WELCOME NEW USC GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate and professional students comprise nearly half of the total student body at the University of Southern California and engage in a wide variety of academic disciplines. In welcoming you to the community of scholars and teachers at USC, we would like to invite you to participate in the university-wide Graduate Student Orientation, which will be held at the beginning of the Fall term.
Graduate Student Orientation will provide you information to help begin your graduate studies at USC. The orientation brings together a series of conference-style workshops that cover a variety of services, programs, and issues of interest to graduate students. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your graduate experience at USC. In order to attend USC Graduate Orientation, you are required to submit the
Intent to Enroll Form.
Your academic unit may also hold its own orientation session to introduce you to the specifics of your department; please contact your academic advisor or academic department for more information. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the Trojan Family.
There is a $15 registration fee for students attending the Graduate Student Orientation. This fee covers the cost of lunch and parking for the day.
All new domestic graduate and professional students are assessed a one-time $25 mandatory Graduate Orientation Fee. All new international graduate and professional students are assessed a one-time $135 Orientation Fee. This fee will appear on your USC fee bill and is covered by financial aid. This fee is separate from our Graduate Student Orientation fee. Please do NOT send in payment for this fee with your Graduate Student Orientation registration. In addition to Graduate Student Orientation, this fee goes toward special services and programs for new students, including fall welcoming activities and university publications throughout your enrollment at USC.
Registration is required for the Graduate Student Orientation program. Your registration and payment must be received by the Office of Orientation. You may register for the Graduate Student Orientation program by any of the following methods:
- Visit the Orientation website at http://www.usc.edu/orientation. You may register online and pay for your Orientation registration fee by credit card (Visa or MasterCard only).
- Print out the Orientation registration form, which is attached to this email and may also be found on the Orientation website at http://www.usc.edu/orientation. Mail the completed registration form to our office with a check or money order for your Orientation registration fee.
- Print out the Orientation registration form, which is attached to this email and can also be found on the Orientation website at http://www.usc.edu/orientation. Fax to our office a copy of the completed registration form and bring to Orientation your check or money order for your Orientation registration fee.
