If you have never attended the University of Pittsburgh, or if you wish to be readmitted, you must be accepted and admitted to Pitt before you can enroll for for classes.  Pitt offers both permanent and temporary student status, as well as part-time or full-time status.

There are different enrollment deadlines depending on what type of student you are.

What type of student are you ?

    Continuing Student - a student who was enrolled at Pitt within
         the last calendar year.

    New Student - a student who is enrolling for the first time,
         or one who is enrolling in a different school or level from
         their last enrollment.

    Readmitted Student - a student who previously attended Pitt,
         but not within the last calendar year.

   Transfer Student - a student who transfers from another
         college or university to Pitt.

After you are admitted, you will be assigned an advisor who will assist you in planning a program of study.   You must be officially enrolled for all classes you attend.

You may have the option of processing your enrollment form either with your advisor or in the Registration Office, G-1 Thackeray Hall.

SERVICE RESTRICTIONS

You may find that you have a Service Restriction when you come to conduct business in our office.  Restrictions can be placed by a variety of University offices.  If you have a restriction, you will be referred to the appropriate office to resolve the matter before you can enroll or transact any University business.  Types of restrictions include academic, missing data, disciplinary, high school transcript, immunization, and financial.  Financial restrictions are placed by the Student Payment Center.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Shortly before enrollment begins each term, the Schedule of Classes becomes available online at https://my.pitt.edu.  You can also find what classes are available at:  http://www.pitt.edu/~registrar/crinPgCrsInfo.htm

Each course is identified by a five-digit code.  This code number is referred to as the Class Number.

Besides class availability, The Schedule of Classes contains important information and dates (When is Spring Break ?).  Pitt students are responsible for knowing this information.   Take a minute and browse through this information.

ENROLLMENT FORM PROCESSING

The Enrollment Form is required to enroll for classes, this form is also used to change your schedule after you enroll.  This form can only be obtained from your advisor or school.  The following information describes the data that are requested on the form and information that will aid you in the enrollment process :

     Your correct national identification number or Student ID number

     Program (school)

     Plan (major)

     The term for which you are processing the form

     Your legal name printed legibly

The course selection area is where you actually fill in course information.  The following information must be recorded for each class for which you enroll.

    Class Number is an assigned number that uniquely identifies a section of a course.

    Subject is the academic area through which the course is being offered, i.e., ANTH, CHEM, MATH.

    Catalog Number identifies a particular course within an academic program.  The range
       of numbers which identify the academic level of a course are :

    BLDG/ROOM Abbreviations may be identified on the campus map: Campus Map.  If "TBA" (to be announced)
           appears in this area, you are required to contact the instructor to find out where the course will meet.

    Room Number (Corresponds to building).  Multiple meeting times on different days and in different rooms
           are indicated on the following lines.

There is an area on the bottom of the enrollment form where you, in consultation with your advisor, should record alternate courses in case classes that you choose are not available.   The area to the right of the "add course section" on the enrollment form is the "drop course section."   Be sure that you drop the correct class when filling in this section.

Your signature confirms your financial liability for the classes for which you enroll (register), as documented on the Enrollment Form.

The specific beginning and ending dates for both the Enrollment and Add/Drop periods are published each term in the Schedule of Classes.  Late enrollment and add/drop fees may be assessed if you process the form after the published deadlines.

Your advisor's signature is required on the Enrollment Form, with the exception of students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Their advisor's signature is not required for Add/Drop.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Upon completion of the enrollment process, you may access your class schedule on our student information web site.  Changes that you make to your class schedule  will appear immediately.   You can access your schedule for the last three terms in which you were enrolled by entering : http://student-info.pitt.edu

Be prepared to enter your ID and password.   For information about setting up your Network Authorization Account so that you can access information on line visit : http://http://technology.pitt.edu/Accounts.aspx
 

NOTIFICATION OF CLASS CANCELLATION

CLASS AVAILABILITY

STUDENT TERMINAL
Student access terminals, with up-to-the-minute information regarding the number of seats available for any class offered in the current term or session, are available in the Registration Area, G-1 Thackeray Hall, as well as any terminal connected to PITTNET.  They also display open sections of the same course.  The information regarding class availability changes continuously.  The Registration Area will not accept telephone calls regarding this information.

Course information found in the Schedule of Classes is available on the web at: http://www.pitt.edu/~registrar/crinPgCrsInfo.htm

TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT (DROP ALL CLASSES)

To drop all of your classes after the add/drop period has ended, you must resign through Student Appeals, and your charges may be prorated.  You may resign in person, by telephone, or by mail to the Student Appeals Office.  (See : http://www.bc.pitt.edu/students_frameset.html for further information.)

