Global Distinction

Benefits of Earning the Global Distinction

  • Transcript annotation: Your achievement noted on your academic transcript
  • Personalized digital transcript: Digital catalog of your work with a unique URL for your résumé and networking sites and sharing with prospective employers and recruiters
  • Rewards and incentives: Special prizes, networking invitations, and advance notice of or preferred consideration for travel grants or other funding opportunities for achieving competency milestones
  • Graduation honorable mention: Special recognition during your school’s and the University Center for International Studies’ graduation ceremonies

Enroll Now!

Enroll today to find out how many of your in-progress or completed courses and global activities and experiences qualify. MyPittGlobal on the mobile app Suitable will keep track of everything for you, including the special rewards and incentives you are eligible for along the way. You can start at any time. 

  1. Go to my.pitt.edu.
  2. Click on the myPittGlobal icon.
  3. Log in using your Pitt credentials.
  4. Search: Global Distinction Enrollment.
  5. Complete the online form.

Credential Requirements

To earn the Pitt Global Distinction, undergraduate students complete the following:

1
Enrollment Form
6
Credits of global course work (international/area/thematic studies courses) 
24
Global events or activities
2
High-impact global experiences
 
Beginner (complete one):
- First-year seminar
- Living Learning Community (Casa Cultural, Global Village)
- Writing-intensive course
 
Advanced (complete one):
- Service/community-based learning
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research project
- Internship (at home or abroad)
- Capstone course or project
1
Reflection (unless pursuing a capstone)

Approved Courses for Global Course Work Credit

Questions?

Visit the Pitt Global Hub on the ground floor of Wesley W. Posvar Hall. Student ambassadors and professional advisors are available to answer your questions and help you to identify global courses, activities, and experiences that complement your major or minor.

E-mail: globaldistinction@pitt.edu