19-20 PJ - Fort Hays State University (FHSU)

19-20 Professional Judgment (Special Circumstances)

Financial Assistance Office

Professional Judgment (Special Circumstances)

The Office of Student Financial Assistance at Fort Hays State University recognizes that there may be circumstances when the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) does not accurately reflect a family's current financial situation. Professional judgment is the ability to change a student's financial assistance based on unusual circumstances. For examples of the different circumstances please see below.

Decrease in student/spouse income or parent income since 2017
Death of student's parent or spouse
Received one-time income distribution
Legal Fees
Loss of benefit
A family maintains two households because of employment changes
Excessive paid medical expenses not covered by insurance
Parent registered at least half time in a post-secondary school
Dependent care costs
Educational loan repayment
IRA or Pension Rollover

Required Documentation for all Professional Judgment Requests

All Professional Judgment Requests must include the following documents. Additional documents may be required depending upon the type of circumstance for which you are requesting professional judgment review. Please review the Professional Judgment Request Form for additional documents required. Include student's name and social security or FHSU ID number on the top of each page submitted.

Professional Judgment Request Form
Letter of Explanation - Write a detailed description of the special circumstances that affect your financial situation.
Verification - We will review your request once we receive your Professional Judgment worksheet. If you have not previously completed the verification process for 19-20, you will be required to provide additional verification documents. Please watch your myFHSU worklet in Workday account for the submit verification documents link, which will direct you to our verification website Campus Logic. Once you have created your account you will be directed to fill out or upload your required documents.
Additional Documents Specific to your Special Circumstance - see the Professional Judgment Request Form for additional documents you may need to submit.