Fall 2018 | Spring 2019
Transfer Student Seminar are open to all students during their first year at UMBC.
Spring 2019
TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars
TRS in Genetics
Lecture: Mo 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | TBA
Instructor(s): Cynthia Wagner, Jeremiah Sawyer
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Student must be enrolled in Bio 302 concurrently.
TRS in Shady Grove
Lecture: Th 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Shady Grove Building III 4219
Instructor(s): Chelsea Moyer
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
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 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 103
Instructor(s): Ashley Luster, Joshua Massey
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in IS300 OR IS310
TRS in Computer Science
Lecture: Th 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. | Sherman Hall 108
Instructor(s): Ashley Luster, Joshua Massey
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
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. | Sherman Hall 011
Instructor(s): Laila Shishineh
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENME204
TRS in Chemical Engineering
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Information Technology 456
Instructor(s): Laila Shishineh
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENCH215
Fall 2018
TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars
TRS in Computer Science
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Sondheim 211
Ashley Luster, Joshua Massey
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
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. | Sondheim 113
Ashley Luster, Joshua Massey
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in IS300 OR IS310
TRS in Shady Grove
Lecture: Th 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Shady Grove Building III 4219
Chelsea Moyer
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Student must also be registered in at least one discipline specific course offered at the Shady Grove campus.
TRS in Genetics
Lecture: We 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Biological Sciences 004
Karen Mattingly, Tracy Smith
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Student must be enrolled in Bio 302 concurrently.
TRS in Mechanical Engineering
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Sondheim 112
Laila Shishineh
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENME204
TRS in Chemical Engineering
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Sondheim 113
Laila Shishineh
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENCH215
TRS in Honors College
Lecture: Tu 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Albin O Kuhn Library & Gallery 216M
Michael Stone
This one or two-credit course is 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 material 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.
Note: Co-Requisite: Students must also enroll in CMSC202 or CMSC203 or CMSC341
Updated 1/21/2019