UB Requirements
- Current 8th Grader Planning to Attend Seaside, Marina, or Monterey High School
- Meet Federal Low-income Guidelines and/or be a Potential First-generation College Student (Neither Parent Holds a Bachelor’s Degree)
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Requirement is Waived Until September 2026 under Performance Partnership Pilot)
- Have the Goal of Earning a College Degree
- Demonstrate Desire and Ability to Succeed in High School and Graduate from a Four-Year College
- Commit to Participating in Upward Bound for all 4 Years of High School
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Benefits
- 6 Week Summer Academy at MPC
Program combining components of Science, Math, & Communication with field trips to local industries and marine labs. Students participate in counseling, fall preparation, and computer classes, and present their final projects to demonstrate what they've learned by the end of the program.
- Free Summer Trip
Free trip offered to Top 50 students to Southern California to visit Colleges & Universities.
- Summer Banquet
- After-School Tutoring
Tutoring offered at MPC's Trio Learning Center throughout the Academic Year. Required to attend at least 2 hrs/week to remain active participants.
HOURS: Monday/Tuesday: 3:30 - 7 PM, Wednesday: 3 - 7 PM, Thursday: 3:30 - 5:30 PM
- Workshops
Saturday workshops on varied subjects, including colleges, careers, & professional development.
- Field-Trips
Year-round trips to colleges, as wella as cultural enrichment trips like museums, theaters, sportiving events, kayaking, etc. Eligibility is based off student participation.
- Test & Application Fee Waiver Eligibility
- Stipends
Eligibilty for small stipends based on student participation.
Ready to Apply?
Typically, the recruitment & application process to follows these steps:
- Attend an Upward Bound presentation at your middle school in early spring of 8th grade.
- Submit the Interest Form online, which will trigger an invitation to the mandatory Information Session.
- Attend the mandatory Information Session at MPC and receive an application to apply to Upward Bound.
- Submit completed application by the deadline.
- Students who submit a completed application by the deadline will be scheduled for an interview.
- All students who participate in an interview will receive a decision letter in the mail.
- Accepted students and parents/guardians must attend a mandatory New Student Orientation.
Stay on Track!
View checklists to ensure UB students are fully prepared for college. By following these checklists, students can be confident they are meeting important milestones on their path to college success.
Helpful Tools & Resources
The Princeton Review
An informative and comprehensive internet site, where students can gather information
about tests, admissions, internships, and career programs.
College View
A free online college search service with profiles of all accredited colleges & universities
in the US and Canada, virtual tours of hundreds of schools, electronic college applications,
scholarships and financial aid info, careers information and career planning tools.
College Net
Assistance in finding information about college searches, recruiting, and college
sources. Also helps with financial assistance and scholarships.
Collegeboard
Provides programs and services in the areas of teaching and learning, assessment,
guidance, placement, financial aid, admissions, and enrollment.
Office of Post-Secondary Education
The Department of Education's listing of colleges, business schools, technical schools
and historically black colleges.
UC Pathways
Welcome to PATHWAYS, the University of California's undergraduate admission information
and application network.
CSU Mentor
CSUMentor is an online resource designed to help students and their families learn
about the CSU system, select a CSU campus to attend, plan to finance higher education,
and apply for admission.
UC Subject Requirements (A-G)
High school and middle school students use the information and tools found in this
website to plan high school classes so they will meet UC admission requirements when
they graduate high school/
Mapping Your Future
A wealth of information about career search, college search, financial assistance
and scholarship search with lots of good resources available.
Adventures In Education
Online service providing career planning help and information on selecting and paying
for college.
US Department of Labor
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal
Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
America’s Career Info. Net.
Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor
market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive
career resource library online.
FAFSA
The Department of Education's web site to apply for federal financial aid.
FinAid
Provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial
aid.
FastWeb
A financial aid and career Internet site for college students, college-bound students
and their parents, and recent college graduates. Database of more than 850,000 college
scholarships, awards, grants, and prizes.
United Negro College Fund
Provides a wide range of African-American scholarship information
ACT
This site provides a great deal of information about the standardized test. A few
practice questions are also provided.
MastersDegree.net
Provides comprehensive guide to provide students with the information they need to
know about earning a masters degree.
The Princeton Review
An informative and comprehensive internet site, where students can gather information
about tests, admissions, internships, and career programs.