Arts & Sciences Requirements

Students earning a score of 660 on the critical reading portion of the SAT, who also earn a score of 5 on the AP English exam, will be awarded advanced-standing credit for ENGCMP 0200 Seminar in Composition and three additional elective credits in English Composition.

Students earning scores of 560 or greater on the critical reading portion of the SAT will fulfill the composition requirement by enrolling in one of three courses:

• English Composition 0200 – Seminar in Composition
• English Composition 0203 – Seminar in Composition—Women’s Studies
• English Composition 0205 – Seminar in Composition—Film

During the first week of class, students are given two diagnostic exams that determine their final placement in English courses. Based on the student’s exam performance, one of four outcomes will result:

1. A student may remain in their chosen Seminar in Composition option (see above)

2. If students demonstrate weaker writing skills, they will be required to register for:

• Seminar in Composition + ENGCMP 0201 Composition Tutorial (1 additional credit)

3. Students with very weak reading and writing skills will be required to register for:

• ENGCMP 0150 Workshop in Composition (3 credits) or ENGCMP 0150 Workshop in Composition + ENGCMP 0151 Workshop Tutorial (total of 4 credits)

4. When English is a student’s second language, the student may be required to take:

• ENGCMP 0152 Workshop in Composition: English as a Second Language (3 credits)

All international students are required to take an English proficiency exam upon entry to the University, the results of which may indicate that some coursework must be completed before Seminar in Composition can be taken. Possible courses include:

• LING 0007 ESL Writing Intermediate (3 credits)
• LING 0008 ESL Speaking and Listening (3 credits)
• LING 0010 ESL Reading and Vocabulary (3 credits)
• ENGCMP 0152 Workshop in Composition: English as a Second Language (3 credits)

All students are strongly encouraged to complete their English composition requirement(s) in their first year.

Any one of the following fulfills the language requirement:

1. Three years of study of a single foreign language in high school, passed with an average of C or better over the three years.

2. Placement into Level III of a foreign language on a University of Pittsburgh language placement test.

3. Placement into Level II of a foreign language on a University of Pittsburgh language placement test and completion of the appropriate course from the Second Course list below.

4. Completion of one of the two-course sequences listed below.

Algebra

Pitt Business students are required to complete a minimum of one term of calculus. All students who do not yet have credit for college calculus must take the Mathematics Placement Assessment. Based on the assessment, a student may be required to complete algebra before enrolling in calculus.

Calculus

Pitt Business students must complete one of the following: MATH 0120 Business Calculus, MATH 0220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1, or MATH 0125/MATH 0126 Calculus for Business 1 and 2.

NOTE: Upon completion of calculus, Pitt Business students are not allowed to enroll in any Algebra or Preparation for Calculus courses.

Effective Fall 2022, Business students are required to complete the Calculus requirement with a minimum grade of C. Students earning less than C in the class must repeat the course.

STAT 1100 – Statistics and Probability for Business Management

Pitt Business students must take both of the following courses:

• ECON 0100 – Introduction to Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 0110 – Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory

Once ECON 0100 and ECON 0110 have been completed, a student cannot earn credit for ECON 0800.

Two courses from the following list. All students, including international students and U.S. citizens who have lived abroad for any length of time, must complete the foreign culture requirement.

Successful participation in a University-approved global experiences program of four or more weeks in length fulfills the foreign culture requirement (this includes participation in the International Internship Program). Successful participation in a University-approved global experiences program of less than three weeks, including the Plus3 program, fulfills three of the six required foreign culture credits.

