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.
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.
Additional Application Items Needed:
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 for students applying to enroll for the Spring 2023
and Fall 2023 semesters.
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 also be required to submit EOP Transfer Eligibility
Verification to the admissions office. Once this information is received and we verify
that you meet the transfer admission requirements, your application will be reviewed
for EOP eligibility and a decision will be sent to you via mail.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
