Step 1: Review the PEGR website and info session recording
Please review the information on our websites, along with the session recording and related materials below, to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.
Step 2: Submit the Pre-Engineering Interest Form
Students interested in an Engineering Major, must submit a Pre-Engineering Interest Form. The interest form is open year-round and enables the advising team to share important information including upcoming deadlines, helpful links, announcements, and updates to interested students. Submitting the interest form is just the first step. It does not imply admission to the engineering major, and it does not guarantee enrollment in Viterbi courses.
You will receive an automatic confirmation email with information regarding admission requirements and course registration. Meanwhile, you are strongly encouraged to review our website and the required courses page.
Please be aware that it is ultimately the students’ discretion to determine how best to balance pre-engineering coursework with the requirements of your current major. Enrollment in Viterbi-related courses does not guarantee admission and may result in those courses applying only as elective credit if you are not admitted and they do not count toward another major or minor. Additionally, depending on when you begin the pre-engineering track and when an admission decision is made, delays in your anticipated degree completion timeline may occur.
The timeline to complete the pre-engineering requirements varies according to each student’s interest form submission time, academic background, application timeline, and seat availability. Typically, students complete the admission requirements within 1 to 1.5 years.
Step 3: Keep in Contact
Your current declared major advisor is still your main point of contact for university-related questions, mandatory advising, and lifting any advising holds on your student account. However, you can still meet with pre-engineering advisors if you have any questions about the pre-engineering process.
Step 4: Submit an Admission Application
At the end of each semester (Spring, Summer, and Fall), the admission application will open for all Pre-Engineering students who submitted the interest form. Students who have met all admission requirements are encouraged to submit their applications for review.
The application review process will begin after the final grade due date, and the review period typically requires approximately 3-4 weeks.
If you are no longer interested in the pre-engineering process, please email us at vase.pre.engineering@usc.edu
Step 1: Complete and follow the instructions provided for new student orientation and course registration.
Keep an eye out for an email from the Office of Orientation Programs inviting you to reserve for a Welcome Trojans Course Registration, which will include a permit to register for your Fall courses. For orientation information please see: https://orientation.usc.edu/
After reserving your Welcome Trojans Course Registration, please review the Orientation’s Pre-Registration Checklist on Brightspace. Please make sure to take the math and chemistry placement exam found in the Checklist if applicable. This must be done before you meet with your academic advisor and register for courses. Your current home academic advisor will still be our primary contact for any inquiry about course registration and orientation.
Step 2: Review the PEGR website and info session recording
Please review the information on our websites, along with the session recording and related materials below, to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.
Step 3: Submit the Pre-Engineering Interest Form (Please submit at least two weeks prior to your course registration date)
Students interested in an Engineering Major, must submit a Pre-Engineering Interest Form. The interest form is open year-round and enables the advising team to share important information including upcoming deadlines, helpful links, announcements, and updates to interested students. Submitting the interest form is just the first step. It does not imply admission to the engineering major, and it does not guarantee enrollment in Viterbi courses.
You will receive an automatic confirmation email with information regarding admission requirements and course registration. Meanwhile, you are strongly encouraged to review our website and the required courses page.
Please be aware that it is ultimately the students’ discretion to determine how best to balance pre-engineering coursework with the requirements of your current major. Enrollment in Viterbi-related courses does not guarantee admission and may result in those courses applying only as elective credit if you are not admitted and they do not count toward another major or minor. Additionally, depending on when you begin the pre-engineering track and when an admission decision is made, delays in your anticipated degree completion timeline may occur.
The timeline to complete the pre-engineering requirements varies according to each student’s interest form submission time, academic background, application timeline, and seat availability. Typically, students complete the admission requirements within 1 to 1.5 years.
Step 4: Keep in Contact.
Your current declared major advisor is still your main point of contact for university-related questions, mandatory advising, and lifting any advising holds on your student account. However, you can still meet with pre-engineering advisors if you have any questions about the pre-engineering process, need clearances for engineering-related courses, or need pre-engineering academic support.
Step 5: Submit an Admission Application
At the end of each semester (Spring, Summer, and Fall), the admission application will open for all Pre-Engineering students. Students who have met all admission requirements are encouraged to submit their applications for review.
The application review process will begin after the final grade due date, and the review period typically requires approximately 3-4 weeks.
If you are no longer interested in the pre-engineering process, please email us at vase.pre.engineering@usc.edu
