Exceptional Educational Opportunities Program (EEO)/Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF)
The Exceptional Educational Opportunities (EEO)/Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program at Kean University provides access to higher education for low-income, first-generation students who have demonstrated commitment, motivation, and potential for success. The EEO/EOF Program is designed to provide support leading to college admission and academic success for educationally and financially disadvantaged students. The EEO/EOF Program provides student-centered advising, academic counseling and support services to assist students in developing and achieving their academic, social, cultural, intellectual, and personal goals. The main objective of the program is to assure that all students obtain their baccalaureate degree. As an introduction and orientation to the University, EEO/EOF students attend a mandatory residential Summer Program immediately prior to the fall semester of the freshman year. The EEO/EOF Program awards a state grant to first-year and returning students who are financially eligible.
Through the provision of the statewide EOF grant and university support, EEO/EOF Program offers special support services, including counseling/academic advisement, academic study skills workshops, career coaching, and individual and group tutoring sessions. The EEO/EOF Learning Center offers a full range of academic support and academic reinforcement services to students enrolled in the EEO/EOF Program. The EEO/EOF Learning Center is designed to assist students by providing professional and peer tutoring; academic study-skills workshops (i.e. test-taking, note-taking), computer assisted instruction; supervised study sessions; and small group tutoring/instruction. These services begin in the Summer Program and continue during the student’s enrollment at Kean.
To participate in the EEO/EOF Program students must meet the student eligibility criteria established in N.J.A.C. 9A:11-2.2 and the financial criteria established in N.J.A.C. 9A:11-2.3. The program’s main office is located in Hutchinson, Suite 305.
EEO/EOF Transfer Program
Applicants who have received an Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Grant at a New Jersey college or university prior to enrolling at Kean University will have their application reviewed for possible acceptance by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Applicants are expected to indicate that they received EOF at their prior institution on the Transfer Admission application and submit to the EEO/EOF Office an EOF Transfer Form from their prior NJ college. Transfer applicants who have not been in an EOF Program at their prior NJ College can be considered for the EOF grant at Kean University, however priority consideration will be given to applicants with a history of EOF. Please contact the EEO/EOF Office for more information. The EEO/EOF Program awards State grants to transfer students who are financially eligible. The program's office is located in Hutchinson all, room 305.