Summer Passport is the four-week residential component of the program held before fall semester classes begin.
July 26 - August 19, 2025
During Summer Passport invited students have the opportunity to:
- Earn one unit of academic credit for completing one course designed and taught by Holy Cross faculty.
- Participate in skill-building workshops (time management, study skills, effective reading strategies, exam preparation).
- Form a supportive community on campus through classmates, Pathfinders, faculty, staff, and administrators.
- Become familiar with the community off campus through field trips and tours.
- Participate in campus experiential learning workshops and opportunities.
At the end of the summer portion students will start the fall semester by participating in Fall Gateways.
Summer Passport Courses
*Courses for the Class of 2029 will be added at a later date. There will be three writing sections, and one STEM section.
Courses offered for the Passport Class of 2028:
Functions, Derivatives, and Limits (1 section)
This course will prepare students for the Calculus sequence at the College. It will consider the calculus of real-valued functions of one variable for students who are planning further course work in mathematics, economics, the physical sciences, or any pre medical or pre engineering program. Emphasis is placed on a conceptual understanding of calculus, presenting material from symbolic, numerical, and graphical points of view. The concepts of limit, continuity, and derivative are developed.
Satisfies Common Area Requirement: Mathematical Science
The Elements of Writing Argument (3 sections)
This course is an introduction to academic writing with an emphasis on writing from sources. The course will focus on the writing process, organization, style, revision, editing, documentation, and use of the library. Students will have the opportunity to read and discuss selections from professional and student writers, to express and develop their ideas clearly in reflective, expository, and persuasive papers, and to develop their own writing styles and voices. The course will center on reading, thinking, and writing critically. In this class we will explore writing in a variety of contexts to understand how the particular language that is writing acts to shape, define, and often change the world around us.
Satisfies Common Area Requirement: Free Elective
Students will be informed of their Passport course placement upon arrival on campus. Placement is determined by Holy Cross faculty and Passport administrators after reviewing a number of factors including, but not limited to: Passport Writing Diagnostic, potential major(s), and high school transcript.
