Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

The Educational Opportunity Program is a New York State sponsored program designed to assist students who show promise and potential for academic success at the college level yet demonstrate both an academic and historical financial need for assistance in order to attend college. Learn more about the SUNY New Paltz EOP program

Freshman EOP Admission to New Paltz*

Academic requirements:

• Minimum of a 75 cumulative high school average in a college preparatory program.
• Must have successfully taken NYS Regents Math A and scored a minimum grade of 65 on the Math A Regents exam (or the course and exam equivalent).
• Must submit official scores of either the SAT or ACT (copies marked "student copy", even signed by a school official, are not acceptable).

Fall 2009 Freshman Class

• Mean high school average: 83.9
• Mean SAT (Critical Reading + Mathematics): 890
• ACT Composite: 20

Financial requirements:

• Financial eligibility guidelines

To apply:

• Complete and submit your SUNY Application
• Send your official high school transcript to the New Paltz Office of Undergraduate Admission.
• Send your official SAT or ACT scores to the New Paltz Office of Undergraduate Admission. (Do not send "student copies", even if signed by a school official).

Office of Undergraduate Admission
SUNY New Paltz
100 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, New York 12561-2499

To complete the application process:

• Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• The EOP Supplemental Application is currently being updated. When it is finalized it will be posted here for you to download and complete.

EOP Office
SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, New York 12561-2443

Transfer EOP Admission to New Paltz*

Academic and financial requirements:

• Minimum of a 2.75 GPA in all your previous college work.
• Specific requirements for your major as noted in the transfer criteria section.
• Previous eligibility in an EOP, HEOP, SEEK, or College Discovery program.

To apply:

• Complete and submit your SUNY Application
• Send an official transcript from each college you have attended to the SUNY New Paltz Office of Undergraduate Admission.
• Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Send in the SUNY New Paltz EOP Transfer Verification Form **, which must be completed by the most recent college you have attended.

*These requirements are for SUNY New Paltz only. Other SUNY campuses will have different requirements.

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