The Ulysses Signature Program
Mrs. Lance Dempsey, Principal
Dr. Suzanne Borenzweig, Coordinator
The Ulysses Signature Program is:
• A four-year program,
admission by
application only
• A small learning
community
• A creative, dynamic
approach to learning
across the academic
disciplines
The Ulysses Signature Program provides:
• An opportunity for
students to engage in
real-world research
• A practicum for
authentic presentation
skills
• A HOME IN YOUR
HOME SCHOOL
Ulysses Program Expectations
• Genuine interest in
research and research
projects
• Commitment to fouryear program
• Willingness to explore
MCPS curriculum with
Ulysses approach
• Emerging independence
• Respectful community
member
• Active community
participant
• Recommended for
honors or AP: English,
History, and Science
Ulysses Program Course Sequence
Grades 9 & 10
Grades 11 & 12
• Signature Honors English
9 & 10
• Signature Honors Physics
9, Biology & Chemistry
• Signature Honors US
History or AP US History
• Signature Honors NSL
Government or AP
Government
• Signature Honors or
AP Modern World
History
• Signature AP Bio
• Advanced Research*
• Senior Research
Project*
Ulysses Science Course Sequence
Two Science Pathways
Physics Recommendation
Biology Recommendation
Grade 9: Honors Physics
Grade 10: Honors Chemistry
Grade 11: AP Biology; 3 on AP
Grade 12: AP Science of choice
Honors Biology; HSA
Honors Chemistry
Honors Physics or AP Class
AP Science of choice
Ulysses Biology
Fall Semester
• Research Paper
on invasive
species; pill bug
project
Spring Semester
• Inquiry Project on
student designed,
implemented, and
analyzed scientific
experiment
Ulysses Biology Night
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Grade 11
• Advanced Research Through
Technology
• Research Methods
• Annotated Bibliography
• Literature Review
• Final Project in Research
Design
Grade 12
• Senior Research Project
Class
• Project Requirements
• Mentor
• Oral Presentation
• Exhibition
• Ulysses Fair
• Portfolio
Colleges/Universities
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Amherst College
Barnard College
Brown University
Bucknell University
Colgate University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Fashion Institute of Technology
MIT
New York University
Rhode Island School of Design
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Stanford University
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
University of Wisconsin
University of Southern
California, School of
Architecture
University of Virginia
Yale University
Application Process
• Recommended for
honors: English,
History, and Science
• Application form
available December 1
• Application due
February 15, 2013
• Essay
• 2 teacher
recommendations
Interracial
Identity
So…What Are
You Anyway?
By Kelly Puyear
FILM PIRACY
BY SARA WUGOFSKI
• Research Questions:
• What motivates people to commit piracy?
• To what extent is piracy wrong?
• What are the negative effects of piracy on the film
industry?
• Effect of internet on the industry
• Digitalized distribution, both good and bad
A Study of Mobile Applications
By: Jitesh Nadimpalli
Ulysses Fairs
• January 9 -10, 2013
• April 24 - 25, 2013
7:30am – 2:00pm
(closed for lunch 11:00 – 11:40)