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Guided Study Sessions

 

Program Overview

The Guided Study Sessions (GSS) Program offers FREE, regularly scheduled group review sessions for students in traditionally difficult courses. 

Based on the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model, our trained peer facilitators plan and hold two, 50-minute study sessions per week to help you practice and put difficult material in perspective. Our GSS Leaders have previously taken your course and earned an A, so they know what it takes to stay on track in lectures and prepare for exams. Go once, a few times, or attend every session—it’s never too late to start attending GSS. However, our data suggest that students who attend GSS more frequently earn a higher course grades.

Schedule & Signing Up to Attend a Session

Guided Study Sessions for the Fall 2024 semester run from September 3rd through December 5th.

Fall 2024 Guided Study Sessions Schedule (PDF)

To attend GSS, and see our most current schedule please sign up to attend at go.umd.edu/learn. Although drop ins are welcome, we ask that you sign up beforehand whenever possible so that we can start the session on time. Registration opens two days before the session and remains open until the session ends. 

Check out our PDF guide for directions on how to sign up for a GSS session. 

For help with the registration process or to access a specific virtual session, please email gss@umd.edu from a University email address.


Fall Schedule 

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
ANSC 204: Anatomy of Domestic Animals M 3:00pm - 4:00pm (ANSC 0412) & W 3:00pm - 4:00pm (ANSC 0412) Shannon Schpect Black

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
BCHM 461: Biochemistry I TR 6:00pm - 7:00pm (ESJ 0201) Astawa Yerima Lee (0101)
BCHM 461: Biochemistry I TR 7:00pm - 8:00pm Manny Sachs-Kohen Paukstelis (0102)
BCHM 461: Biochemistry I M 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom) W 6:00pm - 7:00pm (PLS1111) Jacob Svoysky Fushman (0103)
BCHM 462: Biochemistry II Tu Th 6:00pm - 7:00pm (TYD 1101) Yoshi Chettri Dixon (0102)
BCHM 463: Biochemistry of Physiology Tu Th 5:00pm - 6:00pm (TWS 1320) Luisa Checcucci Guest (0101)
BCHM 463: Biochemistry of Physiology M 5:00pm - 6:00pm (BPS 1228) W 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Zoom) Sragvi Pattanaik Guest (0101)
BCHM 463: Biochemistry of Physiology M 4:00pm - 5:00pm (CHM 1224) R 6:00pm - 7:00pm (CHM1224) Aarnav Grover Capp (0103)

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology Tu 5:00pm - 6:00pm (Zoom) Th 5:00pm - 6:00pm (CHM 1224) Amana Alvi Lin (0201)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology M 3:30pm - 4:30pm (Zoom) W 3:30pm - 4:30pm (TWS1100) Saida Hiyam Keller (0301)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology Tu Th 2:00pm - 3:00pm (Zoom) Regan Duroy Keller (FC01)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology Tu Th 3:30pm - 4:30pm (HBK 1108) Simran Mulchandani Choi (0401)
BSCI 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II M 5:00-6:00pm (Zoom) W 5:00-6:00pm (JMP 2202) Samyak Jain Lombardi & Fox (01XX)
BSCI 207: Principles of Biology III - Organismal Biology M 6:30-7:30pm (SQH 1120) W 6:30-7:30pm (PHY 0405) Manmeet Kaur Carleton (0301, 0201)
BSCI 207: Principles of Biology III - Organismal Biology M 3:00-4:00pm (ASY 3215) W 5:00-6:00pm (ESJ 1103) Kimberly Matos Fletcher (0101)
BSCI 222: Principles of Genetics Tu 6:00-7:00pm (TYD 1114) Th 6:00-7:00pm (Zoom) Lora Abuobaid Paczolt (21XX)

