Registration

  • First-time applicants meet with an Admissions Representative to select and enroll in courses based on their chosen program of study and placement assessment results.
  • Registration and Class Scheduling Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Programs
    • Day classes are held Monday through Friday, typically starting at 8:30 AM and ending by late afternoon.
    • Students may arrange their class schedules with their Student Success Coach’s approval to accommodate cooperative work experiences, employment, and personal needs.
    • Evening classes are held virtually Monday through Thursday, typically from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM or 10:00 PM.
  • In addition to traditional on-campus courses, the College also provides online and hybrid class sessions. Hybrid classes allow students to maintain face-to-face contact once weekly while completing the course online. Online classes are asynchronous and can be completed at any time of the day.
  • Pre-registration for the next term for current students is scheduled after mid-term grades are submitted. Students who intend to return are encouraged to pre-register to ensure an optimum class schedule and to be reasonably sure of obtaining the desired classes.
  • Registration for new students is ongoing throughout the 11-week enrollment period proceeding each term date. New students receive an e-mail and calendar invite from the College’s Admissions Department informing them of the date and time for mandatory new student orientation.
  • Registration for each term includes:
    • Consult with an Admissions Representative (for new students) or your Student Success Coach (for continuing students) to confirm appropriate courses for the forthcoming term.
    • Consult with the Financial Aid Office each term to finalize financial aid and support eligibility.
    • Pay outstanding tuition and fees via the P.I.T. Student Portal or to the Business Office.
    • Obtain an official class schedule from your Admissions Representative, Student Success Coach, or P.I.T. Student Portal.
    • Purchase required textbooks and supplies.

Adding, Dropping, and Auditing Courses

  • Degree Programs, CMA, and Practical Nursing
    • To drop a course during the 5-class day term Add-Drop Period, the student must obtain an Add-Drop from their Student Success Coach. Courses dropped during the Add-Drop Period do not appear on a student’s academic record. Courses may be added within the posted Add-Drop Period of the term. Students should see their Student Success Coach to assist with the process.
    • Due to the fast-paced nature of the practical nursing program and the legally required contact hours, Practical Nursing students who miss required orientations or the first day of the program will be administratively withdrawn to provide space for a waitlist student. No Practical Nursing student will be added past the second day of the add drop week. Students who wish to drop the practical nursing program during the 5-class day Add-Drop period of the term will not see the course(s) appear on the student’s academic record. Students need to confer with the Financial Aid Office to determine and understand how adding or dropping courses will affect their financial aid status.

If students wish to take a course for enrichment, they may choose to audit it. They may attend lectures, take part in discussions, and in every other way participate in the learning activity; they are not required to complete assignments or take examinations. Students register to audit a course in the same way and at the same time as they register for credit courses. An audited course is listed on the students’ transcript with the code “AU,” which indicates no grade or credit for the course. The tuition charge for an audited course is the equivalent of one credit. Students may not change from audit to credit or vice versa after the end of the Add-Drop Period.

Academic Load

  • Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Programs: A degree-seeking student is considered full-time when registered for a minimum of 9 term credits.
  • Certificate Programs: A student seeking a certificate is considered full-time when registered for a minimum of 9 term credits.

Course Overload

  • A degree-seeking student may apply for an overload of courses, 15 credits or more, provided they have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Written approval by the student’s Program Director and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs is required.
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
    • To drop a course during the 5-class day Add-Drop Period of the term, the student must obtain an Add-Drop Form from their Student Success Coach. Courses dropped during the Add-Drop Period do not appear on a student’s academic record. Students should see their Student Success Coach to assist with the process.
    • Students need to confer with the Financial Aid Office to determine and understand how adding or dropping courses will affect their financial aid status.
  • Advanced Placement Credit
    • There are two opportunities for students to earn Advanced Placement at P.I.T. Advanced Placement (AP) credit is college credit students earn before they officially enter P.I.T. and may be applied toward the degree requirements. To be eligible to receive AP credit, first-time freshmen must take the AP exam before matriculation at P.I.T.

Advanced placement credit is also awarded to students for prior academic learning and/or work experience. Credits are determined using standardized examinations such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), through in-house challenge examinations, or by assessment of the student’s work. Students may petition the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for advanced placement credit. There is an in-house challenge examination fee equal to the cost of one college credit at P.I.T.