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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
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Ulysses Program 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
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Ulysses Signature Course Sequence
Grades 9 & 10• Signature Honors
English 9 & 10• Signature Honors
Biology, Physics 9, & Chemistry• Signature Honors US
History or Advanced Placement US History• Signature Advanced
Placement Government
Grades 11 & 12• Signature Advanced
Placement Biology• Signature Advanced
Placement World History*• Advanced Research*• Senior Research
Project*
*REQUIRED
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Ulysses Science Course Sequence
Physics Recommendation
Grade 9 Honors PhysicsGrade 10 Honors ChemistryGrade 11 AP Biology; 3 on AP examGrade 12 AP Science of choice
Biology Recommendation
Honors Biology, HSAHonors ChemistryHonors Physics or AP Science of choiceAP Science of choice
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Ulysses Biology
Semester OneResearch paper on disorders related to environmental disruption
Semester TwoInquiry project on student-designed, implemented, and analyzed scientific experimentUlysses Biology Night
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Grade 11•Advanced Research •Research Methods•Specialized Databases•Scholarly Journals•Annotated Bibliography•Literature Review•Final Project in Research Design
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Grade 12• Senior Research
Project Class• Application of
Research Methods • Mentor• Presentation• Exhibition• Portfolio
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Ulysses Fairs
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Four Ulysses Fairs
January 7 & 8, 2014April 30 & May 1,
20147:30am – 11:00am11:40am – 2:10pm
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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
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Ulysses Application 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