Fall 2025

JEP sign-ups for Fall 2025 are closed. Please check back during the first two weeks of the spring semester for Spring 2026.

Please Note:
– You cannot use a cell phone to complete the online application. The application system will not open from a cell phone. You must use a laptop, desktop, or tablet in order to access the application system.
– Remember to review and acknowledge the “terms & conditions” at the end to submit your application.
– Please check back frequently as we are adding courses and assignment options to our database on a daily basis.

Online Application Form

Frequently Asked Questions

  • This semester you can sign-up online, with the application accessible right here on this special page dedicated to sign-ups. This page will be updated frequently and include the sign-up link and a helpful FAQ. Sign-ups are open during the first two weeks of the semester.

  • To see all available options for JEP assignments related to a class you are taking, please click here. To see descriptions of all available volunteer opportunities, please click here. Please check back frequently as we are adding courses and assignment options to our database on a daily basis.

  • You will be able to apply for Trojan Health Volunteers (THV). For more information on THV, please visit the THV page!

    You will be able to apply for the Pre-Law-Project (PLP) via the JEP Application during the first two weeks of the semester. It is important that you read the information on PLP’s page, though, before you do so!

    You can also participate in the California Justice Corps Program if you are interested in learning more about social justice and the law fields!

  • Yes! Our Executive Director Susan Harris is teaching a freshman seminar with a special focus on community engagement this fall: Freshman Seminar – “(W)rites of Passage”

    Students in this course will explore the “rites of passage” associated with becoming a college student while helping local high school seniors, who will also be taking the class, prepare for that transition themselves. USC students will guide local high school seniors as they draft their college application essays and will orient the high school seniors to college life, drawing from their own experiences as new college students and from the wide range of resources that exist on campus. *Please note – this course is only available for freshmen and taught during the Fall semester.

  • While most JEP student staff positions have been hired for the fall 2025 semester, there is still an opportunity to apply to work as a ReadersPLUS tutor (work-study required). The application deadline is September 12th, 2025 at 5pm. Please find the application at this link.

  • Please visit the JEP House and notify one of the staff members or send an email to jephouse@usc.edu. They can confirm whether or not your professor plans to participate.

  • We require 4 hours minimum for most JEP assignments; this is to give us flexibility to find two hours (more or less, depending on the assignment) that work for you AND for the JEP site.

    If you are unable to meet the minimum required for submitting the application, please visit the JEP House and we should be able to help you.

  • Yes, you must attend training each semester and for each JEP assignment. Our procedures have changed over the last few semesters so attending training this semester is essential for all volunteers.

  • Yes, however, you must complete all requirements for any and all JEP assignments (re: service hours, reflective assignments, etc.).  In general, we discourage students from over-extending themselves with multiple JEP assignments.  This semester in particular, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to place all students who sign up, even for a single JEP assignment.

  • Yes – LiveScan is mandatory!

    LiveScan is a new University Requirement for all students/staff/faculty working with programs serving minors. Due to the length of time required to process livescans, you must complete this ASAP with the assumption that you will be receiving an assignment / hired.

    LiveScan Appointments will take place at the JEP House on select dates and times between 8/28 and 9/12 (however, we urge you to complete this sooner than later to ensure you can participate) – please sign up for one of the time slots here:

    LiveScan Form

    Current times and dates for Fall 2025:

    • August 28 from 12 – 4
    • September 3rd from 11 – 3 
    • September 5th from 11 – 3
    • September 9th from 12 – 4
    • September 11th from 10 – 2
    • September 12th from 10 – 2

  • Yes! If you are a NEW JEP student, you are required to get a TB test; if you are a RETURNING JEP student, we must have results on file that are dated no earlier than September, 2021. If you need a new or updated test, you can get screened for free at the Engemann Student Health Center. Final dates to do so are: Tue, 9/16 between 9 – 3 (administered) and Thur, 9/18 between 10 -2 (read). (note: this is a 2-day test, with one day in between)

    Once you have your results, please upload them here: https://uscdornsife.usc.edu/secure/JEP/SecurityDocuments/

  • We are aware that participating in unpaid service-learning and community engagement activities may pose challenges for low-income students. Therefore, in 2022, with the help of generous donors, JEP established the Tammara Seabrook Anderson Spirit of Service Award, which aims to eliminate financial barriers to service and increase access to JEP’s volunteer programs. For more information on the Tammara Seabrook Anderson Spirit of Service Award, please email jephouse@usc.edu (Re: Spirit of Service) or Sable Manson at smanson@usc.edu

    If you have work-study, you can also apply to our paid ReadersPlus program as a math and literacy tutor here: ReadersPLUS Applications (Deadline September 12th)

  • Please visit us at the JEP House or send an email to jephouse@usc.edu