The University Honors Program
Upper Division Requirements
Eric Rauchway
Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
Director, University Honors Program
Professor of History
Welcome Back!
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Upper Division 1 (Junior Year)
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Upper Division 2 (Senior Year)
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Transfer 2nd Year Students
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Can complete UD 1 or UD 2
UD 1
Upper Division 1 Requirements
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Flexible options
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3 components
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Research preparation
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Research/project
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Service
UD 1
Research Prep Course
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1 unit, graded course
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One Science and Engineering and one Social Sciences
and Humanities
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An introduction to research methods and preparation for
capstone projects
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Offered Winter 2015
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Many of you have already completed this requirement
last year (IST94)
UD 1
Project Options
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Honors Contract
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1 unit, Graded, associated with an Upper Division course
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Contract info meeting: Tuesday, Oct 7, 12-1pm 3201 Hart Hall
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Proposal Form is online, due October 15
Independent Quarter-long Project
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No unit credit
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If you are interested, contact us to propose the project
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To receive credit, turn in a 1,200 word analytical essay on your
experience and a statement from your supervisor certifying
project completion
UD 1
Study Abroad Project Option
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Prior to end of UD 1 year (yes, summer counts)
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Do not need to propose in advance
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Submit 1,200 word analytical essay on your
experience and…
evidence of your participation in the program
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Photo journals encouraged!
UD 1
Service Requirement
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20 hours of service
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Flexible
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Do not need to propose in advance
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Submit 1,200 word analytical essay on your experience
and…
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a written statement from a supervisor detailing your
hours worked and what you did
UD 1
Project Management Course (PMC)
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Fulfills BOTH the Service and Project Requirements
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3 units, letter graded
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Offered Fall, Winter, and Spring
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Small groups, exciting projects, research experience
UD 2
Upper Division 2 (Capstone) Requirement
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Four options:
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Departmental Thesis
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UHP Thesis
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Senior Engineering Design Project
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Capstone Independent Project
UD 2
Theses
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Departmental Thesis:
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Through your major
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Departmental honors
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Present at the URC
UHP Thesis
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2 quarter, 4 unit each quarter, letter graded
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Proposal due on 10th day of instruction
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(find the Proposal Form on our website)
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Fall-Winter or Winter-Spring
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Present at the URC
UD 2
Senior Engineering Design Project/Senior Practicum
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Complete the project through your department
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Present at the URC
UD 2
Capstone Independent Project
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Non-thesis project
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Equivalent academic rigor to a thesis
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Requires a project sponsor/instructor of record
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2 quarter, 3 unit, graded
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Proposal due on 10th day of instruction
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(find the Proposal form on our website)
Contact Us:
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Eric Rauchway- earauchway@ucdavis.edu
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Lolita Nelson-Adkins- lrnelson@ucdavis.edu
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Carrie Devine- cldevine@ucdavis.edu
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Gideon Cohn-Postar- gdcohnpostar@ucdavis.edu