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Non-Marshall Graduate Student Resources

USC non-Marshall graduate students must meet the following eligibility requirements

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree - Proof of your degree must be on record with USC
  • Graduate Student - You must be a current graduate student at USC and admitted into a degree program

  • GPA – You must meet a minimum USC graduate GPA of 3.20. If your graduate GPA is not available yet, your undergraduate GPA must be a minimum of 3.40

    The undergraduate GPA is considered only when a graduate GPA is not available, mostly this is a factor during the Fall registration process when the students are starting their first semester at USC. After they have completed their first semester, we no longer consider the undergraduate GPA or any additional GPAs.

  • 12 unit limit – You may not complete in total more than 12 units of graduate Marshall course

Additional Requirements:

  • Grading Option ​– All Marshall Graduate (500 level) courses must be taken for a letter grade. Auditing is not allowed. The only exceptions are for courses that require a Credit/No Credit grading scale.
  • Prerequisite Requirements - If you have not completed the prerequisite requirement(s) for a course and still wish to enroll, you must obtain the instructor's approval by email. Once you receive the pre-requisite waiver, forward the email to registration@marshall.usc.edu and complete the non-Marshall student application. 

USC non-Marshall graduate students must complete a Non-Marshall Student Application Form in order to take a Marshall graduate (500 level) course. If a class is full, the non-Marshall student application will serve as a waitlist.

Summer 2025 Non-Marshall Application 

Fall 2025 Non-Marshall Application

Fall 2025 Semester Non-Marshall Student Application Timeline:

 

Students may complete the Fall 2025 Non-Marshall Applications beginning May 7th at 9:00 AM.

Note: The Fall 2025 application link will only become available on May 7th at 9:00 AM.

Please DO NOT attempt to apply via email before that date, as your application will be declined.

Non-Business Applications will be processed beginning Wednesday May 14th, 2025, in the order in which they were received.