Course facts
What the official source states.
- Provider
- USC International Academy
- Language
- English
- Destination
- United States · Los Angeles
- Campus
- University of Southern California
- Delivery
- In person
- Course type
- Intensive English · Academic preparation
- Level
- Beginning to High Advanced
- Audience
- International learners aged 17 or older seeking academic or professional English
- Minimum age
- 17
- Duration
- 7, 14 or 21 weeks depending on the selected session
- Weekly intensity
- Not publicly specified
- Schedule
- Not publicly specified
- Format
- Small interactive group
- Maximum class size
- Not publicly specified
- Start pattern
- Seven starts throughout the year; 2026 and 2027 dates published
- Enrolment deadline
- Not publicly specified
- Tuition
- 6,500 USD for a 14-week academic semester
- Additional fees
- For a 14-week semester: 2026 university service fee USD 950; 2027 service fee USD 750 plus mandatory health insurance USD 1,050. Application fee USD 195.
- Accommodation
- Not publicly specified
- Visa-document support
- Immigration advising and document issuance are included in the published student services; eligibility remains subject to USC and US government requirements.
- Entry requirements
- Applicants must be at least 17; no minimum English-proficiency score is required.
- Placement test
- Placement determines the instructional level and available focus classes.
- Certificate
- Not publicly specified
- Application process
- Review the current dates and costs on the official admissions page, then submit the USC International Academy application.