC TI: Secondary 220 1345 1351
Total Income Total Income
SEC ATI: 217 1223 1229 SEC ATI: Secondary 221 1352 1358
Secondary Allowances Against
Allowances Against Total Income
Total Income
SEC STX: 218 1230 1236 SEC STX: Secondary 222 1359 1365
Secondary State Tax State Tax Allowance
Allowance

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SEC EA: Secondary 219 1237 1243 SEC EA: Secondary 223 1366 1372
Employment Employment
Allowance Allowance
SEC IPA: 220 1244 1250 SEC IPA: Secondary 224 1373 1379
Secondary Income Income Protection
Protection Allowance
Allowance
SEC AI: Secondary 221 1251 1257 SEC AI: Secondary 225 1380 1386
Available Income Available Income
SEC CAI: 222 1258 1264 SEC CAI: Secondary 226 1387 1393
Secondary Contribution From
Contribution From Available Income
Available Income
SEC DNW: 223 1265 1273 SEC DNW: 227 1394 1402
Secondary Secondary
Worth Worth
SEC NW: 224 1274 1282 SEC NW: Secondary 228 1403 1411
Secondary Net Net Worth
Worth
SEC APA: 225 1283 1291 SEC APA: Secondary 229 1412 1420
Secondary Asset Asset Protection
Protection Allowances
Allowances
SEC PCA: 226 1292 1298 SEC PCA: Secondary 230 1421 1427
Secondary Parents’ Parents’ Contribution
Contribution from from Assets
Assets
SEC AAI: 227 1299 1305 SEC AAI: Secondary 231 1428 1434
Secondary Adjusted Adjusted Available
Available Income Income
SEC TSC: 228 1306 1312 SEC TSC: Secondary 232 1435 1441
Secondary Total Total Student
Student Contribution Contribution
SEC TPC: 229 1313 1319 SEC TPC: Secondary 233 1442 1448
Secondary Total Total Parent
Parent Contribution Contribution
SEC PC: Secondary 230 1320 1326 SEC PC: Secondary 234 1449 1455
Parents’ Parents’ Contribution
Contribution

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SEC STI: 231 1327 1333 SEC STI: Secondary 235 1456 1462
Secondary Student’s Student’s Total
Total Income Income
SEC SATI: 232 1334 1340 SEC SATI: Secondary 236 1463 1469
Secondary Student’s Student’s Allowance
Allowance Against Against Total Income
Total Income
SEC SIC: 233 1341 1347 SEC SIC: Secondary 237 1470 1476
Secondary Student’s Student’s Dependent
Dependent Income Income Contribution
Contribution
SEC SDNW: 234 1348 1356 SEC SDNW: 238 1477 1485
Secondary Student’s Secondary Student’s
Worth Worth
SEC SCA: 235 1357 1363 SEC SCA: Secondary 239 1486 1492
Secondary Student’s Student’s Contribution
Contribution from from Assets
Assets
SEC FTI: 236 1364 1370 SEC FTI: Secondary 240 1493 1499
Secondary FISAP FISAP Total Income
Total Income
Assumed Citizenship 237 1371 1371 Assumed Citizenship 241 1500 1500
Assumed Student’s 238 1372 1372 Assumed Student’s 242 1501 1501
Marital Status Marital Status
AGI AGI
U.S. Tax Paid U.S. Tax Paid
Income from Work Income from Work
Assumed Spouse’s 242 1390 1395 Assumed Spouse’s 246 1519 1524
Income from Work Income from Work
Total from Total from Worksheet
Worksheet C C
Assumed Date of 244 1401 1401 Assumed Date of Birth 248 1530 1530
Birth Prior Prior
Assumed Student Is 245 1402 1402 Assumed Student Is 249 1531 1531
Married/ Remarried Married/ Remarried

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Assumed Have 246 1403 1403 Assumed Have 250 1532 1532
Children You Children You
Support? Support?
Assumed Have 247 1404 1404 Assumed Have Legal 251 1533 1533
Legal Dependents Dependents Other than
Other than Children Children or Spouse?
or Spouse?
Assumed VA Status 248 1405 1405 Assumed VA Status 252 1534 1534
Assumed Student’s # 249 1406 1407 Assumed Student’s # 253 1535 1536
in Family in Family
Assumed Student’s # 250 1408 1408 Assumed Student’s # 254 1537 1537
in College in College
Assumed Parents’ 251 1409 1409 Assumed Parents’ 255 1538 1538
Marital Status Marital Status
Assumed Father’s/ 252 1410 1418 Assumed Father’s/ 256 1539 1547
Stepfather’s SSN Stepfather’s SSN
Assumed Mother’s/ 253 1419 1427 Assumed Mother’s/ 257 1548 1556
Stepmother’s SSN Stepmother’s SSN
Assumed Parents’ # 254 1428 1429 Assumed Parents’ # in 258 1557 1558
in Family Family
Assumed Parents’ # 255 1430 1430 Assumed Parents’ # in 259 1559 1559
in College College
Assumed Parents' 256 1431 1436 Assumed Parents' AGI 260 1560 1565
AGI
Assumed Parents’ 257 1437 1442 Assumed Parents’ U.S. 261 1566 1571
U.S. Tax Paid Tax Paid
Assumed Father's/ 258 1443 1448 Assumed Father's/ 262 1572 1577
Stepfather’s Income Stepfather’s Income
Assumed Mother's/ 259 1449 1454 Assumed Mother's/ 263 1578 1583
Stepmother’s Stepmother’s Income
Income Earned from Earned from Work
Work
Assumed Parents’ 260 1455 1459 Assumed Parents’ 264 1584 1588
Total from Total from Worksheet
Worksheet C C
Comment Codes 261 1460 1519 Comment Codes 265 1589 1648
SAR Acknowledge- 262 1520 1539 SAR Acknowledge- 266 1649 1668
ment Comment ment Comment Codes
Codes
Pell Grant Eligibility 263 1540 1540 Pell Grant Eligibility 267 1669 1669
Flag Flag

