How to create my Student Forms account?

Student Account

Visit Student Forms to get started! If this is your first-time logging in, click on “Create Account.”

Enter the information exactly as it is listed on your FAFSA/CADAA Application

• Preferred Email (must use your Sac State Student email account)
• Choose Username
• Create Password

Confirm your Student Information

• First Name (As listed on your FAFSA/CADAA)
• Last Name (As listed on your FAFSA/CADAA)
• Date of Birth (As listed on your FAFSA/CADAA)
• Social Security Number/DREAM ID (As listed on your FAFSA/CADAA)
• Sac State Student ID Number (9-digits)
• Phone Number (to receive text updates)

Once you have successfully created your account, any required tasks you need to complete will become available. Your tasks will be linked with your MySacState portal and you will be able to take care of tasks electronically!

Parent Account

The student needs to select ONE parent listed on their financial aid application account to create an account.

• Once the student selects a parent for the signature, only that parent will be able to sign the document. If the student needs to change the parent, they must return to the task and edit their selection.
• The parent will need to notify the student if the information on the document is inaccurate and needs to be changed. The student will need to make this change and re-request the signature.

How do I submit my financial aid documents?

Most financial aid documents will be initiated on your My Sac State > Student Center > To Do List. This applies to verification forms, appeals or special cirumstances which include but not limited to:

• Verification forms (e.g., tax documents, income verification)
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals
• Loss of Income (LOI) Appeals

How to e-sign my forms?

After the student creates an account, you will be given the option to create a PIN to electronically sign your financial aid forms.

• When prompted to "E-Sign PIN" on a form, click on "Create E-Sign PIN" link. You will be prompted to enter:
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Social Security Number (Use Dream ID number if you filed a CADAA)

The above information entered MUST MATCH exactly as it's entered on your finanical aid application, just as how you intially created your Student Forms account.

• Then, choose your 5-digit number for your PIN. Please write down and/or save the PIN number created as it will remain the same for each academic year.

How can my Parent e-sign forms?

Once the student e-signs their form, they will be brought back to the main page of their tasks which indicates a parent signature is required. The student will need to select the "Request” button to invite the parent to e-sign.

1. Click the “Request” button and a pop-up showing the parent(s) listed on the financial aid application will appear.
2. Click the parent you would like to electronically sign the document. (NOTE: If you have two parents listed on your financial aid application, only the parent you choose will have the ability to sign the document.)
3. The selected parent will receive an email notification letting them know that a document needs their signature. They will need to create an account if they have not already.
4. The parent can review and electronically sign the document through their account.

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

What if my Parent does not have a SSN?

If you submitted a FAFSA

At least one parent must have a valid SSN for both the parent and student to e-sign. If the parent does not have a valid SSN, they will not be able to electronically sign, and neither will the student.

The student will instead click “Opt out of E-sign” which will allow them to download and print the document so that both the student and parent can provide wet signatures. Once the document has been signed, the student will upload through the Verification Document platform.

If you submitted a CADAA

If the parent does not have a valid SSN, they can provide all zeros for their SSN and create an account, as long as they can provide all of the required information. The information must match to the information submitted on the CADAA application.

Why am I getting an error code?

• Error Code 1010: This error indicates that you are entering information into the confirmation section (First Name, Last Name, DOB, & SSN) that does not match what is on the FAFSA or CA Dream Application. Students who have NOT completed a FAFSA or Dream Application will also receive this message.
• Error Code 1005: You are unable to create an account in Verification Documents if there is a social security administration mismatch on your FAFSA application. You will need to correct this issue with FAFSA.