TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminars
Transfer Student Seminar are open to all students during their first year at UMBC.
Note: 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.
Fall 2023
Class Selections:
TRS in Computing
Class: 4064 | Section: 01-LEC Regular
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Location: Math & Psychology 105
Instruction Mode: Hybrid
Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023 – 12/12/2023
Instructor: Mark Berczynski
Description: 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: This one 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. This course will connect the student back to the academic discipline they intend to pursue.
Co-Requisite Options: Any 100- or 200- Level Computing Course
TRS in Engineering
Class: 4065 | Section: 03-LEC Regular
Lecture: Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Location: Sherman Hall 145
Instruction Mode: Hybrid
Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023 – 12/12/2023
Instructor: Krista Wallace
Description: 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: This one 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. This course will connect the student back to the academic discipline they intend to pursue.
Co-Requisite: Co-Requisite Options: Any 100- or 200- Level Engineering Course
TRS in Shady Grove
Class: 4218 | Section: 06-LEC Regular
Lecture: Th 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Location: Shady Grove Bldg.
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023 – 12/12/2023
Instructor: Abigail Granger
Description: 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: This one 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. This course will connect the student back to the academic discipline they intend to pursue.
Co-Requisite: Department Consent Required
TRS in History
Class: 7532 | Section: 09-LEC Regular
Lecture: We 1:00 – 2:15pm p.m. | Location: Interdisciplinary Life Sciences 237
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023 – 12/12/2023
Instructor: To be Announced
Description: 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: This one 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. This course will connect the student back to the academic discipline they intend to pursue.
Co-Requisite: HIST101, HIST111, HIST207, or HIS210
TRS in Biology
Class: 4116 | Section: 11-LEC Regular
Lecture: Tu 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Location: Fine Arts 301
Instruction Mode: Hybrid
Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023 – 12/12/2023
Instructor: Amery Thompson
Description: 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: This one 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. This course will connect the student back to the academic discipline they intend to pursue.
Co-Requisite: BIOL302
TRS in Math
Class: 4256 | Section: 18-LEC Regular
Lecture: Mo 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Location: Fine Arts 006
Instruction Mode: Hybrid
Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023 – 12/12/2023
Instructor: Abby Hart
Description: 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: This one 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. This course will connect the student back to the academic discipline they intend to pursue.
Co-Requisite: MATH150, MATH151, MATH152, or MATH155
Past Courses
5/24/2023