4-23
Reprocessed Reason 264 1541 1542 Reprocessed Reason 268 1670 1671
Code Code
Duplicate Date 265 1543 1550 Duplicate Date 269 1672 1679 Modified year
reference in valid
content to:
20030101 to
20041231
Duplicate SSN 269 1559 1559 Duplicate SSN 270 1680 1680
Indicator Indicator
ISIR Transaction 266 1551 1551 ISIR Transaction Type 271 1681 1681
Type
Electronic Federal 267 1552 1552 Electronic Federal 272 1682 1682
School Code School Code Indicator
Indicator
Multi School Code 268 1553 1558 Multi School Code 273 1683 1688
Flags Flags
Parent's Marital Status 274 1689 1694 Added in 03-04
Date
Format is
CCYYMM
190001 to 200412
Blank
Filler 271 1562 1579 Filler 275 1695 1706 Changed from 18
bytes
NSLDS Transaction 272 1580 1581 NSLDS Transaction 276 1707 1708
Number Number
NSLDS Database 273 1582 1582 NSLDS Database 277 1709 1709 Added 5 = Real-
Results Flag Results Flag time transaction not
sent to NSLDS
NSLDS Flag 274 1583 1583 NSLDS Flag 278 1710 1710
NSLDS Pell 275 1584 1584 NSLDS Pell 279 1711 1711
Overpayment Flag Overpayment Flag
Overpayment Overpayment Contact
Contact
NSLDS SEOG 277 1593 1593 NSLDS SEOG 281 1720 1720
NSLDS SEOG 278 1594 1601 NSLDS SEOG 282 1721 1728
Contact
NSLDS Perkins 279 1602 1602 NSLDS Perkins 283 1729 1729

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Contact
NSLDS Defaulted 281 1611 1611 NSLDS Defaulted 285 1738 1738
Loan Flag Loan Flag
NSLDS Discharged 282 1612 1612 NSLDS Discharged 286 1739 1739 Changed all valid
Loan Flag Loan Flag content to:
C = Conditional
D = Death
M = Multiple
N = None
P = Permanent
R = Reaffirmed
NSLDS Loan 283 1613 1613 NSLDS Loan 287 1740 1740
Satisfactory Satisfactory
Repayment Flag Repayment Flag
Active Bankruptcy 284 1614 1614 Active Bankruptcy 288 1741 1741
Flag Flag
NSLDS Aggregate 285 1615 1620 NSLDS Aggregate 289 1742 1747
Subsidized Subsidized
Outstanding Outstanding Principal
Principal Balance Balance
Unsubsidized Unsubsidized
Combined Combined Outstanding
Outstanding Principal Balance
Principal Balance
Consolidated Consolidated
Subsidized Pending Subsidized Pending
Disbursement Disbursement
Unsubsidized Unsubsidized Pending
Pending Disbursement
Disbursement

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Combined Pending Combined Pending
Subsidized Total Subsidized Total
Unsubsidized Total Unsubsidized Total
Combined Total Combined Total
Consolidated Total Consolidated Total
Principal Balance Principal Balance
Current Year Loan Current Year Loan
Amount Amount
NSLDS Defaulted 298 1693 1693 NSLDS Defaulted 302 1820 1820
Loan Change Flag Loan Change Flag
NSLDS Discharged 299 1694 1694 NSLDS Discharged 303 1821 1821
NSLDS Satisfactory 300 1695 1695 NSLDS Satisfactory 304 1822 1822
Repayment Change Repayment Change
Flag Flag
NSLDS Active 301 1696 1696 NSLDS Active 305 1823 1823
Bankruptcy Change Bankruptcy Change
Flag Flag
NSLDS 302 1697 1697 NSLDS Overpayments 306 1824 1824
Overpayments Change Flag
Change Flag
NSLDS Perkins 304 1699 1699 NSLDS Perkins Loan 308 1826 1826
Loan Change Flag Change Flag
NSLDS Pell 305 1700 1700 NSLDS Pell Payment 309 1827 1827
Payment Change Change Flag
Flag
NSLDS Additional 306 1701 1701 NSLDS Additional 310 1828 1828
Pell Flag Pell Flag
NSLDS Additional 307 1702 1702 NSLDS Additional 311 1829 1829
Loans Flag Loans Flag
Direct Loan Master- 308 1703 1703 Direct Loan Master- 312 1830 1830
Prom Note Flag Prom Note Flag

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Direct Loan Plus 313 1831 1831 Added in 03-04
Master Prom Note
Flag A = Active
C = Closed
I = Inactive
N = No MPN on
file
U = Unavailable
Blank = No data
from NSLDS
NSLDS Pell 309 1704 1705 NSLDS Pell Sequence 314 1832 1833
Sequence Number Number (1)
(1)
Verification Flag (1) Verification Flag (1)
NSLDS Pell EFC (1) 311 1709 1714 NSLDS Pell EFC (1) 316 1837 1842
NSLDS Pell School 312 1715 1722 NSLDS Pell School 317 1843 1850
Code (1) Code (1)
Transaction Number Transaction Number
(1) (1)
NSLDS Pell Last 314 1725 1732 NSLDS Pell Last 319 1853 1860
Update Date (1) Update Date (1)
Scheduled Amount Scheduled Amount (1)
(1)
NSLDS Pell Amount 316 1739 1744 NSLDS Pell Amount 321 1867 1872
Paid to Date (1) Paid to Date (1)
NSLDS Pell 317 1745 1750 NSLDS Pell
Remaining Amount Remaining Amount
to Pay (1) to Pay (1) deleted
in 03-04
NSLDS Pell Percent 318 1751 1755 NSLDS Pell Percent 322 1873 1877
Scheduled Award Scheduled Award
Used (1) Used (1)
NSLDS Pell Award 319 1756 1761 NSLDS Pell Award 323 1878 1883
Amount (1) Amount (1)
(2)

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Code (2) Code (2)
(2) (2)
(2)
from 03-04 ISIR
Used (2) Used (2)
(3)
Code (3) Code (3)
(3) (3)
(3)

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from 03-04 ISIR
Used (3) Used (3)
NSLDS Loan (1) 342 1878 1879 NSLDS Loan (1) 344 1988 1989
Sequence Number Sequence Number
NSLDS Loan (1) 343 1880 1880 NSLDS Loan (1) Type 345 1990 1990
Type Code Code
Change Flag Change Flag
Program Code Program Code
NSLDS Loan (1) 346 1884 1889 NSLDS Loan (1) Net 348 1994 1999
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) 352 1922 1929 NSLDS Loan (1) End 354 2032 2039
End Date Date
NSLDS Loan (1) 353 1930 1932 NSLDS Loan (1) GA 355 2040 2042
GA Code Code
Contact Type Contact Type
School Code School Code
Contact Code Contact Code

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Additional Unsub- Additional
sidized Loan Flag Unsubsidized Loan
Flag
Capitalized Interest Capitalized Interest
Flag Flag
Amount of Last Amount of Last
NSLDS Loan (1) 361 1963 1970 NSLDS Loan (1) Date 363 2073 2080
Date of Last of Last Disbursement
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance
End Date Date
GA Code Code

