Applicants to USC graduate programs must submit official transcripts from all colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions they have previously attended.
Transcript submission is a two-step process:
Step #1 - You must upload scanned copies of official transcripts to the online application. Transcripts must be issued directly by the registrar’s office of your previous school(s) and bear the official registrar’s stamp or signature. Unofficial records such as print-outs from student portals are not acceptable for admission review.
Step #2 – After submitting your application and receiving your 10-digit USC ID number, you must submit official transcripts from all colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions you have attended. Transcripts may be submitted by mail, courier, or e-transcript directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Official hard-copy transcripts can be sent via postal mail or courier to USC.
Mail hard copies to:
University of Southern California
USC Office of Graduate Admission
3601 South Flower Street, Room 112
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0915
Have your transcripts delivered by courier to:
University of Southern California
USC Office of Graduate Admission
3601 South Flower Street, Room 112
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0915
Official e-transcripts can be transmitted directly to USC by your previous institution(s).
- The transcript must originate from a secure site formally linked to the sending institution.
- Please instruct the vendor to email the transcripts to etrans@usc.edu. Do not send any other materials to this email address yourself. E-transcripts sent to any other address will not be downloaded, which will delay the review of your file and require you to pay for a new e-transcript to be sent.
USC alumni or current students:
If you are a USC degree holder, you must upload a copy of your official transcript into the online application. However, you do not need to submit USC transcripts to the Office of Graduate Admission.
International Transcripts:
Students who have earned their degree outside the United States must check our COUNTRY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS to determine if we need original-language copies of their academic records. In such cases, a separate, word-for-word, English-language translation of all academic records must also be submitted.
The translation should either be issued directly by the school itself or by a professional, certified translator. It must contain all information shown on the original-language documents and “mirror” them as precisely as possible. Dual-language transcripts are also acceptable.
Please note that USC does not accept or recognize credential evaluation reports from outside agencies (e.g. WES, ECE, etc.) for the purposes of admission review.
Confidentiality and Document Submission Policy
Transcripts and all other materials submitted for admission consideration become the property of USC. The university does not return or duplicate materials for any reason whatsoever. The information and materials in your submitted application are made available only to the central Office of Admission and the admission committee of the academic department or professional school to which you have applied.
