Use this list to prepare for your first term at Pitt Public Health.
These items will also be featured weekly in Prepare. Connect. Discover to help you navigate and complete them in an intuitive order and in line with the University's orientation dates and activities.
- Complete your New Student Online Orientation
- Submit proof of immunization to Student Health Service.
- Secure Housing! Complete your Housing Application and pay the housing deposit by your application deadline.
- Explore Pitt's campus.
A great way to kickstart your college career is to attend Panther Connect - your chance to meet classmates, hear from staff and student leaders, and learn more about student life at Pitt.
If you come to campus for Panther Connect, you'll stay in a residence hall and explore the campus and the city of Pittsburgh. Watch for virtual engagement options if you're not able to attend in person!
- Submit your photo to Panther Central to receive your Panther Card (student ID) in the mail.
- Complete your PittPAY Checklist with a parent/guardian.
- Enroll in Optional Payment Plan
- If you are a student loan borrower, complete your loan requirements.
- Complete your Master Promissory Note
- Open a local bank account
- Load Panther Funds onto your Panther Card
- Apply for scholarships through PittFund$Me
- Complete the required GradReady module by August 26, 2022
- Complete the required Everfi education modules by August 26, 2022
- Go to the How to Library for video tutorials to help you set up your PittPAY account.
- Join the Class of 2026 Facebook Group to connect with new friends and potential roommates.
- Housing contracts are being sent by Panther Central on a rolling basis.
- Residence Hall move-in begins Saturday, August 20, 2022. Fall term meal plans will also start on this date.
- First-year student arrival dates: Saturday, August 20-Monday, August 22. Check out the Pitt Arrival page.
- The first day of the fall term is Monday, August 29.
- Coming soon: register for a New Pitt Student Send-Off
- Set up eRefunds in PittPAY for automatic refunds of credit balances
- Purchase your textbooks
- Sign up for the Emergency Notification System
- Download free software packages offered to Pitt students
- Download Pitt apps for your phone
- Visit the New Student Programs website for updates
- International Students: Complete the My OIS Checklist
- Complete a Pitt Commons profile.