• AFRCNA 0018 – History of Africa Before 1800
• AFRCNA 0127 – Introduction to Africa
• AFRCNA 0028 – Afro-Latin America
• AFRCNA 0042 – Africana Urban Woman
• AFRCNA 0085 – Caribbean History
• AFRCNA 0086 – African Civilization and Culture
• AFRCNA 1004 – African World Literature
• AFRCNA 1047 – Francophone Africana Literature
• AFRCNA 1056 – History of Africa since 1800
• ANTH 0536 – Mesoamerica before Cortez
• ANTH 1729 – Brazil
• ANTH 1759 – Chinese Society
• ANTH 1764 – Cultures and Societies of India
• ANTH 1768 – Cultures and Societies Eastern Europe
• ANTH 1784 – Japanese Society
• ANTH 1786 – Cultures of the Pacific
• CHIN 0080 – City Life & East Asian Culture
• CHIN 1084 – Masterpieces China Literature and Film
• ECON 1610 – Latin America Econ Development
• ECON 1620 – Economic Development Socialist Cuba
• ECON 1640 – Japanese Economic Growth
• ECON 1670 – Econ USSR & Eastern Europe
• GER 1350 – German Drama
• GER 1500 – Germanic Myths, Legends and Sagas
• GER 1502 – Indo-European Folktales
• GER 1522 – Germany Today
• HA&A 0020 – Introduction to Asian Art
• HA&A 1130 – Roman Art
• HIST 0100 – Western Civilization 1
• HIST 0101 – Western Civilization 2
• HIST 0200 – East Europe Civilization
• HIST 0300 – Russia to 1860
• HIST 0301 – Russia to 1917
• HIST 0302 – Soviet Russia
• HIST 0400 – Traditional East Asia to 1850
• HIST 0401 – Modern East Asian Civilization
• HIST 0500 – Colonial Latin America
• HIST 0501 – Modern Latin America
• HIST 0755 – Religion in Asia
• HIST 1120 – The British Isles
• HIST 1123 – Modern Britain
• HIST 1128 – Modern France I 1780–1880
• HIST 1131 – Modern Germany 1866–1945
• HIST 1366 – Soviet Cities 1860–1980
• HIST 1423 – Modern China
• HIST 1433 – Modern Japan
• HIST 1475 – East Asian Buddhism
• HIST 1525 – Mexico, Aztecs to the Present
• HIST 1526 – Cuba, Columbus to Castro
• HIST 1527 – Mexico and Cuba
• HIST 1757 – Religion in India 1
• HIST 1765 – Israel in the Biblical Age
• HIST 1766 – Modern Israel
• ITAL 0080 – Italian Cultural Heritage 1
• ITAL 0081 – Italian Cultural Heritage 2
• JPNSE 1057 – Japanese Films as Literature
• JPNSE 1071 – The World of Japan
• JPNSE 1072 – Writers and Thinkers
• JPNSE 1080 – Ghosts, Masks and Actors
• JPNSE 1083 – Introduction Japanese Literature
• JS 1257 – Russian Jewry
• MUSIC 1332 – Music in Latin America
• MUSIC 1354 – Music in East Asia
• PS 1311 – Western European Government & Politics
• PS 1312 – British Government and Politics
• PS 1317 – Politics of the European Community
• PS 1321 – Latin American Politics
• PS 1331 – Government & Politics SE Asia
• PS 1332 – Government & Politics of Communist China
• PS 1333 – Government & Politics of Japan
• PS 1335 – Political Economy Japan: Gvrnt, Bus, Trad
• PS 1341 – Government & Politics: USSR & Its Successors
• PS 1351 – Government & Politics Middle East
• PS 1352 – Introduction to African Politics
• PS 1521 – Eastern Europe in World Politics
• PS 1522 – Latin America in World Politics
• PS 1523 – East Asia in World Politics
• RELGST 0455 – Introduction to Islamic Civilization
• RELGST 0505 – Religion in Asia
• RELGST 0515 – Religion and Civilization in South Asia
• RELGST 1500 – Religion in India 1
• RELGST 1510 – Religion in India 2
• RUSS 0850 – Russian Culture 1
• RUSS 0860 – Russian Culture 2
• SLOVAK 1260 – Surv of Slovak Literature and Culture
• SOC 0354 – Social Structure of Contemporary Japan
• SOC 0361 – Southeast Asian Societies
• SOC 0362 – Latin American Societies
• SOC 1342 – Mass Society in Japan
• SOC 1358 – Contemporary Chinese Society
• SPAN 0082 – Latin America Today

One course from the following list:

• AFRCNA 0017 – Introduction to African American Poetry
• AFRCNA 0022 – Introduction to African Literature
• AFRCNA 1004 – Africana World Literature
• AFRCNA 1047 – Francophone Africana Literature
• CLASS 0100 – Masterpieces Greek & Roman Literature
• CLASS 1130 – Classical Mythology & Literature
• ENGLIT 0310 – The Dramatic Imagination
• ENGLIT 0315 – Reading Poetry
• ENGLIT 0320 – The Comic Idea
• ENGLIT 0325 – Short Story in Context
• ENGLIT 0350 – Literature, Tradition and the New
• ENGLIT 0354 – Words and Images
• ENGLIT 0360 – Women and Literature
• ENGLIT 0370 – Literature and Ideas
• ENGLIT 0500 – Introduction to Critical Reading
• ENGLIT 0570 – American Literary Traditions
• ENGLIT 0580 – Introduction to Shakespeare
• ENGLIT 0590 – Formative Masterpieces
• FR 0080 – Modern French Novel
• GER 1350 – German Drama
• GER 1502 – Indo-European Folktales
• ITAL 1080 – Masterpieces of Italian Prose
• JPNSE 1071 – The World of Japan
• JPNSE 0083 – Introduction to Japanese Literature
• RUSS 0800 – Masterpieces of Russian Literature
• THEA 0810 – Introduction to Dramatic Art
• THEA 0820 – Survey of World Theatre
• THEA 0850 – Introduction to Shakespeare

