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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:

Current students can access the semester planner document on Canvas. 

 

Master Course List:

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

Please read the instructions for submitting forms carefully! 

Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences forms can be found here, including: 

  • Applying for Reinstatement
  • Applying for a Second Degree
  • Auditing a Course
  • Changing a General Education Requirement
  • Changing a Grade Option
  • Declaring a Dietrich School Major, Minor, or Certificate
  • Extended Drop
  • Monitored Withdrawal
  • Repeating a Course
  • Request to Take Summer Courses at Another College
  • Transferring into & out of the Dietrich School
  • Transferring to Another School/Campus or Pursuing a Double Degree
  • Withdraw from All Courses

Additional forms via the Office of the Registrar are linked below.