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  • TRIO Teacher Prep SSS Application

  • Thank you for your interest in the TRIO Teacher Prep Student Support Services (TPSSS) program for Education majors at Western Oregon University!


    TRIO is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to serve students who meet at least one of the following requirements: federal guidelines for low-income, first-generation college students, and / or eligible to receive services through WOU Disability Access Services (DAS). The answers to these questions will be used to determine your eligibility for TRIO services and will be kept confidential.


    Please note, you will be asked to provide your family's taxable income (depending on if you are dependent or independent according to your FAFSA), therefore, we recommend you gather income tax information before you begin this application.


    If you need assistance with this application or if you have questions about admission into our program, please contact the Teacher Prep SSS office at tpsss@mail.wou.edu or visit the TPSSS Resource Center in SSC 124.

    • Personal Information 
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    • Current Education Information 
    • Financial Eligibility Information 
    • TRIO Student Support Services are funded to serve students who meet federal low-income guidelines. Not meeting the low-income threshold does not exclude you from participation.

      This information is only to help determine your eligibility for services. It will not be used for any other purpose and will be kept confidential.

    • If you mark "yes" for this question AND "no" for the following question, you may be contacted for additional verification of your most recent taxable income which may be different from what was reported on your FAFSA or ORSAA. This information will be kept confidential.

    • Dependent Student:

      You are considered a dependent student if none of the above applied to you, even if you don’t live with your parents, they don’t support you financially, or claim you on their taxes.

      As a dependent student, your parents/legal guardians must verify the annual household taxable income (AGI), the number of dependents claimed on taxes, and sign below.

      Independent Student:

      If you are an independent student, please list only your household annual taxable income(AGI), the number of dependents claimed on taxes, and sign below.

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    • First Generation Eligibility 
    • TRIO Student Support Services are funded to serve students whose parents or legal guardians do not have a four-year college degree. This information is only to help determine your eligibility for services. Not being First Generation does not exclude you from participation.

    • Disability Eligibility 
    • TRIO Student Support Services are funded to serve students who are eligible to receive accommodations through WOU Disability Access Services. This information is only to help determine your eligibility for services. Not being eligible for accommodations does not disqualify you for services. We will not request information about your specific disability.

    • Academic Information 
    • The following information is used to tailor the services we offer to a TPSSS participant.

    • Short Answer Questions 
    • To help us understand a little more about who you are and why you are interested in our program, please select the service(s) that you feel will benefit you the most. (Please check all that apply.)*

    • Signature 
    • My signature below indicates that I hereby give my permission for the release of
      the following information to the Western Oregon University TRIO Teacher Prep SSS
      program:


         Midterm / Final Grades
         Financial and Tax Records
         Standardized Test Scores / Assessments
         Confirmation of eligibility for disability accommodations
         Educational Records / Transcripts / Registration information
         Contacts with Professors and other WOU service providers


      I understand that all information released to TPSSS and discussed with me will be
      utilized only for the benefit of my educational program at WOU.

      I hereby apply for admission to the WOU TRIO Teacher Prep Support Services program. If I am admitted to TRIO TPSSS, I understand that my participation will be reported to the U.S. Department of Education as a TRIO SSS student for up to six (6) years. The information I provided is accurate and true, to the best of my knowledge. 

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