The City
The neighborhood of Pittsburgh that Pitt is located in.
(North) Oakland
The oldest building located on University of Pittsburgh's campus.
The Cathedral of Learning.
The place to go to replace your Panther Card if it is lost, damaged, or stolen.
Panther Central
OCC requirements to graduate.
Outside the Classroom Curriculum is optional for every student to complete by the time that they graduate.
Pitt's school colors?
Blue and gold!
The neighborhood of Pittsburgh that Carnegie Mellon University is located.
Squirrel Hill
This is Pitt's equivalent of pass/fail.
S/NC "S" for satisfactory (grade of C or higher); "NC" for no credit (grade of C- or lower)
The earliest time you can declare a major.
You can only declare your major after taking 24 credits at the University of Pittsburgh campus you are enrolled in.
The number of general education requirements you can skip and still graduate.
You can officially graduate from the University when you have ALL of your general education requirements fulfilled.
The number of Pitt regional campuses.
4 - Greensburg, Bradford, Johnstown, Titusville
A famous movie filmed in Pittsburgh in summer 2011? (Hint: Heinz Field was used)
The Dark Knight Rises (some of the extras for the scene in Heinz Field were Pitt students)
What happens to your transcript if you drop a class.
If you drop a class during add- drop period it will not appear on your final transcript.
The place to check your printing quota (how many sheets of paper you have printed) for the semester.
Login into my.pitt.edu, click on profile- quota- scroll down. TIP: Print double sided, you get a max of 900 prints.
The number of majors, minors, and/ or certificates you can have by the time you graduate.
As long as you complete all of the requirements by the time that you plan to graduate.
The place to go for help with your resume or to borrow appropriate work clothes.
The Career Center
A famous dancer with a star-shaped plaque outside of WPU?
Gene Kelly - a Pittsburgh native and 1933 alum!
This is the place to get great cheap seats to cultural events!
Pitt Arts
The process to load Panther funds onto your Panther card.
- Make a transaction in Panther Central - Use machines in Towers lobby or in Sutherland - Use a credit card to pay online through pc.pitt.edu
The best major at Pitt.
GSWS - of course!
University of Pittsburgh undergraduate students helped to find the cure for this terrible disease.
Polio. Pitt is known for research! Pitt undergrads worked in labs with Jonas Salk to help find the cure for Polio. H2P!
Four neighborhoods/regions or districts within Pittsburgh.
Oakland Downtown East Liberty Lawrenceville Mount Washington Bloomfield Monroeville Cultural District Hill District Historical District Strip District Shady Side Southside Squirrel Hill
Where you go to get your prescriptions refilled from home.
Nordenburg (and Fifth)
How you become a UTA for a Freshmen Programs course.
*HAVE TO TAKE AN FP COURSE: - Talk to your UTA and/ or instructor - Sign-up to considered in the application progress in the Office of Freshmen Programs
Two schools you can be directly accepted or transfer into your freshmen year OR two schools that you can join for your junior & senior years (ONLY) of undergrad at Pitt.
-Schools of Engineering, Nursing, and the College of Business Administration (CBA)- freshmen & sophmores - Schools of Social Work, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Information Sciences, or Pharmacy- junior and senior years
The first two lines of the Alma Mater.
Alma Mater, wise and glorious, Child of Light and Bride of Truth, (Over fate and foe victorious)