The School of Cinematic Arts looks forward to receiving your application for admission. The Admissions Office is available to assist you during the application process and can be reached at 213-740-8358 or admissions@cinema.usc.edu with any questions.
Please note that students are admitted to a specific semester and cohort within the School of Cinematic Arts. As such, deferrals are not typically granted for any of our programs outside of verified medical circumstances. If a student is unable to attend for the term they were admitted to, they are welcome to re-apply for a future term. In submitting this application, students confirm their intention to enroll for the term of admission and have no plans to request a gap semester or year if admitted and accepted.
The application process and requirements vary by incoming status and program. Please review the procedures detailed below for first-year/freshmen, external (non-current USC) transfers, current USC transfers or graduate applicants.
Application Open Dates & Deadlines
Application Open Dates
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Fall semester:
- Undergraduate (first-year/freshmen and transfer) applications: August 1st
- Graduate applications: August 26th
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Spring semester:
- Current USC transfer applications: June 20th
- Graduate Film & Television Production MFA application only: June 24th
Application Deadlines
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
External Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Graduate Applicants | November 15th | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | February 15th | September 15th |
External Transfer Applicants | February 15th | Not available |
Graduate Applicants | ||
Master of Arts (M.A.) | December 1st | Not available |
Doctoral (Ph.D.) | December 1st | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | February 15th | September 15th |
External Transfer Applicants | February 15th | Not available |
Graduate Applicants | November 15th | August 15th |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
External Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
External Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
External Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Graduate Applicants | November 15th | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Graduate Applicants | November 15th | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | February 15th | September 15th |
External Transfer Applicants | February 15th | Not available |
Graduate Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Graduate Applicants | November 15th | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Freshmen (First-year) Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Current USC Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
External Transfer Applicants | December 1st | Not available |
Graduate Applicants | November 15th | Not available |
Fall | Spring | |
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Graduate Applicants | November 15th | Not available |