{"id":272,"date":"2023-08-31T23:48:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T23:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/cslc\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2025-10-22T23:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T23:55:11","slug":"applying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cslc\/applying\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying to CSLC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Application for Admission Now Open\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The applications for CSLC are administered through the Office of Graduate Admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/domestic-students\/how-to-apply\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Domestic Applicants - How to Apply \"  \n>\n    Domestic Applicants &#8211; 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Includes view of ornate chandelier and stain-glass windows.\" width=\"1740\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cslc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/10\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Doheny_Memorial_Library_20221019_05-e1758932986981.png 1740w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cslc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/10\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Doheny_Memorial_Library_20221019_05-e1758932986981-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cslc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/10\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Doheny_Memorial_Library_20221019_05-e1758932986981-1024x251.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cslc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/10\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Doheny_Memorial_Library_20221019_05-e1758932986981-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cslc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/10\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Doheny_Memorial_Library_20221019_05-e1758932986981-1536x377.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1740px) 100vw, 1740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of ceiling Doheny Library space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\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  <h3>The following materials should be submitted online through the <a href=\"https:\/\/usc.cas.myliaison.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\">Graduate Admission Portal<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate Admission Application<\/li>\n<li>A 300-word statement in which you share how your experiences, background and\/or interests have developed your trajectory and how you expect that to shape your engagement at USC<\/li>\n<li>Letters of recommendation (If these cannot be submitted electronically, recommenders can email <a href=\"mailto:cslc@dornsife.usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cslc@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Writing sample<\/li>\n<li>CV\/resume<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts from each institution attended for undergraduate and graduate work completed or attempted<\/li>\n<li>Application fee of $105.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Transcripts Submission<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Official academic transcripts from all institutions attended for undergraduate and graduate work completed or attempted.\u00a0 International students should also refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/lightboxes\/international-students-country-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Graduate Admission\u2019s Country-Specific Guidelines<\/a>\u00a0for international applicants.<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts may be emailed by the academic institution directly to the Office of Graduate Admission at <a href=\"emailto:etrans@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">etrans@usc.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 Transcripts emailed by the applicant will not be accepted. See <a href=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/tools-resources\/transcript-requirements\/\">Transcript Requirements<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts may also be mail to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Office of Graduate Admission<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3601 South Flower Street Room 112<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Los Angeles, CA 90089-0915<\/p>\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--table-comp full-width\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--table-comp\"\n    \n      >\n\n        <div class=\"tbl-comp\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Track-Specific Requirements\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <table id=\"tbl-content-3\" data-layout=\"Horizontal\" data-id=\"3\">\n         \n                            <thead>\n                    <tr>\n                                                    <th>\n                                Track-Specific Requirements \n                            <\/th>\n                                                    <th>\n                                \n                            <\/th>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                        \n                    \n                <\/thead>\n                                        <tbody>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    Comparative Studies in Media and Culture \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                     &#8211; A 500-word statement in which you describe clearly your interest in Comparative Media and Culture, your proposed field of concentration, the research you would like to undertake, and your level of competence in languages other than English.\n\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A sample of your scholarly writing (15-25 pages) that treats a subject relevant to the field of Comparative Media and Culture. A paper submitted for a course is fine.\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    Comparative Literature \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A 500-word statement in which you describe clearly your interest in Comparative Literature,&nbsp;your proposed field of concentration, the research you would like to undertake, and your level of competence in languages other than English. Successful applicants to Track II will have the ability to do graduate-level work in two language traditions in addition to English.\n\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A sample of your scholarly writing (15-25 pages) that treats a relevant literary, critical, or theoretical subject. A paper submitted for a course is fine.\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    French and Francophone Studies\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A 500-word statement in which you describe clearly your interest in French and FrancophoneStudies, your proposed field of concentration, the research you would like to undertake, and your level of competence in French and other languages besides English.\n.\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A sample of your scholarly writing (15-25 pages) written in French.&nbsp; It should treat a subject relevant to the field of French and Francophone studies. A paper submitted for a course is fine\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    Spanish and Latin American Studies \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A 500-word statement in which you describe clearly your interest in Spanish and Latin American Studies, your proposed field of concentration, the research you would like to undertake, and your level of competence in Spanish and other languages besides English.\n\n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                            <\/tr>\n                                         <tr>\n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    \n                                <\/td>\n                                                     \n                                                     \n                                                            <td>\n                                    &#8211; A sample of your scholarly writing (15-25 pages) in Spanish. 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