| Degree timing |
Must finish with the major, not after it; at least 16 units unique to the minor. |
One degree and one diploma. USC advises finishing both majors in the same term. |
At least 32 units beyond the first degree; two diplomas; may finish in different terms. |
Apply after 64 units; the master's can't be awarded before the bachelor's; 12-semester limit. |
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| Enrollment status |
Minor-only units beyond your elective room may not count toward 12. |
Second-major courses count toward 12 while both majors are in progress. |
Counts while pursuing both; once the first is done you're a second-bachelor's student. |
Graduate courses count only if applied to the bachelor's; stay at 12 bachelor's units. |
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| Costs |
Units above 18 cost $2,539 each; an added term is a full semester. |
Same: overloads above 18, or another semester. |
32+ more units is about another year of tuition. |
Undergraduate flat rate until conferral or an RA/TA, then $2,539 per graduate unit. |
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| Merit |
No extra semesters: 8 total, full-time each term, 30 units a year. |
No extra semesters for the second major. |
Ends at the first conferral; no extra semesters. |
Continues while the bachelor's is in progress (8 total), ends at conferral. After an RA/TA, ask USC. |
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| USC grants |
No published semester cap, and none extended; a term beyond your packaged plan needs USC. |
Stop once one major's requirements are done. |
Stop once the first degree's requirements are done. |
Undergraduate status only; none as a graduate student. |
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| Pell and Cal Grant |
Pell has a 600% lifetime limit. Cal Grant generally has four full-time-equivalent years; teaching credentials, five-year programs, and foster youth have exceptions. |
End when the first set of degree requirements is complete. |
End when the first bachelor's is complete. |
Undergraduate status only. |
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| SAP |
Same 150% cap: 192 attempted units for a 128-unit degree. |
Same 150% cap, no extra allowance. |
Same 150% cap, no extra allowance. |
Undergraduate SAP until the switch, then master's standards. |
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| Borrowing |
Same program, so legacy limits continue, but the window doesn't grow. |
Same program; legacy window unchanged. |
Same credential level; legacy window unchanged. |
Graduate terms: $20,500 a year. Grad PLUS and legacy depend on how USC reports PDP. |
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