^^^ good point.
As for the #s above, I am a little suspect in terms of what they suggested as their goal or target of just 150 overall. In May, the class of 2020 saw 263 SCA graduates. Based on the prior #s (post 122), it seemed like they were aiming for a class of around 190
(adding in for MAP) in total. And that clearly better aligns with the reality of 263 actually graduating in May versus their published goal of a total class of 150. Of course, they could be changing their targets over time. And I guess that the list of 263 possibly included M.A. grads too. It did not break down by program or BA vs MA. It did separately list PH Ds, so doctorates were not among the 263 listed. But I doubt that there are 100 or so MAs within SCA by each class year. That # seems too high. 50-60 seems more realistic.
But as suggested above, an actual commencement document might be able to shed more light. Iâd love to learn the actual real #s.
In addition to MA adding to the BA/BS graduation totals, wouldnât transfers also result in the total grad totals being more than the incoming targeted class?
Since USC admits a significant number of transfers (3,100 enter as freshmen per the USC Profile vs 5,590 undergrad degrees conferred in 2020 per USC News), wouldnât that perhaps explain part of the difference between an incoming target of 150 and a much larger graduating class? Or perhaps SCA doesnât rely as much on transfers as other schools within the University?
From this link: https://cinema.usc.edu/admissions/mythreality.cfm
âReality: We welcome transfer students from institutions around the city, state, nation, and world. For example, in fall 2015, well over one third of our incoming undergraduate students were transfers.â
^^^ good point. They do seem to keep things a bit secretive though. My daughter is a rising CAMS senior and has no idea about these answers either. She doesnât even know the # of students just in the CAMS program. The other SCA majors do though seem to have a firm grasp on their own #s.