Undergraduate Advising

Advising Appointments

• Every semester, all of our majors will receive an invitation for a one-on-one advising appointment with an academic advisor to discuss their overall academic progress and the course selection for the upcoming term.
• Students with the Economics-Statistics joint major may choose to see an advisor from the Department of Statistics or the Department of Economics.
• Meeting an advisor is required because otherwise, your advisement hold will not be removed and you cannot register for classes.
• Appointment meeting period
  • Fall: Late September to October
  • Spring: February to March
  • Summer: No appointment. We discuss summer courses in spring. Please email one of our advisors if you have any advising questions in the summer.

Undergraduate Academic Advisors

• Kiran Nihlani
• Byran Nelson

Major Sample Plans

• Statistics (PDF)
• Data Science (PDF)
• Economics - Statistics Joint Major (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

How to declare a statistics/data science/econ-stat joint major? How to change my major?

• Check Declaring a Dietrich School major, minor or certificate.

How to declare an applied statistics minor? 

• Check Declaring a Dietrich School major, minor or certificate.

How and when to apply for graduation? 

• Check Apply for Graduation.

How to find my enrollment appointment date?

• PeopleSoft/HighPoint > Enrollments > Enrollment Dates

How to check my academic progress and see courses available to fulfill my major/minor/Gen. Ed. requirements?

• You may check your academic report by logging into my.pitt.edu. Then follow the following procedure:

1. PeopleSoft Student Information System
2. Classic Home
3. Main Menu
4. Self-Service
5. Enrollment
6. Enrollment Add Classes
7. My Academics
8. View Academic Report

Tips for reading your academic report:

1. Requirements that have been fulfilled are collapsed. Otherwise, they are open for you to view.
2. A list of courses is provided to fulfill each requirement. The list may have multiple pages.
3. Only diversity courses and writing-intensive courses can be used to satisfy two requirements (two categories).

Questions regarding Grade Option/Withdrawal&Resignation/Course Repeat/Second Degree Applications:

• Please check Procedures and Forms.

How to request to take summer courses at another college?

• Please check Request to take summer classes at another college.

How to schedule an appointment with an advisor?

• Your regular once-per-term advising appointment can be scheduled through Pathways.
• Every semester, each academic advisor will see about 80 students. Advisors also teach multiple classes each term. Thus, if you have advising questions, please email one of the advisors first. They are always willing to help and will try to answer your questions as early as possible. Of course, if a meeting is necessary, you may also request an appointment.