Advising at Viterbi

Academic Advising is overseen by department academic advisors. Any questions related to your degree requirements, course recommendations, on-campus d-clearances, etc. should be directed there.

• Advising/questions on degree requirements and exceptions
• Graduation timeline
• Course recommendations
• On-campus D-Clearance
• STARS report updates
• Change of Major
• RA/TA funding
• Departmental Fellowships

VGASP Advisors

The Viterbi Graduate Academic Affairs and Programs (VGASP) office is a more general office that manages Viterbi-wide policies and procedures.

• General USC or Viterbi-wide questions
• DEN D-clearance
• Ph.D. Exam/Defense
• Grad School Fellowship
• Leave of Absence (domestic and international)
• Academic eligibility for:
  1. Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
  2. Optional Practical Training (OPT)
  3. Program Extension (PE)
  4. Academic Difficulty Reduced Course Load (RCL)
  5. Leave of Absence (LOA)

Academic Department Advisors

• Masters' Students

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Astronautical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Computer Science / Data Science

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

• Lauren Terazawa, Zoe Ashmead, Deise Benitez

Astronautical Engineering

ASTE Dept Director- Luis Saballos: Lsaballo@usc.edu & ASTE Dept Assistant Director- Prisila C Vasquez: prisilac@usc.edu - (In case of emergency, contact- ASTE Dept Business Manager-Dell Cuason Email: cuason@usc.edu)

We are available Every Monday through Friday 8am-5pm. ZOOM appointments: Every Monday through Friday. Use links above to schedule appointment. In-Person: Both Prisila & Luis Tuesday and Thrusday, Location OHE 500Q Both work remote Mon, Wed, Fri.