To get a prerequisite waiver (to register for a higher level class) with an AP score, contact the USC department that teaches the course. To get a degree requirement waived with an AP score, contact your major advisor. An Important Note to Students Interested in Medical School
If you are covered by a comprehensive insurance plan meeting the University’s requirements, you may submit a request to waive or opt-out of the USC Student Health Insurance Plan. Our health insurance department will review your waiver request and send approval or denial to your USC email address within 30 days.
To be waived out of a required Roski units, a student must submit a portfolio and a syllabus or syllabi of completed college-level coursework equivalent to the course in question. Faculty review a student’s prior syllabus or syllabi to determine whether or not prior college-level coursework sufficiently taught key concepts and techniques within the media of interest.
You must be actively registered for classes for the upcoming/beginning semester before starting the online enrollment/request for waiver process. Incoming undergraduate students are typically registered for classes during orientation. If you are not registered for classes, you will not be able to request a waiver using the online system.
Some departments may use AP scores of 4 or 5 to waive prerequisites or degree requirements as shown below. To get a prerequisite waiver (to register for a higher level class) with an AP score, contact the USC department that teaches the course. To get a degree requirement waived with an AP score, contact your major advisor.
The Registrar One Stop office is unable to grant prerequisite waivers. To request a waiver, you must reach out to the department offering the course. Departmental contact information can be found on the Schedule of Classes by entering the department name in the search bar.Aug 26, 2021
The first digit of the course number indicates the year level of the course: 000 — non-credit preparatory courses, 100 — first undergraduate year, 200 — second undergraduate year, 300 — third and fourth undergraduate years without graduate credit, 400 — third and fourth undergraduate years with graduate credit for ...
Prospective students who do not wish to seek formal admission may take classes as a limited status student at USC.Dec 6, 2021
Students who do not complete their degrees within 10 consecutive years from the beginning of the semester of their first completed USC course work will not be allowed automatically to continue their general education requirements. (This time limit includes semesters during which students are not enrolled.)
USC uses the following grading system: CR = credit (passing grade for a non–letter graded course equivalent to “B” or 3.0 quality or better for graduate credit and “C–” or 1.7 for undergraduate credit)
Students who wish to audit a course at USC must register for the course on Web Registration and select the Audit grade option. Note that audited courses are charged at the regular tuition rate and are not included in calculations of your enrolled units or in your GPA.Dec 6, 2021
You may take classes at another institution only during the summer term. Second, once you start as a USC student you must complete all outstanding GE Core Literacies (categories A-F) at USC.May 18, 2021
Summer 2022 Program Dates: June 19th – July 16th!
four coursesThe standard full-time workload at USC consists of four courses per semester/trimester or two courses per session.
3.79The average GPA at USC is 3.79. This makes USC Strongly Competitive for GPAs. With a GPA of 3.79, USC requires you to be above average in your high school class.
Take a few introductory courses If you decide not to major in the subject, you can still count the course toward general education requirements. An undecided major advisor can also point you in the right direction regarding the recommended introductory classes for a given program.
Yes, you can double major or pursue major-minor combinations at USC. However, applicants are not able to choose a combined program at the time they apply for admission.Aug 20, 2021
Undergraduate degree requirements consist of grade point averages, residence requirements, general education requirements, the writing requirement, the diversity requirement, pre-major and major requirements, and minor requirements. Undergraduate students may elect to follow (a) the degree requirements in the catalogue current in their first term of enrollment after admission or readmission at USC or (b) degree requirements in a subsequent catalogue as long as they were enrolled in a term in which it was in effect. However, students may not mix catalogues. An exception is that students may follow the requirements for a minor from a different catalogue year than the major; and students pursuing two majors may follow major requirements from different catalogue years.
Of the 128 unit minimum at least 32 units must be upper-division course work. Students must also complete all upper-division course work in the major at USC. The university will not deviate from the minimum unit requirements stated above or the additional unit-specific requirements. Some disciplines require more than the minimum requirements.
To be designated a Global Scholar upon graduation, a student must graduate within five years of matriculation at USC with a minimum 3.5 overall grade point average and with university honors. Global Scholar honors are noted on academic transcripts but not on the diploma.
This includes, but is not limited to, such things as registering in additional course work, resolution of marks of incomplete (IN) and missing grade (MG), declaration of minors, etc.
A gateway course is a lower division 3–4 unit course that introduces and showcases the minor or major curricula of an academic field of study. It is intended to be a student’s first exposure to a field of study.
