概述APPLE UB是一个由联邦政府资助的向上发展(TRIO)项目,为独立县、杰克逊县、夏普县和斯通县的学生提供服务。 该项目的目的是增加来自弱势背景的高中毕业生(由联邦政府定义,低收入和/或潜在的第一代大学生)进入大学并坚持成为大学毕业生的人数。
APPLE UB目前在每个项目年度为来自贝茨维尔,洞穴城,雪松岭,米德兰,山景城,纽波特,南区和塔克曼高中的87名学生提供服务。
APPLE UB为其参与者提供各种学术和个人服务(免费),包括以下内容:
APPLE UB的参与者在学术和个人成功方面都有很高的期望。 其中一些期望概述如下:
学生应遵守学生手册中所述的所有项目政策。 APPLE UB是一个机会计划,因此可能会解雇任何没有证明他或她从项目服务中受益的学生。
个人有资格参加APPLE UB,如果他或她:
1. 符合以下公民身份/居住指南:
a) Is a citizen or national of the United States, or
b) Is a permanent resident of the United States, or
c) Is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Isl和s, or
d) Has provided evidence from the Immigration 和 Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident; 和
2. 在初步甄选时,至少符合下列其中一项标准:
a) Is a potential first generation college student (neither parent has a bachelor's degree or higher), 和/or
b) Is a low-income individual as defined by the U.S. Department of Education guidelines; 和/or
c) Is an individual who has a high risk for academic failure as defined by the U.S. Department of Education guidelines; 和
3. 对APPLE UB提供的服务有需求; 和
4. 就读高中情况如下:
a) Has completed the 8th grade 和 not yet entered the 12th grade 和
b) Is enrolled in a high school being served by this program (Batesville, Cave City, Cedar Ridge, Midl和, Mountain View, Newport, Southside, or Tuckerman).