ACCESS IS NOT ENOUGH  October 1989


                             APPENDIX E


                   UMCP Pre-College Outreach Programs


1. Upward Bound - a federally funded program that provides an academic year
experience for 130 high school students and a summer component for 65
students. The program is designed to develop in student participants the
skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school.

2. Talent Search Program - a federally funded program that identifies and
recruits 900 low income and or first generation college students (neither
parent has received a baccalaureate degree) between the ages of 12-27 to
pursue post secondary educational opportunities. The program provides
supportive services to motivate and academically prepare students for post
secondary education. 

3. IED Transition Program - provides a 6 week bridge program for
approximately 100 applicants (mostly minorities) who have not met the
traditional admission criteria, but demonstrate the academic potential for
success. Following the summer component successful candidates are provided
admission to the university and are provided an array of academic support
services during the initial two years. Support is available on as needed
basis during the students remaining undergraduate years at UMCP.

4. National Institute of Health (NIH)) Minority High School Student
Biomedical Research Apprentice Program - provides minority high school
students interested in health related professions an opportunity to spend 8
weeks working with investigators involved in health related research.

5. Leadership. Education and Development (LEAD) - provides 30 gifted high
school minority students with a four week residential summer program designed
to prepare and motivate these students to seek business degrees.

6. Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITE) - incooperation with Howard
University the campus sponsors a two-week program to recruit talented
minority high school students to engineering.

7. Minority Scholars in Engineering and Computer Science Program - a six-week
summer program provides high school students interested in engineering and
computer science an opportunity to earn six college credits while living on 
campus.