Path to Academic Student Success (PASS)
PASS is designed to empower students with the mentorship, tools, and support needed to thrive academically. Whether students are navigating challenges or looking to strengthen their foundation, PASS provides a welcoming and encouraging environment to help students succeed.
Who Can Benefit from PASS?
PASS is here if students ...
- Are seeking guidance to enhance your academic journey
- Want access to valuable resources and mentorship
- Are motivated to build resilience and achieve your goals
- Have been referred by faculty or academic advisors for extra support
- Received a Warning in First Semester
- Are on Probation
- Have requested a Suspension Override
- Are coming back after Suspension or Dismissal
At the end of the program, students receive a Patriot Connect tag recognizing their accomplishment.
Program Description
Students are referred to PASS either by either the Dean's Office, a faculty member, or an academic advisor. PASS peer mentors contact students to schedule their first meeting where they do an overview of the course. Students have the whole semester to complete the course (mentoring meetings and modules).
PASS comprises two parts, Part I: Mentoring and Part II: Developmental Modules
Part I: Mentoring
PASS students will have one-to-one and group meetings with their peer mentors throughout the semester. Peer mentors guide students with effective personal and academic strategies to achieve your individual goals.
As part of the program, students will also connect with their academic advisors, who will help them understand how to better navigate major university policies and procedures, as well as access various opportunities and resources within the university.
Part I: Mentorship meetings are expected to be completed during Weeks 0-6 and continue through the end of the semester as needed.
Part II: Developmental Modules
PASS offers six developmental modules. Each module has slides introducing a particular topic/concept, one or more videos with accompanying mini-quiz, interactive pulse checks, and collaborative class discussions.
During the semester, students will explore the following topics: Mindset, Well-Being, Persistence, Time Management, Learning Strategies, and Degree Success.
Part II: Developmental Modules are expected to be completed from Weeks 7-14.
- Provide effective academic and personal support to the undergraduate student population.
- Identify trends and factors that affect good standing, retention, and engagement for undergraduate students.
- Provide effective preventive and intervention strategies to increase the rate of students in good standing and graduation completion.
Participating students will:
- Develop, in collaboration with their academic advisor, a semester schedule that is most conducive to their academic success.
- Identify the factors that affected their progress in the previous semester with strategies for addressing challenges and improving academic outcomes.
- Engage in developmental conversations with PASS peer mentors while utilizing program resources to maximize opportunities for academic success.
- Understand the role academic advising plays in student success and explore ways to improve the advisor-advisee relationship.
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on areas of strength and accomplishment over the course of the semester in PASS, as well as the specific strategies that facilitated this success.