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

4-31
End Date Date
GA Code Code
Flag
Flag Flag
Disbursement
Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount

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

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

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Type Code Code
Net Amount Amount
Balance Balance
End Date Date
GA Code Code
Additional Unsub- Additional Unsub-
sidized Loan Flag sidized Loan Flag
Flag Flag

4-35
Disbursement
Filler 462 2436 2450 Filler 464 2546 2560

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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 1928. Verify or correct the Date of Birth. 069
*B Independent student and date of birth equals Verify or correct the Date of Birth. 072
09/01/87 or greater, and date of birth is not
equal to or greater than current year.
*C Taxes paid is greater than zero and greater Verify or correct Taxes paid. 154, 155
than or equal to 40% of the AGI, but not
equal to or greater than AGI. (Does not
apply to electronic or Web transactions).
D Dependent student and father's/stepfather's Verify SSN or correct the father's/stepfather's SSN. 166
SSN is not in the valid range.
E Dependent student and mother's/stepmother's Verify SSN or correct the mother's/stepmother's 167
SSN is not in the valid range. SSN.
*N Missing first or last name. Correct the student's last name or first name or 080
verify a blank first or last name field if the student
actually has only one name.
P Invalid SSN range. Verify or correct the student's current SSN. 023
R Social Security Match but no date of birth Verify or correct the student's date of birth or 060
match. contact the Social Security Administration for
further assistance.
*W Questionable number of family members, If the student is dependent, verify or correct 178, 179
greater than 15. Parents' Number of Family Members.
If the student is independent, verify 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
8 SSN match with Date of Death. Contact FSA Customer Service at 800/433-7327. 145
The Social Security Number (SSN) on this
transaction belongs to a deceased person according
to the Social Security Administration.
9 Dependent student and both Review and supply Father's/Stepfather's and/or 049
Father's/Stepfather's and Mother's/Stepmother's SSN.
Mother's/Stepmother's SSN are blank.
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
or greater than AGI. (Does not apply to
electronic or Web transactions).
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 FAFSA on the Signature correction must be made on a printed 110
Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web Student Aid Report certification page and
Application, or an electronic application. resubmitted to the FAFSA Processor or corrected
electronically.
17 Unknown citizenship status or student is not Review and verify or correct Citizenship Status. 068
an U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
18 SSN not on Social Security Administration’s Correct the Social Security Number, or contact 024, 062
database. FSA Customer Service at 800/433-7327 for further
assistance.
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.
on the student.

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Batch Level Error Messages
Error Code
Error Message Error Resolution and/or Description
01 Invalid Batch Number Invalid characters in the batch number
02 Invalid Batch Number EDE batch ID does not match message class
03 Missing Batch Number EDE batch number is blank or partially blank
04 Batch Computed – Skipping This Batch Batch number used more than once at the CPS;
change the batch number and resubmit
05 Header ID Not = “CPS HEADER” Batch header ID not equal to ‘CPS HEADER’.
Review the batch Header Record layout, make
appropriate changes and resubmit the batch.
06 Invalid Batch Type Invalid batch header/trailer type
07 Inconsistent No. of Hdrs/Trlrs Inconsistent number of batch headers or trailers
08 Invalid Batch Number Date Invalid batch number date
09 Trailer N-count Not Equal to Actual Count Batch trailer n-count not equal to actual count
10 EDE Inst Number Invalid Institution not participating
11 Inst Code in Batch # Not Serviced by Institution not valid for destination point
Destination

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Error
Code Error Message Error Resolution and/or Description
01 EDE Inst Number Invalid Federal School Code indicated is not
participating in EDE. Check the code for
validity.
02 Inst Code in Record Not Serviced by Federal School Code is not valid for destination
Destination point.
03 Corr Yr not 4 Process year not equal to 4.
04 Invalid Record Type Invalid Record Type.
05 Not Found on Database SSN and Name ID are invalid or do not match
record on database.
06 DRN Number = #### Requesting school is not listed on database
record and is not included in the correction
record with the applicant’s correct DRN.
07 Invalid Transaction Number Blank or invalid transaction number.
08 Trans 99 Requires DRN and Inst. 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.
11 (Various messages; invalid data displayed on Out of range or invalid value in data field.
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.
14 Extraneous Info on Dup Duplicate request with data other than SSN, ID,
Transaction Number, Signed by, or Special
Handle.
15 Non-numeric serial number Non-numeric serial number
16 Institution 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.
18 Previous Application Already on Database FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA with the same SSN
and Name ID is already on file on the CPS
match record on database.

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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 2002 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 2002 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 2002 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 2002 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
A plus Worksheet B.

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Field Name and Position Cross-References
Field
SAR Field SAR ISIR Verification Correction Highlight FAFSA Field FAFSA
Name Field Field Flag Flag Flag Name #
# Positions Position Position Position
Last Name 001 25-40 702 822 942 Last Name 1
First Name 002 41-52 703 823 943 First Name 2
Middle Initial 003 53 704 824 944 Middle Initial 3
Permanent Street 004 54-88 705 825 945 Number and Street 4
Address (Include Apt. Number)
City 005 89-104 706 826 946 City (and country if 5
not U.S.)
State Abbreviation 006 105-106 707 827 947 State 6
Zip Code 007 107-111 708 828 948 Zip Code 7
Social Security 008 3-11 709 829 949 Your Social Security 8
Number Number
Date of Birth 009 112-119 710 830 950 Your date of birth 9
Permanent Home 010 120-129 711 831 951 Your permanent 10
Phone Number telephone number
Driver’s License 011 130-149 712 832 952 License Number 11
Number
Driver’s License 012 150-151 713 833 953 State 12
State Abbreviation
Citizenship Status 013 152 714 834 954 Are you a U.S. 13
citizen?
Alien Registration 014 153-161 715 835 955 Alien Registration 14
Number Number
Marital Status 015 162 716 836 956 What is your marital 15
status as of today?
Date of Marital 016 163-168 717 837 957 Month and year you 16
Status were married,
separated, divorced, or
widowed

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Field Name and Position Cross-References (Continued)
Field
Summer 2003 017 169 718 838 958 Summer 2003? 17
Fall 2003 018 170 719 839 959 Fall 2003? 18
Winter 2003-2004 019 171 720 840 960 Winter 2003-2004? 19
Spring 2004 020 172 721 841 961 Spring 2004? 20
Summer 2004 021 173 722 842 962 Summer 2004? 21
Father’s 022 174 723 843 963 Highest school your 22
Educational Level father completed
Mother’s 023 175 724 844 964 Highest school your 23
Educational Level mother completed
State of Legal 024 176-177 725 845 965 What is your state of 24
Residence legal residence?
Abbreviation
Did you become a 025 178 726 846 966 Did you become a 25
legal resident of this legal resident of this
state before January state before January 1,
1, 1998? 1998?
If you answered 026 179-184 727 847 967 If the answer to 26
“No” to question question 25 is “No”
25, date you give month and year
became a legal you became a legal
resident. resident.
Are you male? 027 185 728 848 968 Are you male? (Most 27
male students must
register with Selective
Service to get federal
aid.)
If you are male 028 186 729 849 969 If you are male (ages 28
(ages 18-25) and 18-25) and not
not registered, registered, answer
answer "Yes" and "Yes" and Selective
Selective Service Service will register
will register you. you.
Type of Degree / 029 187 730 850 970 What degree or 29
Certificate certificate will you be
working on during
2003-2004?

