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Personal Academic Support System (PASS)

The Personal Academic Support System provides a range of academic advice, support and guidance to students to ensure their success at Kent. Although the specific arrangements for academic advice and support provided by each School will vary, students should be able to consult named officers in the School for all of the following areas:

• Academic advice, including:
  • module choice and programme structure
  • change of module or programme
  • progression routes
  • further / advanced study
    
    
• Academic support, including:
  • study skills
  • academic integrity / academic discipline
  • learning resources
  • academic or personal problems / difficulties
    
    Links to School-specific information on PASS can be found here.
    
    
• Progression monitoring / reporting, including:
  • records of attendance at formal teaching sessions
  • submission of coursework
  • providing references
    

In addition, the University provides a range of other professional services that support PASS to meet the diversity of student needs. As the School os often the first point of contact for personal academic support, school officers can refer students as appropriate ot the relevant services. These services include:

• Academic Registry (e.g. Admissions and Parnership Services, European Office, Financial Aid Office, International Office, Student Records and Examinations Office, Undergraduate Office for Humanities and Social Sciences
• Accommodation Office
• Campus Watch
• Careers Advisory Service
• Centre for English and World Languages
• Chaplaincy
• College Masters' Offices
• Counselling Service
• Disability and Dyslexia Support Service
• Equality and Diversity
• Faculties Support Office
• Graduate School
• Information Services (including the Computing Service and Templeman Library)
• Medical Centre
• Student Advice Centre (Kent Union)
• Student Union - Kent or Medway
• Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (including Student Learning and Advisory Service)
• University Nursing Service