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About PASS

The Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS) Program offers fully accredited high school courses that can be completed by a student semi-independently. By completing PASS courses, a student makes up credit deficiencies, catches up with peers, and is encouraged to continue and graduate. Each course is shipped from Sunnyside, Washington as a fully self-contained packet. Tests are administered locally and scored by SEMY staff. Grade reports and transcripts are issued.


English PASS Brochure or Spanish PASS Brochure

Flexibility. Completion of a full semester course earns as .5 high school credit. An advantage of PASS is that the course is divided into five sequential units. A student can enroll in all or part of those units. This makes it possible for migrant students to complete the balance of a high school course they were unable to finish before moving. Students earn full or partial credit through PASS. For more information about partial credit for migrant students go to www.semy.org/partialcredit

Success. The PASS Program is presently utilized in nearly 30 states across the nation. Washington State’s program is the third largest, shipping more than 2,000 courses to schools for completion by migrant and non-migrant students each year. More than 60% of students enrolled in PASS courses complete them for credit.

Authority. Funded through a Title I Migrant Education grant by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), and administered through the SEMY office in Sunnyside, the program’s courses are accredited by the Sunnyside School District, which issues transcripts.

What would you like to do now?
  • Learn about the duties of a PASS Contact Person
  • Learn more about becoming a PASS Contact Person
  • See strategies for success as a PASS Contact Person
  • See a calendar of training opportunities for prospective and experienced PASS Contact Persons
  • Go to Success Handbook for the PASS Contact Person
  • Go to Course Descriptions of PASS Courses
  • Go to printable PASS forms
  • Go to database of student enrollment in PASS (password required)

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