One course from the following list:

• CLASS 1510 – Greek Art
• ENGLIT 0530 – Film Analysis
• ENGLIT 0540 – World Film History
• HA&A 0010 – Introduction to Art
• HA&A 0020 – Introduction to Asian Art
• HA&A 0030 – Introduction to Modern Art
• HA&A 0050 – Introduction to Medieval Art
• MUSIC 0211 – Introduction to Western Art Music
• MUSIC 0222 – History of Western Music to 1750
• MUSIC 0311 – Introduction to World Music
• MUSIC 0711 – History of Jazz
• MUSIC 1332 – Music in Latin America
• MUSIC 1354 – Music in East Asia

Two of the following courses:

• ANTH 0680 – Introduction to Physical Anthropology
• ANTH 1600 –  Human Evolution and Variation
• ANTH 1601 – Structure and Function
• ASTRON 0087 –  Basics of Spaceflight
• ASTRON 0088 –  Stonehenge to Hubble
• ASTRON 0089 – Stars, Galaxies and the Cosmos
• BIOSC 0150 – Foundations of Biology 1
• BIOSC 0160 – Foundations of Biology 2
• BIOSC 0800 – Biology for Non-Majors 1
• BIOSC 0810 – Biology for Non-Majors 2
• BIOSC 0850 – Natural Sciences 1
• BIOSC 0851 – Natural Sciences 2
• CHEM 0110 – General Chemistry 1
• CHEM 0120 – General Chemistry 2
• CHEM 0800 – Chemistry for Non-Scientists
• CHEM 0810 – Contemporary Iss Impact Public Policy
• CHEM 0850 – Natural Sciences 1
• CHEM 0851 – Natural Sciences 2
• GEOL 0800 – Geology
• GEOL 0802 – Geology of the National Parks
• GEOL 0820 – Natural Disasters
• GEOL 0840 – Our Restless Earth
• GEOL 0870 – The Planets
• GEOL 0871 – Intelligent Life in the Universe
• GEOL 0890 – Physical Oceanography
• NROSCI 0080 – Brain and Behavior
• NROSCI 0081 – Drugs and Behavior
• PHYS 0081 – Space and Time, Light and Matter
• PHYS 0110 – Introduction to Physics 1 (Algebra-Based)
• PHYS 0082 – Science of Musical Sounds
• PHYS 0087 – Nuclear Science and Society
• PHYS 0089 – Physics and Science Fiction
• PHYS 0111 – Introduction to Physics 2 (Algebra-Based)
• PHYS 0174 – Phys Science & Engineering 1
• PHYS 0175 – Phys Science & Engineering 2
• PHYS 0850 – Natural Sciences 1
• PHYS 0851 – Natural Sciences 2
• PSY 0010 – Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 0405 – Learning and Motivation
• PSY 0422 – Cognitive Psych for psychology majors
• PSY 0505 – Biopsychology
• PSY 0510 – Sensation and Perception

One course from the following list:

• HPS 0623 – Explanations of Humans and Society
• PHIL 0010 – Concepts of Human Nature
• PHIL 0080 – Introduction to Philosophical Problems
• PHIL 0210 – History of Modern Philosophy
• PHIL 0220 – Introduction to Existentialism
• PHIL 0300 – Introduction to Ethics
• PHIL 0320 – Social Philosophy
• PHIL 0330 – Political Philosophy
• PHIL 0440 – Mind and Machines
• PHIL 0470 – Philosophy of Religion
• PS 0600 – Political Theory and Analysis
• PS 1603 – Contemporary Political Thought
• RELGST 0715 – Philosophy of Religion

Please note that PHIL 0500 Intro to Logic does not fulfill the Philosophy requirement.

