Contents

Information Services and Research

Facilities

Admission Requirements and the

Application Process

Additional Information for

International Students

Housing

Employment

Financing Graduate Study

Checklist for Admission and

Financial Assistance
A Message From
Graduate Programs
The Dean
Application for Graduate
Admission
The University of Southern California has been described as "a private university
Program Directory with a public trust." We are a large university with the extensive academic and
research activity and range of disciplines that characterize major public universities.
But as a private university well into its second century-the largest private research
university west of the Mississippi River-we also maintain the independence and
flexibility that promote innovation and growth.
This fusion of public spirit and independent means generates remarkable oppor-
tunities for our students. Long an international university with a cosmopolitan mix
of students and faculty, USC's alumni can be found in leadership positions world-
wide. Moreover, our key Pacific Rim location in the world's vibrant media capital,
Los Angeles, positions USC to take advantage of the continuing revolution in infor-
mation technology. It also enables our students to study and work in an exhilarating
social environment that only a place such as Southern California can provide.
The information in this application will help you begin to explore these and
many other opportunities while you discover the breadth of offerings available to
help you reach your career and personal goals.
I am delighted that you are considering applying to the University of Southern
California for graduate study. I invite you to explore this community-to begin talk-
ing immediately with the staff and faculty who will be partners with you, whatever
your particular choice of scholarly endeavor. They are your source for information
about program content, fellowships and assistantships, and any discipline-related
requirements for admission.
Thank you for your interest in the USC and please accept my best wishes in
finding that program which will provide the greatest opportunities for your future.

Jonathan Kotler
Dean of the Graduate School
Information
Services
and
Research
Facilities
USC's information technology environ-
ment provides a wealth of resources and
opportunities for graduate students.
The Information Services Division
serves the university community's infor-
mation technology needs-in network-
ing, library services, academic comput-
ing and telecommunications.
LIBRARIES
As the role of libraries throughout the
world is being transformed and rede-
fined by the information revolution, the
Information Services Division at the
University of Southern California is
responding to this new environment by
extending access to li.brary resources in a
variety of ways. These include the uti-
lization of technologies that provide ser-
vices and information electronically, the
cultivation of cooperative agreements
with other libraries, and the enhance-
ment of collections selected to meet the
specific needs of the USC community.
As a center for scholarly endeavor, the
libraries make a unique contribution to
the university's mission of instruction
and research. Service, new information
technologies and traditional collec-
tions-ali of these are here for the USC
community.
Reference service and access to elec-
tronic information resources are avail-
able both in-person and electronically
via the World Wide Web from comput-
ers located within the libraries or any-
where on the Internet. The division's
Web site (http://www.usc.eduiisd) not
only provides library patrons with infor-
mation about the USC libraries and
access to the library catalogue, but also
allows them to search important biblio-
graphic databases, full-text resources,
the online versions of campus publica-
tions, course materials and campus
information. Furthermore, the Web site
acts as a gateway to other online infor-
Illation systems and as a home for
patrons to request library services.
The USC libraries house nearly 3
million volumes, more than half-a-mil-
lion government documents, 3 million
photographs, and 3.6 million microforms
while subscribing to more than 20,000
current journals.
The largest of the USC libraries is
the Doheny Memorial Library, which
contains the research collections for
most of the social sciences and humani-
ties materials. The Doheny Library also
houses the Cinema/Television Library,
the Government Documents
Department, the Music Library, Special
Collections and the Boeckman Center
for Iberian and Latin American Studies.
In addition to the Doheny Library,
the USC libraries include a number of
specialized research libraries that serve
the unique research needs of the cam-
pus. Most of these are located near the
school or department they serve.
The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey
Library, one of the most technologically
sophisticated libraries in the world, fea-
tures a core collection of books and
journals, two electronic information
commons with nearly 200 computer
work stations, more than 50 collabora-
tive work spaces, two hands-on learning
classrooms, a multimedia audttortum.
and more than 1,400 reader seats in a
variety of formal and informal arrange-
ments. Designed to support undergrad-
uate learning, Leavey provides faculty
and students with tools to accomplish
research using both traditional and elec-
tronic resources. Within Leavey, the
James Irvine Foundation Center for
Scholarly Technology provides faculty
assistance in using technology and
information resources to develop
materials for instruction and scholarly
research.
The USC libraries have noteworthy
collections in the areas of cinema, inter-
national and public affairs, American lit-
erature, regional history, marine science,
philosophy, Latin American studies, and
Korean studies. The Feuchtwanger
Memorial Library features an extensive
collection of Lion Feuchtwanger's own
works along with the rarest books from
his library. The USC libraries are also
home to an extensive collection of pho-
tographs chronicling the history of
Southern California.
The USC libraries are the adminis-
trative hub of the Southern California
Electronic Libraries Consortium. USC
is a member of the Research Libraries
Group, an international association of
major universities and research institu-
tions. In addition, USC maintains bor-
rowing agreements with Hebrew Union
College, the Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History Library,
California State University, Los
Angeles, Caltech and UCLA.
INDEPENDENT LIBRARIES
Three independent campus libraries are
devoted to specialized collections for
their respective professions: the Asa V.
Call Law Library, the Eileen and
Kenneth T. Norris Medical Library, and
the Jennifer Ann Wilson Dental Library.
The Wilson Dental Library and
Learning Center, a partner in the
Health Sciences Libraries, is located on
the University Park campus. The library
houses a book collection of more than
19,000 volumes, a bound journal collec-
tion of 13,500 volumes, and receives
some 600 current serial titles. The
library also collects audiovisual material
and computer-based software which
support the education and patient care
goals of the School of Dentistry.
The Asa V. Call Law Library collec-
tions include more than 300,000 vol-
umes, 80,000 microform volume equiva-
lents and over 3,500 serial titles.
Computer assisted indexes are available
for its periodical holdings. Records for
the Law Library's holdings can be
accessed through its online catalogue,
Advocat.
The Norris Medical Library
(http://www.usc.eduihsclnmIl), located
on the Health Sciences campus, holds
more than 163,000 volumes and receives
2,580 current journals. The library has
an extensive collection of computer-
based and multimedia instructional
materials. Its educational programs
emphasize electronic information, data-
base searching, Internet resources, and
the World Wide Web. Hands-on instruc-
tion is provided in a microcomputer-
equipped classroom. The library pro-
vides a variety of microcomputers for its
users. A multi-year online file of MED-
LINE and other health sciences data-
bases are available through Ovid, and
specialized CD-ROM databases are
offered on the library's local area net-
work. Ovid also includes 124 online
journals and the full text of lIIany other
journals is available through the library's
Web page. HELIX, the library's online
catalogue, includes records for the
library's books, journal titles and multi-
media, and their circulation status.
Special collections include the Salerni
Collegium History of Medicine Library,
the Far West Medicine Collection, and
the Webb Memorial Collection of
American Indian Ethnopharmacology.
COMPUTING RESOURCES
USC's academic computing environ-
ment is rich in resources and opportuni-
ties for students, faculty and staff. To
serve the community's technology
needs for instruction and research, the
Information Services Division provides
access to a variety of computer systems,
including high performance SUN, IBM,
SGJ and Convex research computers;
UNIX work stations and file servers;
and popular microcomputer platforms.
These are all integrated in a university-
wide network. caHed USCnet, which
also links USC to the Internet.
Computer accounts are provided to
all students, faculty and staff. Through
these accounts, the USC community can
send and receive e-mail and take advan-
tage of the World Wide Web and other
Internet resources. In addition, public
user areas provide the latest technology
to ensure that the USC community has
easy access to the resources they need.
Opportunities to acquire computing
skills abound at USC. Each semester
the "Adventures in Information" pro-
gram offers free courses. Topics span
Internet tools, Web publishing, produc-
tivity tools, curricular uses of the
Internet, remote computing, statistics
and math, and different platforms/oper-
ating systems. For more personal help,
the Customer Support Center offers free
consultation services to users in distress.
Professional consultants are on duty
throughout the week, answering users'
questions by phone, e-mail and in
person.
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RESEARCH CENTERS Center for Photonic Technology Members of the center play an active
The Center for Phctonlc Technology role in a new Department of Defense
The following represent just a few of conducts a broad range of investigations funded consortium, the Heterogeneous
the more than 100 university institutes into optoelectronic devices and materi- Optoelectronics Technology Center,
and centers in which faculty, research als. Groups investigating organic poly- which has been formed to further
scientists and graduate students engage mer modulators, spatial light modula- advance the photonics technology.
in basic and applied research. Extensive tors, surface emitting lasers, detectors
information about USC research centers and organic materials have aJl achieved Communication Sciences Institute
is available at our World Wide Web site national prominence. The program has http://commsci.usc.edu
(http://www.usc.eduJ). developed outstanding expertise in The Communication Sciences 1nstitute
materials growth by molecular beam (CSI) was formed in 1982 as a research
Center for Effective Organizations epitaxy and metalorganlc chemical unit within the Department of
http://wv.'w.marshall.usc.edu/ceo vapor deposition and device fabrication Electrical Engineering-Systems. The
The Center for Effective Organizations techniques. The center includes the purpose of this organizational move was
(CEO) is a research center in the newly completed Keck Photonics to facilitate the interaction of communi-
Marshall School of Business. Founded Research Laboratory and the Powell cations faculty in Electrical Engineering
in 1979, it is the original research center Teaching laboratory, each with clean with governmental and industrial
of its type. CEO's objective is to bridge room processing facilities for device fab- research sponsors, and to simpUfy the
the gap between theory and practice rication. administration of this effort.
and to develop and communicate The center was selected by the U.S. Research at CSI spans the breadth of
knowledge about how organizations can Department of Defense to lead a five- communication discipUnes, including
be effectively managed. To accomplish university consortium known as the the design and analysis of communica-
this objective, the center conducts National Center for Integrated Photontc tion networks, distributed multimedia
research with organizations, presents Technology. Formed to explore and systems, spread-spectrum communica-
educational seminars, and publishes establish the ultimate capabilities of tion systems, search and tracking radars,
books and articles. photonics technology, the consortium information theory, error-control coding,
CEO has a national and international also included Columbia University, adaptive array processing, optical com-
reputation for action research that Princeton Unlverstry, MIT and UCLA. munications, and VLSI architectures for
focuses on a wide range of organiza- The National Center pursued device associated signal processors. as weU as
tional effectiveness issues involving the research and development with a view the mathematical backgrounds required
design and management of complex toward systems integration and novel for this work.
organizations. The center's research system architectures.
actively involves corporations in
researching and developing new knowl-
edge about how organizations can be
more effective and competitive.
Pioneering research in the areas of
compensation, performance manage-
ment, employee involvement, organiza-
tion change and design. and knowledge
work tcams has positioned CEO as a
leading authority in these fields and has
given the center the ability to Inform
and influence corporate practices.
Current work also focuses on organiza-
tional design and development, new
organization forms, organizational learn-
ing, corporate board performance,
reward systems, employee involvement,
managing competencies, high technolo-
gy organizations, knowledge, work
teams, teams and information technolo-
gy, integrated human resource systems,
and work design.
4 I information Services aJld ResearciJ Facilities
Gerontology Research Institute
The research institute initiates, designs
and performs basic research on all aspects
of aging. The research institute provides
for graduate and postgraduate training in
the biological, social and behavioral sci-
ences. Specific areas of study include
neurobiology, neurogerontology, neu-
rodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's dis-
ease and Parkinson's disease), free radical
cell damage, cognitive aspects of aging,
psychophysiology, behavior, social organi-
zation and social policy.
Information Sciences Institute (lSI)
http://www.isi.edu
Located in Marina del Rey approxi-
mately 15 miles from the campus, the
institute is a School of Engineering
research facility involved in a broad
spectrum of information processing
research and the development of
advanced computer technology and sys-
tems. Areas of research and develop-
ment include artificial intelligence, dis-
tributed systems, security, software pro-
duction technology, compilers, man-
machine interface technology, natural
language, VLSI, communication and
networking, computerized commerce,
computing environments. embedded
architecture operating systems, low
power circuitry, packaging and access to
the Information Super Highway. Closely
linked with the computer science and
electrical engineering departments, lSI Population Research Laboratory
provides a number of research assistant- http://www.usc.eduldeptfpop
ships to graduate students. lSI houses The Population Research Laboratory
all excellent technical research library, a emphasizes training and research con-
hardware development lab and a model cerning demographic processes and
shop for developing special or experi- techniques pertaining to population pol-
mental equipment in support of insti- icy, fertility, and mortality; population
tute programs. distribution including internal and inter-
national migration and urbanization;
Center for Feminist Research population structure including labor
The Center for Feminist Research force needs, families and aging popula-
engages in research and outreach activi- tions; and environmental problems,
ties related to gender studies. It is affili- including relations between popula-
ated with USC's long-standing program tions, resources, and pollution.
in gender studies, a multidisciplinary Examples of current or recent
program that focuses on gender in cul- research by afflllated faculty and stu-
ture and society. Gender Studies faculty dents include (1) family economy and
members are drawn from the humanities, fertility in the People's Republic of
social, physical, and natural sciences, arts, China, (2) differences in the incidence
communication, and the professional of cancer by social class and ethnicity,
schools of USC. They currently comprise (3) mortality in Congo, (4) impacts of
more than 90 core and extended faculty. rising sea levels on California coastal
The Center for Feminist Research populations, (5) health consequences of
supports scholarly research, facilitates improved mortality in the United States,
interdisciplinary collaboration, invites (6) the characteristics of undocumented
speakers to the university, plans confer- Mexican migrants in Los Angeles
ences and seminars, and develops out- County, (7) changing determinants of
reach activities to disseminate gender infant mortality in Brazil, (8) effects of
scholarship to the non-academic family disruptions on social mobility in
community. the United States, (9) economic impacts
of different generations in the United
Loker Hydrocarbon Research States, (10) the impact ofundocument-
Institute (LHI) ed Mexican immigrants on the econom-
http://www.usc.eduideptlchemistry/dept ic welfare of other workers in Los
Irsrchcen.html Angeles County, (11) the structure of
Dedicated to studying the chemistry of the Southern California-Baja California
hydrocarbons and to related graduate trans-border city, (12) changes over time
education, the LHI strives to develop in the adjustments of immigrants in
the future practitioners and research Southern California, and (13) interrela-
leaders in the field. Research is devoted tions between population and housing
to understanding the basic chemistry of characteristics in the United States. The
hydrocarbons, to finding alternate ways lab is affiliated with the U.S. Bureau of
to produce them and to studying their the Census and the California State
transformations and com bustion. Census Data Center and also serves
Institute laboratories are well equipped public and private agencies concerned
with state-of-the-art spectroscopic and with population problems. Though part
analytical instrumentation. Nuclear of the Sociology Department, the lab
magnetic resonance, infrared, ultravio- works closely with gerontology, econom-
let, visible and mass spectrometers, as ics, geography, political science, medi-
well as gas/liquid and high-pressure liq- cine, public administration, planning
uid chromatographs are available. and urban studies, the Social Science
Specialized very-low/very-high pressure Research Institute, and the East Asian
reactors, catalytic reactors, and high- Studies Center.
purity, enclosed environmental systems
are available also.

