The Upward Bound Math-Science program at Berea College is unique. It is the Carter G. Woodson Math and Science Institute. This program is one of the federal TRIO programs sponsored by Berea College. TRIO programs help students overcome class, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.

Berea College’s mission is to provide an excellent education to students from Appalachia—of all ethnicities and backgrounds—who have great promise, but limited economic resources. Founded in 1865, Berea was the first school in the South to admit students of every race and both genders on an equal basis. Among its graduates is Carter G. Woodson. He was the second African American to earn a Harvard doctorate. In 1926, he began promoting Negro History Week during the second week of February to celebrate the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In the 1960s it became Black History Month. Whether it's called Black history, Negro history, Afro-American history, or African American history, his philosophy has made the study of Black history a legitimate and acceptable area of intellectual inquiry. Dr. Woodson's concept has given a profound sense of dignity to all Black Americans.

This program provides tutoring, instruction, counseling, career orientation and an opportunity to experience educational development and personal growth within a college setting, while still in high school.

Application for Woodson Institute (Adobe Acrobat format)