Upward Bound I & II students are selected from target schools in Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, New Iberia, and Vermilion parishes. Participants are selected from families who meet low income and/or first generation criteria as established by the U.S. Department of Education.
Students complete a preliminary application. A selection committee evaluates the application, recommendations from teachers, counselors, and others who are familiar with the student, and high school records.
Additionally, the student must meet the following eligility.
- Students who come from families in which neither parent has completed a four-year college degree (first-generation college students).
- Students whose family income is within federal requirements.
- Students who are US citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
- Students who have a demonstrated need for the program services, in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high school.
- Students who have completed the ninth grade but have not entered the twelfth grade and are at least 13 years old but not older than 19.
- Students who have the academic potential to be successful to enroll in college and obtain a bachelor's degree.
Program eligible students will be selected from among those students who submit a complete preliminary application package.
If you have any questions, you may contact your high school counselor or you may contact the Upward Bound Program. |
