If you were admitted into the PSYC PhD program, you should have received an email offering you a multi-year funding package from the University of Southern California. It will provide details of your funding offer, and you must respond to it before April 15, 11:59 pm Pacific Time, but we encourage you to respond as soon as possible.

Upon accepting the offer, typically within three days you will receive a secondary email from the office of graduate admission providing you a choice to certify your acceptance, so you can enroll at USC and international students can begin their I-20 process. Please make sure to read your letter closely from the graduate admission office as sometimes it requires additional steps after certifying.

Next Steps

  • You may need to satisfy any continuing registration requirement for degree verification by the end of your first semester at USC. (This requirement will be listed on your admission letter from the graduate admissions office if needed.) If you do not verify your previous degrees, you will not be able to register for your second semester of classes. Learn more about how to satisfy this continuing registration requirement by visiting the Degree Progress department.

  • Complete all health requirements early and steps as mandated by USC Student Health.  Complete your immunizations by the first day of classes.

  • An email from the academic program administrator will be sent to you on Monday (March 10, 2025) to provide more information about registration for classes. For now, you can begin to look at PSYC classes here: https://classes.usc.edu/term-20253/classes/psyc/.  Registration does not begin until April 17th for new students to USC.