UC RSO: Transition and Access Pathways (TAP)

The Transition and Access Program (TAP) is a four-year college education for students with mild to moderate intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) that embraces the University of Cincinnati’s strategic direction of Next Lives Here making a positive impact on the world, promoting diversity and inclusion. TAP is a full-time program designed for students between 18-26 years of age who have completed their high school requirements. TAP is emerging as a leader in creating an authentic inclusive living-learning opportunity that builds career skills, academic achievement, personal responsibility, social networks, and a promising future. TAP students live on campus and earn a university recognized certificate upon completion of the four-year program.

TAP provides a unique curriculum that focuses on the whole person and helps develop personal goals, social capital, healthy living skills, and self-advocacy. Students use these important skills to be successful in their UC electives, vocational internships, social engagements and independent living during their time as UC students, as well as after graduation when they transition to living inclusively and independently in the community.