We'd love to help you get started on your journey towards joining us at USC. Please take a look at some of the following links that outline information for general graduate admissions and information specifically geared towards incoming active duty service members and military veterans.
Graduate Student Admissions
Military Graduate Student Information
USC Yellow Ribbon & Military Scholarships Overview
Yellow Ribbon Scholarship FAQs
If you have any lingering questions after reading through the linked pages please feel free to email us at military@usc.edu and we'd be glad to answer any remaining questions you have!
We'd love to help you get started on your journey towards joining us at USC. Please take a look at some of the following links that outline information for general undergraduate admissions and information specifically geared towards incoming active duty service members and military veterans.
Undergraduate Student Admissions
Military Undergraduate Student Information
USC Yellow Ribbon & Military Scholarships Overview
Yellow Ribbon Scholarship FAQs
If you have any lingering questions after reading through the linked pages please feel free to email us at military@usc.edu and we'd be glad to answer any remaining questions you have!
In order to activate your benefits please contact USC's Veterans Certification Office at vets@usc.edu. Emailing them directly will create a ticket where they will be able to assist you in activating any benefits you may be entitled to.
USC is a private university and as such the CalVet fee waiver cannot be used at our University. The CalVet fee waiver can only be used at California public universities or community colleges. We do have other financial aid available (including scholarships and federal loans) on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are also a Yellow-Ribbon school, meaning that if you are using a post-9/11 GI Bill, and the program you're applying to is part of a school that supports Yellow Ribbon, you would be eligible for that as well.
Academic credit will be awarded for transferrable course work taken at one of the regionally accredited U.S. Military academies upon receipt of official transcripts. The university will also evaluate course work/experience completed through the armed services and may award credit for such courses if they meet the following criteria:
- Students must provide official Joint Services (JST) transcripts to Transfer Credit Services.
- Course work must be evaluated by ACE as upper-division credit.
USC will not grant credit for the following:
- DD-214 or DD-295.
- Course work not offered in an area of study taught at USC.
- Course work/experience not evaluated by ACE.
- Course work from the Community College of the Air Force.
- DSST, CLEP and DLPT exam scores.
- Other Learning Experiences (OLEs).
Any student who has completed at least 30 units of college-level coursework by the time they enter USC does not need to take the SAT or ACT.
Not yet. You also need to fill out the CSS Profile for most private schools you have applied to - that includes USC! Fill out both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile by February 13 to have priority consideration for financial aid at USC.
You should always apply for Financial Aid at any school you are applying to. Sometimes there are grants (free money) available to those who qualify. Sometimes there are subsidized federal loans available. Financial Aid should not just replace your VA Education Benefits. Please read more on what Financial Aid is and how you can utilize it.
We would love to help connect you with the correct people on campus. Please email us at military@usc.edu and we'll do our best to put you in touch with the right people!
All USC undergraduate students are able to receive yellow ribbon benefits. Schools differ on the amount they offer to graduate students who qualify for 100% G.I. Bill benefits. The policy of each school can be found here. If your graduate school is not included on this list, please reach out to contacts within your school and verify they are not participating in the yellow ribbon program.
Additionally, USC offers multiple scholarships to assist veteran students in achieving their educational goals. A list of these scholarships can be found here.
We're thrilled that you're interested in joining an ROTC unit here on campus. We recommend that you reach out to each individual unit for information about what they offer as well as how to join their program. Information on how to contact each branch can be found at the websites linked below.
Air / Space Force ROTC
Army ROTC
Navy / Marine Corps ROTC
If you have any additional questions please don't hesitate to ask via email at military@usc.edu
USC offers a broad range of programs both online and in person. Please follow this link to learn more about our online programs.
We would love to help you get in contact with whatever office you require assistance from. Please email us the issues you are facing at military@usc.edu and we will do our best to help you out!
We're glad to hear you're interested in providing USC veteran students with scholarship funding! You can see a list of our scholarship funds for both student veterans and ROTC students on our website.
If you'd like to make a donation directly to a student organization, please reach out to us via mail at military@usc.edu and we'd be glad to help get you in contact with the correct people.