How does advising work?
Dornsife First Year Advising (FYA) provides academic advising for entering freshmen in all Dornsife majors. Students begin their Dornsife journey with an FYA advisor based on their declared major and transition to their cluster advising team upon completion of their first year at USC. More information about First-Year Advising can be found here.
All incoming transfer students and continuing students, U2 through graduation, are supported by a Cluster Advising Case Team. Majors are organized into academic focus areas within each cluster, and each focus area has a dedicated advising team. More information about Dornsife Advising can be found here.
Follow along with our to-do list to ensure you’ve completed the necessary steps. Detailed information about each step can be found in the Dornsife folder on Brightspace.
☑️Check your USC email. Dornsife Advising and Orientation Programs will send important information to your account. Be sure to check it regularly!
☑️Sign up for your Welcome Trojans registration date with USC Orientation Programs. This date determines your course registration date for your Welcome Trojans experience.
☑️Submit your Pre-Advisement Worksheet on Brightspace. Access to Brightspace will be given May 14th. Information from this worksheet as well as from your placement exam results, Transfer Credit Report, and selected major will be used to create a first-semester course plan with recommended courses.
☑️Take your math and chemistry placement exams, if required. These online exams, accessible on Brightspace, should be taken at least ten (10) business days prior to your course registration date.
☑️Request your foreign language placement. If you plan to continue a language at USC to satisfy your Dornsife Foreign Language requirement, you will need to request placement from the USC Language Center. Some languages will require a placement exam. “For more information, please check our Brightspace folder.”
☑️Attend the live Dornsife Experience: Degree Overview Webinar. For Freshmen: Attend on Tuesday, June 2nd at 6pm or Monday, June 22nd at 6pm.
For Transfers- Attend Monday, July 13th at 6pm. All times are local Los Angeles time in the Pacific time zone. Reserve your event in Brightspace under the Dornsife folder.
☑️Attend your group advising session. As part of your Welcome Trojans orientation, you will meet with an academic advisor to discuss course selection and registration. This meeting is mandatory and must be completed prior to course registration. Your advising team will email you with directions on how to schedule and prepare for this session.
☑️Register for classes! Your registration date is the session you sign up for with USC Orientation Programs. You will register in a virtual group session with the support of Dornsife academic advisors.
