Project STEPP Application Instructions

 

1. Check eligibility criteria for identification with a Learning Disability at East Carolina University  (http://www.ecu.edu/dss/Guidelines_learning.asp).  Project STEPP is designed to serve students who qualify for services in this specific area.  Please ensure that this applies to you prior to sending in an application. 
2. Print a copy of the Project STEPP Application. 
3. Obtain a copy of your latest psychological evaluation or re-evaluation.  If you question whether or not this information is current enough to be considered by the ECU Office of Disability Support Services (DSS), please contact the Project STEPP office or the ECU DSS office directly.
4. Request that a copy of your transcript/s be sent to the Project STEPP office at ECU (see address below).
5. Print at least two teacher recommendation letters.  Complete Section 1 yourself prior to giving the form to your teachers.  Address an envelope to the Project STEPP office (see address below) and put a stamp on the envelope.  Give this form and the addressed envelope to at least two of your teachers.
6. Obtain official copies of SAT or ACT scores.
7. Complete the personal essay using the prompt provided in the application packet.
8. Complete and sign the form giving the Project STEPP staff permission to disclose information in your application to the Office of Disability Support Services and the ECU Admissions office.  It will be necessary for the DSS office to have access to your application information (especially the psychological evaluation) to determine eligibility for services as a student with a learning disability at ECU.  This eligibility determination is a prerequisite to the remainder of the application being considered for Project STEPP.
9. Mail the application (including the personal essay), the copy of the psychological evaluation, and a copy of the SAT/ACT scores to the address below.  If you are in your junior year of high school, please do not send a simultaneous application to the ECU admissions office. 
10. Contact the Project STEPP office at the numbers below with any questions you have about the program or application process. 

Mail all materials to:

Ms. Emily Johnson

Transition Specialist, Project STEPP

College of Education

Speight 119

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC 27858

252-737-2275 (phone)

252-737-2115 (fax)