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Anything here could be out of date or just plain wrong.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 (maybe more likely to leave on time than Greyhound, sometimes with wireless Internet, (like Greyhound) cheaper than Pitt buses, though less convenient because they leave from downtown), and (like some Greyhound ticket types?) exchangeable for a nominal fee: 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- Bus‐Numbering Scheme (increasingly out of date as the Transit Development Plan is implemented)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