School-Level Orientations

Dates for the Fall 2025 orientation schedule will be added as information becomes available; check back for updates.

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Within the Dietrich School, each department will organize a program-specific orientation for graduate students.

Date: August 21, 2024

Time: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

asgraduate.pitt.edu

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

katz.business.pitt.edu

School of Computing and Information

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025

Time: 10 a p.m.-noon

Location: O'Hara Student Center Dining Room (1st Floor)

Get more information at Graduate Student Orientation and New Graduate Student FAQ.

sci.pitt.edu

School of Dental Medicine

Doctor of Dental Medicine Program
Date: August 11-15, 2025
Location: 5200 Salk Hall
For more information about onboarding and orientation, all incoming predoctoral students should refer to their class Canvas student organization.

Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Graduate Program
Date: August 22, 2025
Location: 414 Salk Pavillion

dental.pitt.edu

School of Education

Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2025

Time: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Locations: David Lawrence Hall and Wesley W. Posvar Hall

More information available at School of Education 2025 New Student Orientation Schedule

education.pitt.edu

Swanson School of Engineering

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

View the 2025 Swanson School of Engineering Graduate Orientation Schedule

engineering.pitt.edu

School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

Each program within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will host a department-specific orientation. More information will be provided to accepted students.

shrs.pitt.edu

School of Law

Date: August 12-15, 2025

Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Location: Barco Law Building

Also see School of Law Incoming Student Orientation page

law.pitt.edu

School of Medicine (MD)

Date: August 19, 2024

medschool.pitt.edu

School of Nursing

The orientation for MSN and DNP nurse practitioner students is scheduled for August 27, 2025, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room in Victoria Building.

MSN and DNP students enrolled in the School of Nursing will be directed by their Coordinators to a Canvas Organization for program orientation materials to review.

Incoming PhD students in the School of Nursing will attend an in-person orientation with the PhD Program Director (Zoom link provided as needed) during their first semester.

nursing.pitt.edu

School of Pharmacy