Undergraduate Admissions

• New York State resident for 12 months prior to enrollment. 
• Attend and graduate from a New York State-recognized high school.  
• Applicants must be ineligible for admission under traditional standards, but demonstrate potential for completing a college-level program 
• You must be both eligible academically and financially to be considered for EOP Admission. 

• Apply to Buffalo State University
• Submit your official high school and/or previous college transcripts
• Once we receive your transcripts, we will review your application academically
• If you are academically eligible for EOP, you will be moved on for financial review
• If you are above the academic criteria for EOP admission, you will be updated to general admission

• Submit your SUNY EOP Financial Information Form
• Submit the copy of all the pages of your parent's federal 1040 tax return form or
• If your parents did not file taxes, have them submit the federal 4506-T form for proof of non-filing
• Submit all other financial documentation not included on the federal 1040 tax return, such as child-support, SNAP budget letter, or other income.

Send all missing application documents to admissions@buffalostate.edu

Transfer students who would like to be considered for admission as an EOP student must have been enrolled in EOP, HEOP, SEEK, or College Discovery if offered at a prior institution.

If a student is transferring from an institution that does not have an EOP, HEOP, SEEK, or College Discovery program, they must submit parent/guardian tax information that would have been required for review had they applied to Buffalo State as a first-year student.

Please reach out to transfer@buffalostate.edu with any questions.