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Field
Grade Level in 030 188 731 851 971 What will be your 30
College in 2003- grade level when you
2004 begin the 2003-2004
school year?
High School 031 189 732 852 972 Will you have a high 31
Diploma or GED? school diploma or
GED before you
enroll?
First Bachelor’s 032 190 733 853 973 Will you have your 32
Degree By 7-1- first bachelor’s degree
2003? before July 1, 2003?
Interested in 033 191 734 854 974 In addition to grants, 33
Student Loans? are you interested in
student loans (which
you must pay back)?
Interested in Work- 034 192 735 855 975 In addition to grants, 34
Study? are you interested in
“work-study” (which
you earn through
work)?
Drug Conviction 035 193 736 856 976 Do not leave this 35
Affecting question 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.
Filed 2002 Income 036 194 737 857 977 For 2002, have you 36
Tax Return (the student)
completed your IRS
income tax return or
another tax return
listed in question 37?

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Field
Type of 2002 Tax 037 195 738 858 978 What income tax 37
Form Used? return did you file or
will you file for 2002?
If you filed or will 038 196 739 859 979 If you have filed or 38
file a 1040, were will file a 1040, were
you eligible to file you eligible to file a
1040A or 1040EZ? 1040A or 1040EZ?
Adjusted Gross 039 197-202 740 860 980 What was your (and 39
Income from IRS spouse’s) adjusted
Form gross income for
2002?
U.S. Income Tax 040 203-207 741 861 981 Enter the total amount 40
Paid from IRS Form of your (and spouse’s)
income tax for 2002.
Exemptions 041 208-209 742 862 982 Enter your (and 41
Claimed from IRS spouse’s) exemptions
Form for 2002.
Student’s Income 042 210-215 743 863 983 How much did you 42
Earned from Work earn from working
(wages, salaries, tips,
etc.) in 2002?
Spouse’s Income 043 216-221 744 864 984 How much did your 43
Earned from Work spouse earn from
working (wages,
salaries, tips, etc.) in
2002?
Amount from 044 222-226 745 865 985 Worksheet A 44
FAFSA Worksheet
A
Amount from 045 227-231 746 866 986 Worksheet B 45
FAFSA Worksheet
B
Amount from 046 232-236 747 867 987 Worksheet C 46
FAFSA Worksheet
C
Net Worth of 047 237-242 748 868 988 As of today, what is 47
current Investments the net worth of your
(and spouse’s) current
investments?

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Field
Business/ the net worth of your
Investment Farms (and spouse’s) current
businesses and/or
investment farms?
Cash, Savings and 049 249-254 750 870 990 As of today, what is 49
Checking your (and spouse’s)
total current balance of
cash, savings, and
checking accounts?
How many Months 050 255-256 751 871 991 If you receive 50
Receive VA veterans' education
Education Benefits? benefits, for how
many months from
July 1, 2003 through
June 30, 2004 will you
receive these benefits.
Monthly VA 051 257-260 752 872 992 And what amount will 51
Benefits Amount you receive per
month?
Born Before 1-1- 052 261 753 873 993 Were you born before 52
1980? January 1, 1980?
Working on a 053 262 754 874 994 During the school year 53
masters or doctorate 2003-2004, will you
program in 2003- be working on a
2004? master's or doctorate
program (such as an
MA, MBA, MD, JD,
PhD. EdD, or graduate
certificate, etc.)?
Are You Married? 054 263 755 875 995 As of today, are you 54
married? (Answer
"Yes" if you are
separated but not
divorced.)
Have Children you 055 264 756 876 996 Do you have children 55
support? who receive more than
half of their support
from you?

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Field
Have Dependents 056 265 757 877 997 Do you have 56
Other Than dependents (other than
Children or your children or
Spouse? spouse) who live with
you and who receive
more than half of their
support from you, now
and through June 30,
2004?
Are you an Orphan, 057 266 758 878 998 Are you an orphan, or 57
or were you (until are you or were you
age 18) a (until age 18) a
Ward/Dependent of ward/dependent of the
Court? court?
Veteran of U.S. 058 267 759 879 999 Are you a veteran of 58
Armed Forces? the U.S. Armed
Forces?
Parents' Marital 059 268 760 880 1000 What is your parents’ 59
Status marital status as of
today?
Date of Marital 060 1689-1694 761 881 1001 Month and year they 60
Status were married,
separated, divorced, or
widowed
Your Father’s/ 061 269-277 762 882 1002 Father’s/ Stepfather’s 61
Stepfather’s Social Social Security
Security Number Number
Your Father’s/ 062 278-293 763 883 1003 Father’s/ Stepfather’s 62
Stepfather’s Last Last Name
Name
Your Mother’s/ 063 294-302 764 884 1004 Mother’s/ 63
Stepmother’s Social Stepmother’s Social
Your Mother’s/ 064 303-318 765 885 1005 Mother’s/ 64
Stepmother’s Last Stepmother’s Last
Name Name
Parents' number of 065 319-320 766 886 1006 Go to Page 7 to 65
family members in determine how many
2003-2004 people are in your
parents’ household.

