{"id":4918,"date":"2025-12-17T23:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/?page_id=4918"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:34:40","slug":"welcome-to-dornsife-undergraduate-advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Dornsife Undergraduate Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"665\">Starting <strong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"206\">Spring Term 2026<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"229\">Dornsife Advising<\/strong> will move to a newly structured <strong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"288\">Cluster Advising model<\/strong> for undergraduate academic advising, reflected in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/advise\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"353\">Advise USC<\/strong>.<\/span><\/a> Beginning this term, academic advisors will work in case teams, allowing you to meet with any advisor within your Cluster Focus area. Each advisor on your case team will be up to date on your academic goals, progress, and questions, making advising more flexible, connected, and tailored to your needs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"1001\">Our case team approach is designed to provide consistent guidance, easy access to support, and collaborative expertise whenever you need it. Whether you\u2019re planning courses, exploring majors, or considering post-graduate opportunities, your cluster advising team is here to help you navigate your academic journey with confidence. <strong><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Fight on!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KwxC2Wn4GyE?si=TwxIBkU1FFLA2EID\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Advising Experience USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          The Dornsife Difference\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>With nearly 200 majors and minors, USC Dornsife encourages students to explore their interests in our three academic clusters: humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing students with an academic advisor based on their major and minor, students may also use pre-health, pre-law, and pre-graduate school advising services, all of whom work together to help prepare students for life after USC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/majors\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Dornsife Majors &#038; 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Pre-Graduate School Advising <\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The Pre-Law &#038; Pre- Grad Advising teams provides resources including application material review, events, and educational materials designed to support students and alumni preparing for grad school or law school.\r\n<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/career-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Career Pathways<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Students and alumni are encouraged to utilize Career Pathways services and resources to manage their career<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <span tabindex=\"0\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Office of Overseas Studies<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Are you interested in exploring the world? The USC Office of Overseas Studies helps students explore the world through academic study abroad opportunities. Students gain global perspectives, cultural experiences, and academic credit while studying in locations around the world.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Us\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising &amp; Administration\u00a0<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>advising@dornsife.usc.edu<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsifeadv\/\">@uscdornsifeadv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--phone\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:(213) 740-2534\">(213) 740-2534<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Dornsife First-Year Advising <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>fya@dornsife.usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Dornsife Undergraduate Cluster Advising <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>advising@dornsife.usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":1422,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4918","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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