COURSE WITHDRAWAL

For example, if you are an Engineering student who wishes to withdraw from a School of Arts & Sciences course, you must withdraw in the A&S undergraduate Dean's Office, not in the School of Engineering Dean's Office.  Check with the appropriate dean's office for the proper procedure and deadline for course withdrawal.  If you wish to drop all of your courses after the end of the add/drop period, you must resign from the term.  (See Resignation at :  http://www.bc.pitt.edu/students_frameset.html for further information.)

CROSS-ENROLLMENT

Cross-enrollment is available to full-time students in the fall and spring terms, only.  There is not an additional tuition charge to cross-enroll; however you may be assessed "special" course fees.  The earned grade and units will be transferred to the home school.  The academic policies of the host institution prevail.

Cross-enrollment does not apply to part-time students or during the summer term at any of the PCHE institutions.   In these cases, students would follow the "Temporary Transfer Student" procedure, agreed to separately by the PCHE institutions.  These students are liable for all tuition and fees assessed by the other institution.

University of Pittsburgh students may automatically enroll at any of the other University of Pittsburgh campuses (Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville) at any time.

FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STATUS

If you are a graduate student enrolled for 9 to 15 units in the fall and spring terms you are considered a full-time student, and are assessed the current graduate "flat" tuition rate for your school.  If you are a graduate student enrolled for 8.5 or fewer units, you are considered part-time and are billed on a per-unit basis.

Undergraduate students are not permitted to enroll for more than 18 units (undergraduate A&S has a 17 unit limit) or 15 units for graduate students, without the permission of the dean of the school in which the student is pursuing a degree.

Undergraduate students who enroll for more than 18 units and graduate students who enroll for more than 15 units will be billed on a per-unit basis for each additional unit that exceeds their full "flat" tuition rate.

You are billed on a per-unit basis in the summer term, with the exception of students enrolled in the Dental Medicine Undergraduate Program, Mining and Cooperative Engineering (undergraduate), and Graduate Business (full-time MBA).

LATE ENROLLMENT

In the fall and spring terms, if you are a continuing student (a student who was enrolled in the same school at the same level for any term within the last calendar year), you will have an earlier enrollment deadline than new and readmitted students.   Continuing students who enroll after the published deadline for continuing student enrollment, are assessed a $25.00 Late Enrollment Fee.   Continuing students enrolling after the deadline for new and readmitted students will be charged a $35.00 Late Enrollment Fee.

In the summer term, all students (continuing and new) have the same enrollment deadline dependent upon the session(s) in which they are enrolled.  If you enroll after the established deadline, you are assessed a $25.00 Late Enrollment Fee.

If you enroll after classes have begun, you reduce your time to determine whether you wish to remain in a class.  All add/drop decisions must be made and the Enrollment Form processed by the established  deadline.

You are automatically liable for a percentage of the tuition if you resign from the term.  Most students who drop all of their classes before the end of the add/drop period are released from financial liability.  (See "Resignation" at : http://www.bc.pitt.edu/students_frameset.html for further information.)  Or, call a special resignation service phone line, (412)624-7585, which operates 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.

CLASSROOM CHANGE

Classroom assignments may be changed from the original location listed in the Schedule of Classes.  If a change takes place that affects your schedule, it will be reflected in your on-line schedule.   The new location will also be posted outside the classroom where the class was originally scheduled to meet.  If you encounter difficulties locating your class, call the Rooms and Scheduling Office at (412) 624-7640 or send e-mail to Registrar - Rooms for assistance.

FINAL EXAMINATIONS

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During the fall and spring terms, a final examination schedule is published in the Schedule of Classes for the applicable term.  Undergraduate students taking day courses in the School of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the Schools of Education, Engineering, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Information Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Work should follow the examination schedule.  Day courses offered through the College of General Studies, Saturday classes, and classes with course numbers 2000 and above are not subject to the examination schedule.  However, their final examinations should occur by the last day of the term.

There are two types of examinations: departmental and hourly.  Departmental examinations are used primarily for classes or multiple sections giving a common examination.  Courses not listed in the departmental examination schedule usually follow an hourly examination schedule.

Final examinations are given during the final examination period only.  In-class examinations are held at the assigned times unless written approval to change an examination is obtained from the dean of the school in which the course is offered.   Students with questions regarding the scheduling of examinations should contact the appropriate dean.

In most cases, hourly final examinations are scheduled in the same room in which the class was held during the term, if the room is available.  Departmental examinations are usually scheduled in a different room.  To determine if your exam is scheduled in a different room, check the Final Examination Room changes list at : http://www.pitt.edu/~registrar/crinPgCrsInfo.htm

These changes are also posted on the bulletin board, by the main ground floor entrance to Thackeray Hall, approximately two weeks before examinations begin.

For the summer sessions, final examinations are held during the last class meeting in the same room where the class has met.

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