These one or two-credit courses are designed to assist in the successful transition of transfer students from their previous college or university to UMBC. It focuses on developing and understanding the skills needed and the academic expectations to achieve success at an Honors University. The materials covered will complement the work that is being done in upper-level courses in the major, and it will contain academic material selected by the Department that has been identified as a barrier to the success of transfer students in that particular major.
Transfer Student Seminar are open to all students during their first year at UMBC.
Fall 2017 | Spring 2018
Spring 2018
TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars
Classes: TBA
TRS in Biology
Lecture: We 11 – 11:50 a.m.
Troy Williams
Note: Co-Requisite: Students must also enroll in CMSC202 or CMSC203 or CMSC341
TRS in Shady Grove
Lecture: Th 10 – 11:15 a.m.
Chelsea Moyer
Note: Student must also be registered in at least one discipline specific course offered at the Shady Grove campus.
TRS in Information Systems
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Alejandra Diaz, Ashley Luster
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in IS300 OR IS310
TRS in Computer Science
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Alejandra Diaz, Ashley Luster
Note: Co-Requisite: Students must also enroll in CMSC202 or CMSC203 or CMSC341
TRS in Mechanical Engineering
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Laila Shishineh
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENME204
TRS in Chemical Engineering
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Laila Shishineh
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENCH215
Fall 2017
TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars
TRS in Computer Science
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Staff
Note: Co-Requisite: Students must also enroll in CMSC202 or CMSC203 or CMSC341
TRS in Information Systems
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Staff
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in IS300 OR IS310
TRS in Shady Grove
Lecture: Th 10 – 11:15 a.m.
Chelsea Moyer
Note: Student must also be registered in at least one discipline specific course offered at the Shady Grove campus.
TRS in American Studies
Lecture: Tu 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Paulomi Dholakia
Note: Course has a co-requisite of AMST 376. Student must also be enrolled in AMST 376. This section of TRS 201 is especially open to active duty or Veterans.
TRS in Genetics
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Cynthia Wagner, Stephen Miller
Note: Student must be enrolled in Bio 302 concurrently.
TRS in Modern Language & Linguistics
Lecture: Tu 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Emily Moroney
Note: Student must be enrolled in MLL 280 concurrently.
TRS in Mechanical Engineering
Lecture: Th 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Staff
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENME204
TRS in Chemical Engineering
Lecture: Th 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Staff
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENCH215
Updated 12/14/2017