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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
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
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
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
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
Grade 11•Advanced Research •Research Methods•Specialized Databases•Scholarly Journals•Annotated Bibliography•Literature Review•Final Project in Research Design
Grade 12• Senior Research
Project Class• Application of
Research Methods • Mentor• Presentation• Exhibition• Portfolio
Ulysses Fairs
Four Ulysses Fairs
January 7 & 8, 2014April 30 & May 1,
20147:30am – 11:00am11:40am – 2:10pm
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
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