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Field
Parents' number of 066 321 767 887 1007 Go to Page 7 to 66
family members in determine how many
college in 2003- in question 65
2004 (exclude your parents)
will be college
students between July
1, 2003 and June 30,
2004.
Parents' state of 067 322-323 768 888 1008 What is your parents’ 67
legal residence state of legal
residence?
Parents' legal 068 324 769 889 1009 Did your parents 68
resident of the state become legal residents
before 1-1-1998? of this state before
January 1, 1998?
If "No" to question 069 325-330 770 890 1010 If the answer to 69
68, enter the date question 68 is “No”
parent became legal give the month and
resident. year legal residency
began for the parent
who has lived in the
state the longest.
Age of older 070 331-332 771 891 1011 What is the age of 70
Parent? your older parent?
Filed 2002 Income 071 333 772 892 1012 For 2002, have your 71
Tax Return? parents completed
their IRS income tax
return or another tax
return listed in
question 72?
Type of 2002 Tax 072 334 773 893 1013 What income tax 72
Form Used? return did your parents
file or will they file for
2002?
If your Parents' 073 335 774 894 1014 If your parents have 73
filed or will file a filed or will file a
1040, were they 1040, were they
eligible to file eligible to file a
1040A or 1040EZ? 1040A or 1040EZ?

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Field
Adjusted Gross 074 336-341 775 895 1015 What was your 74
Income from IRS parents’ adjusted gross
Form income for 2002?
U.S. Income Tax 075 342-347 776 896 1016 Enter the total amount 75
Paid from IRS Form of your parents’
income tax for 2002.
Exemptions 076 348-349 777 897 1017 Enter your parents’ 76
Claimed from IRS exemptions for 2002
Form
Father’s/ 077 350-355 778 898 1018 How much did your 77
Stepfather’s Income father/ stepfather earn
Earned from Work from working (wages,
salaries, tips, etc.) in
2002?
Mother’s/ 078 356-361 779 899 1019 How much did your 78
Stepmother’s mother/ stepmother
Income Earned earn from working
from Work (wages, salaries, tips,
etc.) in 2002?
Amount from 079 362-366 780 900 1020 Worksheet A 79
FAFSA Worksheet
A
Amount from 080 367-371 781 901 1021 Worksheet B 80
FAFSA Worksheet
B
Amount from 081 372-375 782 902 1022 Worksheet C 81
FAFSA Worksheet
C
current Investments the net worth of your
parents’ current
investments?
Business/ the net worth of your
Investment Farms parents’ current
businesses and/or
investment farms?

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Field
Cash, Savings, and 084 389-394 785 905 1025 As of today, what is 84
Checking your parents’ total
current balance of
cash, savings, and
checking accounts?
Number of Family 085 395-396 786 906 1026 Go to page 7 to 85
Members in 2003- determine how many
2004 people are in your
(and your spouse’s)
household.
Number in College 086 397 787 907 1027 Go to page 7 to 86
in 2003-2004 determine how many
in question 85 will be
college students
between July 1, 2003,
and June 30, 2004.
First College Name, 087 398-403 788 908 1028 1st Federal School 87
City and State Code or Name of
college, address and
city
Housing Plans 088 404 789 909 1029 Housing plans 88
Second College 089 405-410 790 910 1030 2nd Federal School 89
Name, City and Code or Name of
State college, address and
city
Federal School 090 411 791 911 1031 Housing plans 90
Code #2 Housing
Plans
Third College 091 412-417 792 912 1032 3rd Federal School 91
city
Fourth College 093 419-424 794 914 1034 4th Federal School 93
city

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Field
Fifth College Name, 095 426-431 796 916 1036 5th Federal School 95
City and State Code or Name of
college, address and
city
Sixth College 097 433-438 798 918 1038 6th Federal School 97
city
Student's E-mail 099 440-489 800 920 1040 Enter your e-mail 99
Address address for an
electronic SAR
Date Completed 100 490-497 801 921 1041 Date this form was 100
completed
Signed By? 101 498 802 922 1042 Student and Parent 101
Signatures
Preparer’s Social 102 499-507 803 923 1043 Preparer’s Social 102
Preparer’s EIN 103 508-516 804 924 1044 Employer ID number 103
Preparer’s 104 517 805 925 1045 Preparer’s signature 104
Signature and date
Dependency 106 526 807 927 1047 D/O N/A
Override Indicator
(NOT ON SAR)
FAA Adjustment 107 534 808 928 1048 (NOT ON N/A
(NOT ON SAR) APPLICATION)
FAA Federal 108 527-532 809 929 1049 Federal School Code N/A
School Code (NOT
ON SAR)
NOT ON SAR or 109 810 930 1050 FAA Signature N/A
ISIR
Early Analysis Flag 113 564 814 934 1054 (NOT ON N/A
(NOT ON SAR) APPLICATION)
DRN 114 687-690 815 935 1055 (NOT ON N/A
APPLICATION)

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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 1 Left Student’s Citizenship Status 1 = U.S. citizen (or U.S. national) N
3 = Neither 1 or 2
014 9 Left Student’s Alien Registration Number 000000001 to 999999999 Y

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015 1 Left Student’s Marital Status 1 = Unmarried (single, divorced, or N
widowed)
3 = Separated
016 6 Left Student’s Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200412
017 1 Left Summer 2003 1 = Full time/Not Sure Y
2 = ¾ time
3 = ½ time
4 = Less than ½ time
5 = Not attending
018 1 Left Fall 2003 1 = Full time/Not Sure Y
2 = ¾ time
3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
019 1 Left Winter 2003-2004 1 = Full time/Not Sure Y
2 = ¾ time
3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
020 1 Left Spring 2004 1 = Full time/Not Sure Y
2 = ¾ time
3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
021 1 Left Summer 2004 1 = Full time/Not Sure Y
2 = ¾ time
3 = ½ time
5 = Not attending
022 1 Left Father’s Highest Grade Level Completed 1 = Middle School / Jr. High Y
2 = High School
4 = Other / Unknown
023 1 Left Mother’s Highest Grade Level 1 = Middle School / Jr. High Y
Completed 2 = High School
4 = Other / Unknown
024 2 Left Student’s State of Legal Residence Uppercase A to Z Y
Valid postal code

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025 1 Left Student Legal Resident Before 01-01- 1 = Yes Y
1998? 2 = No
026 6 Left Student’s Legal Residence Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200412

CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
027 1 Left Are You Male? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
028 1 Left Do You want Selective Service to register 1 = Yes Y
you? 2 = No
029 1 Right Degree / Certificate 1 = 1st Bachelor’s Degree Y
3 = Associate Degree (occupational
or technical program)
4 = Associate Degree (general
education or transfer program)
5 = Certificate or diploma for
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
030 1 Right Grade Level in College in 2003-2004 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

