Progressive degrees could potentially be almost any Master’s degree at USC. However, not every Master’s program at USC allows the Progressive Degree option. Some professional degrees, such as the MBA and most medical practitioner Master’s programs, are not available for the Progressive Degree option. The list of programs below includes departments that have offered the Progressive Degree option previously, but other programs may also be open to participating.
Program and school names below may also contain links to Progressive Degree websites for those areas.
A full list of all graduate degrees currently offered is available in the USC Catalogue.
Iovine and Young Academy
Leventhal School of Accounting
School of Architecture
Marshall School of Business
School of Cinematic Arts
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Rossier School of Education
Viterbi School of Engineering
Davis School of Gerontology
Gould School of Law
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
Price School of Public Policy
Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Iovine and Young Academy
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
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Master of Science in Product Innovation |
January 15
|
Jessica Vernon |
Open to USC undergraduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application and a major or minor course of study in the Iovine & Young Academy.All other majors are welcome to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students who are pursuing majors in Design, Architecture, Interactive Media & Games, Engineering, or Business may have learned skills and abilities that may be most applicable to the Progressive Master of Science track. |
Leventhal School of Accounting
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
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Master of Accounting |
Spring/Fall: Rolling
|
Ashley Flinn
|
Open to all majors; prerequisites: Introduction to Financial Accounting; Micro or Macroeconomics; Statistics |
Master of Business Taxation |
Spring/Fall: Rolling
|
Ashley Flinn
|
Open to all majors; prerequisites: Introduction to Financial Accounting; Micro or Macroeconomics; Statistics |
School of Architecture
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Building Science |
Spring
|
Jennifer Park
|
Majors in Civil Engineering (Viterbi) |
Marshall School of Business
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
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M.S. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Spring: Rolling deadline September 1 – October 31
|
ms.ei@marshall.usc.edu |
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 1st.The deadline to apply to the MSF PDP during the Summer semester is June 15th.No PDP review in Fall. |
ms.fin@marshall.usc.edu |
Open to all majors |
M.S. in Global Supply Chain Management |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
ms.gscm@marshall.usc.edu |
Open to all majors |
M.S. in Social Entrepreneurship |
Summer only: May 1 |
socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu |
Open to all majors |
School of Cinematic Arts
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Interested applicants must attend a mandatory information session. Click link above to see dates/times.
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Communication Management |
Spring: N/A
|
Dr. Courtney Pade
|
Open to all majors
|
M.S. in Digital Social Media |
Spring: N/A
|
Dr. Daniela Baroffio
|
Open to all majors
|
M.S. in Journalism |
Spring: N/A
|
Dr. Lisa Pecot Hèbert
|
Open to all majors
|
Master of Public Diplomacy |
Spring: N/A
|
Robert BanksAllyson Hill
|
Open to all majors
|
M.A. in Specialized Journalism |
Spring: N/A
|
Sandy Tolan
|
Open to all majors
|
M.A. in Strategic Public Relations |
Spring: N/A
|
Dr. Burghardt Tenderich
|
Open to all majors
|
M.S. in Communication Data Science |
Spring: N/A
|
Dr. Jessica NeffAllyson Hill
|
Open to all majors
|
Rossier School of Education
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
M.A. in Teaching (MAT) |
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
|
Crystal Conley
|
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.
