Student Name: ________________________________________________ SSN or ID#_______________________
C. Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose
1. The student must appear in person at Southeast Arkansas College to verify his or her identity by presenting an
unexpired valid government-issued photo identification (ID), such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-
issued ID, or passport. The institution will maintain a copy of the student’s photo ID that is annotated by the institution
with the date it was received and reviewed, and the name of the official at the institution authorized to receive and
review the student’s ID.
In addition, the student must sign, in the presence of the institutional official, the Statement of Educational Purpose
provided below.
2. If the student is unable to appear in person at SOUTHEAST AR COLLEGE to verify his or her identity, the student
must provide to the institution.
(a) A copy of the unexpired valid government-issued photo identification (ID) that is acknowledged in the notary
statement below, or that is presented to a notary, such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued
ID, or passport; and
(b) The original Statement of Educational Purpose provided below, which must be notarized. If the notary statement
appears on a separate page than the Statement of Educational Purpose, there must be a clear indication that the
Statement of Educational Purpose was the document notarized.
Statement of Educational Purpose
(Must Sign In Person At The SEARK Financial Aid Office Or In Front Of Notary)
I certify that I (Print Student Name) ______________________________________ am the individual signing this
Statement of Educational Purpose and that the Federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be used for
educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COLLEGE for 2021-2022.
_________________________________________________ _______________ _______________________
(Student’s Signature) (Date) Student’s ID number
Notary’s Certificate of Acknowledgement – (If you are unable to sign in person, you must
sign in front of a notary)
State of _____________________________________________________________________
City/County of ________________________________________________________________
On_____________________, before me, __________________________________________,
(Date) (Notary’s name)
personally appeared, __________________________________________, and proved to me
(Printed name of signer)
because of satisfactory evidence of identification _________________________________
(Type of unexpired government-issued photo
ID provided)
to be the above-named person who signed the foregoing instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
(seal) ________________________________________
(Notary signature)
My commission expires on ___________________________
(Date)
Student’s Name: ______________________________________________ SSN or ID: _________________________
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