PASSPORT Program
By: Valencia Stevenson | Published by March 16, 2018
The PASSPORT program is a Program for Academic Support Services Providing Opportunities to Remarkable and Talented students. Its mission is to provide support for students.
It is a two year undergraduate program for freshmen and sophomores to transition to Kean and grow academically. Freshmen applicants who did not meet Kean’s admission requirements but showed potential from a college essay or grades will be admitted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office into the program.
This program is not grant funded but it is a way to help those who really want a college education. Currently, there are over 360 students for this program and it has been growing ever since after having started eight years ago with just 100 students.
Billie Bailey, Program Manager of PASSPORT. Photos courtesy of Kean PASSPORT program
Students in the program are assigned a counselor who is responsible for academic advisement, career and internship advisement, financial aid assistance and personal counseling.
“At first when they come in, they think they’re in a special program because that is what they are used to in high school. Some of them had IEPs and we try to explain that PASSPORT is nothing like high school,” said Billie Bailey, PASSPORT counselor and Program Manager. “You are a college student just like any other college student but have an advantage of having a support system. Regular admitted students don’t have a support system. So they don’t have anyone to turn to when they’re lost or confused or what classes to take. They should be excited about the program.”
When students arrive for this program, many are often participating in extracurricular activities. They are aided with their counselors to assist them in their needs for their education.
This is one of many programs that Kean has to offer to help students be successful in college.
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