Project Academic Skills Support (PASS) Mission | Eligibility | Services | Academic Adjustments | Applying to DS | Project Academic Skills Support (PASS) | CAS Staff

Project Academic Skills Support (PASS) was established in 1987 at Ocean County College in order to provide support services to students with learning disabilities. PASS is funded by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education Special Needs Grant and Ocean County College. It is one of New Jersey's eight regional centers currently providing support services for students with disabilities. Academic advisement, counseling diagnostic evaluations, summer orientation and tutoring are among the services that are offered. As a regional center, PASS also provides training, assistance, and community awareness activities for faculty and staff at other post secondary institutions, and PASS Staff participate in transition programs at area high schools.

A specific learning disability has been defined as a disorder in one or more of the basic processes involved in the understanding or use of spoken or written language. The disorder results in problems of listening, thinking, reading, spelling or arithmetic. PASS services that may be provided to eligible students include:

(click on the link to e-mail the respective director of each service)
Reserved sections of the Student Success class.
Tutoring
Reasonable Course Accommodations
Counseling
Summer Orientation Programs
Parent Workshops
Diagnostic Services
Career Services

Eligibility for the PASS Program

In order to participate in the P.A.S.S. program, a student must:

• Have a documented learning disability
• Be capable of college work
• Be motivated towards success
• Be interested in becoming and independent and active learner
• Live in New Jersey (may be eligible for charge back)

Checklist for Applying to PASS

1. Send in an Ocean County College application.
2. Call the PASS Program at 732.255.0456 to arrange an interview. This should be done as early as possible before you enroll. High school students are encouraged to apply at the beginning of their senior year.
3. Make arrangements to take the Accuplacer Test. Call the Testing Center at 732.255.0400, ext. 2240, to make an appointment.
4. When you receive your Accuplacer scores, make an appointment to schedule your classes at a DS/PASS Orientation/Enrollment Program.

Deadline

Students starting OCC in the Fall semester should complete their intake session and Accuplacer testing by June 30. Space in PASS cannot be guaranteed past July 15.

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