Introduction to TRIO UB Presentation
Qualifications
Students in Upward Bound come from families where neither parent has earned a four-year college degree or who will need financial assistance to pay for college. Approximately 70% of all Upward Bound participants must be members of traditionally underserved student groups (neither parent has earned a college degree and the student is moderate-income) while the remaining students must be one of those two or a student who is at high risk of academic failure).
The guideline to determine income status is set by the Federal Government. The income levels are not based on what a family makes per year, it looks at a family's taxable income (usually line 15 on tax Form 1040).
View Income Guidelines
Recruiting Process
The recruiting process starts in September and ends in early November. Over these months, prospective students will attend four Saturday meetings where they will experience the Upward Bound program. During their time with us, they will also complete and turn in their application and all its parts. Once early November comes the staff will go through all applications to select which students are accepted into the program. Every student applying for the program will then receive a letter around the beginning of December informing them if they were accepted, waitlisted, or not accepted into the program.
Recruiting Schedule
Saturday, September 30th at UNT's Sage Hall (1167 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76201)
Saturday, October 7th at UNT's Sage Hall (1167 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76201)
Saturday, October 21st at UNT's Sage Hall (1167 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76201)
Saturday, November 4th at UNT's Sage Hall (1167 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76201)
Saturday, November 11th** at UNT's Sage Hall (1167 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76201)
**This meeting is a make-up meeting for any student who has to miss other Saturday meetings.
2023 Newsletters
Newsletter emails are sent out to all students the Friday before a Saturday recruitment meeting.
September 29 | October 6 | October 20 | November 3 | November 8
Application
The TRIO UB application will be available to students who attend one of the Saturday Recruitment Meetings (listed above). The application will be a physical packet that will need to be returned by Saturday, November 11th.
2023 Teacher Recommendation Form
Students who apply and are accepted into TRIO UB will start with the program on January 13, 2024.
UB Email: untupwardbound@unt.edu
