For Everyone:

Supplemental Instruction (SI) was born in 1973 at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Since then, it has developed into a successful model for academic support that is available at colleges and universities around the world. SI has been offered for a variety of subject areas at Kent State since 1999. In 2025, SI was renamed Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) at Kent State.

If you have ever studied as part of a group, you know how difficult it can be to stay focused. In a PASS session, however, the PASS leader is prepared with group activities that ensure everyone is on task and learning the material. In this environment, students practice course-specific study strategies, test their understanding of the material, and prepare for exams. PASS provides an effective way to study with classmates and a trained facilitator who knows the course content.

PASS is a free resource available to everyone enrolled in a PASS-supported course. Each semester, we see that students who participate in PASS sessions tend to earn better grades than those who don’t.