|
Crystal Conley
|
Open to all majors; education minor students preferred. |
Viterbi School of Engineering
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
The following departments offer Master’s degrees through the Progressive Degree Program: |
Fall
|
viterbi.pdp@usc.eduViterbi 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. |
|
Davis School of Gerontology
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
M.S. in Gerontology |
Spring: The week before ThanksgivingFall: The week after Spring Break |
Sara Robinson
|
Open to all majors |
M.A. in Aging Services Management |
Spring: The week before ThanksgivingFall: The week after Spring Break |
Sara Robinson
|
Open to all majors |
M.A. in Medical Gerontology |
Spring: The week before ThanksgivingFall: The week after Spring Break |
Sara Robinson
|
Open to all majors |
M.A. in Senior Living Hospitality |
Spring: The week before ThanksgivingFall: The week after Spring Break |
Sara Robinson
|
Open to all majors |
Gould School of Law
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
Master of International Trade Law and Economics |
Spring/Fall: Rolling (Two weeks prior to the start of each semester) |
Maddy Zamany
|
Open to all majors, 3.0 GPA |
Master of Studies in Law (On-Campus) |
Spring/Fall: Rolling (Two weeks prior to the start of each semester) |
Maddy Zamany
|
Open to all majors, 3.0 GPA |
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
M.S. in Applied Mathematics |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Amy Yung
|
Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics |
M.A. in East Asian Studies |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Grace Ryu
|
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.A. in Economics |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Shannon Durbin
|
Economics, Business, 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
|
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
|
Contact Dr. Monalisa Chatterjee |
M.S. in Geological Sciences |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Cindy Waite
|
Applicants must have a strong background in geological sciences |
M.S. in Geographic Information Science & Technology |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Kendrick Watson
|
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/Fall: Rolling |
Kendrick Watson
|
Open to all majors; completion of some GIST-related courses is recommended before applying (e.g., SSCI, ARCH, PPD) |
M.S. in Literary Editing and Publishing |
Fall: Late March |
Jose Perez Guerrero
|
|
M.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Adolfo Dela Rosa
|
Open to all majors;
|
M.S. in Mathematical Finance |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Amy Yung
|
Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics |
M.S. in Mathematics |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Amy Yung
|
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
|
Open to life sciences majors;
|
M.A. in Philosophy and Law |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Alejandra Meza
|
Philosophy major or minor |
M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Biology |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Ashley Tozzi
|
Open to QBIO majors and other majors with a strong background in quantitative and computational methods |
M.S. in Spatial Data Science |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Kendrick Watson
|
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/Fall: Rolling |
Kendrick Watson
|
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
|
Math majors; Math minors; Engineering and other majors with a strong background in mathematics |
Master of Visual Anthropology |
Spring/Fall: Rolling |
Dr. Emily Zeamer
|
Open to all majors |
Keck School of Medicine
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
M.S. in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
Fall/Spring: Rolling |
Renee Stanley
|
Open to all majors; applicants must have completed some statistics and math courses |
M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine |
Fall/Spring: Rolling |
Monica Pan
|
Open to all majors but applicants should have a strong background in biological sciences |
M.S. in Biostatistics |
Fall/Spring: Rolling |
Renee Stanley
|
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
|
Open to all Biological/Natural Science/Pre-Health majors |
M.S. in Global Medicine |
Summer/Fall/Spring: Rolling |
msgm@med.usc.edu
|
Open to all pre-health majors |
M.S. in Public Health Data Science |
Fall: Rolling |
Corinne Smith
|
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
|
Open to all majors, but applicants should have a strong background in biological sciences |
M.S. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
Fall: Rolling |
Monica Pan
|
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
|
Open to all majors |
M.S. in Narrative Medicine |
Fall: Rolling |
uscnarrativemedicine@usc.edu |
Open to all majors |
Master of Public Health |
Fall/Spring: Rolling |
Reyna Macias
|
Open to all majors; applicants must demonstrate strong interest in Public Health |
M.S. in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine |
Fall: May 15Spring: N/A |
Belen Lopez
|
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
|
Open to all majors |
M.S. in Translational Biotechnology |
Fall/Spring: Rolling |
Carol Lin
|
Open to all majors |
School of Pharmacy
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
M.S. in Biopharmaceutical Marketing |
Fall/Spring/Summer: Rolling |
Michelle Ton |
All majors are welcome to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis |
M.S. in Clinical & Experimental Therapeutics |
Fall
|
Sean Cu
|
Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred |
M.S. in Healthcare Decision Analysis |
Fall/Spring/Summer: Rolling |
Michelle Ton
|
Open to all majors |
M.S. in Management of Drug Development |
Spring
|
Kristen Felthousen
|
Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred. |
M.S. in Medical Product Quality |
Spring
|
Kristen Felthousen
|
Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred. |
M.S. in Regulatory Science |
Spring
|
Kristen Felthousen
|
Open to all majors; Basic Biology and Chemistry knowledge preferred. |
Price School of Public Policy
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Health Administration |
Spring: N/AFall: February 1 |
Jennifer Kim
|
Open to all majors |
Master of Planning |
Spring: September 15Fall: February 1 |
Jennifer Hong
|
Open to all majors; completion of some PPD courses is recommended before applying |
Master of Public Administration |
Spring: September 15Fall: February 1 |
Karla Barajas
|
Open to all majors |
Master of Public Policy |
Spring: N/AFall: February 1 |
Suzanne Alexander
|
Open to all majors |
Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Program |
Admission Deadline |
Contact |
Eligibility |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Social Work |
Program begins in Fall only.Priority deadline: January 11.Final deadline: April 5 |
Monica Ellis
|
Open to USC undergraduates with a minimum 3.3 GPA at the time of application. |