Welcome! The Educational Opportunity & Pathway Programs (EOPP) at San Francisco State University have improved access and retention of historically underserved (low income, first generation college) students by facilitating their matriculation into SF State and by providing a support system for their success. The programs provide comprehensive and holistic services designed to provide participants with outreach, admissions, academic, financial, and mental health support. Participants receive on-going advising, tutoring, peer mentoring, developmental workshops, and a state grant designed to increase retention and graduation rates.
EOPP Programs
Educational Opportunity Program
EOP provides support services to historically underserved (low income, first generation) students. Participants receive on-going advising, tutoring, peer mentoring, developmental workshops, and a state grant designed to increase retention and graduation rates.
Guardian Scholars Program
GSP is a comprehensive program that is tailored to fit the needs of students who were formerly in foster care. The program creates a vibrant community to engage current and former foster youth to attain college degrees, stable housing, and career path employment.
Student Support Services
SSS is a federally funded TRIO program. The program aims to increase student retention rates by providing intensive academic advising, tutoring, developmental workshops, and priority registration to 160 participants in their freshman and sophomore years.
EOPP Announcements
For more information on scheduling appointments, visit How to Schedule an Appointment
Our offices are open and all services are available either in-person or online.
- Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. — 5 p.m.
- Phone Hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. - (415) 338-1085
- Current EOP Participants: Schedule Advising & Tutoring appointments via Navigate
- Prospective/Future EOP Participants: email applyeop@sfsu.edu
- Other Inquiries: email eop@sfsu.edu
- To apply to EOP for the 2025-2026 academic year, please complete the EOP supplemental questions included in the CSU Cal State Apply Application and submit both letters of recommendation by January 31, 2025.
- For current information on Academic Advising, check out our EOP Advising Resource Board
- To help facilitate your success at SF State, review the EOP Student Success Agreement
- Need additional support? Check out these Student Resources at SF State
CSU EOP 50th Year Anniversary: Changing Lives Through Continuous Innovation, 1969-2019
*EOPP is open to all, and anyone interested in our activities and resources. All are welcome regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.