diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 4f13778..89823e7 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -26,32 +26,42 @@ <h2>All active projects</h2>
             <th>ID</th>
             <th>Type</th>
             <th>Name</th>
+            <th>Branch</th>
             <th>Last activity</th>
+            <th>Status</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
         </tbody>
       </table>
       <hr>
-      <h2>Add new project</h2>
-      <form id="add-project-form">
-        <div class="form-group">
-          <label for="project-type">Project type</label>
-          <input type="text" class="form-control" id="project-type" list="type-list" autofocus>
-          <datalist id="type-list">
-            <option>Testing</option>
-            <option>Training</option>
-            <option>Analysis</option>
-          </datalist>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-          <label for="project-name">Project name</label>
-          <input type="text" class="form-control" id="project-name">
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-          <input type="submit" class="btn btn-default" value="Add project">
-        </div>
-      </form>
+      <div id="add-project-menu">
+        <h2>Add new project</h2>
+        <form id="add-project-form">
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label for="project-type">Project type</label>
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="project-type" list="type-list" autofocus required>
+            <datalist id="type-list">
+              <option>Testing</option>
+              <option>Training</option>
+              <option>Analysis</option>
+            </datalist>
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label for="project-branch">Project branch</label>
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="project-branch" list="branch-list" autofocus required>
+            <datalist id="branch-list">
+            </datalist>
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label for="project-name">Project name</label>
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="project-name" required>
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <input type="submit" class="btn btn-default" value="Add project">
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
     </div>
     <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
     <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/projects.css b/src/projects.css
index badffd5..3f817a5 100644
--- a/src/projects.css
+++ b/src/projects.css
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 .main-content {
     padding-top: 60px; /* make room for the fixed header */
+}
+
+.red{
+	color: red;
+}
+
+.green{
+	color: green;
+}
+
+#add-project-menu{
+	display:none;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/projects.js b/src/projects.js
index 6c11b49..799cc89 100644
--- a/src/projects.js
+++ b/src/projects.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-function Project(id, type, name, lastActivity) {
-    this.id = id;
-    this.type = type;
-    this.name = name;
-    this.lastActivity = lastActivity;
+function Project(id, type, name, branchName, lastActivity, status) {
+  this.id = id;
+  this.type = type;
+  this.name = name;
+  this.branchName = branchName;
+  this.lastActivity = lastActivity;
+  this.status = false;
 }
 
 // The list of all projects currently in the system.
 // (Feel free to imagine this came from a database somewhere on page load.)
 var CURRENT_PROJECTS = [
-    new Project(0, "Training", "Patrick's experimental branch", new Date(2014, 6, 17, 13, 5, 842)),
-    new Project(1, "Testing", "Blind test of autosuggest model", new Date(2014, 6, 21, 18, 44, 229))
+new Project(0, "Training", "Patrick's experimental branch", "outdated-branch-1", new Date(2014, 6, 17, 13, 5, 842)),
+new Project(1, "Testing", "Blind test of autosuggest model", "up-to-date-branch-1", new Date(2014, 6, 21, 18, 44, 229))
 ];
 
 // The current maximum ID, so we know how to allocate an ID for a new project.
@@ -17,44 +19,152 @@ var CURRENT_PROJECTS = [
 var MAX_ID = Math.max.apply(null, $.map(CURRENT_PROJECTS, function(pj) { return pj.id; }));
 
 $(function(){
-    var loadProjects = function($container, projects) {
-        $.fn.append.apply($container, $.map(projects, function(pj) {
-            return $("<tr>").append(
-                $("<td>").text(pj.id),
-                $("<td>").text(pj.type),
-                $("<td>").text(pj.name),
-                $("<td>").text(pj.lastActivity.toString())
-            );
-        }));
-    };
+
+  var isUpToDate = function(branchName){
+   if(branchName === "master"){
+    return true;
+   }
+   $.each(branchCommits, function(index, branch){
+     if(branch.name === branchName){
+       if(branch.commitDate >= lastCommitToMaster){
+         return true;
+       }
+     }
+   })
+   return false;
+  }
+
+
+  var loadProjects = function($container, projects) {
+    $.fn.append.apply($container, $.map(projects, function(pj) {
+
+      return $("<tr>").append(
+        $("<td>").text(pj.id),
+        $("<td>").text(pj.type),
+        $("<td>").text(pj.name),
+        $("<td>").text(pj.branchName),
+        $("<td>").text(pj.lastActivity.toString()),
+        $("<td>").html('<p class="status" id=' + pj.branchName + '>' + formatProjectStatus(isUpToDate(pj.branchName)) + '</p>')
+        );
+      //if I had more time, I would want to update the project's status accordingly.
+    }));
+  };
 
