PASSS Program Requirements

If you choose to participate in the Summer 2022 PaSSS program, you will be required to:

  • Accept your offer of admission by submitting Penn State’s $230 enrollment fee no later than Sunday, May 1st, and give Penn State permission to change your start date from Fall 2022 to Summer 2022. How to request a waiver for  your enrollment fee. 
    *If you cannot accept your offer by May 1st, please contact the admissions office.
  • File a 2021-22 FAFSA by June 30th, so that you are reviewed for additional financial aid eligibility.  https://fafsa.ed.gov/
  • Complete your ALEKS math assessment by Wednesday, June 1st.
  • Submit your commitment form (after talking with the PaSSS program coordinator)
  • Attend New Student Orientation. Further details about timing will be forthcoming.
  • Attend PaSSS program kick-off on Tuesday, June 28th.
  • Attend Summer PaSSS courses (English 15 and CAS 100) which will begin Wednesday, June 29th, and end Thursday, August 11th.
  • Participate fully in tutoring and mentoring activities, academic skills development workshops, and the Math Academy.