The Discovery Scholars program recognizes undergraduate students who have excelled in their studies while demonstrating the ability to create exceptional new scholarship or artistic works. In order to be designated a USC Discovery Scholar candidate, a student must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and must meet the criteria established by his or her school for outstanding original research or creative work. The criteria may include submission of a research thesis, an artistic portfolio or some other evidence of original contributions to the discipline. Faculty letters of recommendation may also be required.
The Steven and Kathryn Sample Renaissance Scholars program recognizes select undergraduate students who have excelled in their studies while completing a major and a minor (or two majors) in widely separated fields of study. In order to be designated a USC Renaissance Scholar candidate, a student must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and must have his or her fields of study certified to meet the breadth with depth requirement.
See exception below. Test scores are valid for 5 years from the test date; scores more than 5 years old are not accepted. If a GMAT/GRE is taken multiple times we will consider your highest score for admission purposes. While the GMAT is the preferred test, we will accept the GRE in its place.
International student who did not receive an undergraduate degree in accounting from a U.S. college or university. FALL. Domestic student with an undergraduate degree or minor in accounting. International students with a 4 year undergraduate degree or minor in accounting, from a U.S. or other English speaking country.
Although we have no limit to the number of units you can complete before transferring to USC, you must complete at least 64 units (1/2 the normal required units for an undergraduate degree) at USC to get a degree from USC. This will usually take 2 years.
To be eligible for admission, you should have the following completed or in-progress at the point of application: Two math courses (either calculus or higher level math beyond calculus) after high school with a minimum of Calculus II in-progress at the point of application.
Some engineering classes will transfer for elective credit, but since engineering is taught differently from school to school, it’s rare to find an engineering course at another school that is considered directly equivalent to a USC engineering course.
No. The 3+2 Engineering program is a specially designed curriculum with specific, named, partner schools. Articulation agreements have been designed, developed, and signed by the partner institutions. Student must take very specific courses at the 3+2 partner school to be considered as part of the 3+2 program. Student who do not attend a 3+2 partner school can apply to transfer through our regular transfer admission process.
You may get elective credit for the course, but only courses in Part II waive course requirements. This is because only the courses in Part II are considered equivalent to a course at USC.
Any AP Exam with a score of 4 or 5 will get you 4 units of credit at USC. In addition to unit credits, some AP scores can help you complete degree requirements. Most commonly for engineering students, the following exams can satisfy or waive the listed USC requirements for an engineering degree:
IB credit can be granted either from the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or individual Higher Level Exams. You can receive either 20 units of credit from the IB Diploma with a score of 30 or higher, or 6 semester units of credit for each score of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher Level exams, up to the maximum of four exams, whichever is higher.
USC awards 8 semester units of elective credit for A-level exams, along with H2 exams in Singapore, with a score of B or better.
USC requires all incoming freshmen to enroll in a General Education Seminar during their first year at the University. These courses are limited to 19 incoming undergraduates and earn credit in one of the six Core Literacies of the General Education Program. General Education Seminars are identified with the GESM prefix and a number indicating which category requirement each class fulfills, according to the following list:
Courses in this category enhance understanding of citizenship and moral agency within the context of today's increasingly global society , exploring differences and similarities across diverse communities and cultures. Courses can cover a diverse range of issues, such as political, legal, ethical, or cultural aspects of US society in a global context, or the ways in which other societies and cultures construct what it means to be a citizen and a moral agent.
We seek to understand ourselves and the world around us and always think about how things could be, or should be, or might have been. Humanistic inquiry takes us into realms that lie at the heart of what it means to be a thinking, feeling person, and into realms of interpretation and analysis beyond what facts and figures alone can tell us.
There are six Core Literacy categories, in which eight courses are required. All students must complete one course in each of the Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Quantitative Reasoning, and two courses in each of Humanistic Inquiry and Social Analysis.
The physical sciences deal with analysis of natural phenomena through quantitative description and synthesis. Students learn to solve scientific problems and to understand the processes by which scientific knowledge is obtained, evaluated and placed in the context of societal relevance.
The underlying goal of all science education is to learn about natural phenomena, and to explore, understand, synthesize, and develop a sharper perception of science’s influences and applications to society in the past, present and future.
The Quantitative Reasoning category engages students in the analysis and manipulation of data and information related to quantifiable objects, symbolic elements, or logic in order to help them navigate the complexity and sophistication of the modern world. All Quantitative Reasoning courses, be they formal, abstract, or empirical, are designed to increase the capacity of students to evaluate chains of formal reasoning and to assess the validity of mathematical, logical, or statistical inferences. A course in this category aims to develop one or more of three sets of skills: formal reasoning (the use of formal logic or mathematics), abstract representation (the use or construction of symbolic or diagrammatic representations), and empirical analysis (the use of statistical inference).