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What University Honors Program students are saying
“The UHP introduced me to courses I would not have otherwise taken, people I would not have met, and opened doors to many rewarding opportunities.”
-Pooja Kumar, 2010English and Communication
“The UHP gave me a set of resources and experiences that I valued greatly in my undergraduate career. The smaller classes were a great opportunity that allowed me to network with similarly ambitious students and interesting professors.”
-Patrick Sheehan, 2014Computer Science
“I loved building a connection
with my fellow honors students
in the residence halls and the
small classes. It made a huge
difference to be taking classes with
people I knew.”
Emily Holland (‘13)
Animal Science
Welcome to the University Honors Program.
Earning a bachelor’s degree at a major
research university has distinct advantages.
Undergraduates at UC Davis have opportunities
to study with world-renowned faculty, access the
resources available in our libraries and laboratories,
and work in dynamic research environments.
Within that setting, the University Honors Program
offers the experience of a small liberal arts college: a
cohort of exceptional students with ample access to
dedicated faculty; an Honors residence hall; priority
registration and extended library privileges.
Our curriculum is designed to build foundational
knowledge and literacy in the first years, and then
develop skills for research, service, and professional
life culminating in a capstone project.
The top 5% of applicants to UC Davis are invited
to participate in the program and are notified in the
admissions packet. Admission by application on a
space-available basis opens in May.
Our commitment is to offer our most promising
students the best of both worlds: the experience of
a small college and the opportunities of a world-
renowned research university.
Honors at UC Davis
The experience of a small, liberal arts college with the opportunities of a world-class research university.
Contact UsUniversity Honors ProgramUC Davis - One Shields AvenueDavis, CA [email protected]
What University Honors Program students are saying
“The UHP introduced me to courses I would not have otherwise taken, people I would not have met, and opened doors to many rewarding opportunities.”
-Pooja Kumar, 2010English and Communication
“The UHP gave me a set of resources and experiences that I valued greatly in my undergraduate career. The smaller classes were a great opportunity that allowed me to network with similarly ambitious students and interesting professors.”
-Patrick Sheehan, 2014Computer Science
“I loved building a connection
with my fellow honors students
in the residence halls and the
small classes. It made a huge
difference to be taking classes with
people I knew.”
Emily Holland (‘13)
Animal Science
Welcome to the University Honors Program.
Earning a bachelor’s degree at a major
research university has distinct advantages.
Undergraduates at UC Davis have opportunities
to study with world-renowned faculty, access the
resources available in our libraries and laboratories,
and work in dynamic research environments.
Within that setting, the University Honors Program
offers the experience of a small liberal arts college: a
cohort of exceptional students with ample access to
dedicated faculty; an Honors residence hall; priority
registration and extended library privileges.
Our curriculum is designed to build foundational
knowledge and literacy in the first years, and then
develop skills for research, service, and professional
life culminating in a capstone project.
The top 5% of applicants to UC Davis are invited
to participate in the program and are notified in the
admissions packet. Admission by application on a
space-available basis opens in May.
Our commitment is to offer our most promising
students the best of both worlds: the experience of
a small college and the opportunities of a world-
renowned research university.
Honors at UC Davis
The experience of a small, liberal arts college with the opportunities of a world-class research university.
Contact UsUniversity Honors ProgramUC Davis - One Shields AvenueDavis, CA [email protected]
What University Honors Program students are saying
“The UHP introduced me to courses I would not have otherwise taken, people I would not have met, and opened doors to many rewarding opportunities.”
-Pooja Kumar, 2010English and Communication
“The UHP gave me a set of resources and experiences that I valued greatly in my undergraduate career. The smaller classes were a great opportunity that allowed me to network with similarly ambitious students and interesting professors.”
-Patrick Sheehan, 2014Computer Science
“I loved building a connection
with my fellow honors students
in the residence halls and the
small classes. It made a huge
difference to be taking classes with
people I knew.”
Emily Holland (‘13)
Animal Science
Welcome to the University Honors Program.
Earning a bachelor’s degree at a major
research university has distinct advantages.
Undergraduates at UC Davis have opportunities
to study with world-renowned faculty, access the
resources available in our libraries and laboratories,
and work in dynamic research environments.
Within that setting, the University Honors Program
offers the experience of a small liberal arts college: a
cohort of exceptional students with ample access to
dedicated faculty; an Honors residence hall; priority
registration and extended library privileges.
Our curriculum is designed to build foundational
knowledge and literacy in the first years, and then
develop skills for research, service, and professional
life culminating in a capstone project.
