Welcome to USC College Advising!  The Office of College Advising helps coordinate advisement for Undecided & Undeclared students and declared College majors in a centralized manner.  College advising provides a wide range of advising services and programs that integrate students, faculty, staff, academic disciplines and curricula into a meaningful educational experience. Academic advisors in the College work closely with students to help familiarize them with the academic life of the College, completed college majors and minors or help students declare majors and fulfill core requirements so they can graduate in a timely manner.

USC College Advisement is available for:

I. Undecided & Undeclared

Undecided & Undeclared majors are students with no major declared in the College or elsewhere.  The Office of College Advising is the Central advising office for these students as they consider and explore fields of study in USC College.  Every semester, prior to registration, Undecided & Undeclared students meet with an academic advisor from the Office of College Advising to discuss academic goals and plan for course registration.  Students are encouraged to meet with academic advisors as often as needed to discuss academic goals, plans, major/minor selection and individual paths to graduation.  For more information regarding Undecided & Undeclared advisement, click here.

II. Declared USC College Majors

Declared majors are students with majors in any USC College's 80 majors.  The USC College majors are subdivided into three general areas of the Liberal Arts: 1.The Humanities. 2.The Social Sciences. 3.The Natural Sciences.  Academic advisors are available for all majors in these areas.  Declared majors are encouraged to meet with respective major advisors at least once per semester.  Departmental  advisors work with declared majors to satisfy major requirements, the USC Core, and plan for graduation and beyond.  For more information regarding advisement for declared students, click here.

III. Pre-Professional students

Pre-Health

Pre-health advisors help students determine the most advantageous academic and extracurricular program to prepare for the health professions (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, biokinesiology and physical therapy, occupational science and occupational therapy and other allied health professions). Pre-health advisors also support students as they consider general education courses, majors, minors and the optimal use of electives. Pre-health students are guided through the admission process in their chosen field, including how to write an effective personal statement, how to gain clinical or research experience, how to request appropriate letters of recommendation and how to complete the application. The Office of College Advising maintains an email listserv and a Web site for pre-health students.  For more information regarding Pre-Health advisement, click here.

Pre-Law

Students who are interested in going to law school consult one-on-one with academic advisors in the Office of College Advising who specialize in this area. Pre-law advisors assist students in crafting an undergraduate academic program designed to lead to law school admission and success. Pre-law students are supported in all aspects of the law school application process, including how to write an effective personal statement and how to request appropriate letters of recommendation. 

Pre-law advisors also help students target the most appropriate law school, put students in contact with pre-law societies and notify students of relevant pre-law and law-related events. Pre-law students are also invited to subscribe to an email listserv sponsored by the Office of College Advising in order to connect with pre-law resources.  For more information regarding Pre-Law advisement, click here.

Pre-Graduate School

The pre-graduate school advisor assists USC undergraduates and alumni interested in applying to all graduate programs other than law and medicine. The advisor helps students determine when and if they should apply to graduate school and guides students in the process of researching and choosing appropriate schools and programs. Students can expect support in such areas as navigating the admissions process, writing statements of purpose, requesting letters of recommendation, exploring test preparation resources, and identifying and pursuing sources of funding.  For more information regarding Pre-Graduate advisement, click here.