General Requirements

A student for benefits under the College Discovery Program must meet all of the following criteria:

1. be both economically and educationally disadvantaged;

2. be a high school graduate or have a New York State approved equivalency diploma or its equivalent;

3. has not previously attended a college or university, except in the case of students enrolled in the State University of New York's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), or the independent colleges' Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), or veterans who may have earned no more than 18 credits of college-level work prior to entrance into the service (except for USAFI and service-connected University of Maryland credits); and

4. has resided in New York City for at least one year prior to applying to the University.

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