The EOP Admission Process

• Income Guidelines

  Students who request consideration for SUNY's Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) on their application for admission must complete an EOP Financial Eligibility Review screening to determine whether you meet the financial eligibility requirements. You will be directed to the EOP Financial Eligibility Review portal after indicating your interest for consideration for EOP and have completed the application for admission, whether using the SUNY application, the Common Application or applying to a SUNY campus that uses their own campus application for admission.

  The table below lists financial eligibility requirements for EOP admission for students entering the 2025-26 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 or the student’s circumstances must conform to one of the exceptions indicated.

  EOP Economic Eligibility Guidelines

  Academic Year 2025-26

  Household Size (including head of household)	Total Annual Income
  1	$27,861
  2	$37,814
  3	$47,767
  4	$57,720
  5	$67,673
  6	$77,626
  7	$87,579
  8	$97,532*

  *For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $9,953 for each additional person.

  Income guidelines do not apply if:

  • 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 Family Day Care payments through the New York State Office of Children and Family Assistance.
  • The student is in foster care as established by the court;
  • The student is a ward of the state or county.
• First-Year Applicants

  If eligibility guidelines are met, follow steps outlined below.

• Transfer Applicants

  You are eligible for EOP as a transfer student provided you have been enrolled in EOP, College Discovery, HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program), SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge) or a similar academic and financial support program at your previous college. If your previous college did not have EOP or a similar program, you may be considered for transfer eligibility and should notify the college to which you are transferring of your interest. 

Follow these steps

• Step 1: Submit an Application & Other Required Materials

  First-year and transfer students who wish to apply for EOP admission may use either the SUNY Application or the Common Application.

  APPLY USING THE SUNY APPLICATION

  APPLY USING THE COMMON APPLICATION

  Be sure to check the box for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). On the Common Application, you will select the EOP box on SUNY Plattsburgh’s Supplement to the Common Application.

  Fee Waiver

  Students submitting an application for EOP consideration may qualify for an application fee waiver for their first seven campus choices. If a student does not meet both the academic and economic guidelines, the student will be billed for the fee. Applicants who are deemed ineligible for EOP may still qualify for admission and financial aid through other admissions processes.

  The following campuses do not operate EOP programs: Clinton, Columbia-Greene, Herkimer County, Jamestown, North Country, and Sullivan County.

  Additional Application Items Needed:

  As part of the EOP admission process, your high school record and test scores (if required) will be reviewed, as well as information about clubs, hobbies, jobs and any other experiences which made an impact on your education. This information will help college counselors evaluate your potential for success in a college program.

  Required for first-year students and transfers with less than 24 credits:

  • Official high school transcript
  • Official college transcript(s) (if applying as a transfer student)

  Recommended

  • Letter of recommendation

  SUNY Plattsburgh is test optional.

• Step 2: Admissions Review

  After completing and submitting your application and all required items, your application will be processed and reviewed by the admissions office for academic eligibility.

  At this stage, transfer applicants will need an EOP Transfer Eligibility Verification form on file. The admissions office will contact your prior college to request that they complete the form and send it to our admissions office. No action is needed by you to submit the form. Once the prior college sends the EOP Transfer Eligibility Verification Form, your application will be reviewed for EOP eligibility and a decision will be sent to you via mail.

• Step 3: Submit SUNY EOP Financial Information Form

  First-year applicants who meet the academic eligibility guidelines for EOP should submit the SUNY EOP Financial Information Form, which will ask you to complete a detailed account of household finances and background.

  Students applying using the SUNY Application can complete the form by logging into their SUNY account. Students applying using the Common Application can complete the form by creating a SUNY EOPFinInfo account.

  In addition to completion of the SUNY EOP Financial Information Form, applicants must submit verifying income documentation and a completed copy of the FAFSA before a final admissions decision is made. Financial documentation will be requested based on the responses you provide on the SUNY EOP Financial Information Form.

  LOG INTO YOUR SUNY ACCOUNT – FOR SUNY APPLICATION

  CREATE AN EOPFININFO ACCOUNT – FOR COMMON APPLICATION

  Please note: If you are accepted to EOP, and it is later determined that the information you provided on the SUNY EOP Financial Information Form was falsified, incomplete, or altered to present yourself as being academically and/or economically disadvantaged, you will forfeit your participation in the Educational Opportunity Program and be responsible for reimbursing SUNY Plattsburgh for any funds expended on your behalf.

• Step 4: Submit Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

  Complete and file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) listing SUNY Plattsburgh (code 002849) as a recipient. Also complete the TAP application online.

  Complete and file the FAFSA as soon as possible after Oct. 1.

  LEARN MORE ABOUT APPLYING FOR FAFSA & TAP

• Step 5: Financial Review

  You will need to provide documentation of both taxable and non-taxable income for yourself and your parents/household to our financial aid office.

  This documentation will be requested based on the information you provide on the SUNY EOP Financial Information Form. Promptly respond to all requests for information in order to expedite the review of your application for EOP.

• Step 6: EOP Review

  Once your EOP application is considered complete and ready for review, a decision will be sent to you by mail. You can also continue to check your application status and requests for missing items online through your admissions portal.

  CHECK YOUR APPLICATION STATUS ON your admissions portal