and assuming you are given credit for calculus on you transfer cr. report.
Any other Dornsife still haven’t gotten a decision or SGR??
@90smix i got an sgr but i turned in my grades 2 weeks ago and still havent received anything, also dornsife
@90smix Same here, received sgr late April and turned it in two weeks ago. Still nothing from Dornsife, USC, or my counselor.
@krnbtz what major did you apply for??
I got accepted in Fall 2019 via email yesterday. It does not say the name of the school. For those accepted so far, does it say name of the school as well?
I e-mailed my new counselor asking for an update but I got an automated response that he’s out of the office till June 18… is this going to delay my decision even more?
anyone else have samuelwi as their counselor?? ive emailed him a couple of times a couple months ago before the whole storm of acceptances. he hasnt replied ever … should i even try sending a copy of my transcript to him??
SOS if I got accepted for the fall and I choose to withdraw from my summer course (and get a W) will USC care/rescind my admission?
@confusedtrojan19 i would probably contact them before doing so just in case, but they most likely won’t care
Anyone get accepted today?
@Shwchlorine I applied for Dornsife Econ.
Hi, this is a somewhat random question, but could you guys confirm that the foreign language requirement is that transfer applicants are expected to have completed a third-level course of a foreign language by the time they apply? Any specific number of credits we’re required to acquire from foreign language courses? So for example, if I’ve learned a foreign language and already have a proficiency equivalent to the second or the third level in the foreign lang sequence, I can just take the third-level course for one semester and complete it with a passing grade and that’s it?
@teenybee check out this link for info about placement exams: https://orientation.usc.edu/transfer/summer/pre-orientation/#/2 — It should provide you with your necessary answers.
hey I had a sgr and sent in my grades around a week ago. But my portal still has an X mark indacting that they have not recieved a sgr. How long did it take usc to process your sgr?
@vegantransfer Hi there, thanks! But I’m still a bit confused… I’m applying as one of the majors listed on the page that have a foreign lang requirement. What I’m not clear on are:
-
Since it’s for admitted transfer students, does that mean the foreign lang requirement basically doesn’t have to be met by the time of me applying to USC? It’s basically giving us the option to not have to take up to the third-level course and just get a passing score to prove your proficiency, but when they review our applications and we don’t have the language course or any score listed on our apps, how do they know at all? Won’t this make me disqualified?
-
I was only supposing I had a proficiency equivalent to the second or the third level (I wish, though; I only have a basic knowledge equivalent to maybe the beginning course so I’d have to take the second level if I were to take it now) since I plan on taking intensive off-campus lessons before taking the third-level course at my community college. That’s why I was asking if we’d have to have all first, second, third courses listed on our transcript or it’d be sufficient to have the third course with a passing grade.
-
So there’s no specific number of credits (from foreign language courses) we’re expected to have completed before applying?
I’m so sorry this has gotten so long. I’d really appreciate some help here because nobody I’ve talked to so far actually knows for sure… 
Hi, I have a question:
Does having a relative attending USC or working at USC increase the chance of getting in?
Thanks!
@Mattstud I remember reading somewhere on the application that legacy admission only counts if it’s your parents/siblings? I may be wrong so if anyone else has a more concrete answer and could share then that’d be great.
So, you’re applying this fall for admission Fall 2020?
At any rate, I think the general idea is that if your major has a foreign language requirement, then you must complete it before graduating USC, which doesn’t necessarily mean you have to finish it before you start at USC. You can start the foreign language at the institution you are at currently (like take level 1 and level 2, but not necessarily) and, for example, place into the level 3 course on the day the language placement exam occurs, which would enable you to finish the foreign language requirement your first semester at USC. I’d imagine that it could be possible to place out of the foreign language requirement, but I’m not sure. So, I wouldn’t necessarily take my word on it. Definitely try contacting the USC Language center at (213) 740-1188 or language@usc.edu.
As for credits, I don’t think it matters. Personally, I’m a journalism major, so I have the foreign language requirement. Further, I’m at a CA community college, which means I have an articulation agreement with USC, and within it, the three-semester sequence of Spanish (Spanish I, II, III) matches the three-level foreign language requirement at USC. Those courses accumulated 14 credits. My first two language classes met every day for 50 minutes, so they were both five credit classes; my level three class met MWF for an hour and 10 minutes, so that was worth four credits. I think the way credits usually work depends on how often the class meets, but I’m not 100% sure.
According to the transfer brochure (http://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/Transferring_To_USC.pdf), “Students attending schools on the quarter system must complete the fifth-level course of a foreign language to satisfy this requirement. At some semester schools, a fourth-level course is equivalent to the third level at USC.” Also, note that foreign language courses have to be 100% in person; hybrid or online foreign language courses won’t fulfill the requirement.
Here’s the link to the USC articulation agreements if you’re at a CA community college: https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic.aspx. I’m not sure where you can find an articulation agreement with your institution if you’re at a UC, CSU, other four-year, or out-of-state CC.
I hope this helps.
Only those applicants with a parent, grandparent, or sibling who graduated from USC (or is currently enrolled) are considered a legacy for admission purposes. Frankly, legacy doesn’t mean as much these days as it use to.