Include your charge card number on your registration form and fax to any of the USC fax numbers listed below. Payment of tuition and fees are due at the time of registration for all independent study courses. Methods of Instruction Shortly after we receive your registration form, you will receive a packet of materials containing a syllabus that explains the course requirements from the textbook to the lessons required. Your course requirements may take many forms. Some courses require lessons be completed and mailed to the instructor, some have examinations while others do not.
Some courses require papers, readings and journals.
The courses that have examinations may require your exams be proctored, while others have examinations that are sent directly to you. For proctored exams, a form will be provided for you to furnish the name and mailing address of a qualified test proctor. Twelve months is the maximum time allowed to complete a USC correspondence course, although you may choose to complete the course in less time. Under special circumstances,extensions may be granted with the permission of the professor. In order for students to maintain steady progress and show a record of completions, we encourage enrolled students to try to complete courses within the framework of a 16-week semester.