| Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in June and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Six summer sessions varying in lengths between four and thirteen weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business administration, communication, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
aerospace engineering-astronautics, American studies and ethnicity-Asian American studies, physics/computer science |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.2 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
97% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
9:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1,785 men, 962 women, 2,747 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
1,092 men, 574 women, 1,666 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
693 men, 388 women, 1,081 total |
| Graduation rate: |
88% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Undergraduate studies homepage: |
undergrad.usc.edu/ |
| Graduate studies homepage: |
www.usc.edu/schools/
GraduateSchool/
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, occupational therapy, physical therapy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
0 |
| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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Viterbi School of Engineering |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University), Catalina Semester |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs available with Howard U, George Washington U. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Learning communities, freshman and sophomore seminars, undergraduate research program and annual symposium, thematic option honors program, honors in multi-media scholarship, Renaissance Scholars, Discovery Scholars and McNair Scholars programs. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit for DANTES
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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