Special Programs for Undergraduates

Renaissance Scholars

This program recognizes outstanding achievement by undergraduates in two or more fields of study.

Discovery Scholars

This program honors undergraduates who excel in the classroom while demonstrating the ability to create exceptional new scholarship or artistic works.

Global Scholars

This program recognizes undergraduates who have excelled in their studies both at home and abroad, including spending at least ten weeks outside the United States as part of their undergraduate experience.

Honors in Multimedia Scholarship

Explore the creative, expressive potential of multimedia in scholarly contexts in this honors program, open to undergraduates in all majors. Learn how to use images, video, sound and interactivity, and create a capstone project in your major.

Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work

Find out how to participate in USC's annual symposium for undergraduates. Each year hundreds of students exhibit the results of their research and creative work at this university-wide event.

USC Learning Communities

Learn about this special program for freshman designed to help you explore your options before choosing a major.

Joint Educational Project

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to combine academic coursework with experiences in the community surrounding the campus.

Freshman Seminars

If you're a Freshman, you can work closely with distinguished faculty members and earn credits in these engaging, 10 to 11 week seminar series.

Office of Overseas Studies

Expand your horizons through one of USC's exciting overseas programs.

Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies

Dive into this state-of-the-art living laboratory on beautiful Catalina island, specializing in hands-on marine and terrestrial research and education.

USC Core

Explore the “big picture.” Sharpen your critical thinking in this program that integrates general education, writing, and diversity courses.

Multimedia in the Core

Expand your skills with images, video and sound in conjunction with General Education courses in USC’s innovative Multimedia in the Core Program

USC Spectrum

Take in an annual season of the finest in performing arts, music, theatre and lecture programs sponsored by this program of the Division of Student Affairs.

Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative

Attend theatrical productions, music and dance performances, conferences, lectures, film screenings and many other special events – both on and off campus – followed by special opportunities to dialogue and interact with artists, writers, professors and special guests.

Thematic Option

Enjoy small classes with some of the University's best undergraduate teachers in this interdisciplinary honors program.

What Matters to Me and Why

Hear distinguished faculty members talk about the things that really matter to them in this exciting faculty speakers’ series sponsored by the USC Office of Religious Life.