Program in Neural. Informational,
and Behavioral Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/deptfnbiolnibslnibs.
html
USC's Program in Neural,
Informational, and Behavioral Sciences
(Neuroscience Program), formed in
1982 as an outgrowth of research activi-
ties in several areas, is a multidiscipli-
nary research and teaching effort aimed
at making USC one of the premier cen-
ters ofnewoscience in the country. It is
a multi-track academic research and
training program that includes five
schools and fifteen departments and is
organized around major faculty groups
in cellular and molecular neurosciences,
systems and behavioral neuroscience,
cognitive neurosciences, computational
neuroscience and clinical neuroscience.
Most faculty have joint appointments,
which permits graduate students from
different departments and schools to
choose research and thesis advisors
according to their interests. More than
50,000 square feet of new research space
was developed for this program through
construction of the Hedco
_____ I_Il!ormalion Services end Research Facilities L_5_
Neurosciences Research Building, The staff of IRIS consists of faculty
which houses research groups from all members of the sponsoring departments
the tracks in the program. Our neuro- of the School of Engineering, faculty in
sciences program is novel and exciting other departments (such as Civil
because of its intellectual outreach and Engineering), graduate students and a
its success in building a multi-campus limited number of non-faculty profes-
community of researchers from diverse sionals.
basic and clinical disciplines that offer The activities undertaken by IRIS
fresh insights into the complex phenom- are concentrated in four major theoreti-
ena of nervous systems. cal and applied research areas: (1) com-
puter vision including development of
Institute for Robotics and fundamental methods needed for a vari-
Intelligent Systems (IRIS) ety of application tasks; (2) robotics and
http://iris.usc.edufiris.html intelligent machines; (3) systems
The institute was organized to act as a aspects of automated manufacturing
focal point for research and develop- involving a large number of robotic sys-
ment in advanced robotics. computer tems; and (4) artificial intelligence,
vision, and intelligent machine systems robotics and teJeoperators in space.
in Southern California. It aims to
achieve this objective by performing Signal and Image Processing
government and industry-sponsored Institute (SIPI)
research, and coordinating a comprehen- http://sipi.usc.edu
sive educational program. IRIS is spon- SIPI is a research unit of the School of
sored by four departments of the School Engineering. SIPI has extensive experi-
of Engineering: Computer Science. mental facilities that support research
Electrical Engineering, Industrial and activities in the areas of array process-
Systems Engineering, and Mechanical ing, digital image processing, intelligent
Engineering. signal processing, neural networks,
6 I information Services and Eesesrch Fecllities

fuzzy system theory, image and video
compression, VLSI architectures, med-
ical imaging, optical information pro-
cessing and optical computing. The
present facilities include special purpose
graphics, image digltlzation. display and
recording equipment. These systems
use a network of Unix workstations
file servers from SUN Mtcrosystems.
Hewlett Packard and Silicon Graphics.
The SIPI facilities also include two
optics laboratories for research in optical
information processing and optical com-
puting and a photographic darkroom.
For academic purposes, SIPI has labora-
tories for teaching image processing and
digital signal processing.
Social Science Research Institute
http://www. usc. edul go/ssrt
In addition to full-time staff researchers,
faculty members from numerous schools
and departments, such as medicine, psy-
chology, sociology, law, social work,
urban planning, and business work on
i.nstitute projects. Doctoral students
receive training and financial support
through the institute and have access to
data files and funded computer time in
order to process data for use in personal
research projects. Social issues currently
under study include community service
for youth, deviance, violence, street
gangs, criminal justice systems, commu-
nity policing, social categorization and
and intergroup relations, biological and
social etiology of schizophrenia, drug
and alcohol abuse, and assessment of
welfare reform initiatives.
RESOURCE SHARING WITH
OTHER INSTITUTIONS
An agreement between USC and
Hebrew Union College enables gradu-
ate students to enroll simultaneously at
both institutions and benefit from recip-
rocal course credit. Faculty from either
institution may be invited to serve as
thesis or dissertation supervisors, or as
members of guidance committees at the
other institution.
USC graduate students may com-
plete part of their program at UCLA
through cross-registration. Upon
approval of the department chairperson,
the registrar and the graduate dean, a
USC student may take courses at UCLA
while enrolled in USC 7000, Off-
Campus Studies.

Admission
Requirements
and the
Appl ication
Process
The Application for Graduate
Admission should be used by applicants
to all programs except Dentistry, Law,
Medicine, the master's degree programs
in the Graduate School of Business
Administration and the Doctor of
Pharmacy degree program. Applicants
to these programs should obtain forms
directly from the schools to which they
seek admission. (Dentistry 213-740-
2841, Law 213-740-1331, Medicine
323-442-1607, Business master's pro-
grams 213-740-7846, and Pharmacy
323-442-1474.)
Many academic departments require
additional materials for admission. It is
important for you to contact your acade-
mic department regarding any supple-
mental applications, specific GRE
(Graduate Record Examination) Tests
or other examinations required for
admission, and departmental assistant-
ship/fellowship opportunities.
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
Students must complete all appropriate
sections of the enclosed application.
Failure to do so may cause delays in the
processing of the application.
The university is required to report
to the federal government the ethnic
origin information requested in question
10 of the application. U.S. citizens or
lawfully admitted permanent residents
should select the raciallethnic category
with which they most closely identify.
International students are reported as a
separate category and should select the
non-resident alien category (number 5)
regardless of their racial/ethnic origin.
The five facial/ethnic categories are
described as follows:
Admission Requirements end the Application Process
Black, non-Hispanic a person having ori-
gins in any of the black racial groups
of Africa (except those of Hispanic
origins).
Asian or Pacific Islander a person having
origins in any of the original peoples
of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the
Indian subcontinent. or Pacific
Islands. This includes people from
China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine
Islands, Samoa, India and Vietnam.
Hispanic a person of Mexican, Puerto
Rican, Cuban, Central or South
American or other Spanish culture or
origin, regardless of race.
American Indian or Alaskan Native a per-
son having origins in any of the origi-
nal peoples of North America, and
who maintains cultural identification
through tribal affiliation or communi-
ty recognition.
White, non-Hispanic a person having ori-
gins in any of the original peoples of
Europe, North Africa, or the Middle
East (except those of Hispanic
origin).
Students pursuing graduate degrees
must apply for admission to specified
programs; graduate applicants cannot be
admitted to "undeclared" status. Those
who wish to apply simultaneously to two
different departments must submit an
application form for each program. A
photocopy of the enclosed form will suf-
ficc for the second application. Students
need to submit only one 555 non-
refundable application fee for both
applications, however.
Domestic students who are not seek-
ing graduate degrees, but who wish to
enroll in graduate-level courses for per-
sonal or professional enrichment only,
may register in limited student status.
Such students do not need to submit
applications for admission, but must
receive departmental approval and the
approval of the Office of the Registrar.
Permission to take course work in limit-
ed status does not imply or guarantee
admission. In most cases, limited status
is not available to international students
as it does not fulfill student visa require-
ments. Permission for such enrollment
by students on non-resident visas may
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be granted only by the Office of
Graduate and International Admission.
APPLICATION FEE
A check or money order for 555 drawn
on a U.S. bank in U.S. currency and
made payable to the University of
Southern California must accompany
the application. This fee is non-refund-
able and cannot be deferred. The appli-
cation fee must be paid (Of waived)
before an application can be processed.
Application fee waivers are granted only
under the following circumstances:
The student is a U.S. citizen or per-
manent restdent who can demonstrate
financial need by enclosing a letter
from the financial aid office of the last
institution attended. This letter veri-
fying financial need must accompany
the application.
The student is currently an admitted
USC student or is a USC alumnus or
alwnna.
The student is a full-time USC
employee or a dependent of a full-
time USC employee.
FILING THE APPLICATION
Please consult your department for spe-
cific application deadlines. Those who
apply by February 1, 1999 have the best
chances of receiving full consideration
for admission decisions and departmen-
tal financial assistance, including fellow-
ships and teaching assistantships; how-
ever, some departments have earlier or
later application deadlines.
Use the envelope included with this
application to forward your application
for admission to the Graduate
Admission office. Unless otherwise
instructed by your department, tran-
scripts and GRE scores should be sent
to:
University of Southern California
Office of Graduate Admission
University Park
Los Angeles, California 90089-0913
Failure to use the above address will
result in application processing delays.
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ACADEMIC RECORDS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION GRADUATE RECORD

