A. STUDENTS ON NON-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS & NON-PITT-DEVELOPED PROGRAMS

Under the PeopleSoft system, you will need to notify your parents or someone who can check your student account. As part of your SA Contract, you will register for credits at Pitt. This registration automatically produces a Pitt tuition bill. It is possible that if there is a large time delay between the time you register and the time you go to Student Accounts when you are completing your SA Contract, you may receive a tuition bill on your PeopleSoft account. You do not pay tuition and fees to Pitt (except the computing fee to keep your account active). If you have already completed the SA Contract, either (1) go to the Student Accounts Office with your SA Contract or (2) call the office and explain the situation. The Office of Student Accounts will correct the account. If you have not completed the SA Contract, then simply go to the Student Accounts Office to complete this section. Pitt-Developed Programs (Pitt in London, China, etc.) your Pitt bill must be paid as usual by the date indicated on the Pitt Invoice. You will be billed for program tuition and all other fees as outlined on the program brochure Do not ignore the tuition bill!

B. STUDENTS ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

(Aberystwyth, CPE-Lyon, Kansai Gaidai, Monterrey, Ritsumeikan, Sheffield, Sussex, etc.) Your Pitt tuition bill must be paid as usual by the date indicated on the invoice. You will be responsible for full time tuition, plus all fees (Student Activity; Student Health; Computing & Network Services; and Security, Safety, and Transportation Fee). Depending on the exchange program, you may also be responsible for housing and meals to Pitt. The invoice for housing and meals may come much later and under separate cover from your tuition bill. Please pay each invoice on time to avoid any problems and late fees.

A. IF YOU RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID, ARE STUDYING ABROAD DURING A FALL OR SPRING TERM, AND YOUR PROGRAM ENDS LATER THAN PITT'S TERM:

Your financial aid for the following term may be delayed. This is because Pitt may not receive a transcript from your program showing that you are making academic progress by the time Pitt students on campus complete their coursework. If you receive a letter at home saying that your financial aid cannot be processed because of lack of academic progress, please contact the Study Abroad Office immediately. We will request that the appropriate Dean write a letter to the Financial Aid Office saying that you are indeed making academic progress and to process your aid.

B. FEDERAL STAFFORD LOAN PROCESSING

If you are expecting an FSL check from Pitt, and you do not receive it before you leave the country, then you must go to the Cashier's Office to make arrangements for a power of attorney. The Cashier's Office is located in G7 Thackeray Hall. By completing the proper forms, you will give legal authorization for someone else to endorse your FSL check. The Cashier's Office will also ask you where you want your refund check to be sent. If you do NOT have someone who can be your power of attorney, then you must give your overseas address to at the Cashier's Office - G7 Thackeray Hall – so your the check can be sent for your endorsement. Then, you will need to FED-EX the check back to Pitt within 30 days from the day which Pitt originally receives the loan check from the bank. At this point, a new check will be issued to you and sent to your permanent address unless you indicate otherwise

C. PERKIN'S LOAN PROCESSING

All Perkin's Loans payments can be negotiated no earlier than 21 days before the start of a new term. The following procedures apply only to those students who will NOT be in the United States 21 days before the start of a fall and/or spring term thus prohibiting him/her from negotiating the loan payment(s).
The Financial Aid Office should send you all the promissory notes you will need to negotiate your Perkins Loan payment(s) while studying abroad. Along with the promissory note(s) will be instructions. In short, students who will not be in the U.S. during the 21 day period will be able to go to the Student Loans and Special Accounts Office, located at 127 Thackeray Hall, before the 21day period begins to sign their promissory note(s), thus negotiating the loan payment(s).

When you arrive at the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid (OAFA - www.pitt.edu/~oafa (412) 624-7488), you will be asked to sign a form stating your departure date for proof that you would not be in the States during the 21-day period. You will receive your refund check at your MAILING ADDRESS no earlier than 10 days before the start of the term (either late August or late December). You cannot receive your refund check(s) any earlier than 10 days before the term begins according to federal law.

D. FOR THE TERM YOU RETURN

If you will be overseas on April 1 when financial aid forms are due for the following year, be sure to complete those forms before you leave the States. If for some reason they cannot be completed, then at least make sure you take the forms with you. Forms are available at the Financial Aid Office in Alumni Hall.

A. TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF CREDITS YOU REGISTERED FOR AT PITT

In order to change only the number of study abroad credits for which you are registered at Pitt, for example from 14 to 15, you may contact an Arts & Sciences academic advisor. This applies to Arts & Sciences students only. Contact information as follows:

Arts & Sciences Dean's Office
252 Thackeray Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Fax: 412-624-3707
Phone: 412-624-6444
Email: bmowery@fcas.pitt.edu

Engineering students, please contact Keiha Peck. Pitt in London students, please contact Jeff Whitehead. CBA students, please contact the Study Abroad CBA advisor. All other students should contact the staff or faculty who registered them (check Study Abroad Contract). This contact information is given as an insert page to this handbook.

B. TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR A COURSE NOT PRE-APPROVED
If it is a course to fulfill a Arts & Sciences distribution requirement, contact Ms. Babs Mowery (address above).

If it is a course to fulfill a requirement for your major, minor, related area, or certificate, contact the advisor for the appropriate department. For example, if it is to approve a course to fulfill a requirement for your Economics major, then contact the advisor in the Economics Department. If it is to approve a course to fulfill a requirement for your Asian Studies Certificate, contact the advisor in the Asian Studies Program.
COMPLETE THE INFORMATION BELOW AND TAKE IT WITH YOU:

My major advisor:________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________
Fax: ___________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________

Second major advisor: _____________________________
Address: ________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________
Fax: ___________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________

Minor advisor: ___________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________
Fax: ___________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________

Other: _________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________

C. TO CHANGE YOUR PRE-REGISTRATION

Arts & Sciences students: Should you wish to change the courses for which you are pre-registered to take upon returning to Pitt, you may do so by contacting Richard Wood in the Arts & Sciences Dean's Office. This can be done only BEFORE registration begins at Pitt, so be sure to check the date before you leave. You may also wait until you have returned to Pitt, and alter your courses for that semester during the add/drop period.

Engineering students, contact your department secretary or academic advisor to notify them of any changes you would like to make.

ALL OTHER STUDENTS ( CBA, CGA, Nursing, etc.), contact your academic advisor or department.

D. FOR FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

You may obtain information about your financial aid from the Financial Aid Office. The contact information is:

Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Alumni Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-1100
Fax: 412-648-1170
Email: oafa@pitt.edu