USC Viterbi | Current Graduate Students

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Graduate Student Advising Request

If you would like to meet with a VASE advisor virtually, click on the link below. Virtual Walk-In advising will be held Monday-Friday from 10:00am-2:00pm.

Master's: Virtual Walk-in Advising

PhD : Virtual Walk-in Advising

If you would like to schedule a meeting with an advisor outside of walk-in hours. Submit a request below.

MS and PhD Appointment Request

Please click below to see all Viterbi undergraduate, graduate and department advising resources:

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Academic Calendar

Summer Session 2020

February 14	Summer 2020 schedule of classes available
March 2	Registration for summer 2020 Begins
May 20	First 6-Week session begins
May 25	Memorial Day, University Holiday
June 30	Last day of first session
July 1	Second 6-week session begins
July 3	Independence Day, University Holiday
August 11	Last day of summer classes

Registration Dates

Regular In-Person Registration

Registration for summer begins March 2, 2019 at 9 am PST.

Change of Schedule

Students may change their summer schedule via Web Registration or in the lobby of John Hubbard Hall. Schedule changes can be made according to the established deadlines on the Schedule of Classes for the respective course and session. For specific deadline dates, visit the Schedule of Classes, Classes Offered section and click on the calendar icon next to the course(s).

Last Day for Registration and Adding Classes

Please locate the course in the Schedule of Classes and click the calendar icon to view the registration deadlines.

Viterbi Graduate Fall 2020 Calendar

(Registration dates apply only to courses that run from Aug. 24 – Dec. 9. For registration dates for specific courses, please find the course in the Schedule of Classes and click the calendar icon next to the course.)

March 30 - April 22	Registration for continuing students
April 23-Aug. 21	Registration for returning students and visiting students
Aug. 21	Last day to register and settle without late fee
Aug. 24	Fall semester classes begin
Sept. 4	Early thesis/dissertation manuscript submission deadline
Sept. 7	Labor Day, university holiday
Sept. 11	Deadline for purchasing or showing proof of health insurance
Sept. 11	Last day to register and add classes
Sept. 11	Last day to drop a class without a mark of “W,” except for Monday-only classes, and receive a refund
Sept. 11	Last day to change enrollment option to Pass/No Pass or Audit
Sept. 11	Last day to purchase or waive tuition refund insurance for fall
Oct. 9	Last day to drop a course without a mark of “W” on the transcript only. Mark of “W” will still appear on student record and STARS report and tuition charges still apply. *Please drop any course by the end of week three (or the 20 percent mark of the session in which the course is offered) to avoid tuition charges.
Oct. 9	Last day to change a Pass/No Pass course to letter grade
Nov. 6	Thesis/dissertation manuscript submission deadline
Nov. 13	Last day to drop a class with a mark of “W”
Nov. 24	Fall semester classes end
Nov. 25-Nov. 29	Thanksgiving Recess
Nov. 30-Dec. 1	Study days
Dec. 2 -9	Final examinations
Dec. 10-Jan. 10, 2021	Winter Recess

Incoming Graduate Student Information

Information for all incoming graduate students: Master's (On Campus and Online via DEN@Viterbi) and Doctoral students.

New Student Information Page

Information for all incoming graduate students: Master's (On Campus and Online via DEN@Viterbi) and Doctoral students.

New Student Information

Jul03Fri

Netflix Party

Fri, Jul 03, 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join fellow engineering students every other Friday on a movie adventure with our Summer Netflix Party Series. Netflix Party allows students to link their viewing experience with each other and even chat along the way! Please Note: ...

Jul07Tue

Viterbi's Wild Game Night

Tue, Jul 07, 2020
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Attention Viterbi Graduate Students - if you love games, collaboration, and friendly competition, you'll love Viterbi's Wild Game Night. Sign-up in teams of 3 - 5, or rsvp solo to be placed on a team. Zoom instructions will be sent to...

Jul17Fri

Netflix Party

Fri, Jul 17, 2020
4:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Join fellow engineering students every other Friday on a movie adventure with our Summer Netflix Party Series. Netflix Party allows students to link their viewing experience with each other and even chat along the way! Please Note: ...

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