Annual Academic Calendar & Important Dates

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The Academic Calendar identifies instructional days and days regarded as holidays for students, graduate students and graduate student workers. For information about recognized University holidays for faculty and staff, please refer to the Paid University Holidays policies in USC Employee Gateway. Registration dates apply only to courses that run from Aug. 24 – Dec. 4. For registration dates for specific courses, please find the course in the Schedule of Classes. All registration changes must be submitted by 5:00 pm PST on the respective deadline date. Students receive a confirmation email for all successful Web Registration and Gould Academic Services transactions.

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