USC ITS instituted several Zoom security changes to ensure a safe, protected and inclusive online learning environment.
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Latest Updates for Students
Read the latest updates from President Carol Folt and Provost Charles Zukoski about commencement, university housing, paid administrative leave for employees, pay for student workers, and more.
All lectures must be recorded to support asynchronous education and ensure all students are able to receive a USC quality education, regardless of personal circumstances.
With the increase in testing across the country, we can expect many positive test results or presumptive positive cases. Read more about the process currently in place for notification of close contacts of known cases.
USC has taken several significant actions to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, similar to steps the city of Los Angeles and other local municipalities have announced.
President Carol Folt and Provost Charles Zukoski share the latest updates regarding child care for employees, scholarships and financial aid, course grading options, guidance for employees working from home, and more.
Deadlines were extended for students to choose Pass/No Pass course grading, and for students to withdraw from classes.
Our primary concern remains your safety and health, and the safety and health of our employees and communities. In order to effectively help us protect the community, we need you to complete a brief survey — regardless of whether or not you plan to remain in university housing.
Parties, concerts, athletic events will all come back into our lives when the moment of pandemic infection passes; but for now, we are all taking a pause from these activities so we can protect the most high risk among us—our elderly relatives and neighbors, friends with immune suppression and underlying medical conditions—from preventable serious illness.