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EOP Application Checklist

• Contact SUNY Canton Admissions Office to arrange a visit, or attend an Open House; Phone: (315) 386-7123 or 1-800-388-7123.
• Apply for a Federal PIN Number at pin.ed.gov.
• Complete and submit a FAFSA application at fafsa.ed.gov as soon as possible.

SUNY Canton’s Federal School Code is 002855.

• Complete the centralized EOP financial eligibility review process. You will be directed to this process after indicating EOP interest in your SUNY or Common Application.
• Complete and submit a New York State TAP application at tapweb.org.
• Once you are academically AND financially qualified for SUNY Canton and the EOP Program, please complete the reply form in your admissions letter to have your admissions and housing deposits waived. Failure to reply may jeopardize your EOP status.
• Contact the EOP office with any questions: (315) 386-7226.
• Submit your final high school and/or college transcripts to admissions@canton.edu by July 1.
• Complete and submit all required health forms and immunization records.

Phone: (315) 386-7333, email healthcenter@canton.edu, or Fax: (315) 386-7932

• Complete and submit an autobiography to the EOP Office by July 1.
• Check your SUNY Canton edu email and UCanWeb weekly for updates.
• Pay your SUNY Canton bill by the due date (traditionally by August 1).
• Attend the mandatory 4-week, campus-based EOP Summer Program scheduled for July 27- August 21, 2026.
• Enroll full-time (12 –16 credit hours) including a EOP FYEP course for the fall semester.
• Meet with your EOP Counselor to review and sign your EOP Contract.
• Important: EOP students become ineligible for EOP Direct Aid if they exit/switch from an Associate or Baccalaureate Program to any Certificate Program(s). Students must seek EOP Counselor & Director approval to drop from full-time to part-time status.