Progressive Degree Program List

Master of Accounting

Spring/Fall: Rolling
October 1-March 31

Ashley Flinn
(213) 740-4866

Open to all majors; prerequisites: Introduction to Financial Accounting; Micro or Macroeconomics; Statistics

Master of Business Taxation

Spring/Fall: Rolling
October 1-March 31

Ashley Flinn
(213) 740-4866

Open to all majors; prerequisites: Introduction to Financial Accounting; Micro or Macroeconomics; Statistics

Master of Building Science

Spring
Priority: 5th week of the Fall Semester
Final: Last Day of Fall final exams

Fall
Priority: 5th week of the Spring semester
Final: Last day of Spring final exams

Dr. Kyle Konis

Course Plan

Majors in Civil Engineering (Viterbi)

M.S. in Business Analytics

Program begins in Fall only.

PDP review follows review rounds listed on program website.

msba@marshall.usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors; Prerequisite: Statistics

M.S. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Spring: Rolling deadline September 1 – October 31
Fall: Rolling deadline September 1 – April 1

ms.ei@marshall.usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to

Open to all majors

M.S. in Finance

Program begins in Fall only.

The deadline to apply to the MSF PDP during the Spring semester is February 1^st.

The deadline to apply to the MSF PDP during the Summer semester is June 15^th.

No PDP review in Fall.

ms.fin@marshall.usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.S. in Global Supply Chain Management

Program begins in Fall only.

PDP review follows review rounds listed on program website.

ms.gscm@marshall.usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.S. in Marketing

Program begins in Summer only.

PDP review follows review rounds listed on program website.

ms.marketing@marshall.usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.S. in Social Entrepreneurship

Rolling; Contact the program for specifics.

socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.A. in Cinematic Arts (Media Arts, Games and Health)

Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Deadline for Fall start is May 1

Collin Kelly

Open to all majors

Master of Communication Management

Spring: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

M.S. in Digital Social Media

Spring: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

M.S. in Journalism

Spring: N/A
Summer: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

Master of Public Diplomacy

Spring: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

M.A. in Specialized Journalism

Spring: N/A
Summer: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

M.A. in Specialized Journalism (The Arts)

Spring: N/A
Summer: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

M.A. in Public Relations and Advertising

Spring: N/A
Fall: Rolling December 1 – May 30

ascjpdp@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session

M.A. in Teaching (MAT – Multiple Subject)

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline for Summer start is December 1.

Crystal Conley
(213) 821-3405

Course Plan

Open to all majors; education minor students preferred.

M.A. in Teaching (MAT – Single Subject)

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline for Summer start is December 1.

Crystal Conley
(213) 821-3405

Course Plan

Open to all majors; education minor students preferred.

M.A. in Teaching, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MAT-TESOL)

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline for Fall start is December 1.

Crystal Conley
(213) 821-3405

Course Plan

Open to all majors; education minor students preferred.

The following departments offer Master’s degrees through the Progressive Degree Program:

Fall
First Deadline: Mid-February
Final Deadline: Last day of Spring final exams

viterbi.pdp@usc.edu 

Viterbi students should contact their undergraduate major advisor.

Non-Viterbi students should contact the graduate advisor in the department for the intended master’s degree.

Majors within Viterbi.

Non-Viterbi majors should have completed significant coursework relevant to the MS program they are applying to.

• Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

• Astronautical Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering

• Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

  • • Chemical Engineering Course Plan

    • Materials Engineering Course Plan

    • Materials Science Course Plan

    • Petroleum Engineering Course Plan

    • Petroleum Engineering Digital Oilfield Technologies Course Plan

    • Petroleum Engineering Geoscience Technologies Course Plan

• Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Computer Science

• Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

• Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial Systems Engineering

M.S. in Gerontology

Spring: The week before Thanksgiving

Fall: The week after Spring Break

Sara Robinson
(213) 740-1728

Open to all majors

Course Plan

(for GERO majors)

Course Plan

(for non-GERO majors)

M.A. in Aging Services Management

Spring: The week before Thanksgiving

Fall: The week after Spring Break

Sara Robinson
(213) 740-1728

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.A. in Medical Gerontology

Spring: The week before Thanksgiving

Fall: The week after Spring Break

Sara Robinson
(213) 740-1728

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.A. in Senior Living Hospitality

Spring: The week before Thanksgiving

Fall: The week after Spring Break

Sara Robinson
(213) 740-1728

Open to all majors

Course Plan

(for non-BUAD majors)

Course Plan

(for BUAD majors)

