Upward Bound is a federally funded academic program that serves high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor�?�¢�??�??s degree and provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. High school students from the participating East Texas Independent School Districts attend tutorial sessions on the campus of Jarvis Christian College on the weekends and during the summer to receive supplemental instruction in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages. The program also provides academic and social support through tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, financial literacy, field trips, college planning, and financial aid application assistance.