TSN Leader Duties

·       Serve as a role model to off-campus and on-campus transfer students.

·       Develop peer-mentoring relationships with assigned students before, during, and after their transition.

·       Organize programming and services as part of your team and collateral project.

·       Assist in development of a sense of community among transfer students.

·       Plan and implement the Transfer Student Network Workshop Series every semester.

·       Assist with Office of Off-Campus Student Services events as needed, including, but not limited to Commuter Week and Welcome Week.

·       Attend two Transfer Day Fairs at partnering community colleges throughout the semester.

Students who seek out help do better in their classes than students who try to tough it out alone.

1.  Math Lab 

2.  Writing Center

3.  SI/PASS: Supplemental Instruction/Peer Assisted Study Sessions

4.  Weekly Appointment Tutoring

You can do this, and UMBC's Learning Resources Center is here to help you!

Not sure how to get on course with your study habits this semester? 

Need help identifying what is challenging you?

Want resources to help you be more successful at UMBC? 

You can make an appointment with Jordan White, the Study Skills Specialist at UMBC’s Learning Resources Center.

Jordan White 

Please use this link to select an appointment time, at least 24 hours in advance.  Choose one of the grey appointment blocks and then click save.

If you need to cancel your appointment, please go to your MyUMBC Google Calendar, find the appointment you registered for, and delete it. This will open up the slot for another student.  You can then use the link above to schedule another time.

We want to help you achieve your academic goals this semester, and we look forward to meeting with you.

The Learning Resources Center’s services are free of charge and open to all enrolled students.

The First Year Intervention Program (FYI) is one of the many services that the Learning Resources Center offers to UMBC students. 

The purpose of the program is twofold: to notify students in their first year at UMBC that they are in danger of receiving a D or F in a certain course and to provide them with resources to improve their grade in that course and preserve their GPA. 

By alerting students early in the semester, students have the ability to make the necessary changes to improve their grade and become successful in their academic careers. 

When do FYI alerts get sent?

The FYI reporting period for the Spring 2017 semester is scheduled to begin on  Monday, February 27, 2017 and end on Friday, March 31, 2017. 

I got an alert, but I’m not in my first year at UMBC.

The alert program is designed to notify students in their first year at UMBC; however, instructors have the ability to send alerts to any student who is in danger of receiving a D or F in the course. If you received an alert, it means that your grade is in jeopardy and you should take action immediately.

Help! I got an alert in one of my courses! What should I do?

Your professor sent you an alert because you are in danger of receiving a D or an F in that course. The first thing you should do is to contact your professor to figure out what your exact grade is and what you can do about it. Next, visit our website to see if there’s any services at UMBC that can help you improve your grade.

You can also schedule a meeting with Jordan White, UMBC's Study Skills Specialist at the Learning Resources Center. 

If I’m in danger of receiving a D or an F, doesn’t that mean I could still be passing?

It is possible, but you could just barely be passing. If you are in a course that has a second level to it (such as MATH 150, or BIOL 141), you MUST receive a C or higher to move on to the next level. If you are trying to fulfill your GEP requirements with a course, you MUST have a C or higher for it to count. This is why we ask professors to let you know if you are in danger of receiving a D.  

If you have any further questions about the FYI program, please email fyi@umbc.edu