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Explore your academic interests with maximum flexibility.

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From business to life sciences, our goal is to make sure that high school students are given access to USC’s renowned education while providing an opportunity to explore their academic interests and passions. Upon completion, you’ll earn a Certificate of Completion, add to your college applications, make new friends and peers from around the world, and gain a better understanding of who you want to become during your college experience.

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Pre-College Online Exploration Courses

Smiling high school student sitting in a classroom with a laptop, representing USC Pre-College online course “Analytics: The Power of Data for Businesses,” where students learn at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Analytics: The Power of Data for Businesses

Focused student wearing headphones studying on a laptop in a library, representing USC Pre-College online course “Building Blocks of Business: Tools for Creating a Dynamic and Sustainable Business,” where learners study at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Building Blocks of Business: Tools for Creating a Dynamic and Sustainable Business

Smiling student wearing headphones and studying on a laptop at home, representing USC Pre-College online course “Digital Marketing: From Content Creation to Strategic Planning,” where students learn flexibly and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Digital Marketing: From Content Creation to Strategic Planning

Artistic illustration of filmmakers and crew members setting up cameras and lighting on a film set, representing the USC Pre-College online course “Directing: Creating Your Short Film,” where students learn filmmaking fundamentals and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Directing: Creating Your Short Film

Smiling student working on a laptop in a classroom, representing USC Pre-College online course “Entrepreneurship: Exploring What It Takes to Create Your Own Business,” where students learn at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Entrepreneurship: Exploring What It Takes to Create Your Own Business

Smiling student wearing headphones and studying on a laptop while sitting on a bed, representing USC Pre-College online course “Environmental Studies: Sustainability and Your World,” where students learn at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Environmental Studies: Sustainability and Your World

Focused student working on a laptop with a coffee cup nearby, representing USC Pre-College online course “Finance: From Personal Literacy to Global Markets,” where learners study at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Finance: From Personal Literacy to Global Markets

Smiling student studying outdoors with a tablet and notebook, representing USC Pre-College online course “Introduction to Cybersecurity: From Securing Systems to Ethical Hacking,” where students learn flexibly and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Introduction to Cybersecurity: From Securing Systems to Ethical Hacking

Focused student in a red hoodie studying on a tablet at an outdoor table, representing USC Pre-College online course “Lifespan Development: Critical Questions for Aging and the Lifespan,” where students learn independently and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Lifespan Development: Critical Questions for Aging and the Lifespan

Smiling student wearing headphones and working on a laptop in a bright study space, representing USC Pre-College online course “Media and Social Change: Becoming a Change Agent for a Better World,” where students learn at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Media and Social Change: Becoming a Change Agent for a Better World

Smiling student sitting in a classroom and working on a laptop, representing USC Pre-College online course “Political Science: Impact, Activism and Your Career,” where students learn flexibly and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Political Science: Impact, Activism and Your Career

Focused student wearing headphones and taking notes while studying on a laptop near a window, representing USC Pre-College online course “Screenwriting: From Ideation to Writing Your First Script,” where students learn at their own pace and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Screenwriting: From Ideation to Writing Your First Script

Artistic composite image showing a film monitor displaying an actor on screen, representing USC Pre-College online course “The Art of Auditioning: Acting Techniques for Stage and Screen,” where students learn professional audition and performance skills at their own pace.

The Art of Auditioning: Acting Techniques for Stage and Screen

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Take lessons designed and taught by distinguished USC faculty and staff

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Explore an area of academic interest and deepen your knowledge

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Earn a Certificate of Completion from USC that can be included with your college applications