[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR645.12]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 645_UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B_What Kinds of Projects and Services Does the Secretary Assist 
                           Under This Program?
 
Sec. 645.12  How are regular Upward Bound projects organized?

    (a) Regular Upward Bound projects--
    (1) Must provide participants with a summer instructional component 
that is designed to simulate a college-going experience for 
participants, and an academic year component; and
    (2) May provide a summer bridge component to those Upward Bound 
participants who have graduated from secondary school and intend to 
enroll in an institution of higher education in the following fall term. 
A summer bridge component provides participants with services and 
activities, including college courses, that aid in the transition from 
secondary education to postsecondary education.
    (b) A summer instructional component shall--
    (1) Be six weeks in length unless the grantee can demonstrate to the 
Secretary that a shorter period will not hinder the effectiveness of the 
project nor prevent the project from achieving its goals and objectives, 
and the Secretary approves that shorter period; and
    (2) Provide participants with one or more of the services described 
in Sec. 645.11 at least five days per week.
    (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, an 
academic year component shall provide program participants with one or 
more of the services described in Sec. 645.11 on a weekly basis 
throughout the academic year and, to the extent possible, shall not 
prevent participants from fully participating in academic and 
nonacademic activities at the participants' secondary school.

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    (2) If an Upward Bound project's location or the project's staff are 
not readily accessible to participants because of distance or lack of 
transportation, the grantee may, with the Secretary's permission, 
provide project services to participants every two weeks during the 
academic year.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-13)