Students who are accepted into the program receive all programs, services and activities free of charge. Upon entry, students are assessed academically and interviewed to determine individual needs. Students receive individual attention at Upward Bound. Advisors visit the target schools once or twice a week.
Advisors provide individual and group advising and guidance using the RoadMAP as a framework.
Study skills, career, college preparation, and grades are discussed individually, with students held accountable for doing their very best. For example, Seniors may fill out college applications during a typical seminar, while Freshmen are completing the Self-Directed Search career inventory during their seminar. Saturday classes are conducted about twice a month during the academic year. Classes are offered in the Upward Bound core curriculum consisting of literature, composition, mathematics, laboratory science and foreign language. Class content reflects the high school curriculum and is very much akin to the concept of supplemental instruction.