• You must be a NYS resident for 12 months prior to enrollment
• You must be eligible academically AND financially to be reviewed for EOP admission.

The Office of Undergraduate Admission will make a determination on your academic eligibility for EOP admission. 

You must have a minimum of a 75.0 cumulative high school average in the following college preparatory program:

• 4 units of English
• 3-4 units of social studies/history
• 3-4 units of mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II/Trigonometry)
• 3-4 units of science (three units of lab science)
• 2-4 units of a language other than English

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY DECISION

If you are found academically eligible, your application will be forwarded to the SUNY New Paltz Financial Aid Office for a review of your family financial eligibility for EOP.

If you are found academically ineligible (your high school average and SAT or ACT score exceed the maximum allowed for EOP at SUNY New Paltz), you will be notified by the Office of Undergraduate Admission and your application will be reviewed under the admission criteria for General Freshman Admission.

The Office of Student Financial Services will make a determination on your financial eligibility for EOP admission. 

• The most recent EOP financial eligibility guidelines can be found online.
• Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Submit your completed Financial Eligibility Form electronically.
• Print the EOP Documentation Cover Sheet and submit with your required financial documents for 2020 to SUNY as instructed.

If you are found both financially and academically eligible for EOP admission consideration your application will be forwarded to the SUNY New Paltz EOP Office for a final admission decision.

If you are found financially ineligible (your family income and assets exceed the allowed income/assets level your application will be removed from EOP consideration.  Your application will be reviewed under the criteria for General Freshman Admission by the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

If you are attending or have attended another college and have been enrolled in an EOP, HEOP, or SEEK program and are a New York State resident, you may apply for EOP transfer admission.

EOP TRANSFER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of a 2.75 GPA in all your previous college work.
• Specific transfer requirements.

The EOP Office and the Office of Student Financial Services will make a determination on your financial eligibility for EOP admission. 

• Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Use one of these applications:

• SUNY Application
• The Common Application

Please use only one application!

WHAT TO SUBMIT WITH YOUR APPLICATION

FRESHMEN APPLICANTS

• Your official high school transcript 
• Your essay as part of the Common Application or as part of the SUNY Supplemental Application.
• Recommendation letter from your guidance counselor/college adviser or teacher.
• Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Submit your completed Financial Eligibility Form electronically.
  
  

TRANSFER APPLICANTS

• All official college transcripts
• Your official high school transcript (to verify your New York State residency).
• Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

FRESHMEN APPLICATION DUE DATE*

• Fall Admission: May 1
• SUNY New Paltz does not have a Spring EOP freshmen class.

TRANSFER ADMISSION DUE DATES*

• Fall Admission: May 1
• Spring Admission: December 1

_{*SUNY New Paltz reserves the right to change application due dates without notice to applicants.} 

-SUNY New Paltz Admissions, EOP, and Financial Aid use e-mail as our official method of communication.  In order to assure that you receive all communications related to your application, please make sure the e-mail address that you provided on your application is correct.  Please add SUNY New Paltz to your address book to avoid e-mails from newpaltz.edu being sent to spam folders.

-These requirements are for SUNY New Paltz only.  Other SUNY, CUNY, and New York independent colleges will have different requirements for EOP, SEEK, or HEOP.

Once you have been accepted, you will login to your admission status portal and complete the EOP Commitment Form.  Please check the important Enrollment Deadline Dates drop-down menu below. 

ENROLLMENT DEADLINE DATES:

• Spring Enrollment (Transfer/Readmit students only): December 1
• Fall Enrollment: June 1

What will be accomplished during the EOP Summer Enrichment Institute:

• Get to know your new campus, make new friends, meet your EOP Summer Mentor
• Meet with your EOP advisor and register for classes
• Get your College I.D. Card
• Complete the housing survey for fall housing

More information is available at https://www.newpaltz.edu/eop/eop-summer-enrichment-institute/