Graduate Handbook | Online Resources
Here you will find a list of helpful links, including websites and forms linked elsewhere in the graduate student handbook.
Department – Directories of faculty, staff, and graduate students along with descriptions of the program and institutional resources.
University Catalogue – The official word on university policies, including especially degree requirements. Read the “Graduate Degrees” portion of the History Department section.
OASIS (Online Academic Student Information System) – All your secured USC information, including course (enrollment history, grade report, completed course summary, etc) and financial information. Note especially the StARS (Student Academic Record System) report which provides a comprehensive review of your progress in meeting degree requirements.
USC: The Graduate School – Information on USC fellowships, dissertation submission, guidelines and forms, student resources (including a guide to the student-faculty mentor relationship and list of research centers and institutes).
Schedule of Classes – Course registration system along with schedule of final exams, information on student fees, and a list of basic services.
USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI)
Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW)
Institute for British and Irish Studies (IBIS)
USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
Related Programs and Departments
American Studies and Ethnicity
Center for Law, History, and Culture
Information Technology Services (ITS)
Trojan Hospitality (food services)
Annual Report Guidelines – The instructions for the Graduate Student Annual Report (due each Spring) are available as a PDF file here.
Appointment of Committee – Forms for appointing your qualifying exam committee and dissertation committee are provided by the Graduate School here.
Change of Committee – The form for changing your qualifying exam or dissertation committee is available from the Graduate School here.
Checklist for History Department Quals-Takers – This form, to be reviewed in a meeting with Joe Styles and Lori Rogers when you are ready to establish your qualifying exams committee, is available as a PDF file here.
Job Market Calendar and Checklist – This form, providing a general guide to the process of seeking an academic job, is available as a PDF file here.
Request for Exceptional Grad Funds – An application to the department for additional funds for research or conference travel is available as a PDF file here.
Request to Take the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam – The form for scheduling your qualifying exams is available from the Graduate School here.
Time to Completion Form - The form and instructions for fall progress reports by ABD students are avalable as a PDF here.