Davis Honors Challenge

Davis Honors Challenge is headquartered in 162 Kerr Hall

Davis Honors Challenge (DHC) is a open-application honors program for "motivated" UC Davis undergraduate students who want more challenging course work. Students can apply for acceptance into the program at any point during their UC Davis undergraduate career, but selections are made only once per year. The program encourages students to "think critically, learn collaboratively, solve real-world problems by working in teams, improve oral and written communication skills, and develop new research skills." The program also provides participants with a range of academic services not offered to regular undergraduate students. Many Integrated Studies students transfer into the DHC after their first year. Located in Room 162 Kerr Hall, program details can be found at dhc.ucdavis.edu.

• First-Year Students must take two honors challenge sections/honors courses and one honors seminar.

• Second-Year Students must either take two honors challenge sections/honors courses and one honors seminar OR one honors challenge section/honors course, one honors contract, and one honors seminar.

• Third-Year Students must complete two honors contracts and a third-year honors seminar.

• Fourth-Year Students must complete a year-long project.

• Check books out from the library for 3 months instead of 2 weeks as if they were grad students (you need to tell them when you get your library account)(Its pretty sweet)

• Use of the special DHC computer lab (PC's only) in Kerr Hall

• Personal counselors who will work through university bureaucracy on the behalf of program participants, getting DHC students PTA #'s for classes

• GPA padding with DHC seminars/sections which often give easy grades for the added units

• Living in one of the Tercero South Residence Halls with other DHC students (If you are a 1st year)

• Priority Registration starting Winter 2007

What's been your experience with Davis Honors Challenge?

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2005-09-01 11:34:26   I had a bad experience with these people. I applied my freshman year and they sent me their awnser by e-mail...i got 4 emails. The first said "We're sorry you didn't make it into the program" so i'm like all depressed because i didn't make it. I open the 2nd letter which says and big letters"CONGRATULATIONS!! on your acceptance into the program" at this point i'm like WTF?? So i open the third letter and it's a repeat of the first and i'm getting pissed. So finally the 4th one clears everything up, by saying "ignore all the past e-mails...you didn't make it". Yeah after that i didn't want to go into the DHC and i'm kinda glad i didn't make it. —NathanielJarrett

2005-09-01 12:05:48   That's pretty shitty. —AndreyGoder

2006-03-28 17:26:39   haha yeah I got the e-mail stint too. the perks sound interesting though, and I think I'll apply again. —TusharRawat

2006-04-14 03:02:14   I'm thinking of applying too, as in later today. Heh. —MaxMikalonis

2006-04-14 16:58:52   Most of the DHC people I've met have seemed pretty cool.... Further experience with this organization will be explored. —JosephBleckman