BUSSPP 0020: Your Career Success is designed to help you jump-start your participation in professional development activities. This one-credit orientation course covers the internship and job search process, the job application process, and the exploration of your professional competencies and preferred career path. All transfer students are required to take the course.

As a transfer student, you will want to plan your curriculum carefully to stay on track for graduation. We know that you also want to maximize the time that you have in the Pitt Business program. For that reason, academic advising is especially important for transfer students. We offer personalized advising that will help you make your time at Pitt Business a success.

The University of Pittsburgh is a world-class institution offering world-class resources. Don’t forget to take advantage of this! Some helpful campus resources include the Math Assistance Center, Writing Center, and the University Counseling Center for mental health services.

For business courses, students can gain additional assistance through faculty office hours and meetings, help sessions, and recitations. Some Pitt Business student organizations (such as Beta Alpha Psi for accounting) provide tutoring.

If you have transferred to Pitt Business from another college or university, remember to submit your final official college transcript when your last semester at that college is complete. It is important to do this in a timely manner. Doing so will allow Pitt Business to update your transfer credit.

Transfer credit impacts your Pitt credit total and can have a bearing on financial aid eligibility, class standing, registration appointment assignment, and more.

Remember to check out our Transfer Credit Policies.

One of the best ways to gain professional experience is to get actively involved in Pitt Business student organizations. We offer over two dozen organizations from which to choose, including organizations focused on specific majors industries, and interests. They also include co-ed professional business fraternities, honor societies, and collegiate versions of FBLA and DECA.

Participation in a student organization allows you to expand your personal and professional network, gain leadership experience, and take part in networking and other professional development activities. We recommend that you get involved during your first semester at Pitt Business!

Make sure to check the Handshake portal for information about upcoming Career Development programs. For example, each fall our students participate in the Pitt Business Career Development Conference. This event is attended by more than 80 world-class organizations that are seeking to hire our students for jobs and internships. The event includes industry panels, a luncheon with a keynote speaker, and a job fair.

In the spring, students can also connect with organizations seeking to fill internship and full-time positions at the Pitt Business Job and Internship Fair. You should put these events (and more) on your calendar and plan to attend!

Alumni mentors offer great advice, insight, and connections. Through the Pitt Business Mentoring Match program, you can connect with alumni from a diverse range of industries and specializations. Mentoring Match offers a powerful online database that allows you to search for Pitt Business alumni by industry, functional area, geographic location, and other parameters.

To date, more than 500 alumni have signed up for the program. They encompass every business major, include both recent graduates and those at the executive level, and are located all across the country. Business students from every academic major, from first-year's through seniors, are eligible to contact our alumni mentors.

Through Professional Academies, you can gain experience and exposure to a wide variety of industries, including Investments, Analytics, Real Estate Finance, Professional Sales, and more.

The Pitt Business Digital Marketing Institute covers the most important platforms and concepts for today’s digital marketing professionals. The Institute also provides the opportunity for students to gain professional certifications in Google Ads and Google Analytics.

Plus3 Transfer: Ireland is a global experiences program just for transfer students!  This two-week, three-credit experience allows transfer students within Pitt Business to travel to Dublin, Ireland and get a glimpse of globalization through industry-specific company tours, Q&A sessions with executives, and academic lectures that provide cultural and political perspective.

The Pitt Business Global Business Institute provides the opportunity for you to study and practice business at one five locations worldwide, including London, England; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Florence, Italy; Shanghai, China; and Sydney, Australia.

In addition to offering a wide range of courses, each GBI location offers guaranteed international internships. The GBI is a great option for transfer students because it allows you to combine a global experiences and internship experience in one program!

The Pitt Business International Internship Program allows students to complete a full-time, summer-long internship abroad.  Students expand their professional skills, network, and their marketability through completion of this challenging program.  A wide range of locations are offered.

Explore the full-range of global experiences options, including service learning abroad, projects, and a variety of short-term programs.