The top 5% of applicants to UC Davis are invited
to participate in the program and are notified in the
admissions packet. Admission by application on a
space-available basis opens in May.
Our commitment is to offer our most promising
students the best of both worlds: the experience of
a small college and the opportunities of a world-
renowned research university.
Honors at UC Davis
The experience of a small, liberal arts college with the opportunities of a world-class research university.
Contact UsUniversity Honors ProgramUC Davis - One Shields AvenueDavis, CA [email protected]
Live and learn in an honors community
First year Honors students live in the
newest residence hall on campus, which
provides a center of gravity to connect with
peers through shared classes, talents, hobbies
and interests. The Honors residence offers
community and support in the first year, and
fosters friendships that will last through the UC
Davis years and beyond.
Honors Privileges Support Success
• Priority class registration
• Honors transcript notation
• Opportunities to meet distinguished campus visitors
• Support from Honors faculty for research and community-based projects
• Dedicated counselors and peer advisors
• Convocations, coffees and social events with faculty and administration
• Graduate student level library privileges
The Lower-Division Curriculum: The Honors Course of Study
In the first two years, students acquire
foundational knowledge and build critical
thinking skills. Students take six honors courses
in their first six quarters at UC Davis. Taught by
select faculty and offered with limited enrollment,
Honors classes encourage students to engage and
explore while fulfilling their General Education and
completing major requirements.
Upper-Division Honors: Research, Service, Experience
Upper-division students are poised to take
advantage of UC Davis’s opportunities in
research, service, and professional life. Third-year
students take a research seminar geared toward
their discipline, learn project management skills,
and can complete individually designed research or
community service projects with faculty approval.
Projects have included award-winning business
plans for non-profits, designing a microwave oven
leak detector, designing a proposed new major for
the university, writing a book of original poetry,
and laboratory research.
Shields Library, which holds more than 2.6 million volumes, is an inspiring place to study.
Transfer Students
Transfer students admitted in the third year
participate in the upper-division program.
They receive all the privileges associated with the
University Honors Program.
The experience of a small
liberal arts college
The opportunities of a world-class
research university
A curriculum tailored for high-achieving students
A special summer opportunity for first-year UHP students to study in London and Paris
“A Tale of Two Cities” This Summer Abroad seminar on the history of
enmity, rivalry, and cooperation between France and
England is offered only to incoming first-year UHP
students, August 30-September 14, 2014.
Fourth-Year Capstone Projects: Defining your UC Davis Education
The fourth-year capstone project is the
summation of each student’s undergraduate
career. It could be an honors thesis done in
conjunction with the major department, high-level
laboratory research overseen by a faculty mentor,
a musical composition, dramatic performance, or
design portfolio, or an
Going on to great things:
Honors Program students are often awarded
top recognitions, including the University
Medal the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, and
departmental prizes. After graduation, many of
our students have gone on to study at the nation’s
top graduate and professional schools, or to find
employment at top firms.
Illustrious UHP Alumni
1. Nate Delaney-Busch ‘09 Psychology Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University; 2. Larissa Miyachi ‘12 - University Medalist, medical school at Stanford; 3. Rajiv Narayan ‘12 Medical Anthropology, Oxford University 4. Kirstin Woody Scott ‘06, Health Policy Ph.D. candidate, Harvard
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Live and learn in an honors community
First year Honors students live in the
newest residence hall on campus, which
provides a center of gravity to connect with
peers through shared classes, talents, hobbies
and interests. The Honors residence offers
community and support in the first year, and
fosters friendships that will last through the UC
Davis years and beyond.
Honors Privileges Support Success
• Priority class registration
• Honors transcript notation
• Opportunities to meet distinguished campus visitors
• Support from Honors faculty for research and community-based projects
• Dedicated counselors and peer advisors
• Convocations, coffees and social events with faculty and administration
• Graduate student level library privileges
The Lower-Division Curriculum: The Honors Course of Study
In the first two years, students acquire
foundational knowledge and build critical
thinking skills. Students take six honors courses
in their first six quarters at UC Davis. Taught by
select faculty and offered with limited enrollment,
Honors classes encourage students to engage and
explore while fulfilling their General Education and
completing major requirements.
Upper-Division Honors: Research, Service, Experience
Upper-division students are poised to take
advantage of UC Davis’s opportunities in
research, service, and professional life. Third-year
students take a research seminar geared toward
their discipline, learn project management skills,
and can complete individually designed research or
community service projects with faculty approval.
