All students who apply to study abroad must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative USC GPA at the time of application. Students may study overseas after the completion of two semesters at USC (but can apply while the second semester is in progress), and must have at least sophomore status. Several programs have language or other prerequisites. Some require a USC GPA higher than 3.0. For more information on these requirements, please refer to the individual program descriptions on this site.

Students are expected to include coursework in their major or minor field of study and/or advancement of foreign language skills in their study plan for their semester or year abroad.

Students may participate in no more than two semester-long programs or one year-long program.

Meeting the basic eligibility requirements for a semester or year abroad does not guarantee admission to a study aborad program.