EOPS College Application Fee Waiver
EOPS students may be eligible for admission applications fees being waived to UC, CSUs, and private universities.
Applying to University of California (UC)
Students applying to the University of California may begin filling out the application online at http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/. The UC application submission period for Fall 2026 enrollment is October 1 – December 1, 2025. Through the UC online application process, nearly all EOPS students are automatically granted fee waivers at up to four (4) UC campuses to which they are applying. The UC admission application fee is $80 per application to each campus.
Any EOPS student who does not automatically receive the fee waiver should contact
our Mesa College EOPS Office immediately at (619) 388- 2706.
Note: that the EOPS office will be closed from Monday, November 24 to Friday, November
28.
Check If You Qualify
You can see if you automatically qualify for a fee waiver within the application. If you enter your family size and income in the “About you” section, you will see if you’ve qualified for an application fee waiver when you select your campuses in the "Campuses & majors" section (a message will appear on that page with real-time feedback about how many campuses you can apply to for free).
UC Educational Opportunity Program
The UC Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) provides support services to students who are from low income, educationally disadvantaged backgrounds and are first-generation college students. EOP is open only to California residents and to American Indians from any state. To be considered for EOP, students should indicate their interest when completing the UC online admissions application.
Applying to California State University (CSU)
The CSU Fall 2026 application period opened October 1, 2025. Students may begin to apply for admission using the Cal State Apply online application at https://www2.calstate.edu/Apply during the priority filing period, October 1 through December 1, 2025.
The application periods may differ from one CSU campus to another, so check the Cal State Apply Dates and Deadline website frequently to ensure that the CSU campus to which a student is applying is still accepting applications: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/application-dates-deadlines.aspx.
The Cal State Apply online application allows EOPS students to identify their EOPS status and the community college at which they are enrolled. By answering affirmative to the EOPS question, Cal State Apply will show applicants they have been “granted” an application fee waiver at up to four (4) CSU campuses to which they are applying at the time of application submission once they have completed their application. The CSU admission application fee is $70 per application to each campus. More information about the CSU Application Fee Waiver can be found here: https://www.calstate.edu/apply/paying-for-college/pages/fee-waiver.aspx
Any EOPS student who does not automatically receive the fee waiver should immediately e-mail the CSU Chancellor’s Office Cal State Apply at [email protected].
Applying to CSU Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
Students can now submit their EOP application as part of their CSU admission application. All applicants who are applying to EOP are encouraged to complete and submit the EOP and recommendation portion at the same time as the application for admission. The application indicates the deadline for the EOP recommenders to complete the recommendation. Applicants can check the EOP Admission by Term page at https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/student-services/eop/Pages/eop-campus-status.aspx.
Applying to Private or Out of State Universities
EOPS students must contact the private and/or out of state university undergraduate admissions office first and request an application fee waiver. If needed, contact the Mesa College EOPS office at (619) 388-2706 to request an EOPS Letter of Support.
Transfer Application Help
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