Two courses from the following list, each from a different discipline:

• AFRCNA 0028 – Afro-Latin America
• AFRCNA 0035 – Antebellum Black Women’s History
• AFRCNA 0042 – Africana Urban Woman
• AFRCNA 0085 – Caribbean History
• AFRCNA 0086 – African Civilization and Culture
• AFRCNA 1056 – History of Africa since 1800
• ANTH 0536 – Mesoamerica before Cortez
• ANTH 0582 – Introduction to Archeology
• ANTH 0710 – Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 0780 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 1729 – Brazil
• ANTH 1755 – Urban Anthropology
• ANTH 1759 – Chinese Society
• ANTH 1760 – Anthropology of Law
• ANTH 1764 – Cultures and Societies of India
• ANTH 1768 – Cultures and Societies of Eastern Europe
• ANTH 1783 – Japanese Culture
• ANTH 1784 – Japanese Society
• ANTH 1786 – Cultures of the Pacific
• ECON 0230 – Public Finance 1
• ECON 0280 – Introduction to Money & Banking
• ECON 0360 – Intro to Environmental & Resource Econ
• ECON 0400 – Labor and the Economy
• ECON 0470 – Industrial Organization 1
• ECON 0500 – Introduction to International Trade
• ECON 0520 – Comparative Economic Systems
• ECON 0530 – Economics of Underdeveloped Areas
• ECON 1610 – Latin America Economic Development
• ECON 1620 – Economic Development Socialist Cuba
• ECON 1640 – Japanese Economic Growth
• ECON 1670 – Former Socialist Economics & Transition
• HIST 0100 – Western Civilization 1
• HIST 0101 – Western Civilization 2
• HIST 0200 – East Europe Civilization
• HIST 0300 – Russia to 1860
• HIST 0301 – Russia to 1917
• HIST 0302 – Soviet Russia
• HIST 0400 – Traditional East Asian Civilization to 1850
• HIST 0401 – Modern East Asian Civilizations
• HIST 0500 – Colonial Latin America
• HIST 0501 – Modern Latin America
• HIST 0600 – United States to 1877
• HIST 0601 – United States 1865–Present
• HIST 0670 – Afro-American History 1
• HIST 1110 – Medieval History I
• HIST 1112 – Medieval World
• HIST 1115 – The West and the World
• HIST 1120 – The British Isles
• HIST 1123 – Modern Britain
• HIST 1128 – Modern France I 1780–1880
• HIST 1131 – Modern Germany 1866–1945
• HIST 1191 – English Origins of American Law
• HIST 1366 – Soviet Cities 1860–1980
• HIST 1423 – Modern China
• HIST 1433 – Modern Japan
• HIST 1525 – Mexico, Aztecs to the present
• HIST 1526 – Cuba, Columbus to Castro
• HIST 1527 – Mexico and Cuba
• HIST 1645 – American Economic History
• HIST 1655 – American Workers 19th Century
• HIST 1656 – American Workers 20th Century
• HIST 1660 – United States Women 1
• HIST 1661 – United States Women 2
• HIST 1665 – History of the American City
• HIST 1677 – Jews in the United States
• HIST 1690 – American Legal History
• HIST 1766 – Modern Israel
• HPS 0517 – Thinking About the Environment
• HPS 0623 – Explanations of Humans & Society
• HPS 0633 – Science, Philosophy & Public Policy
• PS 0200 – American Political Process
• PS 0300 – Comparative Politics
• PS 0500 – World Politics
• PS 1261 – American Public Policy
• PS 1311 – Western European Government & Politics
• PS 1317 – Politics of the European Community
• PS 1321 – Latin American Politics
• PS 1331 – Government & Politics SE Asia
• PS 1332 – Government & Politics Communist China
• PS 1333 – Government & Politics of Japan
• PS 1335 – Political Economy Japan: Gvrnt, Bus, Trad
• PS 1341 – Government & Politics: USSR & Its Successors
• PS 1351 – Government & Politics Middle East
• PS 1352 – Introduction to African Politics
• PS 1501 – Theory of International Relations
• PS 1503 – International Organization
• PS 1504 – Nationalism
• PS 1511 – American Foreign Policy
• PS 1521 – Eastern Europe in World Politics
• PS 1522 – Latin America in World Politics
• PS 1523 – East Asia in World Politics
• PS 1541 – Politics of Global Economic Relations
• PSY 0105 – Introduction to Social Psychology
• PSY 0160 – Psychology of Personality
• PSY 0184 – Psychology of Gender
• SOC 0005 – Societies
• SOC 0010 – Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 0150 – Social Theory
• SOC 0312 – Science in Society
• SOC 0317 – Global Civilization
• SOC 0354 – Social Structure of Contemporary Japan
• SOC 0361 – Southeast Asian Societies
• SOC 0362 – Latin American Societies
• SOC 0432 – Wealth and Power
• SOC 1358 – Contemporary Chinese Society
• URBNST 0080 – Introduction to Urban Studies