USC SUMMER PROGRAMS - PREPARE FOR YOUR ARRIVAL

Below is an overview on how to prepare for your arrival:

Rules & Policies (Review with your parents / guardians)
While you are on campus this summer, we ask that you follow our rules and policies. These are for your safety, the safety of others, and the effective coordination of the program.

Packing & Gathering Supplies
For Residential Students 
To ensure you are ready for your USC Summer Programs experience, we have put together a packing and supply list of required and recommended items. If your travel arrangements require you to pack light, you can purchase linens and some personal items on campus at the USC Bookstore and other locations near campus.

For Commuter Students 
Be sure to review the “All Students” section of the packing and supply list to be sure you arrive prepared for your class and time on campus.

Health Insurance
For Residential Students
Call your health insurance company and verify that your current policy meets the following basic guidelines:

  1. Be a U.S.-based health insurance plan that is filed and approved in the U.S.
  2. Have unrestricted access in-network medical, mental & behavioral health providers in the Los Angeles area.
  3. Have coverage that is comprehensive with no major exclusions.
  4. Have coverage for the entire duration of the program.
  5. Meet the Affordable Care Act (ACA) criteria. Only plans in compliance with ACA criteria will be accepted. (No major exclusions such as maternity or mental health coverage allowed).
  6. Cover preventive care services at 100%.
  7. Have no pre-existing condition exclusion; if the plan has a pre-existing condition waiting period, that period has expired.
  8. Have no per-injury or per-illness maximum benefit limits.
  9. Cover medical services for injury from participation in all types of recreational activities or amateur sports.
  10. Have a combined deductible and out-of-pocket expense of $8,550 or less. 
  11. Pay at least $50,000 in coverage for medical evacuation.
  12. Pay at least $25,000 in coverage for repatriation of remains.

USC Summer Programs partners with Aetna Health Insurance and offers comprehensive coverage in the event of an emergency. This coverage is $232 for the length of the program. To add this coverage to your account, please fill out the Health Insurance form in Camp Doc (available in April 2025).

For International Students
All international students are automatically enrolled in Aetna Health Insurance, regardless of their current health policy plan. International students may not waive the Aetna insurance under any circumstance. Please download your health insurance ID card here. Your ID card will only become available starting May 1, 2025.