Master of International Trade Law and Economics

Spring/Fall: Rolling (Spring: November 1st, Fall: June 1st)

Javier Mulato
(213) 764-3354

Course Plan

Open to all majors, 3.3 GPA, Applicants must have a grade of B+ or higher in ECON 303/305 or ECON 351/352

Master of Studies in Law (On-Campus)

Spring/Fall: Rolling (Spring: December 2nd, Fall: August 5th)

Javier Mulato
(213) 764-3354

Course Plan

Open to all majors, 3.0 GPA

M.S. in Applied Mathematics

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Amy Yung
(213) 740-8168

Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics

M.A. in East Asian Area Studies

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Grace Ryu
(213) 740-2991

Course Plan

Open to all majors; applicants must have a minimum 3.75 GPA and should have 3 years or equivalent proficiency in Chinese, Japanese or Korean.

M.S. in Applied Economics and Econometrics

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Shannon Durbin
(213) 740-8335

Course Plan

Economics, Business, PPD, and related fields; applicants must have a solid foundation in economics and strong math skills

M.A. in Economic Development Programming

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Shannon Durbin
(213) 740-8335

Economics, Business, and related fields; applicants must have a solid foundation in economics and strong math skills

M.A. in Environmental Studies

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Dr. Monalisa Chatterjee
(213) 740-8576

Contact Dr. Monalisa Chatterjee

M.S. in Geological Sciences

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Cindy Waite
(213) 740-6109

Applicants must have a strong background in geological sciences

M.S. in Geographic Information Science & Technology

Spring December 1st/Fall August 1st: Rolling

Kendrick Watson
(213) 740-5841

Course Plan

Open to all majors; completion of some GIST-related courses is recommended before applying (e.g., SSCI, ARCH, PPD)

M.A. in Global Securities Studies

Spring December 1st/Fall August 1st: Rolling

Kendrick Watson
(213) 740-5841

Course Plan

Open to all majors; completion of some GIST-related courses is recommended before applying (e.g., SSCI, ARCH, PPD)

M.S. in Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence

Spring December 1st/Fall August 1st: Rolling

Kendrick Watson
(213) 740-5841

 Course Plan

Open to all majors; completion of some GIST-related courses is recommended before applying (e.g., SSCI, ARCH, PPD)

M.A. in Language Sciences

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Sandra Ferrari Disner (213) 821-2309

 Course Plan

Open to LING majors only

M.S. in Literary Editing and Publishing

Fall: Late March

Jose Perez Guerrero
(213) 740-2808

Course Plan

M.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Adolfo Dela Rosa
(213) 821-3164

Open to all majors;
pre-requisites: BISC 120/220; CHEM 105ab; BISC 320/330

M.S. in Mathematical Finance

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Amy Yung
(213) 740-8168

Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics

M.S. in Mathematics

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Amy Yung
(213) 740-8168

Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics

M.S. in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Paloma Saenz
(213) 740-5188

Open to life sciences majors;
pre-requisites: BISC 120/220, BISC 320, CHEM 105ab,
CHEM 322ab

M.A. in Philosophy and Law

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Alejandra Meza
(213) 740-2534

Philosophy major or minor

M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Biology

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Ashley Tozzi
(213) 740-2401

Open to QBIO majors and other majors with a strong background in quantitative and computational methods

M.S. in Spatial Data Science

Spring December 1st/Fall August 1st: Rolling

Kendrick Watson
(213) 740-5841

Course Plan

Open to all majors; completion of some GIST-related courses is recommended before applying (e.g., SSCI, ARCH, PPD)

M.S. in Spatial Economics and Data Analysis

Spring December 1st/Fall August 1st: Rolling

Kendrick Watson
(213) 740-5841

Course Plan

Open to all majors; completion of some GIST-related courses is recommended before applying (e.g., SSCI, ARCH, PPD)

M.S. in Statistics

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Amy Yung
(213) 740-8168

Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics

Master of Visual Anthropology

Spring/Fall: Rolling

Dr. Emily Zeamer
(213) 740-1917

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.S. in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Fall/Spring: Rolling

Renee Stanley
(323) 442-1810

Open to all majors; applicants must have completed some statistics and math courses

M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

Fall/Spring: Rolling

msbmm@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors but applicants should have a strong background in biological sciences

M.S. in Biostatistics

Fall/Spring: Rolling

Renee Stanley
(323) 442-1810

Open to all majors; applicants must have completed some statistics and math courses

