Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Phone: (435) 797-1437
Address: 2800 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-2800
Where are we?
CPASS Headquarters
Who are we?
The purpose of the College PASS (Preparation, Access, Strategies for Success) Initiative is to match Utah State University (USU) undergraduate mentors with incoming high school students who have been historically underrepresented in post-secondary education. College PASS will engage 10th to 12th graders in 5 high schools, across 3 districts, in activities to receive information on post-secondary education in 3 phases:
(1) Preparation, (2) Acces, and (3) Strategies for Sucess.
How can College PASS help?
College PASS Mentors will be on each high school campus for 1, 1.5-hour session during the school week. Student mentees will be encouraged to participate for a minimum of a ½ hour each week to continually make progress on College PASS goals and objectives. Sessions will be held during lunch or during a school-designated time such as RoCK, BEE, FLEX, or CLAW time.
During session time students will participate in several activities throughout the school year focusing on the development of course selection and credit attainment, ACT/SAT preparation skills, college requirements and applications, FAFSA, scholarship applications, financial literacy skills, and debt management skills. Students will be given individual attention and personalized help with preparing for postsecondary educational goals. According to student grade level, students will fill out either authentic FAFSA and college applications for future use or for immediate submission.