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031 1 Left HS Diploma or GED Received? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
032 1 Left First Bachelor’s Degree By 07-01-2003? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
033 1 Left Interested in Student Loans? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
034 1 Left Interested in Student Employment? 1 = Yes Y
2 = No
035 1 Left Drug Conviction Affecting Eligibility? 1 = No Y
2 = Yes (Part year)
3 = Yes / Don't Know
036 1 Left Student’s Tax Return Completed? 1 = Already Completed Y
2 = Will File
3 = Will Not File
037 1 Left Student’s Type of 2002 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
038 1 Left Student Eligible to file 1040A or 1 = Yes Y
1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t know
039 6 Right Student’s Adjusted Gross Income from -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed IRS form
040 5 Right Student’s U.S. Income Tax Paid 00000 to 99999 Y
041 2 Right Student’s Exemptions Claimed 00 to 99 Y
042 6 Right Student’s Income Earned from Work -999999 to 999999 N
Signed
043 6 Right Spouse’s Income Earned from Work -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed
044 5 Right Student’s Total Amount from Worksheet 00000 to 99999 Y
A
B
C
047 6 Right Student’s Investment Net Worth 000000 to 999999 Y

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048 6 Right Student’s Business and/or Investment 000000 to 999999 Y
Farm Net Worth
049 6 Right Student’s Cash, Savings, and Checking 000000 to 999999 Y
050 2 Right No. of Months Veterans Education 00 to 12 Y
Benefits Received
051 4 Right Monthly Veterans Education Benefits 0000 to 9999 Y
052 1 Left Born Before 01-01-1980? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
053 1 Left Working on a Master’s or Doctorate 1 = Yes N
Program in 2003-2004? 2 = No
054 1 Left Is Student Married? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
055 1 Left Have Children you support? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
056 1 Left Have Legal Dependents Other than 1 = Yes N
Children or Spouse? 2 = No
057 1 Left Orphan or Ward of Court? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
058 1 Left Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces? 1 = Yes N
2 = No
059 1 Left Parents’ Marital Status 1 = Married/Remarried Y
2 = Single
3 = Divorced / Separated
4 = Widowed
060 6 Left Parent's Marital Status Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200412
061 9 Right Your Father’s/Stepfather’s Social 000000000 to 999999999 Y
Security Number
062 16 Left Your Father’s/Stepfather’s Last Name 0 to 9 Y
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
’ (apostrophe)
- (dash)
063 9 Right Your Mother’s/Stepmother’s Social 000000000 to 999999999 Y
Security Number
064 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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065 2 Right Parents’ Number of Family Members 01 to 99 Y
066 1 Right Parents’ Number in College 2003-2004 1 to 9 Y
(Parents’ 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
1998? 2 = No
069 6 Left Parents’ Legal Residence Date Format is CCYYMM Y
190001 to 200412

CCYY with blank MM
Blank CCYY with MM
Blank CCYYMM
070 2 Left Age of Older Parent 00 to 99 Y
071 1 Left Parents’ Tax Return Completed? 1 = Already Completed Y
2 = Will File
3 = Will Not File
072 1 Left Parents’ Type of 2002 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.
073 1 Left Parents’ Eligible to file 1040A or 1 = Yes Y
1040EZ? 2 = No
3 = Don’t know
074 6 Right Parents’ Adjusted Gross Income from -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed IRS form
075 6 Right Parents’ U.S. Income Tax Paid 000000 to 999999 Y
076 2 Right Parents’ Exemptions Claimed 00 to 99 Y
077 6 Right Father’s/ Stepfather’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed from Work
078 6 Right Mother’s/ Stepmother’s Income Earned -999999 to 999999 Y
Signed from Work
079 5 Right Parents’ Total Amount from Worksheet 00000 to 99999 Y
A

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B
C
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 6 Right Parents’ Cash, Savings, and Checking 000000 to 999999 Y
085 2 Right Student’s Number of Family Members 01 to 99 Y
086 1 Right Student’s Number in College 2003-2004 1 to 9 Y
087 6 Left Federal School Code #1 X00000 to X99999 N
088 1 Left Federal School Code #1 Housing Plans 1 = On Campus Y
2 = Off Campus
3 = With Parent
089 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
101 1 Right Signed By A = Applicant N
102 9 Right Preparer’s Social Security Number 000000000 to 999999999 Y
103 9 Left Preparer’s Employer Identification 000000000 to 999999999 Y
Number (EIN)
104 1 Right Preparer’s Signature 1 = Yes Y
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 1 Left Early Analysis Flag 1 = Early Analysis Applicant Y
Used to indicate a student who is

requesting Early Admission to your
institution.
114 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
CORE04OP Electronic Correction/Duplicate Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
CORR04IN Electronic Corrections/Duplicates Sends 580 CPS TG50002
CORR04OP Electronic Correction/Duplicate ISIR Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
EAPR04OP Electronic Application Reject Receives 109 CPS TG50002
EAPS04IN Electronic Applications Sends 800 CPS TG50002
EAPS04OP Electronic Application ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
EDM004OP ED Initiated Import 0 through ED Initiated Import 9 Receives 0 Not Determined
through
EDM904OP
EREP04OP PIN Request Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
ESFN04OP State Agency ISIR Non-Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
ESFR04OP State Agency ISIR Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
FDRE04OP Rejected FDR Request Receives 109 CPS TG50002
FDRF04OP Processed FDRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
FDRS04IN FDR Request Sends 580 CPS TG50002
FDRU04OP Unfulfilled FDRs After 30 Days Receives 109 CPS TG50002
HOLD04OP Signature Hold File Receives 200 CPS TG50002
PINR04OP RAPP/PIN Print Notification File Receives 185 CPS TG50002
RADD04IN PIN Requests Sends 109 CPS TG50002
SARA04OP Automatic ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
SIGA04OP Signature Correction Acknowledgements & Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
SIGS04IN Signature Corrections Sends 580 CPS TG50002
SYSG04OP Systems Generated Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
TAPE04OP Test System – Application Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
TAPS04IN Test System – Applications Sends 800 CPS TG50002
TAPS04OP Test System – Application ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
TCOE04OP Test System – Correction Errors Receives 109 CPS TG50002
TCOR04IN Test System – Corrections Sends 580 CPS TG50002
TCOR04OP Test System – Correction ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
TSAR04OP Test System – Automatic ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
YTDN04OP State Agency YTD ISIR Non-Resident Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
YTDO04OP Year-to-Date ISIRs Receives 2560 CPS TG50002
YTDR04OP State Agency YTD ISIR Resident Receives 2560 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 2003–
2004 EDE Technical Reference entitled 2003–2004 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 ifap.ed.gov.