M.S. in Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Fall/Spring: Rolling

pathgrad@usc.edu
(323) 442-1168

Pathology Program main website

Open to all Biological/Natural Science/Pre-Health majors

M.S. in Global Medicine

Summer/Fall/Spring: Rolling

msgm@med.usc.edu
(323) 442-3141

Open to all pre-health majors

M.S. in Medical Physiology

Fall/Spring: Rolling

physiology@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors but applicants should have a strong background in biological sciences

M.S. in Molecular Epidemiology

Fall: April 1

Renee Stanley

Open to all majors but applicants should have a strong background in quantitative biological sciences or other related fields

M.S. in Public Health Data Science

Fall: Rolling

Corinne Smith
(323) 442-1810

Open to all majors; applicants must have completed some statistics and math courses

M.S. in Integrative Anatomical Sciences

Summer: February 1 for full consideration; case by case basis through May 15

Dr. Kristi Lewton
Lori Ramirez
(323) 442-2771

Open to all majors, but applicants should have a strong background in biological sciences

M.S. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Fall: Rolling

mmidept@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors, but applicants should have adequate background in biological sciences and strong interest in biomedical hands-on research.

M.S. in Neuroimaging and Informatics

May 1

niin@ini.usc.edu
(323) 442-7246

Open to all majors

M.S. in Narrative Medicine

Fall: Rolling

uscnarrativemedicine@usc.edu

Course Plan

Open to all majors

Master of Public Health

Fall/Spring: Rolling

Reyna Macias
(323) 442-8298

Course Plan

Open to all majors; applicants must demonstrate strong interest in Public Health

M.S. in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Fall/Spring: Rolling

scrm@usc.edu
(323) 865-1266

Open to all majors but applicants should have a strong background in biological sciences; pre-requisites: BISC 220 and BISC 320

M.S. in Translational Biomedical Informatics

Fall/Spring: Rolling

David Wesley Craig
(323) 442-7784

Open to all majors

M.S. in Translational Biotechnology

Fall/Spring: Rolling

Carol Lin
(323) 442-3237

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.S. in Arts Leadership

March 1

Fall start only.

Viet Bui
(213) 740-4721

Course Plan

Open to visual and performing arts majors

M.S. in Music Industry

December 1

Fall start only.

Stephanie German
(213) 740-4721

Course Plan

Open to all majors except B.S. Music Industry

M.S. in Biopharmaceutical Marketing

Fall/Spring/Summer: Rolling

Michelle Ton

Course Plan

All majors are welcome to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis

M.S. in Clinical & Experimental Therapeutics

Fall
Priority deadline: February 1
Final deadline:
June 1

Stephanie Lee

Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred

M.S. in Healthcare Decision Analysis

Fall/Spring/Summer: Rolling

Michelle Ton
(213) 821-6478

Course Plan

Open to all majors

M.S. in Management of Drug Development

Spring
Priority deadline: June 1
Final deadline: October 1

Summer
Priority deadline: October 1
Final deadline: February 1

Fall
Priority deadline: February 1
Final deadline:
June 1

Desirae Hernandez
(323) 442-3102

Course Plan

Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred.

M.S. in Medical Product Quality

Spring
Priority deadline: June 1
Final deadline: October 1

Summer
Priority deadline: October 1
Final deadline: February 1

Fall
Priority deadline: February 1
Final deadline:
June 1

Desirae Hernandez
(323) 442-3102

Course Plan

Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred.

M.S. in Regulatory Science

Spring
Priority deadline: June 1
Final deadline: October 1

Summer
Priority deadline: October 1
Final deadline: February 1

Fall
Priority deadline: February 1
Final deadline:
June 1

Desirae Hernandez
(323) 442-3102

Course Plan

Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred.

Master of Health Administration

Spring: N/A

Fall: February 1

Jennifer Kim
(213) 821-0837

Course Plan

Open to all majors

Master of Urban Planning

Spring: September 15

Fall: February 1

Jennifer Hong
(213) 740-6539

Course Plan

Open to all majors; completion of some PPD courses is recommended before applying

Master of Public Administration

Spring: September 15

Fall: February 1

Karla Barajas
Lucía Saavedra
(213) 740-3915

Course Plan

Open to all majors

Master of Public Policy

Spring: N/A

Fall: February 1

Suzanne Alexander
(213) 740-1532

Course Plan

Open to all majors

Master of Social Work

Program begins in Fall only.

Priority deadline: January 11.

Final deadline: April 5

Monica Ellis
(213) 821-0903

Necole Yaacoub
(213) 821-0976

Course Plan

Open to USC undergraduates with a minimum 3.3 GPA at the time of application.