Appendix B
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SUGGESTED CALENDAR* FOR CHP JUNIORS WHO WILL BE GRADUATING
IN 06-07 (IN FALL 06, OR WINTER, SPRING, OR SUMMER 07)
Winter (preferably), but no later than Spring Quarter of Junior Year
- Meet with an Honors Advisor individually; complete CHP Graduation Survey, veryify that all CHP graduation requirements
will be completed by time of graduation; look at academic plan and update for senior year, if necessary;
- Look at CHP Research/Thesis & Senior Handbook online (http://www.honors.uci.edu/handbook/handbook.html);
make sure you understand requirements and make note of timelines, deadlines, etc.;
- Brainstorm for a thesis topic; identify an appropriate faculty thesis advisor; begin research as soon as possible;
- Apply for admission to upper-division, major-specific honors programs, as appropriate;
- Apply for a UROP Research grant and/or the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP);
- Attend the annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium (May 13, 2006) to watch, listen & learn.
Summer Before Senior Year
- Work on graduate/professional school & prestigious scholarship applications;
- Update resume/Curriculum Vitae(CV);
- Start working on research, if ready to do so;
- Watch for senior information flyer in CHP August mailing, read carefully, and mark calendar.
Fall Quarter of Senior Year
- Submit honors thesis proposal no later than the end of the 2
nd week of fall quarter;** submit copy of updated resume/CV at the same time;
- Apply for a UROP Research grant (UROP);
- Work on graduate/professional school and/or scholarship applications; attend Career Center workshops/presentations &
Career Nights; work on job/internship search (whatever is appropriate for your goals after graduation);
- Begin research work (if not already started); remember to "write as you go…"
- Apply for graduation online at http://www.reg.uci.edu/studentaccess)
AFTER registering for winter quarter classes. Deadlines vary - all school deadlines (for spring graduation)
occur during winter quarter. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR SCHOOL(S) DEADLINE(S)!
Failure to meet them could have serious consequences and affect your date of graduation. School deadlines are listed
at www.reg.uci.edu/registrar/soc/gi.html.
Winter Quarter of Senior Year
- Continue/finish research;
- If not done already, apply for graduation online;
- Attend appropriate Career Center workshops/presentations/Career Nights; take advantage of on-campus job interviews;
- Attend the Grad Expo (formerly called “Senior Information Days”) in January;
- Watch for CHP senior mailing in March (email); read it carefully, and events/deadline on calendar.
- NOTE: Review of student records for Latin Honors & most school awards/prizes occurs at the end of winter quarter.
Spring Quarter of Senior Year
- Finish research and write up final honors thesis;
- Submit abstract for the annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium;
- Present in-progress or finished research at Symposium (usually mid May).
- Submit all final paperwork to the CHP Office no later than last working day June.
This includes a copy of your final approved thesis, an abstract, the signed thesis approval form (these
3 items need to be put in a protective cover). Also needed: an electronic copy of the thesis and abstract,
and completed CHP Exit Interview and the CHP Research Survey forms.
* This suggested calendar assumes a June graduation; if you are graduating at the end of some other quarter,
make sure you know the deadlines that apply. You are encouraged to begin research as early as possible.
Major-specific honors program may begin at different times, and some require applications/course work before
or during junior year. Make sure you know the deadlines and details and PLAN AHEAD!!
"When to begin" is a matter of judgment, determined not only by the educational preparation and readiness of
each student but also by the availability of an appropriate faculty advisor.
** If you need an extension to any deadline stated above,
see an Honors Advisor immediately. In all cases where differences exist, school/major-specific
honors program deadlines, procedures and requirements supersede the ones listed above. It is your
responsibility to identify and clarify any differences, and to make a note of what applies to you. |
