Throughout the academic year, students are provided with academic advising and counseling, career exploration, college tours, skill development work-shops and cultural achievement activities. Six Week Summer Residential Program. Each Upward Bound Student spends six weeks during the summer at the University of Northern Iowa living in a college dormitory with other Upward Bound students. The Upward Bound student attends interesting classes in mathematics, composition, science, foreign language and computer science aimed at empowering him or her with the skills necessary to succeed in high school and college. Courses are taught by skilled instructors whose primary concern is the student.
Students also participate in recreational, cultural and educational activities.
Bridge Program for High School Graduates. After an Upward Bound student successfully graduates from high school, that graduate can enroll in college classes in the University of Northern Iowa's summer session and earn up to six credits. All of these courses are transferable to the college or university the student will be attending in the fall. Bridge participants are housed in dormitories with other UNI college students during the summer. This program bridges the gap between the Upward Bound Program and the college experience.