EXAMINATIONS
All applicants for graduate study at USC If the graduate program to which you
must have earned baccalaureate degrees are applying requires letters of recom- Most programs require applicants-
(U.S. bachelor equivalent) from accred- mendation, please have them sent including those holding advanced
ited colleges or universities prior to ini- directly to your department. Use the degrees-to submit results of the
tial enrollment. Each applicant must transmittal forms on page 27 to help General Test of the Graduate Record
send to the Office of Graduate ensure that your letters will be matched Examination (GRE). (Test scores that
Admission one copy of final, official up with your application. are more than five years old at the time
transcripts from ali colleges and univer- of application may not be acceptable.)
sities attended except USc. (Please Individual departments also may require
note that some academic departments scores from the appropriate Subject
may require USC transcripts from appli- Tests as part of the application process
cants who have attended USC.) or during the first semester of study.
Fall 1999 applicants are urged to take
the GRE in November 1998. Scores
from tests taken any later than
December may not reach USC in time
to he considered for admission, fellow-
ship and assistantship opportunities.
Applicants for the spring semester
should take the examination by June.
Scores must be available prior to regis-
tration. Those who already have taken
the examinations should write to the
Educational Testing Service (Box 995,
Princeton, New Jersey 08540) and
arrange to have their scores forwarded to
USC. When requesting that scores be
sent to USC, students must indicate the
university's code number, 4852. For
more information, including fees for this
service, please contact the USC Testing
Bureau at (213) 740-7166. Additional
information also is available at the
Testing Bureau's Web site
(http://www.usc.eduJdeptfTesting-
Bureau/).
Graduate Record Examinations are
offered in two formats: paper and pencil
(which is administered at USC) and
computer-based testing (not offered at
USC, but available throughout the
United States). The paper and pencil
format tests will be administered in the
United States during the coming year on
the following dates:
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National General and SUbject Test Additional University of Southern California

Dates
November 7, 1998 (General and Subject Information must accompany
fee is non-refundable
the application;
and cannot be
the

deferred;
Tests)
December 12, 1998 (Subject Tests only)
for 3. your scores on all examinations
April 10, 1999 (General and Subject
Tests)
International required
department
for admission by your
(e.g. GRE, GMAT,
Students TOEFL, TSE etc.) must be sent to
Computer-based testing is offered USC by the testing agency;
year-round by appointment. Contact the 4. one official copy of academic
Educational Testing Service for more records" with certified English trans-
information at (800) 473-2255. Overseas The University of Southern California lation;
students may contact the educational has an outstanding record of commit- 5. documented evidence of financial
attache officer of the American embassy ment to international education. From a support (see page 11);
or consulate for information about test- small presence during our early history, 6. letters of recommendation sent
ing dates outside the United States. our international enrollment grew to an directly to the appropriate academic
average of 200 students by the 1930s. department, if requested. All recom-
After declining international enrollments mendations must be submitted
OTHER ADMISSION TESTS in the years surrounding World War II, together with English translations. It
we began rebuilding and in 1951 began is also desirable, though not required,
Some professional programs require spe- providing specialized admission services to include English resumes of any
cialized admission tests instead of, or as to international students. By 1964, more scholarly publications submitted for
an option to, the Graduate Record than 1,000 international students were consideration.
Examination. You must contact the enrolled at USC. Today, the Office of
school for information about these tests Graduate and International Admission "Academic records include year-by-year
and/or other admission criteria. serves thousands of prospective students records from each college or university
Accounting each year by providing both general and attended that indicate the number of
Business Administration specialized information and by maintain- lecture and laboratory hours devoted
Dentistry- ing the expertise necessary to evaluate each week to each course and the grades
Doctor of Dental Surgery, academic records from the various edu- received, in addition to official docu-
International Student Program cational systems around the world. ments indicating degrees awarded with
Law International Admission also issues the titles and dates conferred.
Medicine- required eligibility certificates for stu-
Doctor of Medicine dents to enter the United States. The Office of International
Music- For information about admission to Admission wiU provide admitted stu-
Master of Music Education, USC, contact dents with either 1-20 or IAP-66
Master of Music (no test required) Office of Graduate and International Eligibility Certificates. When indicating
Pharmacy- Admission your legal name on the application, use
Doctor of Pharmacy (no test University of Southern California the name as it appears on your passport.
required) Los Angeles, California 90089-0913 This will be the name used on your 1-20
Policy, Planning, and Development- Telephone (213) 740-1111 or IAP-66. (International students will
Master of Health Administration, FAX (213) 740-7577 not be issued 1-20 or IAP-66 certificates
Master of Public Administration, and are not permitted to enroll in any
Master of Real Estate Development, courses if they have not been admitted to
Master of Planning, ADMISSION degree programs or approved non-degree
Master of Planning and courses of study.)
Development Studies International applicants (those who A married student who wishes to
Doctor of Public Administration are or will be in the United States on bring a spouse and children must provide

Social Work- non-immigrant visas) are required to this information on the admission appli-
Master of Social Work (no test submit the following documents. cation (question 11). The number of chil-

required) Additional information may be required dren is required; in some cases, names
by the academic departments. and birth dates may be required.
1. Application for Graduate Admission; Additional financial support must be ver-
2. $55 application fee, a check or money ified for each family member accompa-
order drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. nying the student: $6,000 for a spouse
currency and made payable to the and $3,000 for each child.
~ Additional Information for Jl1ternalion~a__I_S_/,_u_j,e_"_ls _

After receiving the 1-20 or IAP-66, from the Test of English as a Foreign mWTIof 525 on the paper-based
each student must apply through a Language (TOEFL) arid Test of TOEFL or 197 on the computer-based
United States Embassy or Consulate for Spoken English (TSE), or from the TOEFL (and often higher) to be con-
a visa to enter the United States. Any International English Language Testing sidered for such departmental waivers.
student entering the United States by System (lELTS). Although submission Students who are concerned that
means of the documents issued by USC of these scores is not required as a crite- their English language proficiency
must register for the semester to which rion for admission by the university, might be inadequate for the purposes of
admission is granted. Failure to register some academic departments may studying in English are strongly advised
accordingly will disqualify students from require them. to take ESL classes at USC's American
re-applying for one year from the semes- With few exceptions, newly admit- Language Institute (ALI) in the sum-
ter to which they were admitted, and ted international students whose native mer. In this way, students will be better
there is no guarantee that students will language is not English and who do not prepared to meet the challenges of
be re-admitted. have a TOEFL score of 600 or higher course work in English and most stu-
(on the paper-based test or 250 on the dents should be able to complete any
computer-based test) taken within the required ESL classes before the regular
ENGLISH LANGUAGE last two years, must take the academic year begins in the fall.
PROFICIENCY International Student English International students planning to
Examination (ISE)-administered by assume a teaching assistantship must
Academic success in the United States the USC Testing Bureau-prior to ini- demonstrate English language profi-
depends upon a student's ability to com- tial registration. Reservations for a space ciency on the USC American Language
municate effectively in English. English for the ISE may be made by telephon- Institute oral examination. Students
is the language of instruction at the ing (213) 740-7166~ scoring 6.0 and above may teach uncon-
University of Southern California, so our An individual's level of achievement ditionally: students scoring 5.0 or 5.5
students must converse in, write and on the ISE will determine whether or may teach but must enroll concurrently
understand English. Furthermore. the not special courses in English must be in ALI 230; students scoring between
receipt of a USC degree signifies that its taken in the university's American 3.5 and 5.0 will be assigned to ALI 230
holder is able to converse in, write and Language Institute either before or dur- and may not teach until successful corn-
understand English in professional and ing the initial period of study. Because pletion of the course. Deans and depart-
academic pursuits. Consequently. every courses at the American Language ment heads will not be allowed to waive
effort ought to be made to acquire Institute are billed at the regular tuition the American Language Institute course
English proficiency prior to entering the rate, language study will increase the requirement for teaching assistants.
university. overall cost of your degree program. For more information about USC's
As an initial indication of their Some graduate departments waive stu- English proficiency requirement, con-
English language competence. interna- dents from ALI course requirements. tact the American Lanaguage Institute
tional applicants to USC graduate pro- Graduate students must score a mini- at (213) 740-0079 or visit their Web site
grams are urged to submit their scores (http://www.usc.eduideptILASIALI).
 ______ A_d_'ditionalInformation for International Students I 11

FINANCIAL AID Applicants whose financial support students may not apply for housing prior
will come from their home governments to being admitted to the university.
U.S. government guidelines preclude or other official agencies (e.g. Fulbright, Because space is assigned on a first-
international students from receiving AMIDEAST) must submit similarly come, first-served basis, graduate stu-
federal financial assistance through the appropriate documentation from their dents who wish to live in university
USC Financial Aid Office. However. sponsors. housing are encouraged to apply for
international students are eligible for housing as soon as they are admitted.
departmental awards in the form of fel- All apartments are furnished and
lowships or teaching and research assist- HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE accommodate one, two or four students.
antships. (Refer to the section on For the 1998-99 school year, bachelor,
Financing Graduate Educauon.} International students must carry health studio, and one bedroom apartments for
Competitive candidates for teaching and accident insurance unless sufficient individual students range from $435 to
assistantships usually score above 550 health coverage is provided by their $685; double apartments (one bedroom
(on the paper-based version) of the Test sponsors. The university has the right to for two students) range from $365 to
of English as a Foreign Language (or determine whether or not the amount of $490; and two-bedroom apartments (for
213 on the computer-based version) and insurance contracted by the student is four students) range from $260 to $405
are required to score 3.5 or above on the adequate. Students may obtain medical per person each month. Rent is paid
International Student English (lSE) insurance during registration week. monthly, and in some cases utilities are
Exam administered at USC. Since All students pay a mandatory health included. Limited space in Bimkrant
most departments begin making assist- fee entitling them to the services of the Residential College is also available for
antship decisions in February for the university health center, which provides graduate students. Rent for Btmkrant is
fall semester, it is important for students a variety of health and counseling ser- billed by semester: $2,585 for singles.
to submit graduate applications by vices. Students also may purchase med- All graduate housing accommodates
February 1, 1999. ical coverage for family members single students only. Family student
International students should not accompanying them to the United housing is avaiJable. Students may apply
expect to support themselves through States, and by paying an additional for family housing using the same
employment while attending the uni- health fee, students may enable their application.
versity. The Immigration and spouses to take advantage of the univer- Contact the Housing Services
Naturalization Service rarely allows sity health center's services. Office for more information about
international students to work off cam- housing options. Send e-mail to
pus during the course of their studies in housing@mizar.usc.edu or telephone
the United States. The INS further OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL (213) 740-24560' (800) 872-4632.
requires individuals holding student STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS
visas to enroll as full-time students with
a minimum of eight units per semester
for graduate study.
The Office for International Students
and Scholars provides orientation pro- Employment
grams and continuing support services Many students are employed by the
for international students. Specially university while pursuing their graduate
FINANCIAL GUARANTEE trained professional counselors and stu- degrees. Some full-time positions offer
STATEMENT dent peer counselors are available to tuition benefits to the employee and his
advise international students on immi- or her spouse or dependents. The USC
The United States government requires gration regulations, academic progress, Personnel Office has listings of full- and
all international applicants to provide financial problems, housing and cross- part-time positions on campus, and the
proof of ability to pay tuition and living cultural adjustment. Additionally, year- Career Development Center has listings
expenses before a formallctter of round social and cultural activities are of many full- and part-time, permanent
admission-or the forms needed for sponsored through this office. and temporary positions, both on and off
obtaining a visa-will be issued. campus. While the U.S. Immigration
To this end, each applicant relying and Naturalization Service seldom
on personal or family support must fur-
nish, at the time of application, a Finan-
Housing allows international students to work off
campus, they may apply for positions on
cial guarantee letter-preferably a bank University HOUSing reserves several campus with the permission of the
letter-indicating the sponsor's name, apartment buildings and some residence Office for International Students and
address and source of income. This doc- hall spaces for graduate students. Scholars.
ument must be verified by bank stamp HOUSing applications are mailed with
or a United States Consul. the student's official letter of admission;
12 I Financing GraduateS_t_u_dy,_~~__ ~~~~~~~~~
Financing
Graduate
Study
Financial assistance for graduate study
at USC is available from several sources:
(1) your academic department or profes-
sional school, (2) the university's finan-
cial aid office, (3) the Graduate School,
and (4) federal agencies, private founda-
tions and corporations. The various
types of financial assistance include fel-
lowships, assistantships, scholarships,
federal student loan and work programs,
private financing programs, and tuition
reimbursement programs.
Most graduate departments and pro-
fessional schools offer fellowship and
graduate assistantship opportunities.
The USC Office of Financial Aid
administers federal aid programs and
provides information about private
financing programs. The Graduate
School administers several fellowship
programs and provides information
about funding for graduate study from
sources outside the university. Several
federal agencies and private foundations
offer support for students engaged in
research in specific fields of study. In
addition, many corporations provide fel-
lowships or tuition reimbursement for
their employees.
How do I know if I'm eligible?
Apply for assistance if you think you
need it. Don't assume you won't quality.
Many forms of assistance based on acad-
emic merit (such as fellowships and
scholarships) will take into account
other factors such as area of study, talent
or ethnicity. Although eligibility for fed-
erally subsidized loans is based on need,
non-need-based federal and private
loans arc also available.
In general, financial assistance is
available only for students admitted to a
degree program. Many types of assis-
tance require full-time enrollment (for
graduate students, usually 8 units per
semester or registration in designated
courses such as thesis supervision).
Federal financial aid, such as federally
supported loans and work-study
employment, is available only to citizens
and eligible non-citizens of the United
States. International students are eligi-
ble for most fellowships, scholarships
and assistantships.
How do I apply?
Start early. For information on specific
programs and application procedures,
contact the various offices administer-
ing the programs of interest to you. You
will need to file a separate application
for each type of financial assistance.
Many funding sources have application
deadlines that arc earlier than USC
admission and financial aid deadlines.
Make your inquiries early, at least a
year before you plan to begin graduate
study.
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS,
FELLOWSHIPS AND
ASSISTANTSHIPS
Scholarships and fellowships are avail-
able through the various schools and
academic departments. Refer to the
directory on pages 34-35 for contact
information.
Highly qualified applicants working
toward the Ph.D. in any field may apply
for All-University Predoctoral Diversity
Fellowships which support students
planning a career in university teaching
and research with up to a $14,000
stipend and full tuition payment.
Scholars who are members of a group
underrepresented as doctoral students
in U.S. universities who are first-genera-
tion college students are eligible for
these awards.
Awards from the professional schools
draw on the special resources of each
discipline. For example, architecture
students are eligible for student-in-
residence fellowships which provide
living quarters in the historic Gamble
House. Engineering students employed
by such Southern California firms as
Hughes Aircraft and TRW are eligible
for fellowship support provided by their
employers.
Usually awarded on a competitive
basis to full-time graduate students, fel-
lowships and scholarships require no
repayment. Let your academic depart-
ment know of your interest in such
awards in question 20 on the second
page of the admission application.
Graduate assistantship positions are
awarded by university departments on
the bases of scholastic accomplishment,
academic promise and competence.
Appointments are made for a maximum
of one year at a time. The positions usu-
ally require 20 hours of work each week
Wider the supervision of regular USC
faculty.
Graduate assistants are usually
assigned to one of three types of
positions:
Teaching/Laboratory Assistants
Students are assigned specific duties in
assisting the teaching staff of the univer-
sity, but are not the instructors of record
in courses. Duties further the student's
own graduate career and development
as a researcher, scholar and professional.
Assistant Lecturers Students assist
the university in meeting the special
instructional needs in the Freshman
Writing Program, in language programs
in the College of Letters, Arts and
Sciences, and in certain other programs
approved by the Dean of Graduate
Studies. Assistant lecturers may serve as
instructors of record in the courses they
teach.
Research Assistants Students assist
the faculty in research-related tasks
that also further their own research
directions.
Other assistantship opportunities are
available in the American Language
Institute, Freshman Writing Program,
Social Science Research Institute, and
the Thematic Option Program in the
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Fellowship Searching
Many federal agencies, foundations and
corporations offer awards to students.
The fmancial aid office or graduate
school of your current university can
probably provide you with a list of
resources. This information also can
be found on the Graduate School's
 Financing Graduate Study I 13

