<p>USC has a pharmacy on campus that is connected to the health center on campus. Very easy to use and convenient. If you need to get a prescription on weekends, there is a pharmacy in University Village.</p>
<p>I use USC’s credit union for everything, and I’m pretty happy with my experience there. Bank of America and the Credit Union are on or near campus.</p>
<p>Thank you mdcissp
Thank you Nikara</p>
<p>Is there an advantage to using the USC credit union?</p>
<p>One advantage is you get a cool Debit card with a picture of USC on it :)</p>
<p>I also read there were more USC credit union ATM’s on campus.</p>
<p>Bank of America credit cards are also available in USC Student / Alumni editions ;)</p>
<p>There are ATM’s for both the credit union and Bank of America on campus. I believe the union is especially convenient if you have an on-campus job that pays, though BoA is probably preferable if you will need to transfer money from parent to student accounts.</p>
<p>there’s an actual bank of america branch across the street from campus, there’s a BOA atm on campus (although with the campus center construction im not sure if its there anymore).</p>
<p>there’s a wamu atm located at tuscany/chipotle which is about a block away from campus.</p>
<p>so i would definietly recommend BOA</p>
<p>I read the whole USC catalog about these majors and minors at USC for Renaissance Scholar distinction at graduation. I came away to the conclusion that my daughter should not overdo it. Here is the reason, there are a total of 128 units which is equivalent of 32 classes and for a major she has to take 12 courses, for a minor she has to take 6 courses. If you are in TO, you must take 6-8 courses, so that leaves little room for exploration(12+6+8+1(language)=27 total). The whole purpose of an undergraduate education is to explore and take as many courses that are of interest to you.</p>
<p>Regarding the Credit Union, I understood that one advantage is that there’s no transfer fee when transfering funds from parent accounts whereas with
B of A there is. Does anyone know though if there’s a fee for transfers from one B of A to another?</p>
<p>Are there any Wells Fargo banks nearby?</p>
<p>Sequoia: I thought if the parent has an account with B of A, and puts the child’s name on the account, that the parent just has to watch the account to be sure there are adequate funds without “transferring funds” and incurring fees. Am I mistaken?</p>
<p>I haven’t encountered fees on intra-Bank of America transfers. If mom and dad use a separate bank, an old-fashioned check every few months also works.</p>
<p>We already bank at B of A, so we opened what they call a “linked account” for my son. I can easily transfer funds (by phone or internet) from my account to his. He has a debit card too, but expects to mainly use it for ATM cash withdrawals. You have the option of an ATM-only card if you don’t want the debit function. You can also get checks if you want. There’s no charge for any of this, at least for my family - I’ve been a customer for several decades, so that might make a difference.</p>
<p>is there any advantage to using the credit union? we don’t have any bank accounts in the States.</p>
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<p>Presumably, with minors usually there’s a bit of overlap (I think only 4 courses for the minor need to be unique?) and sometimes AP courses knock off a couple classes, too. Admittedly, for the renaissance scholar thing there wouldn’t be a lot of overlap - unless the minor overlaps the foreign language. Some majors have fewer required courses than 12, too (sociology perhaps?)</p>
<p>If adding on a minor means not taking courses that you’d rather take (in place of the minor requirements) then a minor is a bad idea, probably. If it happens that when you lay out all the courses that you want to take purely on interest and it satisfies the minor requirements (or is short a course) then it’s more worth going for the minor.</p>
<p>Well, I’ve just started to take my major classes this past semester and while I was looking at the STARS report, I noticed my major GPA to be 3.65</p>
<p>Major related classes I’ve taken at USC are BUAD 250B, BUAD 307 and BUAD 302</p>
<p>The grades I received were BUAD 250B: B-, BUAD 307: A, BUAD 302: B+</p>
<p>Does BUAD 250B not count against your major GPA? Will I have to re-take the class because I didn’t get a B? (I’m not an accounting major, so I hope not.)</p>
<p>You might be looking at your “upper division major GPA” which would include only major classes numbered 300 or above.</p>
<p>At least on my stars report, I have two major GPA’s - in department, and upper division in department.</p>
<p>I’d find it hard to believe a B-minus would mean retaking the class. I don’t know that you can even ever retake a B-minus class at all (at least, without filing some kind of appeal)</p>
<p>My D would like to purchase a bike for use on campus. Since we only have a couple of days during move in, does anyone have suggestions on what bike shops to use?</p>
<p>Is a bike necessary and easy to navigate when there are a lot of students outside?</p>
<p>The easiest thing is to buy it at the bike shop in the University Village. I seem to recall that a basic campus cruiser cost around $140 a year ago. A bike isn’t necessary but it makes traveling across campus much quicker. My D had barely ever been on a bike in her life but bought one at the beginning of freshman year and used it every day. If she could do it, I’m pretty sure it’s easy.</p>
<p>I’ve had mixed experiences at the UV shop. It’s typically crowded and the staff speaks very little English. They’ve been slow to do repairs, and sometimes forget to look at the bike when they said they would. </p>
<p>There is also a bike shop a bit further off campus, at 29th and Vermont. That store is a bit smaller, but is a friendly mom-and-pop operation. They have a good selection of bikes and usually do repairs while-you-wait. </p>
<p>If you can wait a week or so into the semester, DPS holds an auction of bikes that have been impounded or confiscated in the previous months. The bikes won’t be new, but you can definitely get them for a bargain. </p>
<p>Re: Campus Biking- There is a bike ban enforced around the core of campus from 10am-2pm during school days. Outside of that, it’s not too hard to bike around but you need to be mindful at intersections and congested walkways. There have been growing complains of cyclists blowing through stop signs and not yielding to pedestrians. Last semester, DPS took steps towards having LAPD officers enforce traffic laws for bike riders. So you’ll want to be courteous and follow the rules of the road.</p>