FAQs

Students can verify their graduation date by checking their STARS Report on Oasis. Graduation dates will be listed by those who graduated in Fall 2024 or will graduate in Spring 2025 or Summer 2025.

If this information is incorrect, please contact Degree Progress at (213) 740-7070 or visit their website.

Students who fall within the eligibility terms of Fall 2024, Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 will receive an email to participate in the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony.

Yes, USC Dornsife will require eligible graduates to register to participate in the Academic School Ceremony. All eligible graduates will receive an email with registration information the week of February 10, 2025.

No, graduates do not need to attend their USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony in order to have their degree conferred. However, graduates should still register and/or decline participation within Tassel accordingly.

Should the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony time conflict with another academic school’s ceremony time, the graduate will need to choose which ceremony they would like to participate in. The graduate should still register and/or decline participation within Tassel accordingly. Only USC Dornsife degrees will be announced at the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony.

Students who are graduating in Fall 2024, Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 will be listed in the 2025 Commencement Program. Students can check the spelling of their name in the Commencement Program online here.

For questions about the Commencement Program, please contact Degree Progress at dpcommbook@usc.edu.

Regalia is available through the University Bookstore. For rental charges and further information regarding regalia, please visit the University Bookstore website.

USC Dornsife recognizes those students who have excelled academically by providing University honor cords to be worn on Commencement Day. All eligible USC Dornsife students have the option of wearing honor cords. To qualify, a student must be eligible to graduate and have a minimum of a 3.5 University GPA at the beginning of the Spring 2025 semester. All students who meet the qualifications will receive an email in April 2025 with instructions for picking up honor cords in May 2025.

Students who receive departmental honors are listed in the 2025 USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony Program. Departmental honors are determined by individual department criteria.

For information regarding Accessibility Services at the USC Main Commencement Ceremony, click here.

Accessibility information for the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony will be available in early 2025. Please check back for more details.

Diplomas are distributed by the Office of the Registrar, Degree Progress. They will be mailed to the graduate’s permanent address approximately six weeks after degrees are conferred on Friday, May 16, 2025.

If a student needs official verification of their degree before receiving their diploma, please contact the Verification or Transcript Department. After receiving the email notification that their degree has been granted, students may request to pick up their diploma.

If a student has requested “Hold for Pick-up”, or if the student’s mailing address is in the 90007 or 90089 zip code, the Degree Progress Department will mail a notice when the diploma is ready for pick-up.

Diploma covers are distributed to students at their Academic School Ceremony.

If you are a dual-major or cannot attend the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony, you may request to have a diploma cover mailed to you. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

A link to request your diploma cover will become available here after the USC Dorsnife Academic School Ceremony in May 2025.

Professional pictures will be taken by Grad Images during the ceremony. Please visit their website after the ceremony to view graduate photos. For questions, please contact their Customer Service line at 1-800-261-2576.

Please inquire with the Office of International Services, or email ois@usc.edu.

For information regarding Accessibility Services at the USC Main Commencement Ceremony, click here.

Accessibility information for the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony will be available in early 2025. Please check back for more details.

USC is a smoke-free campus and is committed to promoting a healthy, safe, and comfortable environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. Both Direct and secondhand smoke exposure is a cause of various health problems and diseases. Even for healthy non-smokers, there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke has been shown to cause cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and other harmful effects on children. Smoking also puts the university at risk of incurring institutional costs associated with fire damage, cleaning and maintenance, health care, and medical insurance. Therefore, smoking is strictly prohibited in all indoor and outdoor USC Properties, including within vehicles parked on the premises.

More details to come in early 2025.

The Academic School Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate as a cohort, hear remarks from a distinguished keynote speaker and honor each graduate.

Yes, the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony will be live streamed! Please be sure to check our website on commencement day for more information and access to the webcast.

For more information, please visit the University Commencement Website here.

Virtual programs will be available online and accessible via QR code on Commencement day. Guests will have the option to print from home, should they wish to have a paper copy after the event.

For more information on parking, please visit the University Commencement website here.

Please note that traffic is expected to be heavy, so allow plenty of time to locate parking, go through security and make your way to the ceremony site.

More details to come in early 2025.