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USC 123rd Annual Commencement
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USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

Group 1:
  • Art History
  • Classics
  • Comparative Literature
  • East Asian Area Studies
  • East Asian Languages & Cultures
  • English
  • French & Italian
  • Gender Studies
  • German
  • Interdisciplinary Major Program
  • Linguistics
  • Philosophy
  • Professional Writing
  • Religion
  • Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • Spanish & Portuguese

Group 2:

  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environmental Studies
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics
  • Psychobiology

Group 3:

  • History
  • International Relations
  • Political Science

Group 4:

  • American Studies and Ethnicity
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Main Ceremony:

Candidates for degrees are to assemble by 8:00 a.m. in the following areas:

Groups 1, 3, and 4: along the Hancock Foundation Building lawn on Trousdale Parkway (point F).

Group 2: on the John Hubbard Hall (JHH) Building side of Child's Way (point E).

The Processional will take place at 8:30 a.m., and the Commencement Ceremony will start at 9:00 a.m., lasting for about an hour.

View main ceremony seating chart

Satellite Ceremony:

All satellite ceremonies will begin at 10:30 a.m. and last for about an hour and a half. They are located in the following areas:

Group 1: Lot K2 (behind GFS)

Group 2: Lot MCB (near KAP)

Group 3: Intramural Field

Group 4: Howard Jones Field

View satellite ceremony map

Tickets:

No tickets are required.

Photography/Video:

Photographs

Photography at all the USC College Commencement satellite ceremonies will be provided by Bob Knight Photo, and a photograph will be taken of every graduate. Proofs will be emailed to the graduate 1-3 days after the ceremony. Please remember to complete your Commencement reader card with a valid email address. Proofs will also be mailed approximately four days after the ceremony, along with ordering information. All photos come with a money-back guarantee.

Please visit the Bob Knight Photo website for further information at www.bobknightphoto.com

Videography

USC College satellite ceremonies are not videotaped, only the main Commencement ceremony in Alumni Park. For more information about ordering a DVD of the main ceremony, please go here. In addition, the main commencement ceremony will be played on Los Angeles Television, channel 36 on Sunday, May 15th at 8:00 p.m. Check your local listings for more information.

Reception:

For reception locations and other information specific to your department, please click the link below::

USC College reception listings

Other:

Eligible students will receive honor cords from USC College free of charge -- those students will be contacted by email with additional information.

Contact:

Noelle Moss
(213) 740-4996
nmoss@usc.edu

Matthew Erskine
(213) 821-3901
erskine@usc.edu

 

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