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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM - EOP
Fall 2009 Counselor Conference
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• Introduction
• What is EOP?
• What Can EOP Do for Students?
• Who May Apply?
• EOP Income Criteria
• Applying to EOP
• Additional Information About EOP?

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• What is EOP?
• Established in 1969 under SB 1072
• Provides academic support and retention services
  to historically low income and educationally
  underserved disadvantaged students
• Targets students who have the potential to
  perform satisfactorily in the CSU but have not
  been able to realize this potential because of
  economic or educational background
• Provides admission, academic, and financial
  assistance to accommodate the needs of the
  individual campus student population
• Tailors their programs to accommodate the needs
  of the individual campus student population

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EOP/EOPS Differences
Income Higher Ranges Per Family Size (EOPS BOG
Waiver Income Criteria vs. CSU EOP Income
Criteria) Selection Process
Application Process (CSU General EOP 4 Part
Supplement) Admissions
Processes Financial Aid Eligibility (Higher Cost
of Attendance) Student Eligibility Requirements
(Regular Special Admits) EOPS Book Vouchers
vs. EOP Grant
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Who May Apply?

• Historically low-income and educationally
  underserved undergraduate students who need
  admission assistance and support services to
  succeed in college
• Students who demonstrate academic potential and
  motivation

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Who May Apply?

• EOP applicants must meet the low-income
  guidelines listed in the table below

DEPENDENT STUDENTS FAMILY MAXIMUM
TOTAL SIZE PARENTAL INCOME 2 34,200 3
38,200 4 44,300 5 50,000 6 56,500 7
61,300 8 66,200
INDEPENDENT STUDENTS FAMILY
MAXIMUM SIZE INCOME Single, No
Dependents 1 12,800 Married, No
Dependents 2 22,200 Other Than
Spouse With Dependents Other 2
39,2000 than a Spouse 3
44,400 4 52,000
5 59,000 6
67,000 7 73,000
8 79,000
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Applying to EOP

• Students must complete and submit an application
  for Undergraduate Admission to the campus before
  applying to the EOP program.
• Application to the Educational Opportunity
  Program includes
• 1) Completed Undergraduate Admission application
  to the campus
• 2) Completed EOP application with
• Applicant Information form,
• Two Recommendation forms

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Applying through the Educational Opportunity
Program
Online Undergraduate Admission Application Step
11 (www.csumentor.edu) Students must first
submit an online Undergraduate admission
application before completing the online EOP
application.
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EOP Online Application Form Completed by student
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EOP Online Recommendation Form Completed by
counselor or teacher
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EOP Alternative PDF Application Completed by
student
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EOP Alternative PDF Recommendation Form (2)
Completed by counselor or teacher
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Transfer Students

• Must have a GPA of 2.0 (C) or better in all
  transferable units attempted, and meet the
  transfer student standards for regular admission
  to CSU.
• Minimum of 60 transferable semester (90 quarter)
  units
• Must have completed
• 30 semester units of general education courses
  with a C average in all general education
  courses attempted
• Transfer Applicants may be required to submit
  verification of EOP/S participation from the
  previous college or university

Currently, CSU, Dominguez Hills and Sacramento
State do not accept Transfer students into the
EOP program.
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EOP Program Contacts
CSU Bakersfield CSU Channel Islands CSU Chico CSU
Dominguez Hills CSU Fresno CSU Fullerton Mr.
Keith F. Powell Ms. Leah Alvarado Mr. Miguel
Sahagun Ms. Sharon Davis Ms. Irene Perez Ms.
Willie Bugaoan 9001 Stockdale Highway One
University Drive First and Normal Streets 1000
E. Victoria Street 5150 North Maple Ave. 800 N.
State College Blvd Bakersfield, CA
93311-1099 Camarillo, CA 93012 Chico, CA
95929 Carson, CA 90747 Fresno, CA
93740-8026 Fullerton, CA 92834 Phone (661)
654-2275 Phone [phone] Phone (530)
898-4028 Phone [phone] Phone (559)
278-6025 Phone [phone] Fax (661)
654-6971 Fax [phone] Fax (530)
898-4567 Fax [phone] Fax (559)
278-2323 Fax [phone] kfpowell_at_csub.edu lea
h.alvarado_at_csuci.edu eop_at_csuchico.edu shdavis_at_csud
h.edu irene_perez_at_csufresno.edu wbugaoan_at_fullerton
.edu CSU East Bay Humboldt State Univ. CSU Long
Beach CSU Los Angeles CSU Monterey Bay CSU
Northridge Mr. Enrique Mendoza Ms. Chryste
Johnson Ms. Gail Walters Ms. Lizett Bobadilla Ms.
Carina Cisneros Ms. Doris Clark 25800 Carlos Bee
Blvd. One Harpst Street 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
5151 State University Dr. 100 Campus Center
Dr. 18111 Nordhoff Street Hayward, CA
94542 Arcata, CA 95521 Long Beach, CA 90840 Los
Angeles, CA 90032 Seaside, CA 93955-8001 Northridg
e, CA 91330 Phone [phone] Phone (707)
826-3778 Phone [phone] Phone (323)
343-3214 Phone [phone] Phone (818)
677-2351 Fax [phone] Fax (707)
826-4780 Fax [phone] Fax (323)
343-6426 Fax [phone] Fax (818)
677-7728 eopadmissions_at_csueastbay.edu chryste_at_humb
oldt.edu eopadmissions_at_csulb.edu eopadmiss_at_cslanet
.calstatela.edu eop_at_csumb.edu eopadmissions_at_csun.e
du Cal Poly Pomona CSU Sacramento CSU San
Bernardino San Diego State Univ. San Francisco
State Univ. San José State Ms.
Ms. Leticia Guzman Mr. David Ortega Mr. Mario E.
Baeza Ms. Berennice J. Gil Mr. Oscar M.
Gardea Mr. Dennis Lopez 3801 West Temple
Avenue 6000 J Street 5500 University Parkway 5500
Campanile Drive 1600 Holloway Avenue One
Washington Square Pomona, CA 91768 Sacramento, CA
95819 San Bernardino, CA 92407 San Diego, CA
92182-8222 San Francisco, CA 94132 San Jose, CA
95192-0009 Phone [phone] Phone (916)
278-6183 Phone [phone] Phone (619)
594-6298 Phone [phone] Phone (408)
924-2637 Fax [phone] Fax (916)
278-5491 Fax [phone] Fax (619)
594-4299 Fax [phone] Fax (408)
924-2050 eopadmin_at_csupomona.edu ortegad_at_csus.edu m
baeza_at_csusb.edu eop_at_mail.sdsu.edu eop_at_.sfsu.edu de
nnis.lopez_at_sjsu.edu Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CSU
San Marcos Sonoma State University CSU
Stanislaus Ms. Kathleen A. Castillo Ms. Norma
Larios Ms. Lisa Brooks Mr. Serah Martinez Student
Acad. Serv. Bldg. 81 333 S. Twin Oaks
Valley 1801 East Cotati Avenue 801 West Monte
Vista Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 San Marcos,
CA 92096 Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Turlock, CA
95382 Phone [phone] Phone (760)
750-4861 Phone [phone] Phone (209)
667-3108 Fax [phone] Fax (760)
750-3300 Fax [phone] Fax (209)
664-7006 kcastill_at_calpoly.edu eop_at_csusm.edu lisa.b
rooks_at_sonoma.edu eop_at_csustan.edu  
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Additional Information About EOP

• www.csumentor.edu/planning/eop
• Individual campus EOP department websites

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