Is my application complete?
For SUNY New Paltz, a complete application is:
- Your application
- Your official high school transcript
- Official SAT and/or ACT scores
- Letter of recommendation from counselor/teacher
- Personal essay.
We will make an admission decision in a few weeks once all required items are received. We will not wait for the submission of additional information.
What if I'm Home Schooled?
If you are a home schooled applicant, you will be asked to provide, in addition to the above, additional information as listed on www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/homeschool.html
What is also required?
You are also required to submit:
- A personal essay
- A letter of recommendation from your counselor/college advisor and/or a teacher.
This material is needed to complete your application for an admission decision. A decision cannot be made until these items are received.
What if I want to send in other information?
- You are encouraged to enhance your application by sending additional information (school/community activities resume, list of honors/awards, etc.).
- If you wish this additional information to be considered with your application, be sure to send it at the same time as all the required application material.
- If your application is complete (as described above), a decision may be made with or without the additional material you wish to send.
- This information is sent directly to the New Paltz Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Will you ask for more information?
- When we ask you for additional information, it will be for whatever is needed to complete your application.
- We will send you a letter requesting this information sometime after January 15.
- We do not send a copy of this letter to your guidance counselor.
- It is your responsibility to make sure that you request this information from your guidance counselor and that it is sent in a timely fashion.
- This information is sent directly to the New Paltz Office of Undergraduate Admission.
My senior year - does it count?
- Senior year does count!
- A strong academic program and strong achievement can be very significant when we make our final decision on your application.
- In addition you must successfully complete all your high school graduation requirements and officially graduate in order to enroll at SUNY New Paltz.
- If you fail a course that is a graduation requirement, even if it is physical education, our offer of admission to you may be withdrawn.
I'm applying Early Action. What can I expect?
Students applying Early Action must have a complete application in the Office of Undergraduate Admission by November 15.
If you take the October 10, 2009 SAT or the September 12, 2009 or October 24, 2009 ACT and wish these scores to be part of your Early Action application, please contact the testing services to rush deliver the scores to New Paltz.
- Early Action will result in one of three admission decisions:
- Accept
- Deny
- Roll-over to regular admission-applicants will be notified of this decision by January 1.
No. Your acceptance will be based only on your high school academic record.
- Please do not send art work, slides, CDs, DVDs, or portfolios to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. This material will not be considered when making the admission decision and will not be forwarded to the art, music or theatre departments.
- After you are accepted, you will need to present a portfolio of your art work to the art or visual arts education programs. If you are interested in music or theatre arts, you will need to participate in an audition/interview.
- With your acceptance letter will be information on how to submit your art portfolio or how to schedule your music or theatre audition.
- The results of the portfolio evaluation and/or audition/interview are used to place you in your first semester courses.
I'm applying through EOP, what do I need to do?
- Send your official high school transcript and official SAT or ACT scores directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admission, not the EOP Office.
- You will receive an EOP Supplemental Information packet in the mail. Complete it as soon as possible and return it to the EOP Office.
- If you do not receive the EOP Supplemental Information packet, call the EOP office at (845)257-3220 or log on to: www.newpaltz.edu/eop
- A final admission decision may not be made without all the above information.
Are there any deadlines?
- Early Action - Complete application by November 15.
- Seven-Year Medical Program - Complete application by January 15*
- Seven-Year Optometry Program - Complete application by January 15*
- Regular freshmen admission and EOP freshmen - Complete application by April 1#.
*Seven-Year Medical and Seven-Year Optometry
- If you use the Common Application and are interested in either the Seven-Year Medical or Seven-Year Optometry programs, please email admissions@newpaltz.edu and indicate your program choice.
- Please provide your complete name and date of birth in your email.
#The college reserves the right to close admission at any time without prior notification to the applicant.
When will I receive my admission decision?
- Early Action - You will be notified by January 1.
- Regular Decision - Decisions mailed on a rolling basis beginning January 15.
- EOP Decision - Decisions mailed on a rolling basis beginning January 15.
Application Inquiries
Due to the high volume of applications and mail that is received by the Office of Undergraduate Admission, during our busiest times it can take up to two weeks for information to be matched with an application. We appreciate your patience.
An important reminder when sending your information -
- Please be sure that each item sent has your name clearly noted.
- Use the name you wrote on the application.
- No nicknames or abbreviations, please!
More questions?
Please feel free to contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
- Our office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Telephone: (845) 257-3200 - menu option #2.
- Fax: (845) 257-3209
- Email: admissions@newpaltz.edu.