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Printing
Printing ISIRs
Effective in 2002-2003 you were no longer required to print your Institutional Student
Information Record (ISIR) output document exactly as the ED provided software, EDExpress,
printed it. You can also choose to print additional information on the ISIR. Included in this
section is the ISIR Fields Not Printed on the ISIR table. 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 a received 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 244, 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 1500 through 1588 of the ISIR all contain CPS assumption fields.
Printing Intermediate EFC Values

An intermediate EFC value is a value that is used during the EFC calculation process.
EDExpress will print either the primary or secondary values, not both. The value in the Federal
Pell Grant Paid EFC Type determines which set of values are printed.
FAFSA Data Verify Flags

FAFSA Data Verify Flags are new for 2003-2004 and are found on the ISIR (positions 702
through 821) Each FAFSA Data Verify flag byte corresponds to a specific 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 822 through 941 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 zero.
EDExpress will print on the ISIR a pound sign (#) 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 (i.e., 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 942 through 1061 on the ISIR layout) indicate data
highlighted in bold face on the Student Aid Report (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 positions.
Any field containing a highlight flag will have a value of 1. All other highlight flag fields have a
value of zero.
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 2003-2004 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 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:
{ +0 E +5 } -0 N -5
A +1 F +6 J -1 0 -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 Subsequent Application Flag on the ISIR. If this field has a value
of Y, Subsequent application from student, then an * is printed next to the EFC.
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
Student Last Name/SSN Change Flag 2 2 2
Filler 112 533 533
Serial Number 115 536 540
Batch Number 116 541 563
Electronic Application Entry Source Code 118 565 565
Filler 119 566 571
ETI Destination Code 120 572 578
Parents’ Calculated 2002 Tax Status 139 605 605
Student’s Calculated 2002 Tax Status 140 606 606
Graduate Flag 141 607 607
Filler 152 645 659
SSN Date of Death 155 662 669
NSLDS Match Flag 156 670 670
Subsequent Application Flag 162 682 682
Compute Batch Number 167 699 701
FAFSA Data Verify Flags 168 702 821
*Correction Flags 169 822 941
*Highlight Flags 170 942 1061
* 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
Paid EFC 171 1062 1066
NW: EFC Net Worth 207 1248 1256
SATI: Student’s Allowance against Total Income 215 1308 1314
SDNW: Student’s Discretionary Net Worth 217 1322 1330
SEC NW: Secondary Net Worth 228 1403 1411
SEC SATI: Secondary Student’s Allowance Against Total Income 236 1463 1469
SEC SDNW: Secondary Student’s Discretionary Net Worth 238 1477 1485
SAR Acknowledgement Comment Codes 266 1649 1668
Duplicate Date 269 1672 1679
Multi School Code Flags 273 1683 1688
Filler 275 1695 1706
NSLDS Pell Sequence Number (1) 314 1832 1833
NSLDS Loan (1) Sequence Number 344 1988 1989
NSLDS Loan (1) Type Code 345 1990 1990

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ISIR Fields Not Printed on the ISIR (Continued)
ISIR Start End

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ISIR Sample Output Document
2003-2004 Institutional Student Information Record
******************************************************************************************
* IMPORTANT: Read ALL information to find out what to do with this Report. *
******************************************************************************************
OMB Number: 1845-0008
WILLIAM O'BRIEN AUGUST 19, 2003
1123 WEST L
IOWA CITY IA 52240 EFC 0
006
If you need additional help with your ISIR, contact your school Financial Aid
Administrator (FAA) or the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4FED-AID
(1-800-433-3243). If your address changes, contact your school or call 1-800-4FED-AID to
make the correction on your record.
149
Based on the information we have on record for you, your EFC is 0. Your school will use
this number to determine what types of aid and how much you are eligible for. You may be
eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant and other federal student aid.
143
Your citizenship status has been confirmed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) and you meet the citizenship requirements for federal student aid.
137
No relevant information found on NSLDS database.
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Student ID 444-22-4444 O' 05 EFC 0
STEP ONE (THE STUDENT) (Q1 - Q35) Dependency Status D

Name WILLIAM O'BRIEN
Address: 1123 WEST L
IOWA CITY IA 90019
Social Security Number 444-22-4444 Cash, Savings, and Checking 0
Date of Birth 02/25/1970 No. of Months VA Benefits Received 0
Permanent Home Phone # (319)555-5555 hMonthly VA Educational Benefits 0
E-mail Address FWILLIAM_LO'BRIEN@electricu.edu
Driver's License # C6733206-CA STEP THREE (THE STUDENT) (Q52 - Q58)
Citizenship Status Born Before 1-1-1980? YES
Alien Registration Number A071111111 hMaster's/Doctorate Prog. in 2003-2004? NO
Marital Status UNMARRIED hIs Student Married? NO
Marital Status Date 02/1970 hHave Children You Support? NO
Enroll Plan Summer 2003 NOT ATTENDING hDependents Other Than Children/Spouse? NO
Enroll Plan Fall 2003 Orphan or Ward of the Court? NO
Enroll Plan Wint 2003-4 FULL TIME/NOT SURE Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces? NO
Enroll Plan Spring 2004 FULL TIME/NOT SURE
Enroll Plan Summer 2004 FULL TIME/NOT SURE STEP FOUR (PARENTS) (Q59 - Q84)
Father's Educational Level *Marital Status SINGLE
Mother's Educational Level Marital Status Date 02/1950
State of Legal Residence CA Father's/Stepfather's SSN 444-22-0000
Legal Resident before 1-1-1998? YES Father's Last Name O'BRIEN
Legal Residence Date 06/1991 Mother's/Stepmother's SSN 444-22-1111
Are You Male? YES Mother's Last Name O'BRIEN
Register for Selective Service? Number of Family Members
Degree/Certificate TEACHING Number in College in 2003-2004
Grade Level in College 2nd YR/SOPH State of Legal Residence
HS Diploma or GED Received? NO Legal Residents before 1-1-1998?
First Bachelor's Degree by 7-1-2003? NO Legal Residence Date
Interested in Student Loans? NO Age of Older Parent
Interested in Student Employment? YES hTax Return Filed? WILL FILE
Drug Conv Affecting Elig? NO Type of 2002 Tax Return Used FOREIGN
Eligible to File 1040A or 1040EZ?
STEP TWO (STUDENT & SPOUSE) (Q36 - Q51) Adjusted Gross Income
Tax Return Filed? WILL FILE U.S. Income Tax Paid
Type of 2002 Tax Return Used 1040 Exemptions Claimed
Eligible to File 1040A or 1040EZ? Father's Inc Earned From Work
Adjusted Gross Income 16370 Mother's Inc Earned From Work
U.S. Income Tax Paid 0 Total from Worksheet A 0
Exemptions Claimed 01 Total from Worksheet B
Student's Inc Earned From Work 0 Total from Worksheet C
Spouse's Inc Earned From Work 0 Net Worth of Investments 0
Total from Worksheet A 0 Net Worth of Business/Farm 0
Total from Worksheet B 0 Cash, Savings, and Checking 0
Total from Worksheet C 0
Net Worth of Investments 0 STEP FIVE (STUDENT HH) (Q85 - Q86)
hNet Worth of Business/Farm 0 Number Family Members 01
Number in College in 2003-2004 1
*=assumption h=highlight flag #=corrected this trans @=corrected previous trans