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry MW 6:00-7:00pm (ESJ 0201) Angela Calahatian Dixon (12XX)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry M 3:30-4:30pm (HBK 0109) W 3:30-4:30pm (Zoom) Navleen Kaur Schech (13XX)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry M 6:00-4:00pm (PHY 2124) W 6:00-7:00pm (CHM2124) Amy Lepore Friedman (14XX)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry Tu Th 4:00-5:00m (ESJ 0201) Owen Bitner Stocker (15XX)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry Tu Th 7:00-8:00pm (HJP 2217) Narimon Zamani Dixon (12XX)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry M 1:30-2:30pm (MTH 0307) R 1:30-2:30pm (MTH 0307) Katherin Roybal Dixon (FCXX)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry M 6:30-7:30pm (VMH 1207) W 6:30-7:30pm (Zoom) Medisa Kazemi Nia Schech (13XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I MW 3:00-4:00pm (MTH 0201) Alice Zhu Hirschauer (54XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I Tu 3:00-4:00pm (TWS 0205) Th 3:00-4:00pm (Zoom) Ariana Covas Stocker (52XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I Tu Th 5:00-6:00pm (ESJ 0201) Divine Enyi Koppel (53XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I Tu Th 4:00-5:00pm (JMZ 1122) Aubrey Alexander Hirschauer (54XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I MW 5:00-6:00pm (MTH B0423) Imran Edris Koppel (53XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I M 4:00-5:00pm (KEY 0116) W 4:00-5:00pm (MTH 0116) Mahlet Aschalew Stocker (52XX)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I MW 6:30-7:30pm (PHY 1219) Jason Kuang Falvey (51XX)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II Tu Th 4:00-5:00pm (MTH 0201) Alevjen Sarmniento Isaacs (612XX)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II Tu Th 3:00-4:00pm (TLF 1101) Fatima Sow Davis (61XX)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II MW 5:30-6:30pm (PHY 0405) Milana Klopouh Davis (61XX)

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics MW 4:00-5:00pm (MTH 0106) Julia Devine Moody (0301)
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics Tu Th 4:00-5:00pm (KNI 1105) Suraj Singh Scandizzo (0201)
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics M 1:30-2:30pm (PLS 1113) Tu Th 4:00-5:00pm (TWS 0205) Shoshana Zuck Abbasi (0101, FC01)

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
MATH 120: Elementary Calculus I M 5:30-6:30pm (CHEM 2108) W 6:30-7:30pm (CHEM 2108) Dana DiChiro Khuran (02XX)
MATH 135: Mathematics for Life Sciences W 7:00-8:00pm (AJC 2121) R 4:00-5:00pm (Zoom) Alex Burstell Rowland (01XX)
MATH 140: Calculus I Tu Th 4:00-5:00pm (AJC 2134) Lee Smucker Williams (01XX)
MATH 140: Calculus I Tu 6:00-7:00pm (KEY 0102) Th 6:00-7:00pm (Zoom) Anya Tahi Zhang (03XX)
MATH 140: Calculus I M 5:30-6:30pm (PHY 2211) W 5:30-6:30pm (PHY 2211) Sebastien Lair Pilachowski (04XX)
MATH 140: Calculus I MW 5:00-6:00pm (MTH B0427) Chetanya Makkar Chadwick (05XX)
MATH 141: Calculus II Tu Th 7:00-8:00pm (IRB 2207) Diallo Barnes Gholampour (02XX)
MATH 241: Calculus III Tu Th 4:00-5:00pm (MTH 0103) Joshua Robbins Conway (03XX)
MATH 241: Calculus III Tu Th 7:000-8:00pm (MTH 0105) Mia Johnsonbaugh Machedon (01XX)
MATH 241: Calculus III Tu Th 5:00-6:00pm (MTH 0101) Logan Maroclo Safsten (02XX)

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
STAT 100: Elementary Statistics and Probability Tu 5:00-6:00pm (EDU 3315) Th 5:00-6:00pm (Zoom) Sasha Sha Griffin (01XX, 02XX)
STAT 100: Elementary Statistics and Probability M 3:00-4:00pm (PHY 2211) W 3:00-4:00pm (PHY 2211) Megan Walker Khurana (03XX)

*GSS sessions are free and open to any student enrolled in the course. Session times may change without prior notice.

Who Are the Leaders?

All GSS Leaders are undergraduate students who have taken their GSS course in the past and succeeded in achieving the learning objectives. Read more about your GSS Leader.

If you have an A- or better in a GSS-supported course and a desire to empower other learners, consider applying to become a GSS Leader. Visit our GSS application page for more information.

Contact Us

For more information, or to request disability accommodations for our program, please email the Guided Study Sessions Program at gss@umd.edu.

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