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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 suggests that the more you attend, the higher your course grade will be.

Drop ins are welcome! To sign in for a session, visit our appointment management page at umdtltc.mywconline.com.

Schedule

Spring Guided Study Sessions run February 1, 2023, through May 10, 2023.

Spring 2023 Guided Study Sessions Schedule

To access a specific virtual session, please contact your GSS Leader or email gss@umd.edu from a University email address.

Courses Supported by GSS in Spring 2023

Course GSS Session Date/Time GSS Leader Instructor*
BCHM 461: Biochemistry I T 5:30pm - 6:30pm (TWS 1310) & R 5:30 - 6:30pm (Zoom) Sol Lee Julin (0102)
BCHM 462: Biochemistry II T 7:00pm - 8:00pm (ESJ 1309) & R 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Zoom) Noam Yanay Dixon (0102)
BCHM 463: Biochemistry of Physiology MW 5:00pm - 6:00pm (ESJ B0320) Beza Ketema Tienson-Tseng (0101, 0102)

*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 160: Principles of Ecology and Evolution M 6:00pm - 7:00pm (BPS 0283) & W 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom) Hien Ngo Shofner (6301)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology T 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Zoom) & 3:00pm - 4:00pm (BPS 1232) Antariksh Tulshyan Keller (0101, 0401)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology M 6:00pm - 7:00pm (PHY 4221) & W 6:00pm -7:00pm (Zoom) Renee Nosko Keller (0101, 0401)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology M 3:30pm - 4:30pm (ATL 1114) & W 3:30pm - 4:30pm (Zoom) Shazeeb Cheema Fletcher (0201)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology T 6:00pm - 7:00pm (ESJ 0215) & 4:00pm - 5:00pm (BPS 0283) Luke Amaral Fletcher (0201)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology M 4:30pm - 5:30pm (MTH0201) & F 4:30pm - 5:30pm (Zoom) Ariana Covas Haag (0301)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology T 5:00pm - 6:00pm (Zoom) & R 5:00pm - 6:00pm (ESJ B0322) Lauren Jacobs Haag (0301)
BSCI 170: Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology MW 3:30pm - 4:30pm (SQH 1105) Rachel Girard Van der Weele (0501)
BSCI 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I MW 4:30pm - 5:30pm (TYD 2102) Meher Hemnani Opoku-Edusei & Fox (01xx)
BSCI 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I M 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom) & W 6:00pm - 7:00pm (CHM 1228) Josh Chibb Bennett & Fox (11xx)
BSCI 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II M 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom) & W 6:00pm - 7:00pm (HJP 2217) Haedn Rho Lombardi & Fox (11xx)
BSCI 207: Principles of Biology III - Organismal Biology TR 6:00pm - 7:00pm (ESJ 2212) Neeraj Kumar Shapiro (0201)
BSCI 222: Principles of Genetics TR 6:30pm - 7:30pm (AJC 2119) Surya Padmanabhan Straney (71xx)
BSCI 222: Principles of Genetics M 4:00pm - 5:00pm (CHM 1228) & W 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom) Grace Cho Paczolt (72xx)
BSCI 450: Mammalian Systems Physiology M 4:30pm - 5:30pm (TYD 1132) & W 4:30pm - 5:30pm (TYD 1108) Salim Muhammed Opoku-Edusei

*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 6:00pm - 7:00pm (CHM 1224) Aaron Raj Baxter (11xx)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry T 6:00pm - 7:00pm (ESJ 1202) & R 7:00pm - 8:00m (ESJ 2212) Angela Thea Calahatian Baxter (11xx)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry M 3:30pm - 4:30pm (ESJ 2309) & W 3:30pm - 4:30pm (Zoom) Shani Hofer Guest (12xx)
CHEM 131: Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry TR 7:00pm - 8:00pm (IRB 1116) Olivia Vincent Mignerey (13xx)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I T 6:00pm - 7:00pm (ESJ 2309) & R 5:00pm - 6:00pm (HJP 2242) Annice Ufoh Stocker (51xx, 54xx)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I MW 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Zoom) Jules Einhorn Stocker (51xx, 54xx)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I T 5:00pm - 6:00pm (ESJ 1202) & 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Zoom) Rima Sheth Stocker (51xx, 54xx)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I MR 6:00pm - 7:00pm (HJP 2242) Nikita Patel Koppel (53xx, SES1)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I TR 5:00pm - 6:00pm (ESJ 2309) Akshaya Balaji Koppel (53xx, SES1)
CHEM 231: Organic Chemistry I T 3:00pm - 4:00pm (PHY 0405) & R 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Zoom) Christopher Knachel Rainbolt (55xx)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II M 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Zoom) W 7:00pm - 8:00pm (ESJ 0215) Jacob Svoysky Friedman (61xx)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II TR 7:00pm - 8:00pm (ESJ 1202) Yoshi Chettri Friedman (61xx)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II TR 7:00pm - 8:00pm (ESJ 2309) Kenneth Wang Wang (62xx)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II MW 5:30pm - 6:30pm (ESJ 0215) Natalie Lim Wang (62xx)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry II MR 5:00pm - 6:00pm (ATL 1114) Michail Siokis Isaacs (63xx)
CHEM 271: General Chemistry and Energetics TR 5:00pm - 6:00pm (CHM 1224) Mahan Haghighatian Rainbolt (21xx)
CHEM 271: General Chemistry and Energetics MW 5:30pm - 6:30pm (Zoom) Sragvi Pattanaik Dixon (22xx)

*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 T 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Zoom) & R 6:00pm - 7:00pm (ESJ 1309) Elizabeth Early Scandizzo (0101, 0201)
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics TR 4:00pm - 5:00pm (TYD 2111) Gavin Justement Scandizzo (0101, 0201)
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics MW 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Zoom) Roma Sheth Scandizzo (0101, 0201)

*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 115: Precalculus TR 3:30pm - 4:30pm (ESJ 2212) Liz Everich Rosca (01xx)
MATH 140: Calculus I TR 4:00pm - 5:00pm (MATH 0101) Lee Smucker Williams (02xx)
MATH 140: Calculus I M 4:00pm - 5:00pm (ESJ B0320) & W 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Zoom) Chetanya Makkar Chadwick (03xx)
MATH 141: Calculus II MW 7:00pm - 8:00pm (ESJ 1215) Mukti Trivedi Pilachowski (02xx)
MATH 141: Calculus II MW 7:00pm - 8:00pm (ESJ 1309) Landon Thomas Mackall (04xx)
MATH 241: Calculus III M 6:00pm-7:00pm (MTH B0421) & W 4:00pm - 5:00pm (MTH 0101) Joshua Robbins Doboszczak (01xx)

*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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