Please note that the New York State Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) has strict eligibility requirements. Before you prepare your application materials, please read the following important information. If you think you are eligible, please proceed to the Admissions page of this site.
If you determine that you DO NOT meet the eligibility guidelines but you are interested in applying to RIT as a regularly admitted student, please inform the RIT Office of Admissions at (585)475-6631. Your application will then be reviewed under regular admission guidelines.
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Am I eligible for RIT’s HEOP program?
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Eligible HEOP students must:
- Be a New York State resident
- Possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent
- Have not registered for college courses for credit after high school graduation
- Be inadmissible to RIT under regular admission guidelines
- Meet NYS economic eligibility guidelines (see below)
- Attend and successfully complete a four-and-a-half week summer program
- If applying as a transfer, applicants must have been in an approved opportunity program at a previous college
ECONOMIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
| Total # of Family Members (including head of household) |
Total Annual Income In Preceding Calendar Year |
|---|---|
| 1 | $20,665 |
| 2 | $27,991 |
| 3 | $35,317 |
| 4 | $42,643 |
| 5 | $49,969 |
| 6 | $57,295 |
| 7 | $64,621 |
| 8 | $71,947 |
| For each additional person add | $7,326 |
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Students considered for HEOP fall below the overall academic criteria for the RIT program they are applying to. RIT operates under a differential admissions process, which means that criteria will vary per program. Standardized tests are just one of many factors used when considering students for admission to RIT. In regard to specific SAT/ACT requirements for regular admission, we provide students with middle 50% guidelines based on the scores of the current freshmen class. Since those scores are middle ranges, we accept scores above and below them. These ranges as well as minimum math and science requirements per program, can be found by copying and pasting the following link into your Internet browser: http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/pdf/requirements.pdf
