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