Fellowship Web site FINANCIAL AID does concurrent enrollment at another

(http://www.usc.eduideplfGRAD- college.
SCHL). The USC Ftnanclal Aid Office adminis- You must have a valid Social Security
Some resource books listing sources ters the following federal programs: number.
of graduate study funding are kept in Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins You must not be in default on repay-
the Graduate School. Students are wel- Loan, and Federal Stafford Loan ment of any student loans.
come to use these books. The (Subsidized and Unsubsidized). The You must not owe refunds for federal
Reference Department in Doheny Financial Aid Office also processes grant funds to any institution.
Library at (213) 740-4039 also has cur- applications for private flnenctng pro- You must maintain satisfactory acade-
rent editions of these publications. grams for students who wish to supple- mic progress (SAP) toward your desig-
The Graduate School also maintains ment their federal financial aid. Refer to nated degree.
fellowship files of notices received from the charts on the following pages for You must be registered with the
many institutions announcing the avail- more information about all these Selective Service. if required.
ability of funding for graduate study. programs.
These files are open to interested stu- How Your Financial Aid Is
dents. Information is updated as-need- Federal Financial Aid General Determined
ed, with the largest flow of new tnforma- Eligibility Requirements Eligibility for federal financial aid is
tion coming in from August through To be eligible for federal financial aid. determined based on your financial
January. You must be either a citizen or eltgt- need. your enrollment plans. the avail-
Helpful sources on the World Wide ble non-citizen of the United States ability of funds, and the amount of any
Web are at the USC Financial Aid (see page 30). other awards you receive.
Information page (http://www.finaid.org) You must be admitted to a program of Financial need is the difference
and the F astWeb Scholarship search study at USC that leads to a degree. between the cost of attending the uni-
(http://www.fastweb.com). You must be enrolled at least half- versity and the amount you (and your
time at USC. Some awards, however, spouse) are expected to contribute
Acceptance of Offers of Financial require enrollment in 8 Of more units toward that cost. The Financial Aid
Assistance per semester. You must be enrolled in Office uses the information you supply
USC subscribes to the resolution of the classes that are required or that are when you apply for financial aid to cal-
U.S. Council of Graduate Schools which prerequlsttes for your degree objec- culate your expected contribution
sets an April 15 deadline for the offer tive. Courses taken for audit do not toward the cost of attendance. Among
and acceptance of financial assistance. count for financial aid purposes; nor other factors, the Financial Aid Office

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND ASSISTANTSHIPS

Name of award Award amounts Selection criteria Eligibility requirements Additional requirements
...... ~- - - - -
MUJIive'"<y Stipend awards from Academic achi!vemenl and additimal criteria fOf stltdents now underrepiesmed Applitatiln forms avaiable from the Gaaduate
PfedoalMai DiveJsity 510,00010$14,000 sometimes established for ead! awanl; in doctoral study. Mu'il be inctlmiIg School 1IlU'iI be subJMted by fetruary 1,
f~ may also iildude tu~ion departmelll. recomml!Jlllation. Ph.D appIM:ants interested in 1999 10 Ike $ltldePl's atadetnic departmeet
and fees. uniYMity leading and researth. for the anooal (GITIJIettion held each spring.

NOllllanTo~ .5D% aftuition academic, leadenhip and .servia! potentm; Tv.my hours per senesa of comlll1ll1ity Separ;Je appIitation avaiIabk! from the Oiectof
~_A.fund demonstrated fmancial need GI schonlsEJvite requied. of !be Norman Topping fund to be submitted
hy febfuary 1, 1999. Need-based finantial
aid application aoo must be filed.

Graduate AWtilllShip
UOI<IHog-,
Resear:ttr AsWant or
Aisistant l.eIlurer)
8-12 units tuit'JII
remission per senesa
stipend ranging. from
$5,752 to S14,000 per
acar:Iemit year
SchoiaSlic auompishmelll., atar:IemK
plGmise and compelence; poslilm ~
""" ""on departme." """. ["!fish
fIuenty reqtired fOlleadling positions
SIUdeIllS must be admitte1llo a USC Apply dire<dy to "'pan_ap"",.g
graduate (IIDgiam with regular !}faduate -...mp.
51anii1g and ellfolled i1 gradllale studies full
time.. Students ~ teachilg appointments"
must pBipate it tTaining piogtams.

Head Resident or mOlD <fIdboar:d management and k!adefship ability; lequies Sndent wruks i1 umlefgraOOale residerKe Apply diledly 10 the USC OH'1t!! 01 Residential
Graduate Resident AIIvisor "" "')lng IlJi<ion und ~ia or Greft tire experJ!lKe h~Of tampus fiatemity. lie.

_
..
stipend amGlll'ltS
............
Contact major depattment for more
Depanmental fellowships award amnunts vary val)" by department
undS~ infonnation.
14 I Financing Graduate Study

considers income. assets, and the num- and fees, books and supplies, room and The cost of tuition and fees indicat-
ber of family members when calculating hoard and other living expenses. The ed above reflects an average amount for
the amount of your contribution. amount allocated for such expenses as full-time enrollment. (Full-time enroll-
To receive need-based federal aid room and board and transportation is ment ranges from 8-14 units per semes-
(such as the Subsidized Federal Stafford based on national and state surveys and ter or 16-28 units per year; for 1998-99,
Loan, the Federal Perkins Loan and does not necessarily reflect the costs the rate per unit is $706.). Actual tuition
Federal Work-Study), the combination actually incurred by students in the Los costs may be higher, depending on
of aU departmental or outside agency Angeles area. enrollment. International students
fellowships, assistantships. scholarships, The estimated cost of attendance for should note that this estimated cost of
grants, loans and other awards may not 1998-99 is: attendance represents costs for nine
exceed your ftnanclal need. If your months of study only. Students who
financial need is equaled or exceeded DIRECT EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES plan to attend school year-round should
by other awards, you would not be eligi- (fall and spring semesters only) anticipate higher expenses. The esti-
ble for need-based financial aid. Tuition and fees (based on mated cost of attendance for students in
Some awards are not based on need, 10 units per semester) $14.514 some majors may be higher due to high-
including the Unsubsidized Federal Books and suppJies 962 er tuition, special laboratory or studio
Stafford Loan and the private financing Subtotal: $15.082 supplies fees.
programs described on page 16). These
programs may be used to cover the dif- INDIRECT EXPENSES (estimated)
ference between your cost of attendance On Campus Off Campus HOW TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL
and any other aid received. The total of Room and board FINANCIAL AID
non-need-based awards, combined with (nine months) $ 7.080 S 7.650
need-based federal aid and other awards Personall To apply for federal financial aid at
may not exceed the cost of attendance. miscellaneous 1.728 1.728 USC, including the Federal Stafford
Transportation 1.252 1.362 Loan program, follow the steps listed on
The Cost of Attending USC Subtotal: SIO.060 $10,740 page 15. Keep copies of aU documents
The estimated cost of attendance used for your records. Applicants who meet
to determine your financial aid eligibili- Total: 525.142 $25.822 all the deadlines and who plan to enroll
ty includes average amounts for tuition in at least 8 units per semester wiJI be

FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID

Name of award Type of Award Award amounts Additional requirements

f_WodtSfJJdy fedefal, mpus-hased work. pIogram Awads for 1998-1999 range hom All 00 time fmandailld appitants demonstllltl! W'J Iigh finaIltial
administered by the uniwelSity S800 to $3,500. need wid be tonsilered fOllllis pmgram. The student tall work tip to
20 bOlllS in an appUlVeiI on or off tam~S j3b 10 earn lIle aw;lId amount.
Studmts must enrol fOl8 f)I more ~ pelseml!Slef to be eligible.

Fedelilf Perkins loan JDw.interest. long-tefm. fedefalloan
JMDgfam administered by the university
~ds for 1998-1999 range from All 00 lime flllilnDal.1ld applicants YItlo demonitrate very Iigh fmaRCial
S200 10 $1,500. need will be tonsilered fOllhis kl.... Repayment at 5 peKOOl illerest
begins six III nine mooths aftsllle boll"ower teasesto be enrolled at
least half tine. The maxinum repayment period is 10 yt!lII~ Students
must enroll fOl 8 Of more units per semester to be eligible.

