USC Marshall School of Business

AP Exams

USC grants 4 USC units for most AP exams passed with a minimum score of 3. A maximum of 32 units can be awarded for AP exams. Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exams listed below will be given General Education or Marshall prerequisite subject credit as follows:

Students may also receive credit for college courses taken while in high school.

IB Exams

USC grants 20 units of credit to students who earn the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a score of 30 or higher, or 6 semester units of credit for each score of 5, 6, or 7 on the IB Higher Level exams, up to a maximum of four exams, whichever is higher. The following IB exams fulfill 6 units and fulfill USC subject requirements:

Welcome to USC's Marshall School of Business! We hope this site helps you discover why so many transfer students choose USC Marshall as the most exciting place to spend their college years.

At USC Marshall, you will develop a thorough knowledge of business fundamentals, including organizational behavior, finance and business economics, business communication, accounting, marketing and business strategy. During your junior and senior years you will choose courses that allow you to study one more specific areas of business in depth. Every semester our academic advisors help you plan your schedule so that you can graduate on time.

Anyone who has attended college after high school and wishes to attend USC is eligible to apply as a transfer student. We recommend that transfer students seek admission after they have completed a minimum of 30 transferable units, including USC Marshall prerequisites.

Students interested in pursuing the Bachelors of Science in Business Administration or Accounting must apply to the Business Administration major, and should indicate Business Administration as their first-choice major on the application. Please contact your Admissions Counselor in the Enrollment Services Division for more information.

USC's Enrollment Services Division, which makes all admission decisions for USC Marshall undergraduate degree programs, can help you with pre-admission counseling and related support services through a variety of on-campus programs. Transfer Information Sessions occur weekly on Tuesdays at 3pm, and Transfer Days occur monthly throughout the fall. Admissions counselors in the Enrollment Services Division are also available to meet with students on a limited walk-in basis.

We encourage you to get to know us from our receptions, campus tours and more, and to learn about us even if you can't make it to campus. Find more information, download our brochures (below) and discover how being a USC Marshall student will jumpstart your career and transform your world.

Download our brochures

• Recruiter Handbook
• The Marshall Curriculum: Flexibility for the Future
• Business Without Boundaries
• First Person: The Marshall Experience
• Minors Programs
• Transfer to USC Brochure

USC offers some helpful guidance to students who are considering transferring to the University and being admitted to Marshall.

We recommend that you read more about basic academic requirements, transfer credit and policies, and USC's core requirements. The PDFs noted on the left are also helpful.

Courses marked 'X' are transferable to USC. Transferring these courses assists with admission consideration and degree progress. Transfer candidates must complete the following equivalent courses for admissions consideration:

• WRIT 130/140 (English Composition 2, also a University requirement)
• MATH 118 or MATH 125 (Calculus)

The following suggested transferable courses are optional (not all courses taken elsewhere will transfer to USC). Completion will advance University matriculation.

• Accounting 1 and Accounting 2 (Transferable accounting sequence will replace one business core accounting class)
• (BUAD 280 and 281 are replaced with BUAD 305x)
• General Education Categories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and Diversity Requirements

With the recommended transfer preparation, admitted students will complete these remaining courses at USC:

• ECON 251x and ECON 252x
• WRIT 340
• (GE) Requirements 4 (Science & Its Significance) and 6 (Social Issues)
• Business Core classes and three, upper-division, Marshall electives

Please be aware that all business core and elective courses must be taken in residence. Business courses taken at other institutions will not satisfy the USC Marshall matriculation requirement.

The USC Office of Articulation and the Marshall School Admission Office can help you learn whether courses taken at your schools will transfer to USC. Contact us at:

• Phone: (213) 740-8885
• Email: busadm@marshall.usc.edu