The following are Upward Bound at USM's objectives:
Standardized Objective A: Academic Improvement on Standardized Test
50% of all UB participants, who at the time of entrance into the project had an expected high school graduation date during the school year, will have achieved at the proficient level during high school on state assessments in reading/language arts and math.
Standardized Objective B: Project Retention
80% of 9th, 10th, and 11th grade project participants served during each school year will continue to participate in the Upward Bound Project during the next school year.
Standardized Objective C: Postsecondary Enrollment
75% of all UB participants, who at the time of entrance into the project had an expected graduation date during the school year, will enroll in a program of postsecondary education by the fall term immediately following the expected graduation date from high school. Standardized Objective D: Postsecondary Persistence 65% of all UB participants who enroll in a program of postsecondary education during the fall term immediately following high school graduation will be enrolled for the fall term of the fall term of the second academic year.
