No application to EOP will be reviewed until all required materials are received by the Office of Admissions.
Due to high demand, EOP Freshman applications are closed for Fall 2012.
FRESHMEN Required Materials
High school transcripts can be self-reported using SOAR, or you can ask your high school to submit your academic transcript electronically, by fax or by mail.
TRANSFER Required Materials
In some cases, a mid-term grade report will also be requested.
Freshmen Admissions Criteria | Transfer Admissions Criteria | EOP Webpage
FRESHMEN ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Once all required materials are received by the Office of Admissions, a committee consisting of Admissions and Educational Opportunity Program staff will review applications on a rolling basis until institutional enrollment goals are met.
Academic Eligibility
Cumulative high school average of 78 or higher or a GED score of 2380 or higher
Combined SAT score (Critical Reading and Math only) of 800 or higher or ACT composite score of 16 or higher
Students must be ineligible for admission to SUNY Oneonta under general admission requirements
Financial Eligibility
The EOP admissions committee will review an applicant's Family & Financial Questionnaire. Eligibility is assessed beginning with family income guidelines established by New York State for students entering in fall 2012. The table below lists financial eligibility requirements for EOP admission for students entering the fall 2012 academic year. Any subsequent changes to these guidelines will be posted here. In order to be determined economically disadvantaged, a student's household income must not exceed the amount shown for its size in the applicable category or the student's circumstances must conform to one of the exceptions indicated.
Family Income Guidelines, Fall 2011
Household Size |
(including head of household) |
Total Annual Income in Previous Calendar Year |
1 |
$20,665 |
2 |
$27,991 |
3 |
$35,317 |
4 |
$42,643 |
5 |
$49,969 |
6 |
$57,295 |
7 |
$64,621 |
8 |
$72,113* |
*For each additional family member, add $7,326.
* Exceptions to Income Guidelines
*The student’s family is the recipient of Family Assistance or Safety Net payments through the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance or through a county Department of Social Services; or of Family Day Care payments through the New York State Office of Children and Family Assistance or a county Department of Social Services
*The student lives with foster parents who do not provide support for college and the student’s natural parents provide no support
*The student is a ward of the state or county
TRANSFER ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Academic Eligibility
A cumulative GPA at the most recent college attended of a 2.3 with at least 24 semester hours of credit-bearing coursework for most majors
A final cumulative GPA at the most recent college attended of a 2.8 for ALL education majors
Financial Eligibility
Must have been enrolled in an EOP/HEOP/SEEK/College Discovery program at his/her prior institution. A completed Transfer Verification Form must be submitted by the previous institution.
If an EOP-type program was not offered at the previous institution, a transfer applicant's eligibility will be assessed through a review of his/her Family & Financial Questionnaire.
