Eligibility

Who is Eligible to Participate

To Join Upward Bound Students must:

Be a potential first-generation college* student or have need of financial assistance to obtain post-secondary education.

*Potential first generation college student is defined as neither parent (or legal guardian) having obtained a four-year college degree; however, if a student lives with a single parent, only the status of that particular parent is considered.

Students must also:

Be recruited as a high school freshman.
Possess academic need. (Academic need includes the need for tutoring and/or career advisement.)

Upward Bound students listen during an empowerment session

TRIO Learning Resource Center is located adjacent to Medford Library
University of South Carolina Lancaster
Office Hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.(
cmcgriff@gwm.sc.edu45