How does advising work at Pitt?
Every student has their own advisor. A student will initially have a general advisor for freshman year who will guide them through their first year here at Pitt. After the student selects a major, the student is then assigned a department-specific advisor who will provide insight within that department. If a student feels compelled to take on multiple majors/minors, he or she will have multiple advisors to see that all of the requirements for each program are satisfied in addition to providing moral support. There are many academic resource programs in place here on campus for those students requiring some additional support in their studies. First and foremost, students should take advantage of their professor’s office hours which are at least four hours each week outside of class time. Students requiring more specific assistance should seek out a personal tutor from the Academic Resource Center (ARC). The ARC provides one-on-one peer tutoring, as well as seminars based on developing