Projects have included award-winning business
plans for non-profits, designing a microwave oven
leak detector, designing a proposed new major for
the university, writing a book of original poetry,
and laboratory research.
Shields Library, which holds more than 2.6 million volumes, is an inspiring place to study.
Transfer Students
Transfer students admitted in the third year
participate in the upper-division program.
They receive all the privileges associated with the
University Honors Program.
The experience of a small
liberal arts college
The opportunities of a world-class
research university
A curriculum tailored for high-achieving students
A special summer opportunity for first-year UHP students to study in London and Paris
“A Tale of Two Cities” This Summer Abroad seminar on the history of
enmity, rivalry, and cooperation between France and
England is offered only to incoming first-year UHP
students, August 30-September 14, 2014.
Fourth-Year Capstone Projects: Defining your UC Davis Education
The fourth-year capstone project is the
summation of each student’s undergraduate
career. It could be an honors thesis done in
conjunction with the major department, high-level
laboratory research overseen by a faculty mentor,
a musical composition, dramatic performance, or
design portfolio, or an
Going on to great things:
Honors Program students are often awarded
top recognitions, including the University
Medal the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, and
departmental prizes. After graduation, many of
our students have gone on to study at the nation’s
top graduate and professional schools, or to find
employment at top firms.
Illustrious UHP Alumni
1. Nate Delaney-Busch ‘09 Psychology Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University; 2. Larissa Miyachi ‘12 - University Medalist, medical school at Stanford; 3. Rajiv Narayan ‘12 Medical Anthropology, Oxford University 4. Kirstin Woody Scott ‘06, Health Policy Ph.D. candidate, Harvard
12
4
3
Live and learn in an honors community
First year Honors students live in the
newest residence hall on campus, which
provides a center of gravity to connect with
peers through shared classes, talents, hobbies
and interests. The Honors residence offers
community and support in the first year, and
fosters friendships that will last through the UC
Davis years and beyond.
Honors Privileges Support Success
• Priority class registration
• Honors transcript notation
• Opportunities to meet distinguished campus visitors
• Support from Honors faculty for research and community-based projects
• Dedicated counselors and peer advisors
• Convocations, coffees and social events with faculty and administration
• Graduate student level library privileges
The Lower-Division Curriculum: The Honors Course of Study
In the first two years, students acquire
foundational knowledge and build critical
thinking skills. Students take six honors courses
in their first six quarters at UC Davis. Taught by
select faculty and offered with limited enrollment,
Honors classes encourage students to engage and
explore while fulfilling their General Education and
completing major requirements.
Upper-Division Honors: Research, Service, Experience
Upper-division students are poised to take
advantage of UC Davis’s opportunities in
research, service, and professional life. Third-year
students take a research seminar geared toward
their discipline, learn project management skills,
and can complete individually designed research or
community service projects with faculty approval.
Projects have included award-winning business
plans for non-profits, designing a microwave oven
leak detector, designing a proposed new major for
the university, writing a book of original poetry,
and laboratory research.
Shields Library, which holds more than 2.6 million volumes, is an inspiring place to study.
Transfer Students
Transfer students admitted in the third year
participate in the upper-division program.
They receive all the privileges associated with the
University Honors Program.
The experience of a small
liberal arts college
The opportunities of a world-class
research university
A curriculum tailored for high-achieving students
A special summer opportunity for first-year UHP students to study in London and Paris
“A Tale of Two Cities” This Summer Abroad seminar on the history of
enmity, rivalry, and cooperation between France and
England is offered only to incoming first-year UHP
students, August 30-September 14, 2014.
Fourth-Year Capstone Projects: Defining your UC Davis Education
The fourth-year capstone project is the
summation of each student’s undergraduate
career. It could be an honors thesis done in
conjunction with the major department, high-level
laboratory research overseen by a faculty mentor,
a musical composition, dramatic performance, or
design portfolio, or an
Going on to great things:
Honors Program students are often awarded
top recognitions, including the University
Medal the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, and
departmental prizes. After graduation, many of
our students have gone on to study at the nation’s
top graduate and professional schools, or to find
employment at top firms.
Illustrious UHP Alumni
1. Nate Delaney-Busch ‘09 Psychology Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University; 2. Larissa Miyachi ‘12 - University Medalist, medical school at Stanford; 3. Rajiv Narayan ‘12 Medical Anthropology, Oxford University 4. Kirstin Woody Scott ‘06, Health Policy Ph.D. candidate, Harvard
12
4
3
Live and learn in an honors community
First year Honors students live in the
newest residence hall on campus, which
provides a center of gravity to connect with
peers through shared classes, talents, hobbies
and interests. The Honors residence offers
community and support in the first year, and
fosters friendships that will last through the UC
Davis years and beyond.
