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Updated: NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts

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The latest version of the NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts is now available on the Federal Student Aid website. The sections contained in this guide provides instructions on how to use the Transfer Student Monitoring (TSM) online, request Financial Aid History (FAH), complete the batch process between both systems.

What changed?

  • Section 2.0 – Transfer Student Monitoring Page
    • Updated Alert Generation Date field name to Alert Generation Date Range
  • Section 2.4 – Monitoring List Tab
    • Updated description of ‘X Students shown of Y on Monitoring List’
  • Section 2.7 – Alerts List Tab
    • Updated Alert Generation Date field name to Alert Generation Date Range
  • Section 8.5 – TSM/FAH Detail Batch Record Layout
    • Added new Student Aid Index field to the Grant Payment Record
  • Section 9.0 – Transfer Student Monitoring Alert and Financial Aid History Batch Report Layout
    • Added new Student Aid Index field to the Pell Data section of the Grant Payment Record
    • Removed the following Change Flags on the Financial Aid History Response
      • File: Pell Change Flag, Loan Change Flag, Aggregate Change Flag, ACG Change Flag, SMART Change Flag, TEACH Grant Data Change Flag, TEACH Grant Aggregates Change Flag, TEACH Loan Aggregate Change Flag, IASG Change Flag, Grant Change Flag, Loan Change Flag

View the complete guide here.


SOURCE: NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts (June 2024)