Holds/Restrictions
Students who have unmet obligations often have holds or restrictions placed upon them by academic or administrative departments. These obligations may be financial, academic or behavioral. The severity and/or timeliness of the obligation determines which service will be affected (registration, transcripts, diplomas, etc.) and to what level the service will be affected (information only, temporary […]
Graduation Date
A student will be awarded the graduation date for the term in which degree requirements, including submission of supporting documents, have been met. Although course work may have been completed in a prior term, the degree will be awarded only for the term for which all academic and administrative requirements have been fulfilled. The anticipated […]
Grades (Disputed)
The instructor’s evaluation of the performance of each individual student is the final basis for assigning grades. Through orderly appeal procedures, students have protection against prejudiced or capricious academic evaluation. Refer to the USC Student Handbook for details.
Grade Reports
A list of enrolled courses and the grades earned for a semester. Students can obtain this information in OASIS, under “Grade Report”.
GPA Calculation
The numerical average of all graded course work attempted within a particular level (such as undergraduate or graduate). The student’s GPA appears on the academic transcript and on the official academic verification letter. To calculate GPA, calculate grade points for each course by multiplying the numeric equivalent of the grade received (A=4, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, etc.) […]
Grades Department
The Grades department responsible for the collection, maintenance and distribution of all grades submitted by the academic units. This includes the processing of all grade changes such as Assignment of Final Grade for Completion of Incomplete (IN), Clarification of Missing Grade (MG), Not Submitted Grade (NS), and Correction of Grade (COG). These grade changes can be […]
Full-Time Enrollment
Enrollment status is assigned by the Registrar’s office based on the number of registered units, enrollment in exceptional courses, graduate assistantships and degree objective (for instance, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degrees). To qualify for full-time enrollment status: Undergraduate students must enroll for 12 units or more; Master’s students must enroll in 8 units or more, […]
First-Time Freshman Repeated Coursework
Students who enter USC as first-time freshmen may repeat a maximum of three courses taken during the first two semesters of enrollment at USC in which grades of D+ or below (including UW and IX) were received. The subsequent grade, even if lower, will be calculated in the grade point average. Refer to the Repeated […]
First-Time Freshman
Students who have never attended college or any post-secondary institution are considered first-time freshmen. Students who enroll at USC in the fall term immediately following high school graduation are also considered first-time freshmen, even though they may have attended college in the summer term prior to USC enrollment, or earned college credits before graduation from […]
Family Rights and Educational Act (FERPA)
Also known as the “Buckley Amendment,” FERPA establishes standards and policies regarding the storage and transmission of student records with which all universities must comply. USC maintains the privacy of student education records and allows students the right to inspect their education records as stated in the university’s Student Education Records policy, consistent with FERPA. […]