Transfer Student Seminar are open to all students during their first year at UMBC.
Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
Fall 2020
TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars
TRS in Computer Science
Class: 1058 | Section: 01-LEC Regular
Lecture: MoWe 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Location: Janet & Walter Sondheim 111
Instructor: Krista Wallace
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
Class: 1059 | Section: 03-LEC Regular
Lecture: MoWe 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Location: Janet & Walter Sondheim 105
Instructor: Krista Wallace
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
Class: 5894 | Section: 06-LEC Regular
Lecture: MoWe 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Location: Shady Grove TBA
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: Student must also be registered in at least one discipline specific course offered at the Shady Grove campus.
TRS in Genetics
Class: 1203 | Section: 11-LEC Regular
Lecture: Tu 11:30 – 12:45 p.m. | Location: Fine Arts 301
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.
Note: Student must be enrolled in Bio 302 concurrently.
TRS in Mechanical Engineering
Class: 1313 | Section: 14-LEC Regular
Lecture: Tu 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Location: Engineering 025
Instructor: Laila Shishineh
his 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
Class: 1314 | Section: 15-LEC Regular
Lecture: Tu 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Location: Engineering 336
Instructor: 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
Class: 1363 | Section: 16-LEC Regular
Lecture: Tu 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Location: Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building 302
Instructor: 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 2021
TRS 201 – Transfer Student Seminar
TRS in Genetics
Section: 01-LEC Regular (7515)
Lecture: Tu 11:30AM – 12:45PM | Administration 101
Instruction Mode: Hybrid
Meeting Dates: 01/26/2021 – 05/12/2021
Instructor: Chloe Terrell
TRS in Shady Grove
Section: 02-LEC Regular (6884)
Lecture: Fr 10:00AM – 11:15AM | TBA
Instruction Mode: Online
Meeting Dates: 01/26/2021 – 05/12/2021
Instructor: Abigail Granger
TRS in Information Systems
Section: 03-LEC Regular (6902)
Lecture: Th 2:30PM – 3:45PM | TBA
Instruction Mode: Online
Meeting Dates: 01/26/2021 – 05/12/2021
Instructor: Krista Wallace, Mark Berczynski
TRS in Computer Science
Section: 04-LEC Regular (6908)
Lecture: Th 2:30PM – 3:45PM | TBA
Instruction Mode: Online
Meeting Dates: 01/26/2021 – 05/12/2021
Instructor: Krista Wallace, Mark Berczynski
TRS in Mechanical Engineering
Section: 05-LEC Regular (12181)
Lecture: Tu 10:00AM – 11:15AM | TBA
Instruction Mode: Online
Meeting Dates: 01/26/2021 – 05/12/2021
Instructor: Laila Shishineh
TRS in Chemical Engineering
Section: 06-LEC Regular (12182)
Lecture: Tu 10:00AM – 11:15AM | TBA
Instruction Mode: Online
Meeting Dates: 01/26/2021 – 05/12/2021
Instructor: Laila Shishineh
Updated 5/28/2021