This section collects guidance documents that explain how academic programs and activities are carried out at Pitt. These documents address a range of topics — including program evaluation, academic integrity, research participation, and appointments — and are intended to provide direction on practice and procedure.
They are distinct from the University's formal academic regulations and from University-wide policies maintained by the Office of Policy Development and Management. Content is arranged alphabetically by topic area.
- Academic Integrity Guidelines -- Student and Faculty Obligations and Hearing Procedures (Office of Policy Development and Management)
- Academic Planning Proposals, Review of (see also Academic Planning Proposals FAQs)
- Accelerated Program Proposal Process
- AI Program Naming, Guidance on
- Assessing Student Learning Outcomes
- CIP Code Modification Process Guidelines
- Conducting Evaluations of Academic Programs
- Course Attributes (Office of the University Registrar)
- Curriculog Supplemental Instructions
- FERPA (Office of the University Registrar)
- Final Exam Conflict Accommodation Guideline
- Inter-unit (formerly "Joint") Degree Programs, Process for
- Off-Campus and Distance Learning Programs
- Postdoctoral Associates and Postdoctoral Scholars, Guidelines for
- Postdoctoral Fellows Employment Classification
- Posthumous Degrees Guidelines, Awarding of
- Predoctoral Fellows and Trainees Appointment Policy Statement
- Regulations Governing Graduate Study at the University of Pittsburgh
- Research Associates, Guidelines for
- Standards for Issuing Physical Certificates
- Transcript Annotations, Guidelines for
- Travel Registry Guidelines
- Undergraduate Students Participating in Research, Guidelines for
- University Records Management (University Library System)