A student must be officially admitted, readmitted, or reinstated to the University before he or she may register for courses.

Faculty members are responsible for advising students concerning their programs and specific course selections each term or session. The courses selected must be listed on a Registration Form, signed and dated by both the student and the advisor, and delivered to the Registrar by the deadline date to avoid the assessment of a late registration fee.

Students registering for the first time are advised to complete registration well before the beginning of the term. After the start of classes, registration is permitted for new and continuing students only with the written approval of the Assistant Dean for Student Administrative Services in unusual circumstances and with the payment of a late registration fee.

Full-time and Part-time Study: Graduate students who register for nine to 15 credits in the Fall or Spring Term are full-time students and are assessed the current tuition rate for the School. The School may require students enrolled in a degree program to register for more than nine credits. Full-time students in the Health Administration program (above) are expected to carry a greater number of credits for most terms. Students who register for fewer than nine credits are part-time students and billed on a per-credit basis. Admission procedures for part-time students are the same as those for full-time students. Students who wish to register for more than 15 credits per term (except for students in the MHA program and first semester EOH students) must obtain permission from their advisor and the Assistant Dean for Student Administrative Services.

The application for advanced standing must include an appended description of the courses taken for credit, and a grade of B or better must have been achieved in these courses for the earned credits to be used as advanced standing credits. Credits earned in courses taken that are not classroom courses, such as independent study or special topics, may not be used as advanced standing credits.

If the program requires completion of its master's degree prior to admission into its doctoral program, at least four terms of registration for 12 or more credits per term, or the equivalent number of credits (48) in a reduced load, is required.

In those cases where there is a transfer from one program to another within the School before a degree is granted, the credits earned in the former program may be transferred to meet the credit requirements of the second program. The acceptance of the transfer credits and the total credit requirement of the second program are to be determined by the second program.

In those cases where there is a desire to earn two master's degrees in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, the course requirements for each of the graduate degrees must be met. A maximum of six credits of course work may be used in partial fulfillment of the requirements of two master's degrees.

A student who wishes to withdraw from an individual course after the add/drop period but prior to the end of the ninth (fourth) week of the term (session), must complete a Monitored Withdrawal Form available from the GSPH Student Affairs office, obtain the signature of the instructor, and return the completed form to the dean's office of the school offering the course (for GSPH students, GSPH Student Affairs office). A W grade will then be issued.

After the ninth (fourth) week of the term (session), a student may withdraw from a course only in extraordinary circumstances and with the permission of the Assistant Dean for Student Administrative Services.

Specific dates for each term's and session's add/drop period are published in the Schedule of Classes.

A student who stops attending a course and does not initiate the withdrawal or resignation procedures may be assigned an F grade.

Students registered for courses scheduled to begin after the end of the add/drop period for the term may terminate their registration by informing the University Registrar's office of their intent to do so at any time prior to the first scheduled meeting day of the class.

An official resignation for first-time students occurs when the student notifies Student Accounts of his or her intent to terminate registration for all classes after the end of that term/session's add/drop period, but no later than the 60 percent point (in time) of the term or session. (Forty percent of the term/session remaining.)

After the 60 percent point in time of the term or session, first-time students can only terminate their registration by withdrawing through the GSPH Student Affairs office, 114 Parran Hall.

After the end of the add/drop period, the continuing student must resign through Student Accounts, 201 Thackeray Hall.

An official resignation for continuing students occurs when the student notifies Student Accounts of his or her intent to terminate registration for all classes after the end of that term/session's add/drop period but no later than the close of business on the 60th calendar day of the term or the 30th calendar day of the session.

After the 60th calendar day of the term, or the 30th calendar day of the session, students can only terminate their registration by withdrawing through the GSPH Student Affairs office, 114 Parran Hall.

Failing to attend the classes for which a student is registered, or failing to notify the appropriate academic and administrative offices of non-attendance is not considered an official resignation.

Students who fail to follow proper procedures for termination of their registration are responsible for all tuition and fees assessed for the term or session.

A student who stops attending a course and does not initiate the withdrawal or resignation procedures may be assigned an F grade.

The effective date of resignation is determined by one of the following: (1) the date of in-person contact with the Student Accounts office (201 Thackeray); (2) the date of the postmark on the letter of intent to resign (or the date of receipt if no postmark exists), or (3) the date of notification by telephone (24-hour answering service in the Office of Student Accounts, (412) 624-7585).

Adjustments to tuition charges, resulting from official resignations, are based on the effective date of the resignation and in accordance with the following schedules.

Students providing appropriate verification from a physician, of a bona fide medical reason for resignation, may be entitled to special financial adjustments.

The University has introduced a more complex Summer Term format. Questions on registration, withdrawal, add/drop and resignation for Summer should be directed to the GSPH Student Affairs office.

Effective Resignation Date	Reduction	Charge
Up to the end of the add / drop period for the term session	100%	0%
80% of the term / session reamaning	80%	20%
70% of the term / session	70%	30%
60% of the term / session	60%	40%
50% of the term / session	50%	50%
40% of the term / session	40%	60%
Thereafter	0%	100%

Note: The following registrations do not count as first term: College in High School, Semester at Sea, Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education, School of Medicine Academic Program Code 350556, Pre-Matric Program.