{"id":1775,"date":"2023-02-01T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/?page_id=1775"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T05:49:53","slug":"student-experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/student-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"A Distinctive Undergraduate Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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USC Dornsife offers the unique combination of a liberal arts education updated with a global, socially aware and entrepreneurial mindset that ensures our students graduate with the tools to flourish and adapt as they navigate through multiple careers in today\u2019s rapidly changing world. The cornerstone of our undergraduate experience is having students turn thought into action through experiential learning. Our goal is to ensure that every student is able to take full advantage of our vast array of enrichment opportunities, including faculty-directed research, overseas studies and internships that constitute the foundation of a transformative undergraduate experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Our faculty are designing an improved undergraduate experience that will define the future of liberal arts education. By deploying new teaching models that disrupt passive learning, every student will be provided with the opportunity to apply their education in the real world \u2013 whether it be in the laboratory, the boardroom or overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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USC Dornsife encourages international literacy, global knowledge and cultural competencies by providing students of every discipline the opportunity to participate in a wide range of overseas programs. Programs include opportunities for research, experiential learning or an internship. All students are encouraged to integrate study abroad into their overall USC experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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At USC Dornsife, students benefit from a liberal arts environment located in the heart of a world-renowned research university. Working under the guidance of distinguished faculty, undergraduates participating in the SOAR program have the opportunity to be mentored one-on-one by a professor, engage in meaningful research in their desired fields and participate in a community of scholars at the faculty and student level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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USC’s Dornsife Washington, D.C. Program<\/a> provides students with a unique, semester-long opportunity to study and work in the nation\u2019s capital. The immersive program provides a tailored \u201cD.C. experience.\u201d Students take courses drawn from areas with direct policy relevance such as international relations, the political process, and economics. All courses are taught by USC faculty and practitioners with extensive real world experience and who are experts in their respective fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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