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The University Honors Program Upper Division Requirements

The University Honors Program Upper Division Requirements. Eric Rauchway Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Director, University Honors Program Professor of History. Welcome Back!. Upper Division 1 (Junior Year) Upper Division 2 (Senior Year) Transfer 2 nd Year Students

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The University Honors Program Upper Division Requirements

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  1. The University Honors ProgramUpper Division Requirements Eric Rauchway Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Director, University Honors Program Professor of History

  2. Welcome Back! • Upper Division 1 (Junior Year) • Upper Division 2 (Senior Year) • Transfer 2nd Year Students • Can complete UD 1 or UD 2

  3. UD 1Upper Division 1 Requirements • Flexible options • 3 components • Research preparation • Research/project • Service

  4. UD 1 Research Prep Course • 1 unit, graded course • One Science and Engineering and one Social Sciences and Humanities • An introduction to research methods and preparation for capstone projects • Offered Winter 2015 • Many of you have already completed this requirement last year (IST94)

  5. UD 1 Project Options • Honors Contract • 1 unit, Graded, associated with an Upper Division course • Contract info meeting: Tuesday, Oct 7, 12-1pm 3201 Hart Hall • Proposal Form is online, due October 15 • Independent Quarter-long Project • No unit credit • If you are interested, contact us to propose the project • To receive credit, turn in a 1,200 word analytical essay on your experience and a statement from your supervisor certifying project completion

  6. UD 1 Study Abroad Project Option • Prior to end of UD 1 year (yes, summer counts) • Do not need to propose in advance • Submit 1,200 word analytical essay on your experience and… evidence of your participation in the program • Photo journals encouraged!

  7. UD 1 Service Requirement • 20 hours of service • Flexible • Do not need to propose in advance • Submit 1,200 word analytical essay on your experience and… • a written statement from a supervisor detailing your hours worked and what you did

  8. UD 1Project Management Course (PMC) • Fulfills BOTH the Service and Project Requirements • 3 units, letter graded • Offered Fall, Winter, and Spring • Small groups, exciting projects, research experience

  9. UD 2 Upper Division 2 (Capstone) Requirement • Four options: • Departmental Thesis • UHP Thesis • Senior Engineering Design Project • Capstone Independent Project

  10. UD 2 Theses • Departmental Thesis: • Through your major • Departmental honors • Present at the URC • UHP Thesis • 2 quarter, 4 unit each quarter, letter graded • Proposal due on 10th day of instruction • (find the Proposal Form on our website) • Fall-Winter or Winter-Spring • Present at the URC

  11. UD 2 Senior Engineering Design Project/Senior Practicum • Complete the project through your department • Present at the URC

  12. UD 2 Capstone Independent Project • Non-thesis project • Equivalent academic rigor to a thesis • Requires a project sponsor/instructor of record • 2 quarter, 3 unit, graded • Proposal due on 10th day of instruction • (find the Proposal form on our website)

  13. Contact Us: • Eric Rauchway- earauchway@ucdavis.edu • Lolita Nelson-Adkins- lrnelson@ucdavis.edu • Carrie Devine- cldevine@ucdavis.edu • Gideon Cohn-Postar- gdcohnpostar@ucdavis.edu

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