Twelve units or more of biology, chemistry or physics are required. All students must complete a minimum of 64 units at USC in order to receive a USC degree. In addition, the School of Engineering requires that students complete all upper division units required for the major in residence. Additional scholarship requirements for the various majors are listed under the departmental headings. Transfer students must meet these averages, both on residence work attempted and on combined transferred and residence courses attempted.
Continued enrollment requires clearance from an academic review counselor.
Each semester, students on academic probation are required to receive academic advisement. Proof of advisement must be filed with the Academic Review Department before any registration requests will be processed. The only acceptable proof of advisement is an official Academic Review Advisement Record signed by the student's academic advisor and a representative from the Engineering Student Affairs Office. Student Administrative Services Building 113. However, if a student earns a minimum semester GPA of 2.3 in the second or any subsequent probation semester but has not yet reached an overall 2.0 GPA, the student will not be disqualified and will be allowed to enroll an additional semester.