Graduate Application Status Updates
On- demand application status updates are not provided. Applicants are sent an email shortly after submitting their application providing answers to some of their frequently asked questions. You should use the following as a reference when speaking with individuals who have applied to Annenberg masters level programs (except Global Communication). Global Communication applicants will need to contact the London School of Economics directly as all decisions are released from the LSE.
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What should you expect next?
Thank you for submitting your application for admission to USC Annenberg. We wanted to take this opportunity to enlighten you on the admission process at USC and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Your application is reviewed by both the USC Office of Graduate Admission and USC Annenberg School Admissions Office.
What does each office review?
USC Graduate Admission receives, verifies and reviews all transcripts to calculate your grade point average. This office also receives and verifies your standardized test scores. In addition, they determine if an international applicant is required to submit English language proficiency test scores.
USC Annenberg Admissions screens your application to ensure that all required documents have been uploaded successfully.
What information can I expect to receive from USC Annenberg?
The Annenberg admission office will inform you when your application is released to the faculty admission committee for review. (Note: Only applications that have all transcripts, test scores, and supporting documents are released to the faculty admission committee for review.)
What information will USC Graduate Admission provide?
The USC Office of Graduate Admission will email you about submitting outstanding transcripts if they are not received within 30 days of application submission.
How can I check the status of my application?
You may verify that you have successfully uploaded transcripts, and the status of your recommendation submission by logging into your online application and clicking on the ‘Check Status’ tab. You may contact USC Graduate Admission to see if your test scores have been received via their contact form or by telephone at 213-740-1111. Please be sure to include your full name and USC ID in all correspondence. USC Annenberg Admissions will not provide status checks.
How and when will I be informed of my admission decision?
Admission decision notification dates vary by degree program, however faculty admission committees anticipate releasing decisions starting in March 2018. Official admission decisions are released from USC Graduate Admission. You will receive an email notification from the Office of Graduate Admission to the email address you used to apply informing you that a decision has been made. When you receive the decision notification, follow the instructions in the email to register and view your decision at youSC.