Please see the registration information on our Advising Services page.

If you are a declared psychology major you will need to meet with a psychology advisor for a pre-registration appointment. It is best to do this early in the semester in order to be prepared for your enrollment appointment. Advisors are available throughout the year to discuss course planning, internships, directed research opportunities, the honors program, career options, and graduate training. 

The undergraduate advising office is located at 3113 Sennott Square. The Advising Office will be open Monday – Thursday 10:00AM – 3:00 PM during the fall and spring terms. Appointments are highly recommended. 

If you are a declared psychology major, you may schedule an appointment with any of the psychology advisors via Navigate Student. You can find more details on our webpage. 

If you are not yet a declared psychology major, please stop by our drop-in time to talk directly with a psychology advisor. 

Virtual drop-in is available Monday – Thursday 11:00AM – 1:00 PM during the fall and spring terms. Meetings are typically no longer than 5 minutes; this is to ensure quick service to all students with drop-in type needs. If your questions require additional time and attention the drop-in advisor will be happy to help you schedule an appointment. https://psychology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/drop-advising

Yes, in fact we encourage it. For more information, please see the Global Experiences Office.

Psychology majors are required to take ALL courses used to fulfill the PSY and STAT requirements for a letter grade; the S/NC grade option may not be used for PSY major courses (with the exception of PSY 1900, 1903, and 1907 and the co-requisites which are may be graded on an S/NC basis). 

Below are the steps for resolving a undergraduate grade dispute that is not a dispute about academic integrity.

• Students who disagree with an instructor over a grade should speak to the instructor.
• If the discussion between the student and the instructor does not resolve the issue, the student should next meet with the Department Chair.
• If the grade issue still remains unresolved, the student should meet with the Assistant Dean in the Office of Undergraduate Studies who is responsible for grade disputes.
• The Assistant Dean will investigate the concerns with the student, the instructor, and the Department Chair, and make a decision regarding the grade dispute. This decision is final.

If a grade dispute involves a possible Academic Integrity Violation, please see the Academic Integrity Code https://as.pitt.edu/faculty/policies-and-procedures/academic-integrity-code.

If a psychology course is closed you will need to add yourself to the waitlist and let that process run. We cannot override the waitlist. If you do not have a prerequisite, please visit https://psychology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-advising/permiss... for more information.

For College of General Studies (CGS) courses, a number of seats are reserved for CGS students. You are welcome to get on the waitlist. The reserved seats open up around 1 month prior to the start of the semester, which means that if you are high enough on the waiting list, you’ll be autoenrolled to the course unless:

• Adding the waitlisted class will exceed the maximum number of units (18) for which students can be enrolled.
• The waitlisted class presents a time scheduling conflict with another class in which you are already enrolled.
• You are still enrolled in another section of that class.

Please review the waitlist FAQ here. We follow the waitlist procedures and do not make exceptions for individual students for fairness.

If you are a PSY major trying to graduate soon and need to satisfy a specific requirement to graduate, please contact the Psychology Advising Office psyadvis@pitt.edu to discuss your situation; there are likely other courses that you can take to fulfill this requirement even if they are unfortunately not your top choice.  If you have a disability for which you are requesting accommodation, you will need to contact Disability Resources and Services, drsrecep@pitt.edu, 412-648-7890.

You can find your PSY GPA listed on your Academic Advising Report via your Student Center. The Registrar has some helpful information about creating this document on their website. https://www.registrar.pitt.edu/faculty-staff/enrollment-and-advisement-t...

You can choose to explore more than one path, by completing more than one Dietrich School major. This double or triple major will be recorded on your transcript, but you will earn only one degree. If one major leads to a BA degree and another to a BS, you must decide at graduation which degree you wish to receive. A minimum of 120 credits are required for graduation, including the completion of all general-education requirements and all requirements for both majors.

You may choose to simultaneously pursue more than one undergraduate degree, either within the Dietrich School (i.e., both a BA and a BS) or in another undergraduate school of the University. Earning two degrees requires a minimum of 150 credits and completion of the curriculum requirements of both schools (all general education requirements and all major requirements for both programs).