How does the admission process work?
• The application, transcripts and test scores you send to the Graduate Admission Office are evaluated to ensure that they meet the minimum standards set by USC and the academic department to which you are applying. • The application is then forwarded to your department, where it is collated with the required supplemental materials (e.g. portfolio, writing samples) you have supplied. • An admission committee consisting of departmental admission officers and faculty members specializing in your field of study review all your application materials and make a final decision. Decisions on the awarding of fellowships and assistantships are also made at this time. • You receive a letter from the USC Dean of Admission, notifying you of your admission status.
When the items required by the Registrar’s Office are received, your file is forwarded to the School of Architecture and combined with the additional items you send there. Your application is then processed and joins several hundred other applications for review by the admissions committee. As soon as a decision is made, the Architecture office will send you an e-mail message and return your portfolio. Later you will receive an official letter from the Registrar’s Office.
• The application, transcripts and test scores you send to the Graduate Admission Office are evaluated to ensure that they meet the minimum standards set by USC and the academic department to which you are applying. • The application is then forwarded to your department, where it is collated with the required supplemental materials (e.g., portfolio, writing samples) you have supplied. • An admission committee consisting of departmental admission officers and faculty members specializing in your field of study review all your application materials and make a final decision. Decisions on the awarding of fellowships and assistantships are also made at this time. • You receive a letter from the USC Dean of Admission, notifying you of your admission status.
Applications are submitted to the University’s Office of the Graduate Admissions located in Holden Hall, and to the Graduate Services Center in the Rawls College of Business. (Special instructions are provided on the application form). After completion of all the documents in the application file, Graduate Admissions compiles the file and sends it for evaluation to the Graduate Services Center for the Rawls College of Business. Upon processing the file at the Rawls College of Business, Graduate Admissions is advised of a decision about admission. Once the decision is confirmed, you will receive a letter stating the final decision on your application.
