Multicultural Student Services


ATTENTION

The application deadlines for the 2006 Spring Recruitment Period have been extended! The new deadline dates are as follows:

PRIORITY DEADLINE:
February 10, 2006
FINAL DEADLINE:
February 15, 2006


Contact Upward Bound

Student Services Building, Room #276
Arizona State University, PO Box 870812, Tempe, AZ 85287-0812

UB@asu.edu
Phone: (480) 965-6483
Fax: (480) 727-7536


Helpful links

ASU UB Student Recruitment

An application can be downloaded at any time!


OR submit a Student Preliminary Application online!

Student Admission

The Upward Bound Project at Arizona State University (ASU) is pleased to invite students who are either low-income and/or who will be the first in their family to earn a four-year college degree to apply to our federally funded college-preparatory program.  Upward Bound recruits students during their 2nd semester of high school (between the months of January through February).  Upward Bound is seeking students willing to attend Saturday sessions during the academic year as well as attend summer school/programs.  Please note that priority will be given to those who

  1. are both potential "first-generation college students" (whose parents have not earned a Baccalaureate degree) and come from low-income families, per US Department of Education guidelines;
  2. attend one of Upward Bound's six target high schools: Carl Hayden, Central, César Chávez, Maryvale, South Mountain, or Tolleson; and
  3. demonstrate a need for academic support. 

Furthermore, Upward Bound may consider students after the Freshman Recruitment Period and before the beginning of their senior year.  If a student finds him/herself in this situation, he/she may submit a completed application (at anytime) to the Assistant Director’s attention in order to be considered.

Freshman Recruitment Period: High School Class of 2009

Completed applications will be accepted starting January 1, 2006.

PRIORITY DEADLINE: January 20, 2006
FINAL DEADLINE: February 3, 2006

Student Eligibility

A minimum of 112 students are served each program year. To be eligible, a student must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Be a "potential first-generation college student" (that is, parents do not have a four year college degree) OR from a low-income family (as defined by the federal government). Priority is given to students who are both.

  2. Be at least 13 but no older than 19 years of age at time of admission to Upward Bound.

  3. Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States.

  4. Be a resident of Maricopa County or attend any high school in Maricopa County. Priority is given to students from the following "target" schools: Carl Hayden, Central, César Chávez, Maryvale, South Mountain, and Tolleson.

  5. Have a need for academic support. (Academic need is defined as one whose GPA is between 1.75 to a 3.50 in core courses and/or one who scores below the 85th percentile national rank on any standardized exam. Core courses include English, mathematics, laboratory science, social science, foreign language, and fine arts.)

  6. Have a need for personal development support.