Student Forms and Policies Center
Welcome to the Student Forms and Policies page! Here, you’ll find important resources like forms, guidelines, and policies that apply to students. Whether you’re looking for TRIO forms, Student Affairs forms and policies, or guidance on campus procedures, you’re in the right place.
FORMS:
Please click on the links below to access the form:
A Student Complaint Form is a formal document that allows students to submit grievances or concerns about various issues they experience during their time at an educational institution. This form is typically used to report complaints related to:
- Administrative services (e.g., enrollment, financial aid, or advising)
- Discrimination, harassment, or unfair treatment
- Conduct of faculty, staff, or other students
The form usually requires students to provide details about the issue, including:
- The nature of the complaint
- The individuals or departments involved
- Relevant dates and supporting evidence
- Steps the student has already taken to resolve the issue (if any)
Completed forms should be submitted to the Director of Student Affairs, Marquise Isaac-Rivers. If he is not available, forms can be submitted to the Vice President of Student Engagement, Kamira Evans
A Student Accommodation Request is a formal application submitted by a student to PIT when the student is seeking adjustments or modifications to their learning environment or academic requirements due to a disability, medical condition, or other special needs. While the College is not required to honor and IEP or 504 Plan that a student had in their K-12 learning environment, the College will make an effort to make reasonable accommodations whenever permitted by program requirements These accommodations are intended to ensure that the student has equal access to education and campus resources.
Common reasons for submitting an accommodation request include:
- Learning disabilities (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia)
- Mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression)
- Chronic illnesses or medical conditions
Examples of accommodations might include:
- Extended time on exams (double time or time and a half)
- Use of laptops for tests and exams requiring lengthy essays
- Use of calculators for math-related tests and exams
- Permission to record lectures
- Reduced course load as appropriate to the program — could affect financial aid
- Early access to course registration
- Faculty-provided copies of lecture notes
- Use of e-books or audiobooks
- Access to voice recognition software (Office 365)
- Access to text-to-speech programs (Canvas Immersive Reader)
Typically, the process involves providing documentation from a healthcare provider or specialist to verify the condition, followed by a review by the institution’s disability services office or relevant department to determine appropriate accommodations. If you would like to discuss accommodations, please contact the Director of Student Affairs, Marquise.IsaacRivers@pit.edu. To learn more about the process, please click here.
If you need a Student Disability Disclosure and Accommodations Request Form, please click here
Official Withdraw from College Request
An Official Withdrawal from College Request Form is a formal document that students use to notify P.I.T. that they intend to discontinue their enrollment and leave the institution. This form is typically required when a student decides to permanently or temporarily withdraw from their academic program
Once submitted, the form is reviewed and processed by the college’s administration. Students may need to complete an exit interview or additional steps to finalize their withdrawal.
Withdrawal may impact financial aid, scholarships, and future readmission, so it’s important for students to understand the full implications before submitting the form. Please see your Academic Success Coach for additional support.
POLICIES
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Federal regulations require P.I.T. to establish and apply standards of financial aid satisfactory academic progress (SAP) for eligible students to receive financial assistance under the programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act. SAP is a federal student aid (FSA) eligibility requirement and is administered by P.I.T. in addition to the academic standards of performance required under the P.I.T. Academic Progress Policy. The SAP policy is reviewed annually by the P.I.T. Financial Aid department. Furthermore, the College has additional requirements for academic progress that apply to all students regardless of financial aid status.
Students are evaluated at the end of each term (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer) for financial aid SAP once they have attempted at least 5 credit hours. All students are evaluated on three standards: grade point average (qualitative measure), credit hour completion ratio (quantitative measure), and maximum timeframe. To maintain eligibility under SAP in “Good Standing,” students must meet all three standards.
Attempted credits are defined as all hours, including remedial course work, for which the student enrolls at P.I.T. Completed credits are defined as all hours in which the student receives the grade of A, B, C, D, or P. Attempted, but not completed, credits are those in which the student receives the grade of F, FA, I, or W.
For more information on the SAP Policy, please click here.
If you need to download an appeal form, please click here.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Policy
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records. When a student turns 18 years old, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student (“eligible student”). The FERPA statute is found at 20 U.S.C. § 1232g and the FERPA regulations are found at 34 CFR Part 99.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Policy
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Form
Emergency Management System
There will be times when it is critical that PIT relay information to the College Community quickly- for example, inclement weather closings. For our EMS system, we use LiveSafe, an app that is available for download on all platforms. We encourage you to download the app so that you can remain informed. This is a two-way communication app- if needed, you can inform college leadership in real time about an issue that you see- for example, perhaps you realized that there was a leak. You can use the app to share that information, with the exact location and details of whats happening.
LiveSafe is a powerful tool that:
*Keeps you informed about safety alerts, school closings, and other critical updates
*Allows you to report safety concerns directly to campus authorities in real time
*Helps create a safer and more connected campus.
To Get the App
(1)Download “LiveSafe” for free from Google Play or the App Store
(2)Follow instructions to verify account
(3)Select “Pennsylvania Institute of Technology”
Drug and Alcohol Policy
P.I.T. is dedicated to fostering and maintaining an environment where all members of the college community can thrive. Please click here to review P.I.T.’s Drug and Alcohol Policy, including information about treatment assistance is attached.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to any member of the PIT Staff.
Student Handbook
We are here to support you as you achieve the goals you have set for yourself. We are excited to have you here, and look forward to helping you move from Student to Graduate!
This Handbook supplements the College’s catalog and website, and is designed to help you navigate the policies, procedures and academic programs here at P.I.T.
P.I.T. policies are in effect at any and all locations where P.I.T. programs, events, or services are offered. All students who enroll at P.I.T. are required to comply with the policies and procedures which are outlined in this Student Handbook or the College’s catalog.
Students enrolled in programs that have additional policies and procedures specific to that program are also required to comply with the policies and procedures outlined in the handbooks for their programs. These handbooks are provided to you upon acceptance into those programs.
P.I.T. reserves the right to interpret, modify, revoke, suspend, or change any or all such plans, policies, procedures, in whole or in part at any time, with or without notice.
If you ever have a question, concern, comment or suggestion, please let us know!
Please click here to review the Student Handbook!