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Program Components

In an effort to provide students with the skills needed to enter and complete a college or university of choice, students participate in the program throughout high school on a year-round basis. This structure is designed to help ensure their continued education. Upward Bound is divided into three components: 1) academic, 2) summer, 3) bridge.

The Academic Year Component is designed to provide a variety of experiences including,:
A tutorial program

• College preparatory and career planning workshops
• College and university visits
• Study skills and test-taking strategy workshops
• Academic and personal counseling sessions
• Field trips to local businesses and cultural centers
• Personal development workshops
• Parent forums

The Summer Component is designed to provide students with instruction in college preparatory coursework, and a simulated college experience, thus taking the fear out of going to college. Summer activities include:

• A six week residential experience on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University
• Instruction in upcoming high school courses (according to the student's home-school's fall schedule) Academic courses include:  all levels of college prep    math, science, English, a foreign language, history and a banking and finance course.
• Enrichment classes (i.e. computer literacy, dance, aerobics, swimming, art, life skills, music, etc.) are offered in the afternoon.
• Visits to a variety of out-of-state colleges and universities
• Social and recreational activities in the evening

The Bridge Component is designed to bridge the gap between high school and college. In order to qualify, students must:

• Be high school graduates, have taken the ACT and/or SAT, have applied to at least three different colleges or university and be accepted to at least one, and have completed all other assignments related to preparation for post-secondary education.
  
  
• Students can expect to:
  
  
• Take two OWU courses taught by OWU professors
• Credits earned transfer to the college of university of their choice (3.75 semester hours for a semester school and 11.0 credit hours for a quarter school)
• Receive a savings (and monetary value) of over $4,360. (There are no costs incurred by the parents or guardians.)
• Actual college life experience