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 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 their USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony.

Yes, USC Dornsife will require eligible graduates to register to participate in their pre-assigned ceremony. All eligible graduates will received an email with registration information in early February 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 MarchingOrder accordingly.

Graduates are pre-assigned to participate in the USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony associated with their first major, as provided by The Office of Academic Records and Registrar.

Due to limited capacities permitted at each ceremony, students can only register for their assigned ceremony.

Should the pre-assigned USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony time conflict with another academic school’s commencement 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 MarchingOrder accordingly. Only USC Dornsife degrees will be announced at USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremonies.

Students who are graduating in Fall 2024, Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 will be listed in the 2025 Commencement Program.

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 at 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 with instructions for picking up honor cords in May.

Students who receive departmental honors are listed in the program. Departmental honors are determined by individual department criteria.

More details to come in early 2025

At the time of Commencement,  status has yet to be determined; therefore, diplomas are not distributed out on Commencement Day. Once a student’s grades have been confirmed, diplomas will be mailed out. Diplomas are generally mailed within 4 to 8 weeks of the conclusion of student’s graduating semester.

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 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.

Please fill out the diploma cover request form here, if you cannot attend your in-person ceremony. Diploma covers will be mailed after Commencement. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Please fill out the diploma cover request form here. Note that additional diploma covers will be mailed after Commencement. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

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.

The Office of International Services at USC does not produce letters of invitation for the purpose of inviting students’ family members to visit the United States. These letters are not required by the United States Consular Offices in order for family members to obtain visitor visas.

As a courtesy to our students, we are providing a letter template for students who wish to write their own letter to invite family members to the United States. If you choose to write your own letter, it should only serve to invite primary family members parents, grandparents and siblings. Again, this letter is not required, and the template is a courtesy only. Along with the letter, should you choose to write it, you should include a photocopy of your most recent I-20.

The Office of International Services at USC is in Royal Parking Structure, Suite 101. Contact information: (213) 740-2666 or ois@usc.edu

More details to come in early 2025

Yes, USC 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 walk across the stage.

USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremonies will be live streamed! Please be sure to check our website on event 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