Thanks to generous industry sponsors, and The Viterbi School of Engineering, the following program expenses are covered: housing, meals, and supplies. Transportation to and from campus, and spending money is the responsibility of the participants. Please contact us for more information if you have any questions or concerns.

The deadline to submit the online application is Sunday, May 19th at 11:59 pm.

The courses do not count as unit credit, but will help students get a sense of what to expect out of college-level math and science classes.

The weekends will include organized trips and social activities to assist in building friendships and support networks. If there is a concern you have about the weekends or if you are unable to participate in a weekend activity, please work with our staff directly on arrangements.

We would prefer participants to arrive on Sunday, but understand if that is not possible. Please contact us to discuss.

Participation in all four weeks of the Viterbi Summer Institute helps our students maximize their VSI experience and better achieve the desired learning outcomes of the program. However, we understand students may have other summer commitments, please work with our staff in these instances.

Yes, you need to register for Orientation; our staff does not register for you. The session all Viterbi Summer Institute participants will attend is July 18-19. In registering for Orientation, students have to make a housing selection as part of the process. Since you will already have a room on campus for the program, you should select the Student Orientation Housing (Included) option. Please do this as soon as possible, and no later than the end of June.

Students are scheduled to move-in to their designated USC residence hall on the morning or early afternoon of Sunday, July 7th. Our official kick-off to the program is scheduled for 3:00pm that afternoon and students will start classes on Monday, July 8th. More information regarding housing and check-in will be provided by early June.

Our closing event for the Viterbi Summer Institute will be held in the afternoon on Friday, August 2nd. Students can depart Friday evening or Saturday morning/afternoon on Saturday, August 3rd once the program activities have concluded.

Once you submit your application by the deadline of Sunday, May 19th, expect to receive detailed information about the program via email the week of Monday, May 27th.