University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is one of the world?s leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international business, USC?s diverse curricular offerings provide extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary study and collaboration with leading researchers in highly advanced learning environments.

The university have over 100 undergraduate majors that students can choose. USC thrives on interdisciplinary study and promoting breadth with depth. The Progressive Degree program allows students to begin work on a master?s degree while completing requirements for their bachelor?s degree. This provides students with a great opportunity to deepen their education and prepare for future, and to do so in as little as one additional year. USC has more than 400 graduate programs offered by the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and professional schools.

The university?s distinguished faculty of 4,000 innovative scholars, researchers, teachers and mentors includes five Nobel laureates, and dozens of recipients of prestigious national honors including the MacArthur ?Genius? Award, Guggenheim Award, the National Medal of the Arts, the National Humanities Medal, the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and Pulitzer Prize.

Located in the heart of Los Angeles, USC?s University Park campus is part of the city?s Downtown Arts and Education Corridor and is home to the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and many professional schools. The Health Sciences campus, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, is home to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the School of Pharmacy, three major teaching hospitals, and programs in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and in Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. USC also has programs and centers in Marina Del Rey, Orange County, Sacramento, Washington, D.C., Catalina Island, Alhambra and around Southern California. Children?s Hospital Los Angeles, staffed by USC faculty from the Keck School of Medicine, is often referred to as USC?s third campus.