Help Resources
Academic Policies
Humanities/SS Electives
First-Year Curriculum
Freshmen Basics
100
This help center, located on the second floor of the O'Hara Student Center, is a good place to get Calculus help.
What is the MAC?
100
The minimum grade you need in one course to move on in the Calculus sequence.
What is C?
100
The overall number of humanities/social science electives students must take.
What is 6?
100

Maximum number of absences you can have in Seminar and still pass the class.

What is two?

100

This office is the one stop shop for meal plans, your Panther ID, and housing issues.

What is Panther Central?

200

This help center on the third floor of Thaw Hall is a good place to ask questions about force concepts.

What is the Physics Resource Room?

200

This is the number of credits required to be a full time student.

What is 12?

200
This requirement related to electives means students must sample 3 different departments.
What is the breadth requirement?
200

The number of learning outcomes outlined in the Advising Syllabus.

What is 8?

200

Pitt's online learning management system (LMS) is called this.

What is Canvas?

300

The subject tutoring in a help center that used to be referred to as the fishbowl.

What is chemistry?

300
The minimum grade you need to move from Phys 1 to Phys 2.
What is C?
300

The number of humanities/social science electives that can be satisfied through AP/IB credit. 

What is 2?

300

In the spring term, students choose their major from this many options.

What is 10?

300

Students should visit this place on campus for textbooks, tech help, and Pitt merchandise.

What is the University Store on Fifth?

400

The multipurpose tutoring resource offers one-on-one tutoring, mobile tutoring, and other resources.

What is the Study Lab?

400

The minimum GPA needed to be considered in "good standing" at the University of Pittsburgh.

What is 2.0?

400
This requirement means you must sample two courses from the same department.
What is the depth requirement?
400

Students taking CHEM 0110 and 0120 are probably considering this type of schooling in the future.

What is med school?

400

Students use this software system to make appointments with their advisor. (Hint: not the app name).

What is Pathways?

500

The place where students can get help with writing assignments for the first-year English composition courses.

What is the Writing Center?

500

This policy explains what happens if a student retakes a course in which they have earned a C- or lower.

What is the Grade Replacement Policy?

500

These are the two required electives freshman must take in their first year. 

What is ENGCMP 0210 & 0412?

500

Students who are unable to officially declare their major after two semesters are considered this.

What is a continuing student?

500

The area in Peoplesoft/HighPoint CX that students use to generate sample class schedules before registering

What is Schedule Builder?

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