Upward Bound Math Science State Center

Program Goals and Objectives

Academic Performance (GPA)
Participants served during the project year will have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a four-point scale at the end of the school year.

Academic Performance (Standardized Tests)
Upward Bound Math and Science State Center seniors served during the project year will have achieved at the proficient level on state assessments in reading/language arts and math.

Secondary School Retention and Graduation (With Regular Secondary School Diploma)
Upward Bound Math and Science State Center participants served during the project year will continue in school for the next academic year, at the next grade level, or will have graduated from secondary school with a regular secondary school diploma.

Secondary School Graduation (Rigorous Secondary School Program of Study)
All current and prior year Upward Bound Math and Science State Center participants, who at the time of entrance into the project had an expected high school graduation date in the school year, will complete a rigorous secondary school program of study and graduate with a regular secondary school diploma

Postsecondary Enrollment
All current and prior Upward Bound Math and Science State Center participants, who, at the time of entrance into the program has an expected high school graduation date in the school year, will enroll in a program of postsecondary education by the fall term immediately following high school graduation or will have received notification, by the fall term immediately following high school, from an institution of higher education, of acceptance but deferred enrollment until the net academic semester (e.g., spring semester).

Postsecondary Completion
Participants, who enrolled in a program of postsecondary education by the fall term immediately following his school graduation or by the next academic term (e.g., spring term) as a result of acceptance but deferred enrollment, will attain either an associate or bachelor’s degree within six years following graduation from high school.