Participant Requirements

Tutoring is a mandatory component of the Upward Bound Program. All students are required to tutoring at least once per week. If a student has a D in any subject and/or a grade point average below 2.5, he or she is required to attend tutoring twice per week.

Academic Probation & Tutoring

Students placed on academic probation will be required to attend UB tutoring or ESS provided by the school. If a student  chooses to receive tutoring from another program including ESS, proof of attendance must be submitted to Upward Bound staff by the end of the month. 

While on academic probation, students are expected to:

  • Maintain regular communication with the Program Coordinator
  • Work closely with Upward Bound instructors to monitor academic progress
  • Keep Upward Bound staff informed of all tutoring arrangements and sessions.

Review of Membership Status

If a student's grade point average does not improve after a period of academic probation, a meeting will be scheduled with the student, their parent(s)/guardians,  and Director of Upward Bound to determine their future in the program.

Possible actions may include one or more of the following:

  • Student may be suspended from educational, cultural, or social trips and/or activities.
  • Student may forfeit their stipend.
  • Student may be ineligible to participate with the summer residential program.
  • Student may be dismissed from the program and placed on the waiting list.
  • Student may be permanently dismissed from the program.

Upward Bound staff reserves the right to determine the appropriate consequences for students who do not maintain the required grade point average of 2.5.

Dismissal from the program

The Upward Bound Director has the authority to dismiss any student from the program for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Failure to meet academic requirements
  • Frequent absences from Saturday session and/or other mandatory UB activities
  • Student does not improve grades after receiving academic probation and /or after meeting with the Director
  • Violation of the Upward Bound Code of Conduct