<p>Yes, online courses may be transferable (note that I am not saying they WILL be transferable, but that they may be 
). There is a slight semantics difference in your interpretation of the USC counselor’s response above I need to point out - it isn’t that you won’t know until after you apply, it is that you wont know if/how it transfers until after you complete the course and matriculate. (A brief look at your post history tells me that you have already applied and been accepted as a freshman (CONGRATS!).</p>
<p>If you had completed the course already and submitted the transcript to USC, it would already appear on your Oasis indicating whether it was accepted for credit and what credit was given (elective, GE, etc.). It looks as though (based on a post you made asking if you needed to submit your cc transcript) you had a community college course last summer - is that showing on your Oasis?</p>
<p>The issue with the counselor giving any indication whether your course will be accepted is that currently you are not a matriculated USC student (meaning you have not yet attended your first day of class) so the process where you get cc units pre-approved for credit is not available to you. </p>
<p>Next year, as a continuing, matriculated USC student you will be required to obtain pre-approval for any cc units you plan over the summer. This will be a benefit because you will know in advance how the units will be applied (assuming you successfully complete the course).</p>
<p>NOTE: For continuing students pre-approval of summer cc units is REQUIRED, so please start on the process in January to be sure everything is in place. Community college course CANNOT be taken during Fall or Spring semesters while you are enrolled at USC once you matriculate to USC - only summer.</p>
<p>My advice - if the online course number is identical to the course number for that cc on the USC articulation agreement, then you can feel fairly confident that yes, the course will be accepted at USC for credit. Go ahead and sign up - it will be a productive use of your summer to knock off a GE.</p>