UST 1000: Learning in Community helps first-year students develop a sense of belonging at UMD. In a classroom environment that fosters meaningful connections with fellow students and their instructors, they are introduced to the people and opportunities that make UMD unique.
Any UMD staff or faculty member who holds a master's degree and wants to help new students make a successful transition to academic and student life on our campus is encouraged to teach the UST 1000 course. Courses are either one or two credits and are scheduled around the instructor's other work and teaching responsibilities. The courses are often considered an overload to an employee's contract and, if so, are compensated accordingly.
"I teach seminar because I really love students!" Stacy Crawford, UST 1000 Instructor
Students starting at UMD in the fall semester have a number of options for UST 1000 that they discuss with an adviser when they come to campus to register for classes. Possibilities include 1- or 2-credit classes designed around specific topics of interest. No matter which class a student takes, the material covered is generally the same; the special topics or reserved sections simply include examples and information tailored to the unique focus of the class.
UST 1000 is designed to assist students in making a successful transition to UMD. It introduces students to the academic, social, and personal opportunities that UMD has to offer. UST 1000 requires both practical and reflective learning, where students are encouraged to participate actively in diverse communities while also delving deeper into their own experience through self-reflection.
The Student Success Program (part of the Academic Writing and Learning Center) is here to enhance your students’ skills and equip them to be successful at UMD.
Interested in registering for one of our courses? Read on for more information. You can also contact [email protected] with any questions you have about SSP.
The Student Success Program (SSP) is the epicenter for lower-division academic skills courses and upper-division peer training and practicum courses. All courses and practica are taught and supervised by SSP faculty members who are specialists in their fields of training and student development.
The Academic Writing and Learning Center (AWLC), located in the Securian Learning Commons on the second floor of the Kathryn A. Martin Library, encompasses the: Tutoring Center, Writers' Workshop, SSP Courses, and UST 1000: Learning in Community.
UST 1000 is a one- or two-credit course that helps students make a successful transition to UMD. The course creates connections among students, with faculty, and to the campus. A number of different versions of UST 1000 are offered, but they all have the same goal: to introduce new UMD students to the many academic, social, and personal opportunities the campus offers.
UST 1000 is open to all students, but is a requirement for students in the following UMD colleges: