Enrollment
ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES
An Enrollment Form is required to enroll for classes. This form is also used to change your schedule after you enroll. The following information describes the data that are requested on the form and information that will aid you in the enrollment process :
- Your correct Student ID number (PeopleSoft number)
- Program (school i.e.: ENGR, NURS, A&S, etc.)
- Plan (major)
- The term for which you are processing the form
- Your legal name printed legibly
The courses to be added area is where you fill in course information. The following information must be recorded for each class for which you want to enroll.
- Class Number is an assigned five digit number that uniquely identifies a section of a course (Do not use Section Number). You must also list a lab or recitation if the course requires one.
- Subject is the academic area through which the course is being offered, i.e., ANTH, CHEM, MATH.
- Catalog Number identifies a particular course within an academic program. The range of numbers which identify the academic level of a course are :
0001 - 0999 |
Lower level undergraduate courses |
1000 - 1999 |
Upper level undergraduate courses |
2000 - 2999 |
Master level graduate courses |
3000 - 3999 |
Doctoral level graduate courses |
4000 - 4999 |
Non-Credit courses |
5000 - 5999 |
First professional program courses |
|
(Medicine, Dental Medicine, Law) |
6000 - 6999 |
Undergraduate career development |
9000 - 9999 |
Graduate career development |
- Number of Units (credits) for which the course is listed. In addition, some courses may be listed for variable units based on arrangements made with the instructor.
- Day(s) You are responsible for contacting the department or the instructor of a class listed as "by appointment" to determine the meeting time.
- Time Begin and Time End indicates the duration of the class.
- BLDG/ROOM Abbreviations may be identified on the campus map: Campus Map. (If "TBA" (to be announced) appears in this area, you are responsible for contacting the instructor to find out where the course will meet. )
- Room Number (Corresponds to building).
There is an area on the bottom of the enrollment form where you, in consultation with your advisor, can record alternate courses in case classes that you choose are not available.
The area to the right of the Courses To Be Added section on the enrollment form is the Courses To Be Dropped section. Be sure to list the correct Class Numbers of the courses to be added and dropped. (It is not necessary to list the recitation of a course you are dropping.)
Your signature confirms your financial liability for the classes for which you enroll (register), as documented on the Enrollment Form.
The specific beginning and ending dates for both the Enrollment and Add/Drop periods are published each term in the Guide. A late enrollment fee may be assessed if you process the form after the published deadline. A fee may also be assessed if you appeal to add and/or drop late through the Office of the University Registrar.
Your advisor’s signature is required on the initial enrollment form you process each term. Students enrolled in undergraduate Arts and Sciences do not need their advisor’s signature for add/drop. Students in all other schools must have a signature.
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Contact Us:
University of Pittsburgh
Enrollment Office
G-1 Thackeray Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Email: enrollment
Phone: 412-624-7649
Fax: 412-624-4303