Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible* to participate in RAMP, students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at Cal Poly Pomona, have an academic need for services, and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• First-generation college student (neither parent or guardian graduated with a bachelor's or higher degree)
• Low-income student (Federal TRIO Programs Current-Year Low-Income Levels can be found here)
• Student with a documented physical or learning disability

*The citizenship eligibility requirement to participate in RAMP is temporarily waived as a result of a Performance Partnership Agreement pilot with the U.S. Department of Education. The waiver will expire on 9/30/26.