1. The University Honors Program Upper 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 2 nd Year Students  Can complete UD 1 or UD 2

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

4. UD 1 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 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 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 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 1 UD 1 Project 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 UD 2 Upper Division 2 (Capstone) Requirement Four options:  Departmental Thesis  UHP Thesis  Senior Engineering Design Project  Capstone Independent Project

10. UD 2 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 10 th day of instruction  (find the Proposal Form on our website)website  Fall-Winter or Winter-Spring  Present at the URC

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

12. UD 2 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 10 th day of instruction (find the Proposal form on our website)website

13. Contact Us:  Eric Rauchway- earauchway@ucdavis.eduearauchway@ucdavis.edu  Lolita Nelson-Adkins- lrnelson@ucdavis.edulrnelson@ucdavis.edu  Carrie Devine- cldevine@ucdavis.educldevine@ucdavis.edu  Gideon Cohn-Postar- gdcohnpostar@ucdavis.edugdcohnpostar@ucdavis.edu