Program Requirements

1. Progressive degree program students must fulfill all specified degree requirements for both the bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree except for the total number of units for each degree. The required course units for the master’s degree may be reduced by up to a maximum of 1/3 of the course units.
2. Progressive degree program students will be subject to undergraduate academic progress standards while in undergraduate status and master’s academic progress while in graduate status. In most cases, students will be classified as undergraduate students for the first eight semesters of USC enrollment. In the ninth semester, students will be assigned graduate status.
3. While classified as graduate students, students will be assessed the graduate tuition rate appropriate for their master’s degree, and graduate standards will apply.
4. Students who receive a research assistant or teaching assistant award prior to completion of eight semesters will be assigned graduate status.
5. The bachelor’s degree may be awarded separately, but the master’s degree will not be awarded before the undergraduate degree.
6. The time limit for completing a progressive degree program (combining the BS and MS degrees) is 12 semesters.

Final Fall Application Deadline:
December 19

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