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Ulysses Signature Program Overview

Ulysses Signature Program Overview. A four-year program, admission by application only A small learning community An opportunity to engage in real-world research A practicum for presentation skills A home in your home school. Ulysses Program Expectations.

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Ulysses Signature Program Overview

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  1. UlyssesSignatureProgram Overview • A four-year program, admission by application only • A small learning community • An opportunity to engage in real-world research • A practicum for presentation skills • A home in your home school

  2. UlyssesProgram Expectations • Strong interest in research and research projects • Commitment to four-year program • Ready to explore MCPS curriculum with Ulysses approach • Emerging independence • Respectful and active community member • Recommended for honors or AP: English, History, and Science (physics or biology) • Maintain GPA of 3.0 or higher

  3. UlyssesSignature Course Sequence Grades 9 & 10 Grades 11 & 12 Signature Advanced Placement Biology Signature Advanced Placement World History* Advanced Research* Senior Research Project* *REQUIRED • Signature Honors English 9 & 10 • Signature Honors Biology, Physics 9, & Chemistry • Signature Honors US History or Advanced Placement US History • Signature Advanced Placement Government

  4. UlyssesScience Course Sequence Physics Recommendation Biology Recommendation Honors Biology, HSA Honors Chemistry Honors Physics or AP Science of choice AP Science of choice Grade 9 Honors Physics Grade 10 Honors Chemistry Grade 11 AP Biology; 3 on AP exam Grade 12 AP Science of choice

  5. UlyssesBiology Semester One Semester Two Inquiry project on student-designed, implemented, and analyzed scientific experiment Research paper on disorders related to environmental disruption Ulysses Biology Night Wednesday, May 7, 2014

  6. Grade 11 • Advanced Research • Research Methods • Specialized Databases • Scholarly Journals • Annotated Bibliography • Literature Review • Final Project in Research Design

  7. Grade 12 • Senior Research Project Class • Application of Research Methods • Mentor • Presentation • Exhibition • Portfolio

  8. Ulysses Fairs

  9. Four Ulysses Fairs January 7 & 8, 2014 April 30 & May 1, 2014 7:30am – 11:00am 11:40am – 2:10pm

  10. Colleges/Universities • Amherst College • Barnard College • Brown University • Bucknell University • Colgate University • Columbia University • Cornell University • Dartmouth College • Fashion Institute of Technology • MIT • New York University • Parson’s School of Design • Rhode Island School of Design • Stanford University • University of California, Berkeley • University of Maryland • University of Michigan • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill • University of Wisconsin • University of Virginia • Yale University

  11. UlyssesApplication Process • Recommended for honors or AP: English, History, and Science • Essay • Two teacher recommendations • Application available on NWHS website • Application due Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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