News Updates for the Week of November 23, 2009
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University Holiday
The University will be closed at 5 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 25 until 9 a.m. on Mon., Nov. 30 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Graduate Admission Test Dates and Application Deadlines
You may submit your online USC Graduate Admission Application by the established deadline even if you do not have admission test scores yet. Please indicate the test date on the application and be sure to request to have your scores reported electronically to USC Graduate Admission (code 4852). For Communication Management applicants only planning to sit for the GMAT, the departmental code for sending your score is 389-QS-87.
Graduate Information Sessions
To learn more about our Master degree programs, plan to attend a graduate information session in Dec. Please complete the online registration form on our Web site and complimentary campus parking will be reserved for you. Register for a Graduate Information Session
Freshman Admission Interviews
Annenberg Admissions will continue interviewing high school seniors through Dec. 11. New appointments will be posted on Nov. 30. After consulting your school and activity schedules, please arrange your personal interview appointment using our online registration. You will receive an e-mail confirmation with parking and interview instructions. Note: On-campus interviews with USC Admission are now full.
Graduate Application Filing Periods
Graduate application filing periods for spring 2010 will close in early December and fall 2010 admission deadlines are approaching. Please review the Annenberg graduate application guidelines before initiating your online USC graduate admission application. Note: Applications will not be accepted for the M.A. in Communication. If you are interested in a theoretical degree in communication, please apply to the Ph.D. in Communication.
Professional Work by Current Graduate Students and Alumni
View work written and produced across media platforms at www.annenbergfiles.org. Also, view work at http://wattway.uscannenberg.org/.
Frequently Asked Questions - Graduate Application Process
Graduate Admission Test Dates and Application Deadlines
You may submit your online USC Graduate Admission Application by the established deadline even if you do not have admission test scores yet. Please indicate the test date on the application and be sure to request to have your scores reported electronically to USC Graduate Admission (code 4852). For Communication Management applicants only planning to sit for the GMAT, the departmental code for sending your score is 389-QS-87.
Providing Recommendation Letters
Each Annenberg graduate program has different requirements regarding letters of recommendation; it is important to consult the corresponding application guidelines for criteria regarding how many letters to submit and from whom they should come.
When filling out the application, please provide the names of ALL recommenders writing letters on your behalf. The most convenient way to have recommendations sent is through the online process.
There is a downloadable recommendation form on the USC Graduate Admission Web site; you may forward this form to your recommender and he/she may fill it out and mail it directly to Annenberg Admissions, with or without an additional letter. Finally, a recommender can send his/her own letter without any form to Annenberg Admissions. Please ensure that your name and intended degree program are reflected on the envelope and the letter.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
GRE score results are required to complete your graduate application for admission to all Annenberg degree programs, except for the M.A./MSc in Global Communication.You may submit your online USC Graduate Admission Application without GRE score results; however, your application will not be complete until the official scores are received electronically from ETS. Scores are usually reported within four weeks of the test date. Please refer to the GRE Web site for test locations and other information. USC Graduate School requires a minimum GRE score of 1,000 (verbal plus quantitative score combined) and Annenberg recommends a minimum 550 verbal score and 5.0 writing score. All complete applications are reviewed regardless of test scores. If you test more than once, the highest subscores are used in the admission consideration process.
Frequently Asked Questions - International Graduate Applicants
Confidential Statement of Financial Support
Demonstration of financial support is required from all international students applying to master's degrees program and the Ph.D. degree program at USC Annenberg with one exception: candidates applying to the MA/MSc in Global Communication do not submit this documentation. For instructions, please refer to the USC Graduate Admission Web site indicated below. You may submit your online USC Graduate Admission Application before submitting your statement of financial support.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Applicants to all undergraduate majors and graduate degree programs must demonstrate proficiency in English. International students who did not earn bachelor degrees from an institution in the U.S., UK, Canada (not Quebec), Australia, New Zealand and Ireland must submit TOEFL scores as part of the admission application process. The Annenberg minimum recommended TOEFL score is 114-115 (Internet-based) and scores are valid for two years.
For more pertinent admission and application information, graduate applicants are strongly encouraged to review the USC Graduate Admission Web site at http://www.usc.edu/admission/graduate/international/. Note: The Annenberg recommended TOEFL score is higher than the USC Graduate Admission minimum. International freshman and transfer applicants may contact USC Admission at admit@usc.edu.