What to Bring

Please bring the following items with you to Orientation:

Undergraduate Summer and Mid-Year Sessions (Freshmen and Transfer)

• Orientation session confirmation letter (print this letter and bring it as proof of your reservation)
• Pre-Orientation Homework Summary Worksheet (complete after you finish your Orientation reservation)
• Letter of admission and all other pertinent correspondence from USC
• Financial documents as appropriate (including Financial Aid correspondence)
• Casual attire, jacket and comfortable shoes
• Driver's license or similar photo I.D.
• Social Security number
• Two No. 2 pencils and a ballpoint pen
• Prior college course work documentation
• Backpack or book bag
• Measles immunization verification (deliver to the Student Health Center)
• Overnight bag (overnight summer sessions)
• Alarm clock (overnight summer sessions)
• Portable fan (overnight summer sessions)

Undergraduate Summer & Mid-Year Sessions (If also International Student)

• Passport (you must complete Passport Verification to receive your USCard and register for classes)
• Form SEVIS I-20 (for F-1 students) or Form SEVIS DS-2019 (for J-1 students)
• I-94 card
• Local address and phone number
• Address and phone number of an emergency contact in the U.S.
• Address and phone number of an emergency contact in your home country
• All previous immigration documents if you are a transfer student from another U.S. educational institution
• Immigration documents of any dependents with you in the U.S.

Graduate Orientation Session

• Orientation session confirmation letter (print this letter and bring it as proof of your reservation)
• Casual attire and comfortable shoes
• Driver's license or similar photo I.D.
• Backpack or book bag

International Student Orientation Summer and Mid-Year Sessions

• Orientation session confirmation letter (print this letter and bring it as proof of your reservation)
• Pre-Orientation Homework Summary Worksheet (only for undergraduate students - complete after you finish your Orientation reservation)
• Letter of admission and all other pertinent correspondence from USC
• Financial documents as appropriate (including Financial Aid correspondence)
• Casual attire, jacket and comfortable shoes
• Driver's license or similar photo I.D.
• Social Security number
• Two No. 2 pencils and a ballpoint pen
• Prior college course work documentation
• Backpack or book bag
• Passport (you must complete Passport Verification to receive your USCard and register for classes)
• Form SEVIS I-20 (for F-1 students) or Form SEVIS DS-2019 (for J-1 students)
• I-94 card
• Local address and phone number
• Address and phone number of an emergency contact in the U.S.
• Address and phone number of an emergency contact in your home country
• All previous immigration documents if you are a transfer student from another U.S. educational institution
• Immigration documents of any dependents with you in the U.S.