We offer our main orientation for new students once a year before the start of the fall term. We offer a truncated spring program for graduate students beginning their first academic year in the spring term.
Welcome to Pitt Public Health! We are excited to welcome you to your first term during our upcoming New Student Orientation.
Summer 2024 Events for New Students
Undergraduate Students
New students to the University of Pittsburgh (both first-year and transfer students) will follow the University's Welcome Week schedule August 19-25, 2024. The required academic session with the School of Public Health will be on Friday, August 23.
Welcome Week information will be sent to your Pitt email in July.
Read more about University Orientation
Graduate Students
There will be three orientations for graduate students held between August 19-23: University, school, and department/program level.
University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Orientation
Tuesday, August 20
More details on University-wide Orientation for graduate students.
School of Public Health Graduate Student Orientation
Wednesday, August 21
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., University Club/Public Health Building
9 a.m.- noon - School of Public Health Presentations - Ballroom B
Noon-1 p.m. - Lunch provided by the school
12:30-2:30 p.m. - Resource Fair - Ballroom A
3 - 5 p.m. - Student Social - Public Health Building, Commons (first floor)
Department/Program Orientation
Days/times vary by department and will be added here as details are available. Contact your department student services staff for more information.
- Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
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Monday, August 19
10 a.m.-noon
Room A719Contact Paul Markgraf with questions.
- Biostatistics
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Thursday, August 22
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room A719Contact Helen Chen with questions.
- Environmental and Occupational Health
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Monday, August 19
Noon-1 p.m.
Room 4140Contact Bryanna Snyder with questions.
- Epidemiology
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Thursday, August 22
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Room A115 - Health Policy and Management
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For master's students only
Monday, August 19
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Room G23Tuesday, August 20
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
MPH: Room A215
MHA: Room A216Contact Jessica Dornin with questions.
- Human Genetics
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Thursday and Friday, August 22-23
Time and location TBDContact Noel Harrie with questions.
- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
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Friday, August 23
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Second floorContact Erin Schuetz with questions.
Learn about other graduate student orientation events, such as International Student Orientation, New Teaching Assistant Orientation, and a Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Students Resource Fair from the Office of the Provost.