Application Requirements & Deadlines
To apply for the 2 Week program, you must be age 15 - 18 (you must be age 15 by December 1, 2008) and should be successfully pursuing a rigorous high school curriculum as demonstrated by your transcript.
Applicants for the 4 Week program must be at least sixteen years of age by December 1, 2008; must be entering the eleventh or twelfth grade of high school in the 2008-09 school year; and should have successfully pursued a rigorous high school curriculum as demonstrated by your transcript. Test scores and recommendations are used to assist us in the selection process.
Application Process
Applications are reviewed as they are completed (application, letter of recommendation, transcript). Once enrollment in a seminar is closed qualified applicants are placed in one of their alternate choices and are wait-listed for their first choice. Students are encouraged to apply early in order to improve their chances of getting their first choice. Once accepted, a student will need to pay a $500 non-refundable deposit to secure his/her place in the program.
Instructions
1. Obtain an official copy of your latest high school transcript.
2. Obtain a letter of recommendation from a relevant high school instructor who can tell us how they know you, why you should be admitted to the USC Summer Seminars program, and what you will be able to contribute to your favorite seminar. This letter should be submitted to us in a sealed envelope.
3. Fill out the online application for the two week or four week program and click "submit" when you are finished.
4. Enclose your official high school transcript and a letter of recommendation in a single envelope and mail them to:
Office of Continuing Education and Summer Programs
3415 South Figueroa Street, Suite #107
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0874
phone: (213) 740-5679
fax: (213) 740-6417
email: summer@usc.edu
5. If you do not feel comfortable submitting your application online, you may optionally print out a copy of the application and enclose it with the above transcript and letter of recommendation.
Financial Aid
If you are interested in the USC Summer Seminars program, we strongly encourage you to apply. Financial aid is available to a limited number of students who demonstrate financial need and whose academic performance has been outstanding. To request a financial aid form, please call (213) 740-5679, or email us at summer@usc.edu.
For more information, please contact the Office of Continuing Education & Summer Programs at (213) 740-5679, or email summer@usc.edu.