Eligibility Requirements for MCC Students

Personal Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicants must be first generation college students (neither parent has graduated from a four-year higher education institution) who meet the income guidelines set by the US Department of Education
    OR
  • Applicants must be member of a group that are historically under-represented in graduate education (Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, Native American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiians, Native American Pacific Islanders). 
  • Applicants must be United States citizens or have proof of permanent resident status.

Academic Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicants must be full-time, matriculated students at Monroe County Community College. 
  • Applicants must have GPA of 3.5 or higher in their major and overall.
  • Applicants must have a minimum of 30 credits  before entering SUNY Geneseo.