University of Southern California (USC) Online Pre-College Program

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. Applicants who submit a completed application can expect an admission decision within 5 – 7 business days.

·Include basic contact information from you and your parent(s) or guardian.

·Tell us why you want to take the course and a little about yourself through a short-answer essay.

·Share a piece of writing, video or social media content that reveals something about yourself (optional).

·Submit the $35 application fee.

·Students must be at least 14 years old or older.

Application fees and enrollment deposits are nonrefundable. All course cancellations requests must be made in writing to precollegeonline@usc.edu. Any tuition paid to the university will be refunded, not including fees and deposits, if requested by the application deadline for the related course.

The university will not refund tuition for Online Pre-College Exploration courses for students who are removed from the program due to breaking our Letter of Understanding for Online Participation and our Student Code of Conduct.

USC Pre-College Program is proud to honor full scholarships for our Online Exploration Courses to students enrolled in the summer session of USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI). Qualified students who are enrolled in grades 9 – 12 can send an email for application and enrollment instructions to precollegeonline@usc.edu.

Pre-College Program Courses

The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2021. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”). Please note: You need to attend every online class in its entirety to receive a passing grade of “Met All Requirements”.

Course: Care in Critical Times

• Jul 5—Aug 16, Mon. to Thurs., 8:30—11:00 am

• Andrea Wright

What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing and hope? This course requires students not only to ask how they might engage in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.

Course: Introduction to neuroscience

• Jul 7—Jul 25, Wed. to Fri., Noon—3:00 pm

• Grace Francis

This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.

Course: College Writing

• Jul 1—Jul 22, Thurs. to Sat., 8:00—11:30 am

• Martin T. Greenup

This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading via class discussion and in-class exercises.

Course: The Economics of Cities

• Jun 17—Jul 29, Sun. to Thurs., 3:15—6:15 pm

• Thomas Shay Hill

What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in generating economic growth and technological innovation.

36 hours of art course

with the New Arts Club — London

A good chance to learn under famous artist Oksana Leadbitter, and her New Arts Club.

Run according to your timetable, this part-time course is 36⁺ hours of painting that is fit for anyone from beginners to more experienced painters. You must sign up for no less than 36 hours, for which you need to pay $356.33.

All art materials are provided, including paints, brushes and more. All you need to do is bring yourself, and a wish to learn and meet new people. Oksana will guide you through a series of painting styles and skills, showing how a painting is done and offering frequent support to you. She gives special attention to the easiest ways of achieving the effects you want. She has her own style of teaching that allows people to make progress in a short period of time.

You will not need to attend every class. The course works on a by-hour basis, meaning you can use your hours as slowly or quickly as you wish.

Come and join us every Thursday at a spare room of the beautiful St Sofia Cathedral in Bayswater, London.

Courses:

10:00-12:00: Adult class

12:00-15:00: Children’s class

19:00-22:00: Adult evening class

The courses will begin on 15th May, 2024. Feel free to take part and say hello.

If you want more information, e-mail: newartsclublondon@gmail.com.

Should special situations arise, the organizers would keep the right to cancel any of the events, resulting in the refund (退款) of cancelled remaining classes.