Programs is based on student grades, teacher recommendations, and two student written essays. Students with an interest in postsecondary success are especially enouraged to apply. Students in either program, who enter their freshman or sophomore year have the oppotunity to participate for two to three years before high school graduation. Each year CUUB recruites and fills spaces vacated by graduating seniors and students no longer in the program.
Openings vary from year to year.
All interested students meeting either of these criteria are encouraged to apply. Any student attending one of the target high schools is eligible to apply to the CUUB Program. CUUB prefers to recruit students who are in the ninth grade, with some allowances for upper level students. The CUUB Math and Science Program persues and recruites those who want to pursue fields in Math and Science. Students from reservation and urban high schools across the country can apply.