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Student ID 444-22-4444 O' 05 EFC 0

Last Name O'BRIEN
STEP SIX (Q87 - Q98)
School #1 001224 Housing #1 ON CAMPUS
School #4 000000 Housing #4 ON CAMPUS OFFICE INFORMATION
School #5 000000 Housing #5 ON CAMPUS DRN 0000
School #6 003051 Housing #6 ON CAMPUS Primary EFC Type 1
Secondary EFC Type
STEP SEVEN (Q100 - Q104) Processed Date 08/19/2003
Date Application Completed 02/25/2003 Application Data Source FAFSA WEB
Signed By APPLICANT ISIR Transaction Type AUTOMATIC ISIR
Preparer's SSN Source of Correction
Preparer's EIN Federal School Code Indicator 015090
Preparer's Signature Reject Override Codes:
A: B: C:1 N: W:
Assumption Override Codes:
1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAA Information Early Analysis Flag
Date ISIR Received 08/26/2002 Rejects Met:
Verification Flag N Verification Tracking Flag
System Generated Indicator Dependency Override
FAA Adjustment Duplicate Request
Transaction Receipt Date 08/19/2003 Correction # Applied To
Reprocessing Code Application Receipt Date 03/04/2003
Processed Record Type Input Record Type
Paid EFC Type PRIMARY Pell Elig Flag Y Intermediate Values

Primary EFC 0 Secondary EFC TI 214640 PCA
Mon 1 Mon 7 Mon 1 Mon 7 ATI AAI
Mon 2 Mon 8 Mon 2 Mon 8 STX TSC
Mon 3 Mon 10 Mon 3 Mon 10 EA TPC
Mon 4 Mon 11 Mon 4 Mon 11 IPA PC 0
Mon 5 Mon 12 Mon 5 Mon 12 AI STI 0
Mon 6 Mon 6 CAI SATI 0
DNW SIC
NW 0 SDNW 0
APA SCA
FTI 0
Auto Zero EFC Flag Y Duplicate SSN Flag
EFC Change Flag NO CHANGE Subsequent App Flag
SNT Flag NO
Match Flags: SSN 4 SSA INS SS Y NSLDS 1 VA INS Sec. Conf.

INS Ver. No. SS Registration Flag
NSLDS Transaction Number 5 NSLDS Database Results Flag 1
Comments: 006,149,143,137
*=assumption h=highlight flag #=corrected this trans @=corrected previous trans

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WILLIAM O'BRIEN
444-22-4444
2003-2004 NSLDS FINANCIAL AID HISTORY Processed: 08/19/2003
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:N Reason:
Pell: N
FSEOG: N
Perkins:
******************************************************************************************
Aggregate Amounts: Outstanding Pending Total:
FFEL/Direct Loans: Prin. Bal.: Disb(s):
Subsidized Loans: $ 11,103 $ 0 $ 11,103
Unsubsidized Loans: $ $ 0 $ 1
Combined Loans: $ $ 1 $ 11,104
FFEL Consol. Loans: $ 0 $ 0
Perkins Loans:
Outstanding Principal Bal.: $ 0 Current Year Loan Amount: $ 0
******************************************************************************************
#Pell Payment Data:
Sch.Code: 00305100 Tran: 05 Sch.Amt:$2,800 Award Amt:$2,800 Disb.Amt:$ 700
%Sch.Used: 25.00 As Of: 08/19/2003 Pell Verification Flag: EFC: 0
Sch.Code: Tran: Sch.Amt: Award Amt: Disb.Amt:
%Sch.Used: As Of: Pell Verification Flag: EFC:
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 $ 1,564 08/16/1994 05/26/1995 706 00119700 ABC SCHCONTC/386
Neither Recent NO 08/16/1994 $1564
Status Code RP as of 02/01/1997
Outstanding Bal. $1,564 as of 12/31/1995
MPN Information
Direct Loan Subsidized/Unsubsidized MPN: No MPN on File

Direct Loan PLUS MPN: No MPN on File
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Student ID 444-22-4444 O' 05 EFC 0

Last Name O'BRIEN
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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November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

Processing Codes ........................................................... 4-1

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents

• EDconnect software for sending and receiving electronic files.

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

School Eligibility to Make PIN Requests

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

What’s New for the Renewal FAFSA process for 2003-

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

• Secondary post-screening transaction from NSLDS or INS.

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

The Printing section contains specifications for printing the ISIR.

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

The following fields were added to the ISIR Record Layout:

• Parent's Marital Status Date

• FAFSA Data Verify Flags

• Direct Loan Plus Master Prom Note Flag

• NSLDS Pell Remaining Amount to Pay (1 through 3)

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

E-mail Address Valid Content Table

Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each

• B has increased the end year range from 1986 to 1987.

• 16 has been modified to remove the reference to FAFSA Express.

• D is for a dependent student whose Father's/Stepfather's SSN is in the invalid range.

• E is for a dependent student whose Mother's/Stepmother's SSN is in the invalid range.

• R is for a SSN match but no date of birth match.

• 9 is for a dependent student and both the Father's/Stepfather's and the

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

• Added a new reject reason 07, 10 and 11.

• Deleted the former reject reason 14.

Record Level Error Messages

• Deleted the former reject reasons 14, 15, 16 and 18.

Field Name and Position Cross-Reference

• Increased field lengths for CORR04OP, EAPS04OP, ESFN04OP, ESFR04OP,

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

• Header Record, Field 12

• Trailer Record, Field 12

• ISIR Record, Field 164

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

CPS/WAN Technical Support 800/330-5947

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 800/511-5806

Working hours are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference Overview

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference EDE Processing

Electronic FAFSA Process

2. The information on the FAFSA is key entered.

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference EDE Processing

Entering the FAFSA Information

Formatting and Transmitting the Records

Receiving Processed Records

Rejected FAFSA Records

November 2002 (2003-2004) EDE Technical Reference EDE Processing