Students may wait until they receive the course syllabus and book order form in the mail and return the book order form to the USC Bookstore by mail or by fax. Some courses may include the use of audio-visual materials. See course descriptions for specific costs and requirements. Independent study is most often conducted by the exchange of material through the mail. USC pays the postage on corrected assignments returned to students, except when airmail outside the United States is requested.
Students pay postage on all assignments and examinations sent for grading.
All mail in the United States, including APO and FPO addresses, is sent by air. If you live outside the country and wish to have graded material returned airmail, please include the additional amount with your registration fee. Any use of unauthorized assistance in preparing materials which students submit as original work is considered cheating and constitutes grounds for dismissal. Instructors use practical means of preventing and detecting cheating, but the responsibility for maintaining academic integrity and avoiding dishonest scholarship rests with students. Any student judged to have engaged in cheating may receive a reduced grade for the work in question, a failing grade in the course, or any other lesser penalty which the instructor finds appropriate.