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Advising Documents and Forms

Major Progress Trackers:

**Use the following to name your files LasnameFirstname_ProgressTracker_MonthYear.pdf**

Major progress trackers can be found on the page for your major:

 

Semester Planner

You can find a Downloadable Course List, sample syllabi, and course descriptions here. 

 

Research, Internship, & UTA Forms:

To submit these forms, follow the instructions on the Advising How To page.

BIOSC 1690: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

BIOSC 1901: Independent Study

  • BIOSC 1901 Form

  • To be used for the following:

    • Training in laboratory techniques

    • Literature reviews

    • Work with professionals on non-research projects

    • If your independent study will take place outside the Department of Biological Sciences  (School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Public Health, UPMC, Hillman Cancer Center, Children's Hospital, Carnegie Museums, etc), you must have a co-sponsor who is a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences. Email BioAdv@pitt.edu for info. 

BIOSC 1903: Research 

  • If you are doing research in a laboratory in the Department of Biological Sciences, use the BIOSC 1903 INTERNAL Form.

  • If you are doing research in a laboratory outside the Department of Biological Sciences, use the BIOSC 1903 EXTERNAL Form. This includes research in the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Public Health, Hillman Cancer Center, Children's Hospital, UPMC, etc. 

    • Requires faculty co-sponsor from Dept. of Biological Sciences. Reach out to BioAdv@pitt.edu for info.

BIOSC 1904: Department Honors Research

  • Students must apply to earn Department Honors. Information can be found here. 

  • If you are doing research in a laboratory in the Department of Biological Sciences, use the BIOSC 1904 INTERNAL Form.

  • If you are doing research in a laboratory outside the Department of Biological Sciences, use the BIOSC 1904 EXTERNAL Form. This includes research in the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Public Health, Hillman Cancer Center, Children's Hospital, UPMC, etc. 

    • Requires faculty co-sponsor from Dept. of Biological Sciences. Reach out to BioAdv@pitt.edu for info.

 

University of Pittsburgh Forms

Unless otherwise indicated, the following forms can be emailed studentrecords@as.pitt.edu

  • Dietrich School Major, Minor, and Certificate Declaration – to change your major/minor/certificate Note: This form is only available during certain times of the school year.
  • Academic Program (School) Change - to transfer out of Arts & Science to another school at Pitt, or to pursue a double degree between DSAS and another school at Pitt.
  • Best Fit Request – to change which General Education requirement you would like a class to fulfill.          
  • Cross Registration – students can enroll in courses at any of ten Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education (PCHE) colleges and universities at no additional cost to Pitt tuition. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits at Pitt in order to cross-register at a PCHE school. More info here. 
  • Course Repeat – use this form after completing a course repeat to ensure Pitt uses your most recent grade to calculate your GPA. 
  • Final Exam Conflict – use if you have three finals on the same day. You can take this form to your professors and the Registrar’s office to have an exam moved. 
  • Grade Option/Audit Request – to request a grade change after the add/drop period
  • Monitored Withdrawal Request – to withdraw from a class after the add/drop period
  • Summer Course Approval Form - to attend a summer course or special session at another accredited institution. Students will not receive credit for courses taken without advance approval.
  • Transcript Request – order mailed or electronic transcripts online or in G-3 Thackeray