Communication 205 - Adv Transfer Sem Workshop

Fall
2026
01
1.00
Marianne Neal-Joyce

M W 12:20PM 1:10PM

UMass Amherst
11923
Integ. Learning Center N345
majoyce@umass.edu
This course is an introduction to the Communication major, designed to welcome advanced transfer students into the program and address some of your specific needs. It is recognized and respected that you are familiar with college; this course is to help you become more familiar with UMass as seamlessly and efficiently as possible so you can be done feeling like a transfer student and be prepared to be a UMass Communication student. This course will introduce you to the major's subject areas, the college and university's expectations, the field of Communication, and the opportunities in and around campus.

This course will meet twice a week for the first six weeks of the fall semester. The last day of classes will be 10/15. Instructor Consent Required. Open to Communication transfer students only. Students must have a minimum of 30 credits in order to register for this course. This course was formerly numbered Comm 197T; if you have taken Comm 197T, you cannot take this course.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.