Pitt Links
Warning
Anything here could be out of date or just plain wrong.
The Links
Advising/Scheduling
Most of this is specific to the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Advanced Placement Credit PDF
- Course Descriptions Search
- Degree Requirements (Wayback Machine archive of additional requirements)
- List of Courses That Fulfill General Education Requirements (the "Union List") (PDF) — note: it appears that this information is now available through the Course Descriptions Search, linked above
- Major, Minor, and Certificate Sheets as PDF's
- RateMyProfessors.com for Pitt (don't put blind faith in the ratings, but they can be worth a look)
- Schedule of Classes (direct link to Spring 2011)
- Writing (W) Courses Available for Spring 2011
Major‐Specific Advising/Scheduling
Buses
- Megabus (more likely to leave on time than Greyhound, sometimes with wireless Internet, and cheaper than Greyhound/Pitt buses, though less convenient because they leave from downtown): buses arrive and depart "under the David L. Lawrence Convention Center just north of the intersection of 10th St and Penn Avenue"
- Pitt Buses Home for the Holidays
- Port Authority City Buses
- Schedules
- Trip Planner
- Google Transit
- Bus‐Numbering Scheme (increasingly out of date as the Transit Development Plan is implemented)
- Shuttle Schedules
Help
Library
- Databases A–Z
- E‐Reserves for Specific Courses (you will need a password provided by your instructor)
- Hours for Campus Libraries
- Journals Available Online (may require use of a computer on the Pitt network)
- List and Maps of Pitt, CMU, and Public Libraries
- PittCAT Library Catalog
Calendars/Schedules
- Academic Calendars (direct link to 2010-2011 PDF)
- Book Center Hours
- Computer Lab Schedules
- Dining Locations — hours for:
- Made to Order
- Food Court
- Einstein Bros Bagels
- Retail
- Take‐Out Facility
- Coffee Carts
- Final Exam Schedule (direct link to Fall 2010
- Gym, Pool, and Other Recreational Hours for Fall 2010
- Library Hours
- Pitt Program Council Movies and Other Activities
- PittArts
- Panthers Football Schedule
- Student Health Services (clinic, pharmacy, etc. — also has contact info)
Maps
Login Required
- Change Passwords, Forwarding Addresses, Contact Information; View Quotas for E‐Mail, AFS, Printing
- CourseWeb Login
- my.pitt.edu (webmail and e‐mail forwarding; dining dollar / Panther fund management under My Communities | Panther Central; basketball and football tickets under Student Services | Student Tickets)
- Maintenance Request Form (no login required, but visible only within Pitt network)
- Log in to the Pitt SSL VPN for Off‐Campus Access to Many University Sites
Miscellaneous
- Book Center Textbook Lists and Prices
- Movie Theater Schedules (see also South Side Works schedule, which is not included at IMDb, Fandango, etc.)
- Software Available (also follow the link to downloadable programs at software.pitt.edu)
- Weather