TRS Courses 2019 -2020

Fall 2019 | Spring 2020

Transfer Student Seminar are open to all students during their first year at UMBC.

Fall 2019

TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars

TRS in Computer Science

Section: 01-LEC (1074)
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Interdisciplinary Life Sciences 237
Instructor(s): Staff

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.

Co-Requisite: Students must also enroll in CMSC202 or CMSC203 or CMSC341


TRS in Information Systems

Section: 03-LEC (1075)
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Information Technology 233
Instructor(s): Staff

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.

Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in IS310 (and must have SOME programming experience to take this course)


TRS in Shady Grove

Section: 06-LEC (5546)
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.

Co-Requisite: Student must also be registered in at least one discipline specific course offered at the Shady Grove campus.


TRS in Mechanical Engineering

Section: 14-LEC (1332)
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Interdisciplinary Life Sciences 237
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.

Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENME204 OR ENME217 OR ENME220


TRS in Chemical Engineering

Section: 15-LEC (1333)
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Information Technology 233
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.

Co-Requisite: Student must also enroll in ENCH215


TRS in Honors College

Section: 16-LEC (1395)
Lecture: Tu 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. | Albin O Kuhn Library 216
Instructor(s): 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.

Co-Requisite: Students must also enroll in HONR200, HONR210, OR HONR300

Spring 2020

TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars

TRS in Genetics

Section: 01-LEC (8040)

Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Information Technology 456

Instructor: Chloe Terrell, Daniel Lim

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.

Co-Requisite: Student must be enrolled in BIOL302 concurrently.


TRS in Shady Grove

Section: 02-LEC (6870)

Lecture: Th 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Shady Grove Building III 4219

Instructor: 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.

Co-Requisite: Department Consent Required


TRS in Information Systems

Section: 03-LEC (6880)

Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Math & Psychology 105

Instructor: Krista Wallace

Peer: Eric Chao

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.

Co-Requisite: Department Consent Required


TRS in Computer Science

Section: 04-LEC (6881)

Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Physics 107

Instructor: Krista Wallace

Peer: Eric Chao

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.

Co-Requisite: Department Consent Required


TRS in Chemical Engineering

Section: 05-LEC (6882)

Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Sherman Hall 108

Instructor: Laila Shishineh

Peer: German Bu

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.

Co-Requisite: Department Consent Required


TRS in Honors College

Section: 06-LEC (6883)

Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 205

Instructor: Laila Shishineh

Peer: Connor Bowman

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.

Co-Requisite: Department Consent Required

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