Federal Stafford tow-ittNe.St, loog.fe!m, fedefallnan Eigible students may bonow up to SB,500 AIIlinancia aid. appfl:ants wiI be Olnsideled forlllis jlfogram.Only
teen (S_", gu~ by. the state Of other of SubsMized Fedelal Stafford loan appitants wilt financial neat wiA be considefed fOI tbe Subsidized
andUnsumidized) 3pprllpriale agent)' and 5sued by a bank. funth per academic year. In iHIIOOon, eligible Fedel3l Stafford loan. TIre variable iMerest rate flN'first lime borrowers
,red~IIIiln Of ottrer mmmerciallendE! stUdents may bOllow Unsumidized federal is adjusted annualy on JLty 1 based 011the 91~ayTreasurybill and
Stafford funds thai v.tIen tO~ tanROI en:eed 825 percenl. Repa)1tlem of prinapal and interest begins
with lite Subsidizell fedelal Stafford loan 6 month!; after lIle boUowel ceases 10 be elKoIled at least haIf{ime
do not I!Xtl!l!d $18,500 per academic yeal and mends up 10 10 years. For OOnDWel5of the unsoosifized federal
5{aifOfd loan, lepa)IDt'lll of interest begins immediilelyafter ftll
disbulsemPJ1l of lIle loan; if payment of interest is deferred v.ttiIe
lhe bonower is in sdIooL accrued inlefest is added to the piintipal
b.... (cajilalzalion).
 Financing Graduate Study _j_1_!i

considered for the Federal Perkins Loan If you and/or your spouse will not PRIVATE FINANCING PROGRAMS
and Federal Work-Study programs. file a 1998 federal tax return (and are
not legally required to file), you A number of fmancing programs, includ-
By February 15, 1999 must submit a Student Non-Filing ing a short-term payment plan, are avail-
D Mail a completed 1999-2000 Free Statement form by the May 5, 1999 able to help you meet your educational
Application for Federal Student Aid deadline. Student Non-Filing expenses. Each year you may apply for
(FAFSA)(avaiJable beginning in Statement forms are available from financing to fund any difference
December from the Financial aid the Financial Aid Office. To obtain between the flnanclal assistance you
office of any coUege) or a Renewal the form, write or call the USC receive and the actual cost of attending
FAFSA to the federal processor. If Financial Aid Office at (213) 740- USC.
you wish to be considered for the 1111 or indicate your form request The selection of financing programs
Federal Perkins Loan and Work- on the Financial Aid Fax listed on page 16 illustrates the wide
Study programs, it must be received Transmittal on page 31. variety of options available. To obtain
at the processor by the March 2, Students who do not wish to be applications for the programs described
1999 deadline, so we suggest you considered for the Federal Perkins in the table below, you should contact
mail it by February 15, 1999. Loan and Work-Study programs do the lender or agency directly, or the
On the FAFSA, fill in USC's not need to submit tax returns. administering university department.
Federal school code: 001328. Applicants also must submit the 1999-
Mail your FAFSA or Renewal In Addition 2000 Supplemental Financial Aid Form
FAFSA to the processor. Do not o If your income will show a substan- for Graduate and Professional Students
include anything else in the tial decrease from 1998 to 1999 due (on page 29) to the USC Financial Aid
envelope. to full-time enrollment at USC, you Office unless you are applying for
D Complete the 1999-2000 may submit a detailed letter of only the USC Payment Plan and/or
Supplemental Financial Aid Form explanation, a Student Projected CollegeCard.
for Graduate and Professional Year Income Statement form, docu-
Students (on page 29) and submit it mentation to verify your job
to the USC Financial Aid Office. If loss/reduction and docwnentation to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
you wish to be considered for the verify your total expected income
Federal Perkins Loan and Work- for summer 1999 and the 1999-2000 Although every effort is made to present
Study programs, it must be received academic year. To request a Student the most accurate and current infonna-
at the USC Financial Aid Office by Projected Year Income Statement tion. the content of this publication is
the March 2, 1999 deadline, so we form. write or call the USC Financial subject to change due to alterations in
suggest you mail or fax it by Aid Office at (213) 740-1111 or indi- federal, state, university or lender policy
February 15, 1999. See page 31 for cate your form request on the or procedure.
a Financial Aid Fax Transmittal. Financial Aid Fax Transmittal on If you have additional questions
page 31. about federal financial aid, please call
By April 15, 1999 D In some cases, the Financial Aid or write:
D If you wish to be considered for the Office may require additional docu- Office of Financial Aid
Federal Perkins Loan and Work- ments. Please respond promptly to University of Southern California
Study programs, submit a complete, requests for information to avoid University Park
signed copy of your (and your delaying your financial aid offer. Los Angeles, California 90089-0914
spouse's) 1998 federal income tax (213) 740-1111
return, including all schedules and Note: Students who miss any of the
W-2 forms. to the USC Financial Aid financial aid deadlines will be consid- For information about department
Office. It must be received at the ered for the Federal Stafford Loan and professional school fellowships,
USC Financial Aid Office by the program. scholarships and assistantships, contact
May 5, 1999 deadline, so we suggest the department or school directly. Refer
you mail or fax it by April 15, 1999. to the correspondence directory at the
See page 31 for a Financial Aid Fax back of this booklet to find the correct
Transmittal. mailing address and telephone number.
16 I Finandng Graduate Study
PRIVATE FINANCING PROGRAMS
Program name Amount
GraduiM2 SlLKlerfS may bonow up 10 the cast
of attendance minus other ail,
_Loan Graduate student may borrnw up to 515,000
fiOOl Citib..,k per ye3f, not to exCeed the cost of attendance
minus other aid. There ~ no mininum IoaIl
..,ott.
Gfaduate students may awrY for Ihii
alternative nudent loan ~ed in the form
of a aedit card. Unlike. aedit callis,
CoJegeCald cal ~ be used fOI edocationaly
reJaled expettsa .
..- ~- _ ..- _ enroIIItg in lIle Getaway Miles pO!JIam.
GATE family loan
.
Graduate stud1!tt<; may tl!lIIOW up to lire cast
of attendance minus other ail
Nellie Mae Gfaduate student may bonow between
PrHate loan Proglam 12,000 and $12,000 (115,000 f. MIlA)
for USC Graduatl! pel year without a cD-bonGWel, nol to
StbooIs meed cost of attendalll:e minus othet aid;
up to cs of attendance minus other ail
with a treditwolthy co-booower.
Professiooal dutaCion Graduate student may borrow up to $12,500
~an (PIP) without a QI-tlOfrowel; up to 520,000 if the
student is ueditwGrthy Of has a oeditwOlttry
co-OOnoW1l.loill may 1101exceed the (!lSI
of attendarlte mirus otheJ ail.
Signature Edutation Graduate student may bonow up to cost of
attendaOl2 minus other ;iii. Student
"'an
must have 3k\!ady bOliowed duough the
Federal Stafford Loan plOQfam first.
USC Pa)ment Plan Studems may pay nwon, fees and
univerUy loom and hoanl dIaIges
minus other aid.
Conformation is CU1Tent as of June. 1998. 5Uiject to chsnge!
Terms For more information
This loan lias a variabk! Irterest rate set allhe 91day Treasury billa!e plus 2.9%. Im_ Jcpress
An origination fee of 5% 5 dialged 31 d~e". Interest may be defurred wbiIe 1-801..814-4595
in schoof. If ilEfell"ed.. interest is capilatized GfKe at lepayment. Repayment of
mles! and plilKipai begim 9 months after a studeRt teases 10 be emolled at least
..... - - ~.. _
haIf-time and can extend up to 20 yeafi. Repayment benefits if!! aIsu avaiabIe .
_ _-.. . -....._ --.- .
CteritWortby pluate students who are U.S. citizens Of pefmaRent residents milY CiliAssist loan Plogram
bolrow without a to-sigoer.lnlefnationaf students Of students who Ilave rwt 1-lJOO.74s.s473
estabished a credit histo.f)' must ~ave a aecMwOflhy U.S. titizen Of peflnanent
residmt as a c&si!F'. Variable intelesl rate, adjIsted quafleffy. based on prime
plus 1patellt. No fees. Repayment of psincipal, or interest and principal, may be
deferred unti 6 months after gtaduaion, Of mopping below ~a1-time enlolment.
Oefened iretest is uphlized at repayment. Rl!payment may extend up 10 15 yl!afs..
CaHlholdefs have easy eeess to funds for their edutatioRal expmses. wtJile avoiding Southwest Studmt ServKes COfpOIation
unlleCessaty and wstlyuedt card debt. The ~Ie interest rate is set monthly to 1801..874-3742
Prine plm 4.7 peK8II. Ihee is an annual fee ran,"9 hom $2510 $.40.
CanlllBlders tal earn tfavei awards, slIlh as jee aiIine tickel\ and till rental, by
This Joan has a"Variabie _est r.l(e ~t at tbe 91-4ay Treaswy biI rate plus 3.1%. fist Marfjehead CotpOlation
An origination fee Df 3 patent is added to your loan amount al disWrsement 1-80!>89>GoITE
PJiIdpaI and i1teres1. may be deferred whiE IUdlOoI . ~, interest is
tapifaized 00te priol 10 repaymell. Repa)'ll\ent of nlelest and pmcipal begils
5 months after a studenI teases to be ell'oIIed at least half.time ald can extend
upI015Y1'afS.
Stuliml: may choose either a lyeru teneNabIe intelesl rate se a Jline plus 2 to Nellie Mae
3 peKelll; Of a moothly variable interest rate set at prine plus 0 p!!Itent during Pri'late loan Pmussing
lhe frst loan yeal and 0.5 pelcmt clJring subsequent loan ye3u. ijlt perunt 1-8flO.63~9308
guatantee fee if loan made,on student's own CIl!dl; 6 pelCent guarantee fee willi
a (MiOfIOWl!l. Repaynm: of principal.. 01 inlerest and principal, may be IEferred
unUsix mds aft!! !paduifion (or leaving sthooI), 01 UPIO 4112)Us aftel
dilbllsemlJll. of fiJst loan, wbidlevet rome! filst. [)efened infetl!lt is capilafill!d ~
lepayment and an ~ionaI2 peuent fee is assessed at that time. Twenty yeatS
maximum repayment period.
Vatiable intere!l rate as low as prime fM" 0 pelCf!lII, depending OIlthe lender 1ERI
hosen.1f you are barrOwllg 011your own cll!dit, a guarantee of 8 pelCent of the The [lWlIien R~D!S Instlute
totlll!lan amount wijI be ftnanted Wtelllhe 1031 is dislused. Anothel 2 peltl!nt 18(IO.255-lRI
of the origitaIanolllll houowed WIt be added to the principal ba8nce when the
loan lJles wlepaymenl. If you ae bOlIowing based on creditworthiness, a 6
pertent fee apples. Payment of p~aI, 01intefest and prinlipai, may be defetred
whiII! in sdtooI. Repayment begm 45 da~;IIe{ the sdtoolrec:eives the funds or,
if defened, wiIhil 45 days of!eating.m,oI and may eKlend up to. 25 yealS,
Graduate students who ate ll.S. mzens 'MIDare cle!iHeady may borrow wIhout Call the SigniCUIl! ducationl.oan
a ClHignef. Pelmanent lesicrents and intemational students mU51:have a aedilwoltfly Prllglatn at 1868-2SAI.lE.
U.S. titilen as a c&s9Jet. Vatiable inteleSllate, adjusted quaaelly ~ the 91-day
Tleasuy bill rae plus" 3.10 pelcmt fO! a tG-signed loan, or plus 3.s{)' percent
without a tMigner. Six percent fee at disbursement; loaM made without a to-sitlner
also have a 3 pertenI fee alleflayment. Repayment of prillipal and inlerest may
be deferred lIItil6 months after graduation, Of dloppilg below ilaI-time enloll!Jlm.
Deferred intetest is caplalized. Repa)1llenl may extend" to 15 years .
..... - --_ - __ - - _.. ..~.-..-.- _- - .
~ents in good financial standllg with USC may pay academic)'till expenses USC P'Y"""Pfan
in ten equal montbly illSlallmerts from August to May lather than in mnp swn Student financial Serdces"
payments at the beginning of each ~mesteI. The non-refundabk! applicalioo fee lktMrily of Southefn C,"omia
is $35 t payments ae made by elettmnif: fund transfer; $55 ~ payments all! by IlMlsity Pol<
thel:k; $75 l payments all! by edt callI. Appkations by mail musI be sulJnllled los Angeles, Caifomia 90089-1054
by Jutj 15. from July 16 to ~ 1, applications mlm: be sutmitted in pernln. (213) 74().4077
 Checklist for Admission and Financial Assistance I 17

