Date Commenced
Septembmer 1983

Target Population
Low income, potential first generation college-bound 9^th–12^th grade students.

Collaboration Partners

• Castle Park High School
• Mar Vista High School
• Morse High School
• Mt. Miguel High School
• Southwest High School

Funding Sources
The Upward Bound Classic Program is 97.37% federally funded at $358,020 and 2.63% funded from nonfederal sources at $9,659.

The six-week summer residential program is an integral part of the UB Classic program. Fifty participating students are selected to take part and live with a roommate in a college dorm on the beautiful, sunny campus of San Diego State University. Important elements of the program are:

• Full-time supervision: a professional staff member serves as Head Resident Advisor and oversees all dorm activities and college-age Resident Advisors live in the dorms as Resident Counselors, to guide, counsel and tutor students.
• Superior summer coursework: students take three classes taught by credentialed high school teachers in an integrated, hands-on curriculum.
• Friday afternoon field trips: students participate in educational, cultural and/or recreational field trips and activities.
• Summer stipend: student participants receive $20 every two weeks.
• Weekends with family: students go home Friday afternoons and return to SDSU dorm on Sunday evenings.

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During the school year, our program counselor works weekly with all students at their school sites to provide academic support and information and we have monthly activities for participants and their families. Among the services provided are:

• Assistance with college and financial aid (FAFSA) applications, scholarship searches and applications.
• Preparation for college entrance exams (SAT and ACT).
• Exploration of career options and completion of a career interest inventory.
• Participation in visits to local and other four-year universities throughout the State of California.
• Participation in exciting motivational workshops, and educational activities.
• Study skills development.

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Eligibility Criteria
Students are selected to participate in UB Classic based on a comprehensive recruitment, application and interview process during the second semester of their 9 ^th grade year. Specific criteria for eligible students are:

• Low-income based on the annual federal low-income level guidelines and/or first generation in family to complete a four-year college education in the United States.
• Citizen or national of the U.S., a permanent resident or can provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of intent to become a permanent resident.
• Identified need for academic support in order to successfully pursue a program of education beyond high school.
• Completed the 8 ^th grade but not entered the 12^th grade and between the ages of 13 and 19.

You must also be enrolled at one of the following schools to participate in the SDSU UB Classic Program:

• Castle Park High School
• Mar Vista High School
• Morse High School
• Mt. Miguel High School
• Southwest High School

Download a Student Application

• Student Application     WORD     PDF

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