Honors Privileges Support Success
• Priority class registration
• Honors transcript notation
• Opportunities to meet distinguished campus visitors
• Support from Honors faculty for research and community-based projects
• Dedicated counselors and peer advisors
• Convocations, coffees and social events with faculty and administration
• Graduate student level library privileges
The Lower-Division Curriculum: The Honors Course of Study
In the first two years, students acquire
foundational knowledge and build critical
thinking skills. Students take six honors courses
in their first six quarters at UC Davis. Taught by
select faculty and offered with limited enrollment,
Honors classes encourage students to engage and
explore while fulfilling their General Education and
completing major requirements.
Upper-Division Honors: Research, Service, Experience
Upper-division students are poised to take
advantage of UC Davis’s opportunities in
research, service, and professional life. Third-year
students take a research seminar geared toward
their discipline, learn project management skills,
and can complete individually designed research or
community service projects with faculty approval.
Projects have included award-winning business
plans for non-profits, designing a microwave oven
leak detector, designing a proposed new major for
the university, writing a book of original poetry,
and laboratory research.
Shields Library, which holds more than 2.6 million volumes, is an inspiring place to study.
Transfer Students
Transfer students admitted in the third year
participate in the upper-division program.
They receive all the privileges associated with the
University Honors Program.
The experience of a small
liberal arts college
The opportunities of a world-class
research university
A curriculum tailored for high-achieving students
A special summer opportunity for first-year UHP students to study in London and Paris
“A Tale of Two Cities” This Summer Abroad seminar on the history of
enmity, rivalry, and cooperation between France and
England is offered only to incoming first-year UHP
students, August 30-September 14, 2014.
Fourth-Year Capstone Projects: Defining your UC Davis Education
The fourth-year capstone project is the
summation of each student’s undergraduate
career. It could be an honors thesis done in
conjunction with the major department, high-level
laboratory research overseen by a faculty mentor,
a musical composition, dramatic performance, or
design portfolio, or an
Going on to great things:
Honors Program students are often awarded
top recognitions, including the University
Medal the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, and
departmental prizes. After graduation, many of
our students have gone on to study at the nation’s
top graduate and professional schools, or to find
employment at top firms.
Illustrious UHP Alumni
1. Nate Delaney-Busch ‘09 Psychology Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University; 2. Larissa Miyachi ‘12 - University Medalist, medical school at Stanford; 3. Rajiv Narayan ‘12 Medical Anthropology, Oxford University 4. Kirstin Woody Scott ‘06, Health Policy Ph.D. candidate, Harvard
12
4
3
What University Honors Program students are saying
“The UHP introduced me to courses I would not have otherwise taken, people I would not have met, and opened doors to many rewarding opportunities.”
-Pooja Kumar, 2010English and Communication
“The UHP gave me a set of resources and experiences that I valued greatly in my undergraduate career. The smaller classes were a great opportunity that allowed me to network with similarly ambitious students and interesting professors.”
-Patrick Sheehan, 2014Computer Science
“I loved building a connection
with my fellow honors students
in the residence halls and the
small classes. It made a huge
difference to be taking classes with
people I knew.”
Emily Holland (‘13)
Animal Science
Welcome to the University Honors Program.
Earning a bachelor’s degree at a major
research university has distinct advantages.
Undergraduates at UC Davis have opportunities
to study with world-renowned faculty, access the
resources available in our libraries and laboratories,
and work in dynamic research environments.
Within that setting, the University Honors Program
offers the experience of a small liberal arts college: a
cohort of exceptional students with ample access to
dedicated faculty; an Honors residence hall; priority
registration and extended library privileges.
Our curriculum is designed to build foundational
knowledge and literacy in the first years, and then
develop skills for research, service, and professional
life culminating in a capstone project.
The top 5% of applicants to UC Davis are invited
to participate in the program and are notified in the
admissions packet. Admission by application on a
space-available basis opens in May.
Our commitment is to offer our most promising
students the best of both worlds: the experience of
a small college and the opportunities of a world-
renowned research university.
Honors at UC Davis
The experience of a small, liberal arts college with the opportunities of a world-class research university.
Contact UsUniversity Honors ProgramUC Davis - One Shields AvenueDavis, CA [email protected]