Beginning academic year 2024 - 2025, each credit hour will cost $568. Succeed is a two-year program (four semesters) that will total 44 credit hours. Program cost for two years will be $24,992 prior to tax/finance/service fee.
Yes. Non-degree seeking students such as those enrolled in Succeed and Link Certificate may be eligible for one of these OIPE scholarships: Succeed Jubilee Scholarship, Novik Annual Scholarship, Chase Riley Scholarship, Succeed or Link Certificate General Scholarship, and the Paul Meyer Memorial Scholarship. Applicants must first be accepted into our program before they apply for a scholarship grant.
Meanwhile, students enrolled in Link Degree may be eligible for UMSL scholarships and/or financial aid such as those listed here. Additional information is also available here.
We believe that college is possible for every student, but at the same time, not every student may be certain that higher education is their next step after graduating from high school. For this reason, we have immersive experiences options for potential and incoming college students. Email OIPE@umsl.edu for details or to schedule a visit.
Our students have the option to either commute to and from the University or to live on campus. For information on student housing, click here. In line with independent living skills building, we do encourage students to use public transportation such as the Metrolink if they have no access to a personal vehicle or do not drive. Multiple shuttle stops are available throughout the campus. Many of our students likewise use the Metrolink to commute to places of employment and St. Louis area attractions.
Succeed is a two-year program where students work towards a Chancellor's Certificate. In some cases, graduates of the Succeed Program may continue their matriculation at UMSL without working towards another certificate. Succeed+ accommodates such graduates. During the application process, there may be students evaluated as able to enroll for undergraduate courses at UMSL, while receiving student support from the OIPE. They are encouraged to join the Link Program.
Succeed, Succeed+, and Link incorporate college curriculum with independent living, vocational and social skills, and self-determination building techniques that benefit adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We offer a true inclusive college experience.
We have OIPE students from various hometowns all over the country (some, even from other parts of the globe). We encourage new/transfer students to join UMSL Social Peers. This student group brings together UMSL Tritons, both neurodiverse and neurotypical, throughout the academic year. It is facilitated by OIPE team members who organize social activities such as movie night, gaming meetups, and trips to the ballpark or soccer stadium downtown. Students may also check out the Triton Connect calendar of events and the New Student Programs site.
"Succeed" was the name of our very first program, which was founded in 2013. Over the years, our team developed two other programs: Succeed+ and Link (certificate or degree). These additional programs were developed based on research and the opportunities fast becoming available to our students. By 2023 we offered not just one, but three inclusive college programs to the neurodiverse population. It was no longer accurate to to call us "Succeed". Hence, our official name: the Office of Inclusive Postsecondary Education (OIPE).
A college or university that enrolls individuals with intellectual disability offers inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE). Similar terminology are "inclusive college" or "inclusive higher education". Here is more information on IPSE from our affiliate, Think College. There are over 300 inclusive postsecondary education programs in the United States.
No. There are over 300 inclusive college programs in the United States. Four of them are located in Missouri. The Office of Inclusive Postsecondary Education (OIPE) founded the Succeed Program in 2013. It was so successful that the U.S. Department of Education cited it a model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) program. Innovative research and insights by the OIPE team even paved the way for the establishment of the state's newest inclusive postsecondary education program at the University of Missouri - Columbia, PAWS (Preparing Adults for Work and Society). Visit Show Me College for strategies that may help you select which program best achieves your student goals.
