General Education

The university’s general education program is structured to provide a coherent, integrated introduction to the breadth of knowledge you will need to consider yourself (and to be considered by other people) a generally well-educated person.
Depending on when you began college, you will choose your general education courses from one of the following:

GE Requirements for Students Beginning College Before Fall 2015
GE Requirements for Students Beginning College in Fall 2015 or Later

In Fall 2021, USC is returning to the normal grade option election deadlines and standards. For more information on this, please visit the Fall 2021 academic FAQs.