School-Level Orientations

Dates for the Fall 2025 are now included.

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025

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

Location: Chevron Science Center – Room 152

asgraduate.pitt.edu

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

PhD Programs

August 20, 2025; 4-6:45 p.m.; 119 Mervis Hall
August 22, 2025; 1-5 p.m.; 119 Mervis Hall

Doctor of Business Administration Orientation

Date: August 18 and 19, 2025
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Format: Hybrid

Executive MBA Programs

Date: August 23, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Alumni Hall

Part-Time MBA and Part-Time MS

Date: August 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Mervis Hall

Full-time MBA and MS (all dates required)

August 18, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall
August 19, 2025; 8:30 am-noon; Lawrence Hall
August 20, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sennott Square
August 21, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sennott Square
August 22, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Mervis Hall

Micro-credential/Graduate Certificate/Non-degree

Please note that dates are still being finalized, but several virtual evening sessions will be offered; students will be able to select one that fits their schedule.

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

School-wide PhD orientation

Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
Time: 8 a.m.–noon
Location: Room TBA

Program specific orientation schedules

Monday, August 18–Friday August 22, 2025

Biomedical Graduate Student Association Picnic for School of Medicine graduate students

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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