In-Person Classes
2026 In-Person Summer GE Courses
Looking for a course to take on-campus? Here's the list for you.
All class days, times and modalities are subject to change and can be verified in the USC Schedule of Classes or WebReg.
First Summer Session
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• GE-B, Humanistic Inquiry
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GE-B
May 20 – June 30, 2026
TTh, 9:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Thomas Gustafson
An exploration of the culture, vibrance, heritage, mythology, variety, and pathology of a city that was born in hopes and captured the worlds imagination. Duplicates credit in ARLT 101g.
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GE-B
May 20 – June 30, 2026
MWF, 1:00 – 3:50 p.m.
Thea Tomaini
Intensive reading of major writers to 1800.
• GE-C, Social Analysis
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GE-C
May 20 – June 30, 2026
TWTh, 12:30 – 3:20 p.m.
Emily Zeamer
Introduction to social and cultural anthropology, emphasizing the study of human values and social structures across diverse examples. Readings in ethnography and social analysis. Gateway course for the Anthropology Major.
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GE-C
May 20 – June 30, 2026
MTTh, 1:00 – 3:50 p.m.
Victoria Petryshyn
Gateway to the majors and minors in environmental studies. Provides students with an overview of how government agencies and societal institutions address (or fail to address) the interrelated social and scientific aspects of environmental problems and policies.
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GE-C
May 20 – August 11, 2026
TTh, 10:00 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Todd Gish
The urban context for planning and policy decisions. Socioeconomic, physical and spatial structure of cities; and the underlying demographic, economic and social processes that drive their ongoing transformation.
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GE-C
May 20 – June 30, 2026
MW, 10 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Miranda Barone
Scientific perspective of close relationships: intimate relationships, friendships and others, evolutionary and biological bases of attraction and love, historical, social , cultural influences.
• GE-D, Life Sciences
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GE-D
May 20 – June 30, 2026
MTWTh, 10:00 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Raffaella Ghittoni and Trond Sigurdsen
In-depth survey of key topics related to advances in our knowledge of the diversity of life and evolution; origin of life; eukaryotes/prokaryotes; ecology.
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GE-D
May 20 – June 30, 2026
TWThF, 10:00 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Rita Barakat
In-depth survey of key topics related to advances in our knowledge of cellular biology and physiology; cell composition/metabolism; gene action; organism structure and function. Recommended preparation: high school chemistry; BISC 120L or BISC 121L.
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GE-D
May 20 – June 30, 2026
TTh, 9:00 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Clayton Stephenson
Introduction to psychological science, including historical and contemporary approaches. Behavior examined from biological, cognitive, social, developmental, and personality perspectives. Disorders and treatments.
• GE-E, Physical Sciences
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GE-E
May 18 – June 18, 2026
MTWTh, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Jessica Parr
Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry; laboratory work emphasizes quantitative procedures. Prerequisite to all more advanced courses in chemistry.
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GE-E
May 20 – June 30, 2026
MTWTh, 10 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Sylvain Barbot
Geologic structure and evolution of planet earth. Principles of plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, processes of mountain building, continent and ocean formation, earthquakes, volcanism, development of landforms by running water and glaciers. Lecture, 3hours; laboratory, 2 hours. One all-day or two-day field trip required.
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GE-E
May 20 – June 30, 2026
MTWTh, 12:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Hamid Chabok
Fundamental laws and principles of physics emphasizing areas related to life sciences.
• GE-F, Quantitative Reasoning
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GE-F
May 20 – July 7, 2026
MTWTh, 10:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Equations and inequalities; functions; graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric function; analytic geometry.
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GE-F
May 20 – July 7, 2026
MTWTh, 1:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Functions, graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, matrices, systems of linear equations. -
GE-F
May 20 – July 7, 2026
MTWTh, 10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Derivatives and extrema. The definite integral and u-substitutions. Functions of several variables and their extrema; constrained optimization. -
GE-F
May 20 – July 7, 2026
MTWTh, 1:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Limits; continuity, derivatives and applications; antiderivatives; the fundamental theorem of calculus; exponential and logarithmic functions. -
GE-F
May 20 – July 7, 2026
MTWTh, 1:00 – 2:50 p.m.
A continuation of MATH 125: trigonometric functions; applications of integration; techniques of integration; indeterminate forms; infinite series; Taylor series; polar coordinates.
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GE-F
May 20 – July 7, 2026
MTWTh, 1:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Vectors, vector valued functions; differential and integral calculus of functions of several variables; Green’s theorem, Divergence theorem, Stoke’s theorem.
Second and Special Summer Sessions
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• GE-B, Humanistic Inquiry
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GE-B
July 1 – August 11, 2026
TWTh, 1:00 – 3:50 p.m.
Susan McCabe
Historical survey of the traditions of lyric poetry from Shakespeare to the contemporary, examining the genre’s multiple forms of literary, visual, and aural expression.
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GE-B
July 11 – August 12, 2026
OFF CAMPUS – Europe
Andrew Chater
Literary travel using novels to explore regional culture and unify the study of literature, history, geography, politics and social studies. Learn more >>
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June 15 – July 31, 2026
MTWTh, 10:00 – 11:50 am, in-person
Thomas Ward
Interpretation and analysis of works of the imagination, exploring language, thought, and cultural traditions in relation to one another. Open only to Freshmen.
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June 15 – July 31, 2026
MTWTh, 10:00 – 11:50 am, in-person
Stephanie Payne
Interpretation and analysis of works of the imagination, exploring language, thought, and cultural traditions in relation to one another. Open only to Freshmen.
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June 15 – July 31, 2026
MTWTh, 10:00 – 11:50 am, in-person
Eric Rawson
Interpretation and analysis of works of the imagination, exploring language, thought, and cultural traditions in relation to one another. Open only to Freshmen.
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GE-B, GE-G
June 15 – August 7, 2026
OFF CAMPUS – Washington, D.C.
Nora Lessersohn
History of United States citizenship from its origins to the present day, with particular attention to relationship between law and culture.
• GE-C, Social Analysis
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GE-C
July 1 – August 11, 2026
TWTh, 1:00 – 3:50 p.m., in-person
Monalisa Chatterjee
Exploration of the major social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical disagreements that exist between scholars, leaders, and citizens concerning today’s most serious environmental issues and problems. Not available for credit to environmental studies majors and minors.
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GE-C, GE-G
July 1 – August 11, 2026
MWF, 11:00 a.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Kristen Aanstoos
Comprehensive introduction to contending theoretical and analytical approaches; development of critical, evaluative, cognitive, and analytical competencies regarding historical and contemporary issues.
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GE-C
July 1 – August 11, 2026
MW, 10:00 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Miranda Barone
Scientific perspective of close relationships: intimate relationships, friendships and others, evolutionary and biological bases of attraction and love, historical, social , cultural influences.
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GE-C
July 1 – August 11, 2026
TTh, 10:00 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Sourena Haj-Mohamadi
Introduction to psychological, biological and behavioral processes affecting physical health, including stress, coping with disease, health behaviors and socioeconomic and cultural influences on health.
• GE-G, Equity in a Diverse World
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GE-B, GE-G
June 15 – August 7, 2026
OFF CAMPUS – Washington, D.C.
Nora Lessersohn
History of United States citizenship from its origins to the present day, with particular attention to relationship between law and culture.
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GE-C, GE-G
July 1 – August 11, 2026
MWF, 11:00 a.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Kristen Aanstoos
Comprehensive introduction to contending theoretical and analytical approaches; development of critical, evaluative, cognitive, and analytical competencies regarding historical and contemporary issues.