

Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)

PASS Program


PASS attendance is voluntary but highly recommended. It is nota remedial program for "struggling" students, but rather, a program for all students who want to improve their academic performance.

PASS involves weekly timetabled sessions where PASS peer facilitators model different study techniques, assist with study guides and provide timely feedback. The focus is on increasing student understanding and deeper learning. The peer facilitators are students who have taken the subject before and are trained to foster student learning and active engagement with their course content. The peer facilitators are not there to re-teach lecture material, but rather to facilitate discussion and active learning.

The sessions are highly interactive and student focused. PASS groups contain between 10-16 students with one peer facilitator.

