Frequently
Asked Questions from New DHC Students
1. What
exactly are the DHC requirements for my first year?
2. What
is an "Honors Challenge Section" or "Honors
Course?"
3. How
do I select my DHC course for the Fall?
4. What
about registration?
FAQ
1.
What exactly are the DHC requirements for my first year?
As a first-year DHC student you are required
to complete one four-unit Honors Seminar, one Honors Challenge
Section and one additional Honors Course during the academic
year. With three quarters in a year, it works well to take
one DHC requirement per quarter.
Alternately, if you enroll in an Honors Chemistry or Physics
course, you can count it toward your DHC requirements for
a Challenge Section or Course.
In addition to completing the course requirements,
students are expected to earn a minimum 3.25 UCD Grade Point
Average by the end of Spring quarter in order to contine
their participation in the program the following year.
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2.
What is an "Honors Challenge Section" or "Honors
Course?"
Honors Challenge Sections
are separate, one-unit additions to regularly-scheduled
courses. Enrollment in Challenge Sections is limited to
15 DHC students, and they are offered in conjunction with
courses you will need for graduation.
If you are taking an Honors Challenge Section for your DHC
requirements, you will attend the regular class meeting
time(s). You will also attend your Honors Challenge Section
for one hour per week.
Honors Courses are usually offered in English
and Comparative Literature and will satisfy your College
English or General Education requirements. Since the whole
class consists of DHC students only, there is no additional
Challenge Section. You just attend the regular class meeting
with other DHC students. We also have Honors Courses throughout
the year, some offered as Freshman Seminars or in specific
disciplines of interest to DHC students. You will learn
more about these courses at Summer Orientation.
What to expect from DHC Courses:
DHC faculty are encouraged to add to and/or elaborate on
some aspect of the academic material taught in the regular
course. In some cases, instructors use DHC courses as an
opprtunity to try new activities - field trips, student
presentations, lab tours, etc. Your DHC courses will provide
you with a stimulating and engaging addition to the course
material and the chance to get to know your professor one-on-one.
Honors Chemistry and Physics courses
are offered by the corresponding department and are not
DHC courses. They can, however, count toward your DHC Challenge
Section/Honors Course requirement. Honors courses in Chemistry
and Physics move at a faster pace and cover additional material
that the regular course does not. If you are interested
in enrolling in these traditional honors courses, click
on the links below.
- Chemistry
- view Chemistry Diagnostic Exam Requirement to enroll
in CHE 2CH
- Physics
- view Honors Physics web page for enrollment in PHY 9HA
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3.
How do I select my DHC course for the Fall?
You can find a list of the DHC Courses offered for fall
on the course
offerings page. This page will be updated regularly.
Before selecting a course, please read carefully the information
below.
You must communicate with an Honors Counselor in
order to sign up for your DHC Course. We have provided
the course
offerings to give you an idea of what is available.
However, your actual DHC course placement will be made after
discussion with an Honors Counselor. Honors Counselors are
specially trained to help you select DHC courses which will
work best in your academic plan. We will ask for your flexibility
during this process.
Students who attend Summer
Orientation will select a DHC course at that time.
If you are not attending Summer Orientation, please call
DHC at (530) 752-3223 for assistance with course selection.
Follow this link to learn more about how DHC
courses fit with your graduation
requirements.
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4.
What about registration?
Once you have signed up for a DHC course with
an Honors Counselor, you will receive a number for you to
use when you officially register for your DHC course.
You are responsible for officially registering via SISWEB
for BOTH your Challenge Section AND your regular course.
If you do not register for both courses, you will not receive
DHC credit!
In some cases there is a limit to which sections of the
regular course you can sign up for. We want to make sure
that the lecture you sign up for has the same instructor
as your Challenge Section. Because there are limitations
like this, it is important that students read the details
in the course
offerings list very carefully.
All DHC courses (including companion lectures)
must be taken for a letter grade to count toward DHC requirements.
DHC courses and lectures may not be taken Pass/No Pass (P/NP).
Closed Classes: When an Honors
Counselor places your name on our sign-up list for a Challenge
Section, you are guaranteed your space in that Challenge
Section. If, for any reason, you are unable to add your
Challenge Section on SISWEB, contact an Honors Counselor
right away.
We cannot guarantee spaces for DHC students
in non-DHC courses, so register for the lecture course during
your Pass One registration appointment. If you signed up
with an Honors Counselor for the adjoining Challenge Section
but the lecture course is full, please contact the DHC office
right away. In some cases, we can attempt to secure you
a space.
If you are unable to register for the lecture course during
Pass Two, please make sure to place yourself on the waiting
list and contact the DHC office at that time.
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