First Year Experience & Students in Transition

Welcome to UMD!

The First Year Experience & Students in Transition (FYE & SIT) office provides many programs and services designed to help first year students with their transition into the UMD community. We work with students to help them achieve academic, social and personal success.

Advisement & Registration, Welcome Week & Bulldog Bash, the SSP 1000: Introduction to College Learning course, ongoing student assistance, and a newsletter series are just a few of the services we provide.

Click on the links below for more information about our services.

• Advisement & Registration Starting at UMD? This mandatory program will help you register for your first semester of classes and start of your UMD education on the right foot.
  
  
• Welcome Week & Bulldog Bash This event begins with a mandatory program for new freshman students on August 28-September 1, 2008. Additional optional activities continue September 2-September 7.
  
  
• FYE Spectrum Each month, FYE & SIT publishes a web newsletter for new freshmen students. The FYE Spectrum provides timely reminders and tips to make the most of your UMD experience.
  
  
• SSP 1000: Introduction to College Learning This course, commonly referred to as "ICL," is a one-to-two credit class designed to help freshman students succeed at UMD. Most new freshman are required to take the course; click on the link above for more information.
  
  
• Transition Issues Many students are surprised by the academic differences between high school and college. Other students experience transition issues related to personal and social adjustment.