Checklist for some departments have established o You will receive an application for

Admission earlier deadlines:

pages 18-20.
these are listed on university
of admission.
housing with your letter
File the housing appli-
o
and Financial
Submit to your academic depart- cation as soon as possible jfyou wish
ment supplemental (departmental) to live in university housing.
application and materials (e.g, port-
Assistance folios, writing samples, letters of rec-
ommendatton). if applicable. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
ADMISSION o Send one copy of final, official tran-
scripts from aU colleges and univer- o Send the Application for Graduate
o Contact your academic departrnent sities attended to the USC Office of Admission to the USC Office of
for information about specific pro- Graduate and International Graduate and International
grams and admission requirements, Admission. Please note that any Admission.
supplemental applications and grad- transcript sent via fax machine must o Contact your academic department
uate assistantship and fellowship be followed by an official transcript regarding opportunities and applfca-
opportunities. Refer to the directory mailed directly from the university. tion deadlines for graduate assistant-
on page 34. o Verify with your department the ships and fellowships.
o Take the GRE General Test and/or completeness of your application file o File applications for assistantships
any other admission tests (e.g. GRE after you have received acknowledg- and fellowships by the deadlines
Subject Test. GMAT, TOEFL) ment of your application from the established by the awarding depart-
required by your academic depart- graduate admissions office. ments. The application deadline for
ment at least two months prior to o Official admission is granted only by Graduate School fellowships is
the filing of your admission applica- a letter from the USC Dean of February 1. To meet that deadline,
tion. Request that scores be sent to Admission. Correspondence with applicants must have taken the
USC (page 8). use USC's code num- department chairpersons or individ- GRE before the previous
ber 4852. ual faculty members does not consti- December.
o Submit the Application for Graduate tute admission. Your letter of adrnis- o If you are applying for federal finan-
Admission no later than February 1, sion will also include an intent to cia} aid (e.g. federal loans or work-
1999 in the envelope included with enroll form which should be study) or private Financing programs,
this application. Please note that returned promptly. follow the instructions on page 15.

Calendar 1998-99 February 1 Graduate School FeUowship

application deadline for fall 1999
February )5 Presidents Day. university
August 27-Scpt.l In-person registration for fall
offices closed
1998
Fall Semester 1995 classes March 15-20 Spring recess
September 2
begin May 3 Spring classes end

September 7 Labor Day, university offices May 6-13 Spring fmal examinations
closed May 14 Commencement
November 26-28 Thanksgiving, university offices May 17-18 Registration for summer session
closed 1999
December 11 Fall classes end May 19 First summer session classes
December 14-21 Fall final examinations begin
December 22-January 12 Chrtstmas recess May 31 Memorial Day. university
offices closed
December 25 Christmas Day, unlverstty
offices closed Independence Day holiday,
university offices closed
January 1 New Year's Day, university
offices closed August 10 Last summer session classes end

January) 1-12 In-person registration for spring August 23-27 In-person registration for fall
semester semester 1999

January 13 Spring 1999 classes begin August 30 Fall semester 1999 classes begin
january IS Martin Luther King Jr. Day. December 10 Fali classes end
university offices closed December 13-20 Fall final examtnattons
 1B I Graduate_~_,_o,,'{J,-ra_,_,,_s . _

Graduate Cod,
,\dmlssl<>n Appl!c:atklrl OeadUne ..
Spring Suuuner Fall

Programs N<>.

341
P,og",m

Biometry (M.S.)
1999

na
1999

na
1999

1115
350 Biometry (Ph.D.) na na 1115
495 Business Administration (ph.D.) na na 211
743 Cell and Neurobiology (M.s.) n. 6/1
144 Cen and Neurobiology (ph.D.) na n. 3/1
43 Chemical Engineering (MS.) 1011 311 6/1
Please identity the code number that corresponds to your
36 Chemical Engineering (E.Ch.E.) 1011 311 6/1
intended field of study and record the number on the appro-
53 Chemical Engineering (ph.D.) 1011 311 6/1
priate line in question 2 of the application. 64 Chemistry (MA) 1011 5/1
Please note that many programs have deadlines for fellow- 71 Chemistry (M.S.) 1011 5/1
ships and assistantships that are much earlier than the applica- 88 Chemistry (Ph.D.) 1011 na 5/1
tion deadlines listed here. An "na" listed in the deadline col- 92 Chemistry (Chemical Physics) (ph.D.) lOll na 5/1
Cinema-Television
umn means that students are not admitted to that particular
Tracks:
term. An asterisk (*) means that applications are evaluated
261 FllmlVideo Production (M.FA) 911 na 12110
continuously. Application deadlines for the spring 2000 semes- 218 Critical Studies (M.A.) na na 12/10
ter are available from your department. 955 AnImation, FUm, Video and
Computer (M.F.A.) na na 2115
Adnu-sl<>" Appll~Btk>n o,..,d1J"e-~s 386 Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) (ph.D.) na na 12110
C.,.;, Spling Summe, Fall 959 Motion Picture Producing (M.F.A.) na na 12110
N<>. Program 1999 1~199 1999
1010 Writing for Screen and Television (M.F.A.) na no 12/10
Accounting 601 Civil Engineering (M.S.) 1111 411 611
14 Accounting (M.Acc.) 595 Civil Engineering (E.C.E.) 1111 411 6/1
For accounting undergrads na na 6/1 665 Civil Engineering (Ph.D.) 1111 4/1 6/1
For non-business undcrgrads na 411 na Civil Engineering
For llberal arts undergrads na 4/1 na 601 Construction Engineering (M.S.) 11/1 411 111
469 Business Taxation (M.B.T.) 915 Construction Management (M.C.M.) 1111 411 1/1
Full-time na na 4/1 655 Earthquake Engineering (M.s.) 11/1 411 111
ParH.1me llf1 ./1 6/1 613 Environmental Engineering (M.S.) 11/1 411 111
42 Aerospace Engineering (M.S.) 1111 311 2115 625 Nuclear Engineering (M.S.) 11/1 ./1 111
35 Aerospace Engineering (E.A.E.) 1111 311 2115 631 Ocean Engineering (M.s.) 11/1 4/1 111
52 Aerospace Engineering (ph.D.) 1111 311 2115 619 Soil Mechanics and Foundations (M.S.) 1111 'II 711
955 AnImation, Film, Video and 637 Structural Engineering (M.S.) 11/1 ./1 7/1
Computer (M.F.A.) na na 2115 643 Structural Mechanics (M.S.) 11/1 4/1 7/1
110 Anthropology, Social (PhD.) na na 1/31
894 Transportation Engineering (MS.) 1111 4/1 111
494 Anthropology, Visual (MA) na na 1/31 Water Resources (M.S.) 1111 111
649 4/1
903 Applied Biometry and Epidemiology (M.S.) na n. 1/15
1004 Transportation Systems (Certificate) 1111 4/1 111
Architecture na 12115
162 Classics (ph.D.) na
860 Architecture (M.Arch.) 1111 na 2/1
692 Communication (M.A.) na na 12115
1049 Master of Architecture (American Architecture 693 Communication (ph.D.) na na 12115
and Urbanism Track) (M.Arch.) 11/1 na 2/1
695 Communication Management (M.A.) 1011 2/1 5/1
861 Building Science (M.SS.) 11/1 n. 3/1
320 Comparative Literature (M.A.) na na 2/1
859 Landscape Architecture (M.LArch) 11/1 na 2/1
323 Comparative Literature (Ph.D.) na na 211
192 ArchitecturelPlannlng (M.ArchJM:.PI.) 1111 na 211
1030 Computer-Aided Engineering (M.Eng.) 11/1 411 111
194 Landscape ArchiteclurdPlanning
(M.L.Arch.flvLPI.) 1111 na 311 4 Computer Engineering (M.S.) 1011 2/1 6/1

1011 Historic Preservation (Certificate) IliI na 3/1 15 Computer Engineering (ph.D.) 9/1 111 111
166 Art History (PhD.) na na 1118 674 Computer Science (M.S.) 911 111
168 Art History (Museum Studies) (MA) na na 1/18 946 Computer Science (Robotics and
Automation) (M.S.) 1011 6/1
161 Art History (Museum Studies) (Certificate) na na lIl8
964 Computer Science (Computer
132 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S.) na na 3/31 6/1
Networks) (MS.) 1011
733 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ph.D.) na na 3/31 Computer Science (MUltimedia and
140
911 Blokineslology (MS.) Creative Technologies) (M.S.) 1011 6/1
918 Bioklneslology (ph.D.) 941 Computer Science (Software
Biology Engineering) (M.S.) 1011 6/1

Biology (Marine Biology and Biological 318 Computer Science (ph.D.) 9/1 111
334
Oceanography) (Ph.D.) na n. 211 523 Craniofacial Biology (MS.) 10/15 na 6/1
545 Molecular Biology (ph.D.) na na 211 539 Craniofacial Biology (ph.D.) 10115 na 6/1
336 Biology (Neurobiology)(ph.D.) n. na IllS 916 East Asian Area Studies (M.A.) n. na 211
392 Biomedical Engineering (M.s.) 1211 na 111 554 East Asian Languages and Cultures (MA) na na 3/15
682 Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical Imaging 923 East Asian Languages and Cultures (ph.D.) na na 3/15
and Telemedicine) (M.S.) 1211 na 111 84 Eronomic Developmental Programming (M.A.) W15 411
402 Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D.) 1211 na 111 (MA) 11115 na ,II
571 Economics

,
 Graduate Programs I 19

Admission Application Deadllt ...... Ad,nissi"" Application Dead.ll .....~

Cod.,. Sprl"f_l
]999
Suu",'er
]999
Fall
1999
C"". Spllng Summer Fall
No Progrnm No. 1999 1999 1999

