TRS Courses 2020 – 2021

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