University of Southern California
Application Requirements
USC's National College Match Requirements
Required Application Materials for College Match Finalists
DEADLINE for all required materials listed below: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
If you have ranked USC as one of your choices for the QuestBridge National College Match, the following six items must be submitted to the college as soon as you are notified of your finalist status on October 21. It is highly recommended that you begin this process in early October. If you do not submit the required materials by November 1, 2011, USC may choose not to consider your application for the College Match.
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If you are not selected as a National College Match Finalist, please review the college-specific requirements for QuestBridge students who wish to apply through the Regular Decision process.
University of Southern California requirements for College Match finalists
(All documents due November 1, 2011)
- USC Supplement to the Common Application
Access and submit the USC Supplement to the Common Application here.
- Official test scores
Request official score reports from the College Board and/or ACT as soon as you are notified of your QuestBridge finalist status on October 21. You should not use the "rush reporting" service.
SAT code: 4852
ACT code: 0470
For more information about testing and testing deadlines click here.
- Official transcripts
Mail to:
Office of Admission
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 90089–0911
- Supplemental applications, if necessary
Students applying to programs in Architecture or Fine Arts must submit supplemental application materials. See the USC Supplement to the Common Application for details.
Students applying to programs in the Cinematic Arts, the BFA-Acting or Theatre majors, or any program in the Thornton School of Music will not be considered for the Match process.
- 2012-2013 CSS PROFILE
CSS PROFILE online
(Available October 1)
USC's CSS Code: 4852
- Financial documents (Refer to the USC Cover Sheet for Financial Documents for a detailed list of required documents.)
Complete the cover sheet, enclose required documents, and mail or fax to:
USC Financial Aid Office
University of Southern California
700 Childs Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0914
Fax: (213) 821-3717
You may apply to any of QuestBridge's partner colleges via Regular Decision. Admission through Regular Decision is not binding and does not come with a guaranteed financial aid package. You must complete two steps in order to apply to a partner college via QuestBridge:
- Request Regular Decision application forwarding on your "My Locker" page between December 1st and December 15th.
- Submit all required additional materials. Required materials may range from submitting official transcripts to emailing the college's admissions office to submitting the Common Application.
All additional materials are due by the individual college's Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified of the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines. Please note that colleges may have different Regular Decision deadlines, and many partner colleges have different requirements for QuestBridge finalists and non-finalists. You may need to submit additional materials even if you ranked a college for the College Match process.
USC's Testing Requirements
Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for USC below. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.
Must take one of the following:
- SAT Reasoning Test; or
- ACT with Writing
*If homeschooled, must take 3 additional SAT Subject Tests, including one in Mathematics.
** TOEFL is required of International students whose native language is not English, who also score lower than 600 on SAT Critical Reading, or 27 on ACT English.
Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.
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