USC Students Applying to Annenberg Undergraduate and graduate students may spend spring break immersed in two dynamic regions of the world, Southeast Asia or Central America. Students must use their USC email accounts to receive advisement and academic information. Nontraditional formats/time frames: Distance-learning, online courses, concentrated intensive sessions, special weekend modules, and other nontraditional course formats and time frames. Students develop first-hand insights intosocial impact, development, and non-profits inThailand. Your transfer GPA is different from the GPA earned in courses you take at USC. 8% International Colleges and Universities Before initiating the application, refer to the Annenberg graduate application guidelines on the Annenberg Admissions Website for deadlines and details about specific materials that must be uploaded to the application and documents that must be submitted directly to USC Graduate Admission. Students who fail to pass the GSP will not be allowed to progress in the program until they pass the exam. Current high school students, please note: If you are still in high school, USC considers you a first-year applicant, regardless of the number of college units completed prior to high school graduation. Low grades: Courses in which your grade was less than C (1.7). The school also offers several international study programs to students. The curriculum also offers an opportunity to add deeper, more specialized media experience through the selection of electives, including app development, virtual reality journalism and native content for social media. View Articulation Histories. All graduate journalism and public relations students are required to complete the Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (GSP) online learning module and exam. A minimum USC cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for this program. Due to the health and safety implications of COVID-19 this program is suspended for the fall 2020 semester. Faculty honor outstanding SJMC students - College of Information and *Due to disruptions caused by COVID-19, some exceptions may apply.