Academic Calendar
Spring Calendar Spring Summer Calendar Summer Fall Calendar Fall Spring 2025 Limited Status Students Limited status students may request spring 2025 enrollment starting November 21 by emailing the Registrar One Stop Center. Summer 2025 Fall 2025 Limited Status Students Limited status students may request fall 2025 enrollment starting April 17 by emailing the […]
Schedule of Classes
General Information The Grade department is responsible for the collection, maintenance and distribution of all grades submitted by the academic units. This includes the processing of Assignment of Final Grade for Completion of Incomplete (IN), Clarification of Missing Grade (MG), and Correction of Grade (COG) by the instructor. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more information about these and other processes. Grades for the […]
Academic Calendar – Old
Spring 2025 October October 28Registration for continuing students begins January January 2 – 10Registration for spring semester continues January 10Last day to register and settle without late fee for session 001 January 13Fall semester classes begin January 20Martin Luther King Day, university holiday January 31Last day to register for classes for session 001 January […]
FERPA 2025
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (also sometimes referred to as the Buckley Amendment), is a federal law regarding the privacy of student records and the obligations of the institution, primarily in the areas of release of records and the access provided to […]
Grading and Roster System Help
Key Support Links GRS System GRS Overview Training GuideGRS Grading QRG (Quick Reference Guide)GRS Training VideoGRS Change Champion Support ListITS Service Desk for further supportGRS November 2020 ReleaseGRS January 2021 Release Resolution of Incompletes (IN) and Missing Grades (MG) Grading and Correction of Grades HandbookUSC’s Final Examination Policy – As this policy is re-published each semester, you […]
Retention of Faculty Teaching Records
Grade books and other records of grades should be retained for four years. Final exams and all other graded work which affected the course grade should be retained for one year after the end of the course if the graded work has not been returned to the student. When instructors leave the university, all documentation […]
Grading Requirements
Grading and Correction of Grades Grading and Corrections of Grades Handbook SIGNATORY AND COORDINATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADING DOCUMENTS [source, Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures (CAPP)] FACULTY REQUEST FOR CORRECTION OF GRADE FORM Signatory Requirements Original signatures are required. No signature stamps or alternates with initials are permitted. Dean-level: Except in the larger schools, the original signature […]
Section Scheduling
Section Scheduling at USC Print Your own Registration & Fee Summary directly from your MyUSC student profile. This can be used as an official USC document. Look out for the new icon: Mission: The goal of the Registrar’s office is to help academic departments create and maintain their list of course offerings each term. To […]
Grade Problem Solving Chart
General PROBLEMS RESOLUTIONS (WEEKS 1 – 3) RESOLUTIONS (WEEKS 4 -12) RESOLUTIONS (AFTER WEEK 12 and/or SEMESTER HAS ENDED) ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION Early in a semester, but after the students has taken a placement test or other knowledge-level indicator, a department agrees that a student should be in a higher or lower level, such as CHEM […]
Frequently Asked Questions for FERPA
1. How can someone tell if a student has requested that directory information not be disclosed? The student’s request to restrict directory information is reflected in the Student Information System (SIS). Once the student’s record has been flagged in SIS, it will be displayed with the message: “Student has requested that no information be released.” […]