Fall application deadline for all applicants:
December 1, 2024
The only programs with different application deadlines are “Arts Leadership” and “Popular Music Teaching and Learning” (May 1 final application deadline) and all Thornton minors (October 1, 2024 and March 1, 2025).
IMPORTANT NOTE: USC Thornton offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving break from November 27 – December 1. We strongly recommend that you plan to begin the SlideRoom uploading process well before our office closes for the Thanksgiving break. The Thornton Office of Admission will be available for application support until 5pm PT on Tuesday, November 26. SlideRoom Tech Support is only available Monday – Friday, 6AM-3PM PT (hours may vary on holidays). SlideRoom Technical support will not be available on December 1. Please plan accordingly.
Application deadlines for other processes are noted below.
- Undergraduate Application Process
- Graduate Application Process
- Change or Addition of Undergraduate Major Application Process
- Minor Application Process
Note: Applicants to the USC Thornton School of Music are not permitted to apply for admission to a particular degree level (i.e. Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, non-degree certificate or diploma) more than three times. If an applicant has been denied admission three times to the same degree level, no further applications will be reviewed for that applicant and no application fees will be refunded.
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