Contact Upward Bound Math & Science
UBMS Academic Year
2024 – 2025 Application CLICK HERE
Upward Bound Math & Science is a year-round college-preparatory program! Our staff visit with students monthly at their high schools. Each month students complete assignments referred to as CAP (College Access Program) assignments. The assignments revolve around the following topics:
Freshman/Sophomore year Accordion Open
- College timeline
- Success teams
- Time management and study skills
- Personal responsibility
- Goal setting and goal reflection
Junior year Accordion Closed
- College exploration
- ACT practice & Pre-Test
- Financial Aid understanding
- Career exploration
- Researching college majors – major v. career
- Senior year college plan
- Goal setting and goal reflection
Senior year Accordion Closed
- Post-Secondary applications
- Graduation checklist & scholarship applications
- FAFSA completion
- College enrollment process
- Bridge programs & transitioning to college
- Goal setting and goal reflection
Visits are busy with discussions about grades, attendance, extracurriculars, dual enrollment, college exploration, and more. They keep the students on task during their academic year.
The following are benefits available to students, in huge part to The CARES ACT of 2020:
- Free internet hotspots from Verizon or Cellular One
- Use of a chromebook during the school year
- Semester stipends
- Tutoring online for math, science, and English