594 Economics (Pn.D) 11115 na 411 983 Journalism, Broadcast (M.A.) na na 611
Education 990 journalism, International (M.A.) na na 611
656 Education (Counseung Psychology) (M.S.) na n. 711 989 joumallsm. Print (M.A.) n. na 611
661 Education (Counseling Psychology) (ph.D.) na na 1115 1044 Journalism, Strategic Public Relations (MA.) na na 611
997 College Student Personnel Services (M.E.) na na na 425 LinguisliCS (Pn.D) na na 1115
807 Marriage, Family and Chi.ld Counseling 1003 Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics) (Ph.D.) na na 1115
(M.M.F.C.C.) 1111 311 711 1014 Manufacturing Engineering and
239 Teaching Engilsh as a Second Entrepreneurship (M.S.) 1011 411 611
Language (M.s.) 11/1 311 711 484 Materials Engineering (M.S.) 1211 511 711
Tracks: 491 Materials Science (M.S.) 1211 511 711
632 Curriculum, Teaching and Special 483 Materiais Science (E.M.S.) 1211 511 711
Education (MS.) 1111 311 711
503 Materials Science (ph.D.) 1211 5/1 711
638 Curriculum, Teaching and Special
Education (ph.D.) na na 1115 513 Mathematics (M.A.) 12/1 511 711
533 Mathematics (Ph.D.) 1211 511 711
626 Curriculum, Teaching and Special
Education (Ed.D.) 1111 311 711 90! Mathematics, Applied (M.A.) 1211 511 711
100 Educational Leadership (EdD.) 11/1 311 711 105 Mathematics, Applied (M.S.) 1211 511 711
106 Educational Policy, Planning and 116 Mathematics, Applied (ph.D.) 1211 511 71!
Administration (M.S.) 1111 311 711 561 Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)
113 Educational Polley, Planning and 556 Mechanical Engineering (E.M.E.)
AdminJ.suation (ph.D.) na na 1/15
567 Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.)
163 Educational Psychology and
217 Mechanics, Applied (M.S.)
Technology (MS.) 1111 511 711
1022 Molecular Epidemiology (MS.) na na 2115
170 Educational Psychology and
Technology (ph.D.) na n. 1115 722 Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
(MS.) 1211 na 711
309 Electrical Engineering (M.S.) 1011 211 611
1011 211 611
725 Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
9<8 Electrical Englnecrl.ng (VLSI Design) (M.S.)
(ph...D.) na na 3/15
302 Electrical Engineering (E.E.E.) 1011 211 611
926 Molecular Pharmaoology and Toxloology (M.s.) 10115 na 211
316 Electrical Engineering (ph.D.) 911 111 111
927 Molecular Pharmaooiogy and Toxioology
741 Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and (Ph.D.) 10115 na 211
Creative Tecttnologles)(M.S.) 1011 211 611
Music
965 Electrical Engineering (Computer Networks)
611 697 Advanced Studies in Scoring for Motion
(M.S.) 1011 211
Pictures and Television (Certificate) na na 4/15
324 Engineering Management (M.S.) 1011 411 611
525 Ch..oralMusic (M.M.) na na 3/15
372 English (MA) na na 211
522 Choral Music (D.M.A.) na na 3/15
382 English (Ph.D} na na 211
514 Chun:h Music (M.M.) na na 3/15
337 Environmental Engineering (M.S.) 12/1 411 711
510 Church Music (D.M.A.) na na 3/15
734 Environmental Studies (M.A.) na na 312
546 Composition (M.M.) 11115 na 4/15
400 Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
538 Composition (o.M.A.) 11115 na 4/15
(Ph.D.) 12/1 411 711
925 Early Music Performance (D.M.A.) 11/15 na 4/15
858 Epidemiology (ph.D.) na na 1115
492 Conducting (M.M.) 11115 na 4/15
864 Exercise Science (Ph.D.) na na 1115
Fine Arts (M.F.A.) na 211
297 Jazz Studies (MM.) 11115 na 4/15
450 na
French (M.A.) 1111 na 411
1041 Jazz Studies (OM.A.) 11/15 na 4115
575
411 711 Music (Early Music Perfonnance)(M.A.) 11/15 na 4115
578 French (Ph.D.) 1111 na
564 Music Education (M.M.) 11/15 na 4/15
896 Geography (MA) na na 711
78 Music Education (M.M.Ed.) 11/15 na 4115
897 Geograph..y (M.S.) n na 711
557 Music Education (O.M.A.) 11115 na 4/15
895 Geograph..y (ph...D.) na na 711
570 Music (History and Literature)(M.A.) 11115 na 4/15
589 Geological Sciences (M.S.) (Earth Sciences) 1111 na 711
572 Music (Historical Muslcology)(Ph.D.) 11115 na 4/15
599 Geological Sciences (ph.D.)(Earth Sciences) 1211 na 711
Performance
611 German (MA) 1211 511 711
Areas of emphasis:
615 German (Ph.D.) 1211 511 711
812 Advanced Studies Performance Program
645 Geromology (M.S.) 1011 n. 211
(Certificate) 11115 na 4/15
1047 Gerontology (ph...D.) na na 12/10
659 Bassoon (M.M.) 11115 na 4115
633 Gerontology (Certtffcare) 1011 na 211
652 Bassoon (DM.A.) 11/15 na 4/15
780 Health Administration (M.H.A.) 1111 411 711
46 Clarinet (M.M.) 11/15 na 4115
1007 Health Care Management (M.H.C.M.) 8/1 na n,
41 Clarinet (O.MA) 11115 na 4115
134 History (M.A.) na na 211
69 Double Bass (M.M.) 11115 na 4115
144 History (ph.D.) na na 211
57 Double Bass (D.M.A.) 11/15 na 4115
274 Industrial and Systems Engineering (M.S.) 1011 411 611
110 Fiute (M.M.) 11/15 na 4/15
269 Industrial and Systems Engineering (E.1.S.E.) 1011 411 611
101 Flute (O.MA) 11115 na 4/15
285 Industrial and Systems Engineering (ph.D.) 1011 411 611
89 French Hom (M.M.) 11115 na 4115
247 International Relations (M.A.) na na 1/15
79 French Hom (D.MA.) 11/15 na 4/15
256 International Relations (Ph.D.) na na 1/15
122 Oultar (M.M.) 11115 na 4/15
20 I Graduate Prog:_/_"_II_IS _

Admission AplJlkatiQu DelidUn",s Admb~lon Appikaliun De3<.lUneu

Cocle Spring Summer raU Coo, Spring Summer Fall
N, P'rJg"'ln 1999 1999 1999 No. PrrJgJa," 1999 1999 1999

117 Guitar (O.M.A.) 11/15 na 4115 979 Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)

164 Harp (M.M.) II/IS na 4115 Entry-Level Professional na na 1211
159 Harp (D.MA) I1n5 m 4115 Post-Professional for Physical Therapists
145 Harpsichord (M.M.) 11/15 na 4115 1040 Orthopedic Physical Therapy (Certlficale)
135 Harpsichord (D.MA) 11115 m 4/15 465 Physics (M.A.) 1211 na 71!
968 Keyboard CollaborativeAru (M.M.) 1111S m 4/15 481 Physics (M.S.) 1211 na 7/1
969 Keyboard Collaborative Arts (D.MA) 11115 4/15 489 Physics (ph.D.) 1211 na 711
205 Oboe (MM.) IillS m 4115 236 Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.) na na 5/1
202 Oboe (DMA) tillS m 4/15 244 Physiology and Biophysics (Ph.D.) na na 5/1
229 Orgm (M.M.) I1n5 na 4/15 493 Planning (M.P!.) 11115 na 7/1
220 Organ (D.M.A.) I1n5 na 4/15 500 Planning (ph.D.) na na 211
248 Percussion (M-~.) 11115 m 4/15 1015 Planning and Development Studies (D.P.D.S.) na na 211
243 Percussion (D.M.A.) 11n5 na 4/15 792 Pla.n.nlng/Archllecture (M.PI.JM:.An:h) 1111 na 3/1

271 Plano (M.M) 11115 na -1115 794 Planning/Landscape Architecture

263 Ptano (D.M.A.) 11115 na 4n5 (M.PLlMLArch.) 1111 na 3/1

lWS m 4/15 729 Planning and Development Studies (M.P'D.S.) I1n5 na 71!
328 Saxophone (M.M)
311 Saxophone (D.M.A.) I1n5 na 4/15 20B Political Economy and Public Polley (ph.D.) 1211 51! 611
344 Trombone (M.M.) I1n5 na 4/15 518 Political Science (M.A.) 1 III 411 2/1

342 Trombone (D.MA) lill5 na 4/15 528 Political Science (ph.D.) 1111 411 211
11/15 na 4115 806 Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior
369 Trumpet (M.M.)
Researchl{Ph.D.) na na 211
359 Trumpet (D.MA) 11115 na 4/15
1045 Preventive Nutrition (M.P.N.) na na 4/1
389 Tuba (M.M.) 11115 na 4n5
568 Professional Writing (M.P.W.) 1211 5/1 71!
383 Tuba (D.M.A.) 11/15 na 4/15
610 Psychology (ph.D.) na na 12131
432 Viola (M.M.) II/IS na 4/15
II PubHc Administration (M.P A) 11/1 411 7/1
422 Viola (D.MA) II/IS na 4/15
3 Public Administration (D.P.A.) na
452 Vlolln (M.M.) IillS m 4/15
20 Publlc Administration (ph.D.) na na 211
446 Violin (D.M.A.) lill5 na 4/15
Public Administration-Certificates
6 Violoncello (M.M.) lUIS ~ 'IllS
870 TraInlngand Human Resources
670 Violoncello (D.M.A.) IlnS ~ 4/15 Development (Certificate) 1111 411 711
409 Vocal Arts (M.M.) 11n5 na 'IllS 886 Administration of Programs in Long- Tenn
403 Vocal Arts (D.MA) I1n5 na 4/15 Care (Certificate) 11/1 41! 7/1
970 Neuroscience (ph.D.) na na 1115 887 Executive AdminiSlration of Mental Health
Nursing (M.S.) 1211 5/1 811 Programs (Certificate) 1 III 4/1 71!
716
728 Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) (M.S.) 1211 na 311 888 Management of Ambulatory Care Systems 1111 411 711
Nursing (Enlcrostomal Thernpy)(M.S.) 1211 811 957 Public Management (Certificate) iJvailableonly
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1033 Nursing (Family Nurse PracUtloner)(M.S.) 12/1 na 811
924 Public Art Studies (M.P.A.S.) na na 211
1034 Nursing (Gerontology Nurse Prnctitioner)(M.S.) 12/1 na 811
1036 Public Health (MP.H.) 11/1 na 411
1035 Nursing (LeadershJp and Admlnlslratlon)(M.S.) 12/1 n, 811
709 Public Policy (M.P.P') 1111 4/1 7/1
1046 Nursing (Nurse Midwifery)(M.S.) 12/1 na 811
1029 Public Policy and Management (M.P'P.M.) na 4/1 no
Certtflcates
705 Real Estate Development (M.R.E.D.) na 311 na
694 Care Coordination (Certificate)
995 ReBgion and Social Ethics (M.A.) na na 711
936 Enterostcmal Therapy Nursing
(Certificate) 996 ReHgion and Social Ethics (Ph.D.) na rta 711
Famtly Nurse Practitioner (Certificate) 195 Slavic Languages and Literatures (M.A.) 1211 na 711
934
Nurse Anesthesia (Certificate) 781 Slavic Languages and Literatures (Ph.D.) 1211 na 711
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Nurse Midwifery (Certificate) 264 Social Work (M.s. w.) na na 2/1
823
854 Occupational Science (Ph.D} 272 Social Work (ph.D.) na na 4/1

* 2115 213 Sodology (M.A.) 11/1 na 5/1

146 Occupational Therapy (MA.)
Operations Research Engineering (M.S.) 10/1 4/1 6/1 237 Sociology (ph.D.) 11/1 na 5/1
129
(PhD.) na na 4/1 230 Sociology (Applied Demography) (M.S.) 1111 na 5/1
187 Patbobtology
954 Sociology (Marriage and Family Therapy)
742 Pathology, Experimental and Molecular (M.S.)
(ph.D.) 1111 na 5/1
654 Petroleum Engineering (M.S.) 1011 4/1 711
283 Spanish (MA.) na na 211
647 Petroleum Engineering (E.Pt.E.) 1211 5/1 7/1
293 Spanish (Ph.D.) na 211
657 Petroleum Engineering (phD.) 1211 5/1 711
905 Systems Architecture and Engineering (M.s.) 10/1 2/1 6/1
981 Phannaceutical Economics and Policy (M.S.) na na 2/1
391 Statistics (M.S.) 12/1 na 7/1
961 PharllUlceutical Economics and Policy (ph.D.) na na 2/1
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581 Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.s.) 10115 na 2/1
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588 Pharmaceutical Sciences (ph.D.) 10115 na 2/1
911 Playwriting (M.F.A.) na na 1/1
355 Philosophy (M.A.) na na 3/1
915 Theatrical Design (M.F.A.) na no II!
360 Philosophy (ph.D.) na na 2/1
1010 Writing for Screen and Television (M:.F.A.) na na 12110
952 Philosophy/Law O.D.lMA)
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AG Algeria EC Ecuador MC Macau SN Singapore
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AO Angola ES EI Salvador Republic SI Slovenia
AV Anguilla EK Equatorial Guinea MA Madagascar BP Solomon Islands
AY Antarctica ER Eritrea MI Malawi SO Somalia
AC Antigua and Barbuda EN Estonia MY Malaysia WS Samoa
AR Argentina ET Ethiopia MV Maldives SF South Africa
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AA Aruba FO Faroe Islands MT Malta SP Spain
AT Ashmore & Cartier Islands FJ FUi MB Martinique PG Spratly Islands
AS Australia FI Finland MR Mauritania CE Sr! lanka
AU Austria FR France MP Mauritius SU Sudan
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BF Bahamas FP French Polynesia MX Mexico SV Svalbard
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BG Bangladesh lands MN Monaco SW Sweden
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BH Belize GM Germany MO Morocco TI Tajikistan
BN Benin GH Ghana MZ Mozambique TZ Tanzania
BD Bennuda GI Gibraltar WA Namibia TH Thailand
BT Bhutan GR Greece NR Nauru TO Togo
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BK Bosnia and Herzegovina GJ Grenada Nl Netherlands TN Tonga
BC Botswana GP Guadeloupe NT Netherlands Antilles TO Trinidad and Tobago
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IP Clipperton Island IT Italy PO Portugal ZA Zambia
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CN Comoros JA Japan RO Romania state codes to the following areas.
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 Transcript Request and
Transmittal Form

If available, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Office of Graduate Admission

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Applicants to USC:
Please make a copy of this 101mfll each oollege you have attended.
Com~ete the entire fonn, sign it, and ask the registrar of each ooIlege iiii
to attadl ~ to ylMf officialtranscript. Keep copies of this form in case
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 1999-2000 Supplemental
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For GrdUUilt(: and PIOf('SSIOIl<.l1 Students

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To ensure priority consideration for federal financial aid, you must complete the steps outlined on page XX.

