UCOM 3100
307 University Blvd.,N
Mobile, AL 36688
| Program Contact | Alexandra Chanto-Wetter |
| chantowetter@southalabama.edu | |
| Phone | 251-460-7558 |
PASSAGE USA offers a 2-year college certificate program for young adults with intellectual disabilities at the University of South Alabama. The 2-year certificate program will lead to the PASSAGE USA Certificate, a credential which will be recognized by local employers. In the certificate program person-centered planning will be used to develop an Adult Education Plan (AEP) which will contain academic, social, self-advocacy, self-determination, independent living, community engagement, and vocational skills. Certificate program participants will work on these individual goals, take academic and non-academic classes at the University, live near campus, and participate in extracurricular activities in the university and Mobile communities.
| 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? | Yes |
| Students in this program: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 1 |
| Requirements | |
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| Deadline to apply to this program: | February 1, 2018 |
| Requirements for admission to this program: |
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| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length: | 2 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Percent of students applying who are admitted: | 100% |
| Retention rate: | 0% |
| Cost | |
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| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | No |
| Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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| Academic | |
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| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for audit |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Information on special classes: |
Adult Development Seminar I-IV provides individualized instruction on AEP goals. Instruction occurs in online, classroom, and natural environments. Participants and their peer mentors participate in these seminars. These classes are taught by PASSAGE USA personnel. Students also takeInternship/work Experience I-IV where they work with mentors and staff on job/employment skills. |
| Classroom/academic time spent only with other students in this program: | Less than 25% of the time |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | PASSAGES USA Certificate |
| The credential(s) is/are: | Approved by Institute of Higher Education |
| Employment | |
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| Other career development activities are: |
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| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Proportion of time spent only with other students in this program: | Less than 25% of the time |