     // Creates a new project based on the user input in the form.
     var createProject = function($form) {
-        return new Project(
-            MAX_ID + 1,
-            $form.find("#project-type").val(),
-            $form.find("#project-name").val(),
-            new Date()
+      return new Project(
+        MAX_ID + 1,
+        $form.find("#project-type").val(),
+        $form.find("#project-name").val(),
+        $form.find("#project-branch").val(),
+        new Date($.now())
         );
     };
 
     // Clears the data in the form so that it's easy to enter a new project.
     var resetForm = function($form) {
-        $form.find("#project-type").val("");
-        $form.find("#project-name").val("");
-        $form.find("input:first").focus();
+      $form.find("#project-type").val("");
+      $form.find("#project-branch").val("");
+      $form.find("#project-name").val("");
+      $form.find("input:first").focus();
     };
 
     var $projectTable = $("#project-list>tbody");
-    loadProjects($projectTable, CURRENT_PROJECTS);
+    // loadProjects($projectTable, CURRENT_PROJECTS);
 
     $("#add-project-form").submit(function(e) {
-        var $form = $(this);
-        pj = createProject($form);
-        MAX_ID = pj.id;
-        CURRENT_PROJECTS.push(pj);
-        loadProjects($projectTable, [pj]);
-        resetForm($form);
-        e.preventDefault();
+      var $form = $(this);
+      pj = createProject($form);
+      MAX_ID = pj.id;
+      CURRENT_PROJECTS.push(pj);
+      loadProjects($projectTable, [pj]);
+      resetForm($form);
+      e.preventDefault();
     });
+
+    //populate branch dropdown with branch names
+    var projectBranches = [];
+    var branchCommits = [];
+
+    var getExistingProjectBranches = function(){
+      return $.ajax({
+        url: "https://api.github.com/repos/quixey/webdev-exercise/branches",
+        type: "GET",
+        success: function(branches){
+          $.each(branches, function(index, branch){
+            projectBranches.push(branch.name);
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    var addExistingBranchOptions = function(projectBranches){
+      $.each(projectBranches, function(index, branch){
+        $('#branch-list').append('<option>' + branch + '</option>');
+      })
+    }
+
+    var branchCommits;
+    var lastCommitToMaster;
+
+    var getLastBranchCommit = function(projectBranchName){
+      $.ajax({
+        url: "https://api.github.com/repos/quixey/webdev-exercise/branches/" + projectBranchName,
+        type: "GET",
+        success: function(branch){
+          var branchName = branch.name;
+          branchCommits.push({name: branchName, commitDate: branch.commit.commit.committer.date});
+
+          if(branch.name === "master"){
+            lastCommitToMaster = branch.commit.commit.committer.date;
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    function preloadProjectBranchesDropdown() {
+
+     $.when( getExistingProjectBranches() ).then(
+       function(projectBranches) {
+        $.each(projectBranches, function(index, branch){
+          getLastBranchCommit(branch.name)
+        })
+        var dfd = jQuery.Deferred();
+        setTimeout(function() {
+          dfd.resolve();
+        }, Math.floor( 1000 ) );
+        return dfd.promise();
+      }
+      ).then(function(){
+        loadProjects($projectTable, CURRENT_PROJECTS);
+        addExistingBranchOptions(projectBranches);
+        showBranchStatus();
+        $('#add-project-menu').show();
+      });
+
+    }
+    preloadProjectBranchesDropdown();
+   //handle date status
+   //branch's last commit date is found by going through object > commit > committer > date
+   //committer is not always the author of the patch
+
+   var showBranchStatus = function(){
+    var branchesOnDom = $('.status');
+    $.each(branchesOnDom, function(index, branch){
+      var branchName = branch.id;
+      var branchStatus = isUpToDate(branchName)
+
+      $('#' + branchName).html(formatProjectStatus(branchStatus));
+    })
+   }
+
+   var formatProjectStatus = function(projectStatus){
+    if(projectStatus){
+      return '<span class="green" >Up to Date</span>'
+    }
+    else{
+      return '<span class="red" >Outdated</span>'
+    }
+   }
+
 });