AAP Programs
The roots of the Academic Achievement Programs (AAP) department can be traced all the way back to 1967, when 19 University of Maryland-Upward Bound Program students were provided academic instruction along with financial and counseling services, under the newly formed Intensive Educational Development Program (IED).
With the development of additional programs in 1990, all were placed under the umbrella of the newly formed Academic Achievement Programs (AAP), headed by Dr. Jerry L. Lewis. Through the years, hundreds of low-income and first-generation students have benefited from AAP, graduated and gone on to graduate school and successful careers.
Today, AAP maintains, coordinates, and provides leadership, development, and supervision for five academic programs:
The roots of the Academic Achievement Programs (AAP) department can be traced all the way back to 1967, when 19 University of Maryland-Upward Bound Program students were provided academic instruction along with financial and counseling services, under the newly formed Intensive Educational Development Program (IED).
With the development of additional programs in 1990, all were placed under the umbrella of the newly formed Academic Achievement Programs (AAP), headed by Dr. Jerry L. Lewis. Through the years, hundreds of low-income and first-generation students have benefited from AAP, graduated and gone on to graduate school and successful careers.
Today, AAP maintains, coordinates, and provides leadership, development, and supervision for five academic programs: