Pre-College Initiatives
Pre-College Initiatives
Upward Bound Classic
Upward Bound Classic provides eligible high school students with an academic and cultural college preparatory program of curricular and cocurricular activities designed to improve academic competency, self-confidence, self-discipline and cultural awareness. The goal of this program is to prepare high school students for a successful transition into and graduation from postsecondary education.
Upward Bound students may participate in the Honors College Early Admission Program, the Kent State Martin Luther King, Jr. Day competitions and the Founders Scholars Scholarships.
Upward Bound provides a Summer Bridge Component. Students who are selected to participate in the Summer Bridge Component take 6-8 credit hours the summer between their senior year in high school and their first year in college, live in a Kent Campus residence hall and participate in specialized study skills/college orientation workshops.
Upward Bound PREP Academy
The Upward Bound PREP Academy assists and supports qualifying high school students in their goal of completing a college education. High school students who are teen parents are a primary recruitment target for PREP Academy.
Upward Bound Math/Science Center
The Upward Bound Math/Science Center is a partnership between the university and area high schools to promote science and math educational opportunities for high school students who meet qualifying criteria. Students engage in intensive instruction and hands-on learning with Kent State’s research and teaching faculty in mathematics, computer science, architecture and basic medical sciences.
Upward Bound students who choose to attend Kent State are placed into core classes as a first-year interest group to support their successful transition into the university. Classes include College Writing I and II and an Upward Bound workshop.
Ohio College Access Network (OCAN)
The Ohio College Access Network offers a precollege partnership with local school districts and community agencies in planning and implementing early college awareness activities and events. The focus of this partnership is to increase the recruitment and retention of first generation students at Kent State University.
Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program
Kent State University’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program is designed to provide qualified high school students with access to college-level coursework. College courses taken under the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program may also fulfill high school graduation requirements, if approved by the students’ local school districts.
Participation in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program at any campus of Kent State University is not intended to replace coursework available at high school, but rather to enhance the educational opportunities available to students while in high school.
In recognition of the fact that high school-level college preparatory coursework forms the foundation for success at the college level, the Ohio Department of Education and the admission offices of the state universities in Ohio have endorsed a minimum core of 16 units of high school college preparatory courses.
To participate in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program at any Kent State University campus, high school students must have completed at least 9 units of this minimum core to be considered for admission as a first-semester high school junior or at least 13 units to be considered for admission as a first-semester high school senior.
In general, those students seeking admission to college courses should rank in the top 15 percent of their class, have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.50 or higher, and have a minimum ACT composite score of 26.
Students who do not meet these criteria are eligible to apply for admission and will be evaluated for acceptance to the program based on their high school curriculum, cumulative high school GPA, ACT or SAT scores and letters of recommendation. Students also may be asked to complete a basic skills assessment in reading, composition and mathematics. A personal interview may be required.
Senate Bill 140 provides for tuition payment of Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program students enrolling under Option B. High school students wishing to take advantage of this financial opportunity must contact their local school district for specific details.
Applications for participation in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program must be completed in sufficient time for them to be evaluated before the appropriate registration period. Students should contact the campus to which they are applying for specific program details and deadlines.
Postsecondary Enrollment Option students are eligible for admission into Kent State University degree programs when they submit and meet all admission criteria (e.g., proof of high school graduation, admission test scores, high school rank, grade point average, etc.). Kent State University degrees earned by Postsecondary Enrollment Option students are not posted to the Kent State University academic transcript until the term subsequent to high school graduation.
Upward Bound Classic provides eligible high school students with an academic and cultural college preparatory program of curricular and cocurricular activities designed to improve academic competency, self-confidence, self-discipline and cultural awareness. The goal of this program is to prepare high school students for a successful transition into and graduation from postsecondary education.
Upward Bound students may participate in the Honors College Early Admission Program, the Kent State Martin Luther King, Jr. Day competitions and the Founders Scholars Scholarships.
Upward Bound provides a Summer Bridge Component. Students who are selected to participate in the Summer Bridge Component take 6-8 credit hours the summer between their senior year in high school and their first year in college, live in a Kent Campus residence hall and participate in specialized study skills/college orientation workshops.
Upward Bound PREP Academy
The Upward Bound PREP Academy assists and supports qualifying high school students in their goal of completing a college education. High school students who are teen parents are a primary recruitment target for PREP Academy.
Upward Bound Math/Science Center
The Upward Bound Math/Science Center is a partnership between the university and area high schools to promote science and math educational opportunities for high school students who meet qualifying criteria. Students engage in intensive instruction and hands-on learning with Kent State’s research and teaching faculty in mathematics, computer science, architecture and basic medical sciences.
Upward Bound students who choose to attend Kent State are placed into core classes as a first-year interest group to support their successful transition into the university. Classes include College Writing I and II and an Upward Bound workshop.
Ohio College Access Network (OCAN)
The Ohio College Access Network offers a precollege partnership with local school districts and community agencies in planning and implementing early college awareness activities and events. The focus of this partnership is to increase the recruitment and retention of first generation students at Kent State University.
Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program
Kent State University’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program is designed to provide qualified high school students with access to college-level coursework. College courses taken under the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program may also fulfill high school graduation requirements, if approved by the students’ local school districts.
Participation in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program at any campus of Kent State University is not intended to replace coursework available at high school, but rather to enhance the educational opportunities available to students while in high school.
In recognition of the fact that high school-level college preparatory coursework forms the foundation for success at the college level, the Ohio Department of Education and the admission offices of the state universities in Ohio have endorsed a minimum core of 16 units of high school college preparatory courses.
To participate in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program at any Kent State University campus, high school students must have completed at least 9 units of this minimum core to be considered for admission as a first-semester high school junior or at least 13 units to be considered for admission as a first-semester high school senior.
In general, those students seeking admission to college courses should rank in the top 15 percent of their class, have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.50 or higher, and have a minimum ACT composite score of 26.
Students who do not meet these criteria are eligible to apply for admission and will be evaluated for acceptance to the program based on their high school curriculum, cumulative high school GPA, ACT or SAT scores and letters of recommendation. Students also may be asked to complete a basic skills assessment in reading, composition and mathematics. A personal interview may be required.
Senate Bill 140 provides for tuition payment of Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program students enrolling under Option B. High school students wishing to take advantage of this financial opportunity must contact their local school district for specific details.
Applications for participation in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program must be completed in sufficient time for them to be evaluated before the appropriate registration period. Students should contact the campus to which they are applying for specific program details and deadlines.
Postsecondary Enrollment Option students are eligible for admission into Kent State University degree programs when they submit and meet all admission criteria (e.g., proof of high school graduation, admission test scores, high school rank, grade point average, etc.). Kent State University degrees earned by Postsecondary Enrollment Option students are not posted to the Kent State University academic transcript until the term subsequent to high school graduation.