General Student Inquiries
Contact us with any general questions you have at sciadmit@pitt.edu.
Office Hours
Associate Dean for Academic Programs Adam Lee and Senior Director of Student and Academic Affairs Wes Lipschultz are available to talk on select Friday afternoons between 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please select a date below if you wish to access the sign-up page for that date to select any available 10-minute time slot. If you choose to attend in-person, meetings will be held in Room 523 in 130 N. Bellefield. Zoom details on how to join the meeting remotely will be sent to the email address that you provide when you sign up:
March 22nd
April 12th
Prospective Students
Undergraduate Recruiting
The Office of Admissions answers questions about Pitt/SCI for prospective students as well as questions regarding undergraduate and transfer admission to SCI. They also host presentations and individual meetings for any and all interested prospective SCI undergraduates, whether they are coming from other colleges and university or other schools within Pitt.
Please email Admissions (pitt.admissions@pitt.edu) or call directly at (412) 624-PITT [7488] (Option 1) for more information.
Graduate Admissions
Graduate Information Sessions offer prospective graduate students the opportunity to speak with an admissions representative about their program.
You can contact the Graduate Admissions Manager, Jane, at jeb286@pitt.edu if you are unable to attend an information session or have further questions.
Please contact the admissions team at sciadmit@pitt.edu for questions about the application and application requirements.
Academic Advising
Undergraduate Advising
The Academic Advising Center will help you to make informed educational choices regarding course selection as well as co-curricular and experiential education opportunities. By working with an academic advisor, you will learn about the structure, mission, and values of the school and develop a comprehensive plan that will help you make the most out of your education.
SCI students are encouraged to reach out to their assigned advisor; Advisor assignments are posted in the Student Center. Contact information and office hours can be found on the SCI Academic Advising Contact Us page.
Students who are enrolled in other Pitt schools may contact sciadvising@pitt.edu, or visit our Prospective Student Office Hours.
Graduate Advising
Graduate students meet with the faculty advisors for advising. Contact information for all faculty can be found in the SCI faculty directory. If you do not know who your faculty advisor is, do not have a faculty advisor, or have a general question, you can contact a representative of your department as indicated below:
- Department of Computer Science – Keena Walker (keena@cs.pitt.edu)
- Department of Informatics and Networked Systems – James Petraglia (jap306@pitt.edu or DINS-info@pitt.edu)
- Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship – Elizabeth Mahoney (etm@pitt.edu)
- Intelligent Systems Program – Heidi Davis (hld46@pitt.edu)
Experiential Learning
Through our experiential learning opportunities, students gain real-life opportunities for students to apply the skills, methodologies, and cutting-edge concepts learned in the classroom. These experiences include everything from credit bearing experiences (co-op/internships) to community engagement opportunities and international study programs.
Please contact Emily Bennett (emb108@pitt.edu), SCI's manager of experiential learning, with any questions about experiential learning opportunities and programming.
Student Success
SCI’s Student Success staff help students identify and build new skills, develop their strengths, overcome challenges, and take advantage of opportunities to make their Pitt experience exceptional. To do that, we partner directly with students across SCI (from first-year students to doctoral students) to address individual needs and provide them with academic guidance, support and developmental instruction.
Contact Student Success to learn more or make virtual appointments via Navigate Student.
Academic Records
The SCI Records Office manages academic processes, policies, forms, and records maintenance crucial to SCI undergraduate, master’s and PhD students’ efficient flow through the student lifecycle. Various pages throughout the SCI website are published by the SCI Records Office:
- Enrollment policies, procedures, and related forms, see the SCI Enrollment Resources site
- Course schedules, descriptions, and requirement, see the SCI Courses site
- Graduation application and ceremonies, see the SCI Graduation site
- School-specific forms, see the School Form index
Verification or Graduation Letter Requests:
If you require a letter documenting the verification of your academic or graduation-related progress, Email SCIrecords@pitt.edu with proof of identity (scan of student or government-issued ID), an explanation of the request, detail regarding the recipient of the letter and the manner in which we should deliver the letter (mail vs. e-mail).
Meanwhile, official transcripts and diplomas are handled directly through the Office of the University Registrar.
Appointments:
Current students may request an appointment through Navigate Student (Pathways)
Incoming or graduated students may request an appointment through the Academic Records Bookings Calendar.
Academic Integrity
Our student and faculty obligations are outlined in our academic integrity policy. We encourage all students to review this policy to ensure they successfully meet our academic requirements.
Contact Senior Director of Student and Academic Affairs Wesley Lipschultz (wpl4@pitt.edu)
Ombudsperson and Advocacy Issues
The ombudsperson assists graduate students and postdocs with resolving conflicts and issues that arise in the course of their education and training that they believe have not or cannot be addressed within their academic department. The ombudsperson can help mediate conflicts and provides information about institutional policies related to the student’s issues, including the University’s grievance procedures.
Contact Senior Director of Student and Academic Affairs Wesley Lipschultz (wpl4@pitt.edu)