Did he attend school outside of the United States? If so, be sure that the school is an eligible education institution.
An eligible educational institution is any college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution eligible to par- ticipate in a student aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. It includes virtually all accredi- ted public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately owned profit-making) postsecondary institutions.
The educational institution should be able to tell TIP you if it is an eligible educational institution.
