Undergraduate Admissions Advanced Standing

Advanced STanding Exam

The Advanced Standing Exam is a procedure whereby a student may take a comprehensive examination on the material associated with a particular course given by one of the faculty associated with that course. If the student successfully passes the exam, the student is given advanced standing credit, but no grade, for the course.

Computer engineering students are not permitted to use this examination procedure for a computer engineering course, required or elective, where the student has already received a failing grade in the course.

Special Students

Special student status is a category that will allow individuals who are not students in any school in the University to take courses within the program. Although there can be a number of reasons why such cases might exist, the primary use of this status is for students who are enrolled in engineering programs at other Universities who may wish to complete one or a very few courses at Pitt.

Applications for Special Student Enrollment are available in the Office of Administration, 253 Benedum Hall. Each of these applications are individually evaluated relative to course prerequisites, the home institution of the student, QPA, etc. The undergraduate administrator will evaluate all such applications.

Courses & Grading

• Courses
• Substitute Courses and Special Projects
• Dual Degree
• Graduation Requirements
• Grading Policies

Related Links

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Freshman Engineering