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Note: Federal Financial aid is available only to citizens and eligible non-citizens of the United States.

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you must be a citizen or permanent resident
of the United States. In addition, non-citi-
zens who were granted asylum. admitted as
refugees or were paroled indefinitely for
humanitarian reasons, as weU as Cuban-
Haitian entrants whose status is pending,
non-citizen nationals, and permanent resi-
dents of the Northern Mariana Islands or
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands can
be considered for federal financial aid.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS who hold an FI,

F2, J 1, J2 or G or L series visa or who are in
the United States with only a Card ]-688
(employment authorization) are not eligible
for federal funding. However, such students
are eligible for most fellowships, scholar-
ships and assistantships through USC
departments. Information about these
awards is available directly from the acade-
mic departments who also wilJ furnish the
required application forms.

International students should not submit the

SupplementaJ FinandaJ Aid Form to the
FinandaJ Aid OUice unless you an applying
only for financing programs.
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o Studenl (and spouse) 1998 Federal Income Tax Return

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089-0913

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fees (20 units a year) and $11,986 for liv- financial support. Please contact your
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~ Program Directory

Program Biokinesiology, (323) 442-2890, 90033,

e-mail: vorcas@hsc.usc.edu
Decision Systems, 740-0682
Graduate Business Administration,

Directory Biology (Marine Biology and Biological

90089-1421

Oceanography), 740-5779, Dentistry, 740-2841, 90089-0641

90089-0371,
e-mail: marinebio@usc.edu
Earth Sciences, 740-6106, 90089-0740,
e-mail: earthsctrs'usc.edu

Listed here are telephone numbers and Biology (Neurobiology), 740-9176,

East Asian Languages and Culture,
the ZIP codes (a number that identifies 90089-2520,
740-3707,90089-0357,
each postal delivery area in the United e-mail: neurosctcsusc.edu
e-mail: eaic@usc.edu
States) to use on your requests for infor-
Biomedical Engineering, 740-0335,
mation from the academic program in Economic Developmental
90089-1451
which you are interested. ZIP codes for Programming, 740-3507
programs on the University Park cam- Biometry, (323) 442-1810, e-mail: Economics, 90089-0253
pus include a four-digit mail code that biometry@spinoza.hsc.usc.edu
Economics, 740-3507, 90089-0253
should be used on all correspondence Preventive Medicine, 90033
with your department. If the Education, 740-2606, 90089-0031,
Building Science, 740-2723
school/department name is different e-mail: soelnfowusc.edu
Architecture, 90089-0291
from the name of the field of study,
please address correspondence to the ElectricalEngineering (Electrophystcs)
Business, MBA: 740-7846:
department name that is listed next to 740-4700,90089-0271,
EMBA, 740-6410:
the ZIP code. Electronic mail addresses e-mail: eepdepte'mizar.usc.edu
Ph,D" 740-0674: 90089-1421
are included for those departments that
Electrical Engineering (Systems)
have made them available for Business Taxation, 740-4843,
740-4446,90089-2560,
publication. e-mail: gradadrn@soaan.usc.edu
e-mail: eesystemrs'ceng.usc.edu
Accounting, 90089-1421
All telephone numbers listed are in the 213 Engineering Management, 740-4893
Chemical Engineering, 740-2227,
area code unless otherwise noted. 90089-1211 ,
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
90089-0193
e-mail: chedept@chel.usc.edu
Accounting, 740-4843, 90089-1421,
English, 740-3728,90089-0354
e-mail: levgrad@sba2.usc.edu Chemistry, 740-7036, 90089-1062
Environmental Studies, 740-7770,
Aerospace Engineering,740-5353, Cinema-Television, 740-8358,
90089-0740,
90089-1191 90089-2211
e-mail:Kamieni@mizar.usc.edu
American Language Academy, Civil Engineering, 740-0589,
Epidemiology, (323) 442-1810
740-0079,90089-1294 90089-2531
Biometry, 90033
Anatomy and Cell Biology, 342-1881, Classics, 740-3676, 90089-0352
Exercise Science, 740-2492, 90089-0652,
90033
Communication, 740-0900 e-mail: exsc@mizar.usc.edu
Animation, Film Video and Computer, Annenberg School, 90089-0281
Fine Arts, 740-2787, 90089-0292,
740-3985
Communications Management, e-mail: finearts@mizar.usc.edu
Cinema-Television, 90089-2211
740-0900
French,740-3700,90089-0359
Anthropology, 740-1900, 90089-0032 Annenberg School, 90089-0281
Geography 740-0050, 90089-0255,
Applied Mechanics, 740-0589 Comparative Literature, 740-0102,
e-mail: uscgeogwusc.edu
Civil Engineering, 90089-2531 90089-0353
Oeologtcal Sciences, see Earth Sciences
Architecture, 740-2723, 90089-0291, Computer 740-4446
Engineering,
e-mail: cherrye'usc.edu Electrical Engineering, 90089-2560 German, 740-2795, 90089-0351

Art History, 740-4552, 90089-0293, Computer Science, 740-4496, Gerontology, 740-5156, 90089-0191, e-
e-mail: arthlstre'usc.edu 90089-0781, mail: ldsgeroeeusc.edu
e-mail: csdeptwpollux.usc.edu
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Administration, 740-6842
(323) 442-1145, 90033, Craniofacial Biology, 740-6799 Policy, Planning, and Development,
e-mail: annvazqu@hsc.usc.edu Dentistry, 90089-0641 90089-0041

History, 740-1659. 90089-0034
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
740-4893.90089-0193.
e-mail: gchung@usc.edu
Industrial Hygiene, 740-1063
Safety and Systems Management,
90089-0021
International Relations, 740-6278,
90089-0043.
e-mail: ttierney@mizar.usc.edu
journalism, 740-0900, 90089-0281,
e-mail: ascquerywusc.edu
Landscape Architecture. 740-2723
Architecture, 90089-0291
Law. 740-7331. 90089-0071.
e-mail: admisions@law.usc.edu
Ltngutstlcs, 740-3879.90089-1693
Management. 740-0682
Business Admtnlstration. 90089-1421
Manufacturing Engineering, 740-4893
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
90089-0193
Marital and Family Therapy, 740-8851
Sociology, 90089-2539
Marriage, Family and Child Counseling,
740-2606
Education, 90089-0031
Materials Engineering. 740-6011
Materials Science, 90089-0241
Materials Science, 740-6011,
90089-0241, e-mail: mascwusc.edu
Mathematics. 740-2436, 90089-1113,
e-mail: lburgewmtha.usc.edu
Mechanical Engineering, 140-0484,
90089-1453.
e-mail: jacquett@mizar.usc.edu
Medicine. (323) 442-1607.90033
Molecular Biology, 740-7766, 90089-
. 1340, e-mail: molecule@usc.edu
Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology, (323) 442-2337,
90033-1054.
e-mail: microbio@usc.edu
Molecular Pharmacology and
Toxicology. (323) 442-1474
Toxicology, 90033
Music. 740-8986.90089-0851
Nursing, 743-2362.90015.
e-mail: uscnursewhsc.usc.edu
Neuroscience, 140-6090, 90089-2520,
e-mail: neurosclwusc.edu
Occupational Science, (323) 442-2850,
e-mall.skellywhsc.usc.edu
Occupational Therapy, 90033
Occupational Therapy, (323) 442-2822,
90033, e-mail: skellywhsc.usc.edu
Operations Research, 740-4893
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
90089-0193
Pathobiology. (323) 442-1168.
e-mail: doumak@pathfinder.usc.edu
Pathology, 90033
Petroleum Engineering, 740-0322,
90089-1211
Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing
740-3304
Cinema-Television, 90089-2211
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy,
(323) 442-1460. 9033
Pharmaceutical Sciences, (323)
442-1451.90033.
e-mail; thaworthwhsc.usc.edu
Pharmacology and Nutrition, (323)
442-1769.90033
Pharmacy. (323) 442-1466. 90033.
e-mail: pharmadm@hsc.usc.edu
Philosophy. 740-4085.90089-0451
Physical 'Therapy, (323) 442-2890.
90033, e-mail: vorcaswhsc.usc.edu
Physics, 740-1126.90089-0484.
e-mail: physdept@usc.edu
Physiology and Biophysics, (323)
442-1039.90033.
e-mail: physiol@hsc.usc.edu
Planning, 740-6842,
e-mail: supdstusc.edu
Policy, Planning, and Development,
90089-0042
Program Directory I 35
Political Economy and Public Policy,
740-3521.90089-0253
Political Science, 740-1695, 90089-0044
Preventive Medtctne-Health Behavior
Research, (323) 442-2600.90033
ProfessionaJ Writing, 740-3251,
90089-4034
Psychology. 740-2205. 90089-1061
Public Administration, 740-6842,
e-mail: spareusc.edu
Policy, Planning, and Development
90089-0041
Public Health. (323) 442-2600
Preventive Medicine 90033
Public Policy, 740-6842
Policy, Planning, and Development,
90089-0041
Public Relations, 740-3911
Journalism, 90089-1695
Real Estate Development, 740-6842,
e-mail: supdwusc.edu
Policy, Planning, and Development,
90089-0042
Religion and Social Ethics, 740-0276,
90089-0355
Safety Engineering, 740-4893
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
90089-0193
Slavic Languages and Literatures.
740-2735.90089-4353
Social Work. 740-2013.90089-0411.
e-mail: sswadmssrntnerva.usc.edu
Sociology. 740-8851. 90089-2539.
uscsociwusc.edu
Spanish. 740-1262.90089-0358
Statistics, 740-2436
Mathematics. 90089-1113
Systems Architecture and Engineering,
740-4446.90089-2560
Theatre. 740-6771. 90089-0791
Transportation Engineering 740-0589
Civil Engineering, 90089-2531
Writing for Screen and Television,
740-3303
Cinema-Television 90089-2211
36 I Campus Directory / USC Catalog / UM Sile

Campus USC Visit Our

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The area code for the following num- The university catalogue contains com- The USC World Wide Web site
bers is 213. plete course listings and the program (http://www.usc.edul) includes detailed
requirements of all degrees offered information about many graduate pro-
Admissions, Graduate and through USC. A copy of the catalogue grams. research and technology centers
International 740-1111 will be issued free of charge to each and library and computing resources.
Admissions, FAX 740-7577 admitted student who attends You can complete the application for
Campus Tours 740-2300 orientation. The catalogue also is avail- admission online or review details of
Career Development Center 740-5627 able online at the USC Web site program requirements and courses in
Child Care Services 743-7243 (http://www.usc.edui). the online catalogue. You can view a
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International Students and include sales tax (8.25% within Los
Scholars 740-2666 Angeles county; 7.75% outside).
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Students with Disabilities 740-5885 Outside 213 area code 800447-8620 1989, USC was the first university in the
Student Health Center 740-5344 Inside 213 area code 740-9101 United States to use imaging equipment
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States, call or write the bookstore for tion and return it to us immediately.
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Policy on
Equal
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Affirmative
Action

The University of Southern California is

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