EOP Checklist
3 Easy Steps to Apply For This Program!
- If you have not done so already, apply to SUNY Orange: https://sunyorange.edu/admissions/freshman_student.html
- Complete and submit an online EOP application: https://machform.sunyorange.edu/view.php?id=374247
Reminders:
- Before applying for financial aid you must first create a FSA ID. Students and borrowers are required to use a FSA ID, made up of a user name and password, to access certain U.S. Department of Education websites. Your FSA ID is used to confirm your identity when accessing your financial aid information and electronically signing your federal student aid documents
- Apply and complete for federal financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) You will login to the FAFSA website using the FSA ID you created above
- SUNY Orange’s School Federal Code is 002876
- Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and NYS Tuition Assistance Program (NYS TAP), and Excelsior Scholarship applications
- SUNY Orange’s NYS TAP School Code is 2125
Once income and academic standards are verified you will be contacted with a pre-acceptance letter. Your acceptance to the program is contingent upon you completing the additional requirements of attending a New Start workshop and registering for a full-time class schedule. Attendance in the 4-week EOP Summer Academy is MANDATORY.
Questions, please contact the EOP office at madeline.torresdiaz@sunyorange.edu
Educational Opportunity Program Expectations
- Students must sign a student contract which outlines their responsibilities while participating in EOP
- Attend the mandatory Summer Academy
- Offered to eligible matriculated FULL-TIME STUDENTS ONLY
- New Students must meet with their EOP Success Coach for scheduled appointments; continuing students in good standing are required to meet monthly or as specified by their EOP Success Coach
- Students must attend scheduled retention meetings and enrichment programming
- Students must not withdraw from any courses without consulting with an EOP Success Coach or EOP Director
- Students must respond to correspondence received from the EOP office
- Students must attend tutoring sessions unless otherwise specified by an EOP advisor
