APPLICATIONS FOR U.S CITIZENS &
STUDENTS WITH A GREEN CARD OR F-1 VISA ARE OPEN UNTIL MAY 1
Accepted students please check out the Accepted Students Page
The 2026 Program runs from Thursday, June 25 - Friday, August 7, 2026.
For any questions, please contact us at summer@cinema.usc.edu.
or 213-740-3327.

Important Notice:

• SCA Summer Program courses are designated as either 8 units or 4 units.
• Students can enroll in a mimimum of 4 units and up to a maximum of 12 units.
• Students cannot take more than one Production Course.
• Students cannot take an 8-unit Production class -- such as Warner Bros., Filmmaking Intensive, or Directing Intensive -- along with Writing the First Draft Feature Screenplay or Writing the TV Series Pilot.
• Auditing courses is not permitted in the SCA Summer Program.
• Current USC students, as well as individuals who have been dismissed from USC, are not eligible to participate in the SCA Summer Program.