PASSAGE USA
University of South Alabama
PASSAGE USA
UCOM 3100
307 University Blvd.,N
Mobile, AL 36688
UCOM 3100
307 University Blvd.,N
Mobile, AL 36688
Note: This program is able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP).
| Program Contact | Brittni Wright |
| Program Contact Email | passageusa@southalabama.edu |
| Phone | 251-460-7558 |
| Website | Program website |
| link to program Facebook page |
PASSAGE USA, (Preparing All Students Socially and Academically for Gainful Employment) is a postsecondary, non-degree, certificate program. This program is designed for students with intellectual disabilities, who need extra supports to be successful in our community.
Through person-centered planning, we help students define their goals for their future. These goals are turned into an individualized Adult Education Plan (AEP) in which we target the skills they need to achieve their goals. These skills include independent living, social, employment, and self-determination skills.
Students in the program will be full university campus members, which includes:
Access to campus recreation
Academic inclusion in classes
Inclusion in campus social activities
Students attend elective classes with other USA students, as well as, attend specialized classes that target the skills they need to achieve their goals. They participate in a work internship each semester. Peer Mentors (other USA students) act as natural supports on and off campus to help foster independence and learning.
Program information submitted: January 24, 2024
| General | |
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| Public or private: | Public |
| Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Number of students: | 21 |
| Summer program name | PASSAGE USA Summer Postsecondary Education Preview (PEP) Camp |
| Description of our summer transition program: | PEP Summer Camp offers a 2-night, 3-day camp for high school students with intellectual disabilities and a second camp for young adults interested in exploring a postsecondary education experience. Campers will be assigned a private room in a USA residential hall and eat in on-campus cafeterias. At least one chaperone per 5 campers will be provided in the residential halls, including direct overnight supervision. Campers will also participate in mini classes and receive an individualized plan detailing the skills to enhance their postsecondary education readiness, independent living, and employment skills. For more information about PEP Camp go to: https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/ceps/passage/summercamp.html |
| Requirements | |
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| Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
| Regular high school diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | Priority Deadline December 1 |
| Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
| Criteria for admission |
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| Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Planned program length |
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| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 91.00% |
| Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 86.00% |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $16000.00 |
| Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $24500.00 |
| Program fees: | $0.00 |
| Additional costs: |
$155.00 books, student supplies |
| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Yes |
| Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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| Scholarships available: | We have an un-endowed scholarship fund exclusively for students in PASSAGE USA. All available money is awarded to applicants who complete the entire scholarship application and who have a financial need. |
| Academic | |
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| Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for audit |
| More about course access: | All students take the equivalent of 6 hours of inclusive coursework each semester. |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Information on special classes: | Each semester students take one class focused on life skills and another course focused on job skills. They also have at least one work experience (6 hours/week year 1, 10 hours/week year 2, 15 hours/week year 3, and 20 hours/week year 4) in an inclusive, competitive employment setting each semester. |
| Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 50-74% |
| Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | Yes |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | 2 or 4 yr. PASSAGE USA Postsecondary Education Credential for Training in Life and Employment Skills |
| Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
| Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? | Serve safe any other ones they want to try |
| Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 20% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 15% |
| Additional information about career development and work experience: | Many of our students 55% received wages for their work experiences/internships paid by the local workforce development agency using WIOA money |
| Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 75-99% |
| Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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| Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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