| Screen last updated on: September 2006 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August, early January, and early May. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in summer. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Many summer sessions of four, six, 12, and 14 weeks each. |
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| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
90% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
15:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1267 men, 890 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
979 men, 595 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
288 men, 295 women |
| Graduation rate: |
70% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Undergraduate studies homepage: |
www.pitt.edu/~oafa/
video.html |
| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships, weekend college, distance learning, external degree program |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-health and rehabilitation sciences |
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| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education |
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| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 B.A. or B.S.Lib.Arts/B.S.Eng. program. B.S./M.S. statistics program. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.) |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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The School of Arts and Sciences offers three freshman programs. Freshman Studies is a one-credit academic orientation course which initiates mentoring relationships; introduces students to the University's extensive library system, academic support services, and academic integrity guidelines; and explores how education relates to mapping out life goals. The Freshman Writing Seminar is integrated with the Freshman Studies course to create a four-credit course that meets the Arts and Sciences composition requirement, with many themes from which to choose. The Arts and Sciences Learning Communities provide an integrated learning experience by offering blocks of classes with the same group of 18 students. Each thematic block includes the Freshman Studies course and other courses that fulfill general education requirements. Learning Communities offer the most structure to ensure peer interaction, faculty-student interaction, and a theme that provides a strong context for learning.
Living Learning Communities are offered in the residence halls to students with special interests. The following are available: the College of Business Administration Living Learning Community (CBA-LLC), the Students Preparing for Academics and Careers in Engineering Living Learning Community (SPACE), the Undergraduate Nurses in Training Living Learning Community (UNIT-LLC), the International Living Learning Community, and for students participating in the University Honors College, the Honors Living Learning Communities. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus Carnegie Mellon University |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Administration of Justice
- Africana Studies
- Africana Studies/English
- Anthropology
- Applied Developmental Psychology
- Applied Mathematics
- Architectural Studies
- Bioengineering
- Biological Sciences
- Business
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Civil Engineering
- Classics
- Clinical Dietetics/Nutrition
- Communication Science
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Dental Hygiene
- Ecology/Evolution
- Economics
- Economics/Statistics
- Electrical Engineering
- Emergency Medicine
- Engineering Physics
- English Literature
- English Writing
- Environmental Geology
- Environmental Studies
- Film Studies
- Finance
- French
- General Management
- Geology
- German
- Health Information Management
- Health Services
- Health/Physical/Recreation Education/Exercise Science
- Health/Physical/Recreation Education/Movement Science
- History
- History of Art/Architecture
- History/Philosophy of Science
- Humanities
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Italian
- Japanese
- Legal Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics/Economics
- Mathematics/Philosophy
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media Communications
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Music
- Natural Sciences
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Astronomy
- Polish
- Political Science
- Politics/Philosophy
- Psychology
- Public Service
- Rehabilitation Sciences
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric/Communications
- Russian
- Scientific Computing
- Self-Designed Major
- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Studio Arts
- Theatre Arts
- Urban Studies
- Writing
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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