Welcome to University Transition!
Prepare for success right from the start
University Transition is a one-week program designed for incoming UM freshmen. Our goal is to provide tools and techniques
to help you succeed in college and to make your first experiences with college and campus life positive.
Make yourself at home
The program occurs the week before regular Fall classes begin. Click on the University Transition Schedule to see course
dates and the general schedule for the week. Move into your assigned dorm room a week early, make new friends and feel more
comfortable when Fall Semester begins.
Earn a credit
University Transition focuses on the successful transition from high school to higher education. Learn valuable college
preparatory skills, attend presentations by UM faculty and earn one academic credit in UNC 194 before the UM Fall Semester
begins.
Designed for Incoming UM Students
University Transition introduces incoming freshman to other students and to campus life and provides academic tools to help
students achieve successful college experiences.
- Welcome and presentations by distinguished UM faculty from wide-ranging fields of study.
- The dynamic process of research
Basic electronic research methods and techniques to critically evaluate internet research resources.
- Successful writing strategies Introduction to college-level critical thinking and writing skills and practice in
several brief writing assignments.
- Proven academic strategies
Time management, textbook reading, active use of lecture notes, test taking strategies and more.
- The Making It Count workshop
Survival skills for the first college year and using the entire college experience to
drive toward future career success.
- Presentation by the incoming president of the Associated Students of The University of Montana
- Q & A Session with UM Advocates
- Fun Activities
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