Undergraduate Visitors

Portfolio Reviews at Roski
All applicants are encouraged to come in for a personal portfolio review with a Roski School admissions counselor. This is the best way to learn about the art programs and the unique opportunities at USC, tour the art studios and feel what it is like to be a student here. Individual portfolio reviews are scheduled Monday-Friday between 9-11am or 2-4 pm. Please contact Penelope Jones at penelope@usc.edu for an appointment. Portfolio reviews can also be scheduled after a Meet USC program (see below).

Portfolio Forum
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
USC Roski School of Fine Arts
Watt Hall 118

A special afternoon Portfolio Forum for prospective freshmen (high school seniors) will be held in conjunction with the Discover USC event on Sunday, November 23 (see below). An admission representative and studio faculty members will be on hand to offer guidance for portfolio submissions. Students should bring three easily portable pieces of 2-D artwork to be critiqued including drawing, painting, mixed media, photography and/or graphic design. We will be unable to critique time-based or interactive digital work at this time. Due to space constrictions, this event is limited to student applicants only; during the Portfolio Forum, family and friends are free to participate in the other campus activities scheduled for that day.

Separate reservations are encouraged by Registering Today Online or by contacting the Roski School at 213.740.ARTS (2787).

General USC Programs

Discover USC, a special program for all prospective freshmen and their families, will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2008 from 9:00am to 4:00pm on the main USC campus. The agenda for the day includes admission information sessions, financial aid information sessions, tours of the campus and the neighborhood around USC, and a student panel. The Roski School will be featuring the following sessions that day:
10-11:15am - an information session and tour of the art facilities, Watt Hall 105
1-4pm - Portfolio Forum, Watt Hall 118 (see above)

Meet USC
In order to experience life on the USC campus, we recommend that all applicants attend a three-hour Meet USC program held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with morning and afternoon sessions. This program includes a general admissions presentation, a student-led walking tour and, if desired, an individual portfolio review with a representative from the Roski School of Fine Arts.

Encounter USC
For those with a minimum amount of time to spare Encounter USC on Tuesdays and Thursdays with morning and afternoon sessions offers a shorter version of Meet USC, with a campus tour and a brief admission presentation. Departmental visits are not included in this activity.

Off-Campus Receptions
For those unable to travel to Los Angeles, USC will hold Off-Campus Receptions with general information for prospective freshmen in various metropolitan areas across the United States, including one in Hong Kong, during the month of October. Unfortunately, there will be no Roski representative at these events.

For more information and to make a reservation for any General USC Program please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit.

Graduate Visitors

Master of Fine Arts
The Master of Fine Arts program will host four information sessions for prospective students during the fall 2008 term. These sessions will include a presentation about the program, and a tour of the facilities and graduate studios by a current MFA student. The sessions will be held at the Graduate Fine Arts Building at 3001 South Flower St. The dates for the information sessions are:

Tuesday, October 7 2-3:30pm
Friday, October 24 2-3:30pm
Tuesday, November 4 2-3:30pm
Friday, November 21 2-3:30pm

To reserve a session please call 213.743.1804. In addition to the information sessions, prospective students are welcome and encouraged to attend the MFA lectures, which are held on most Wednesdays from noon to 2:00pm in the Graduate Fine Arts Building Lecture Forum. These lectures are free and open to the public. Please see the schedule below or http://roski.usc.edu/events for more detailed information about the lecture series.

MFA Lecture Series Schedule, Fall 2008
Wednesday, September 24th: Edgar Arceneaux, Artist
Wednesday, October 1st: Shannon Ebner, Artist
Wednesday, October 8th: Jens Hoffmann, Director, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, CCA
Wedneday, October 15th: Paul Sietsema, Artist
Wednesday, October 29th: Karen Carson, Artist
Wednesday, November 5th: Ann Goldstein, Senior Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
Wednesday, November 12th: Mary Heilmann, Artist
Wednesday, November 19th: Tim Griffin, Editor-in-chief, Artforum International
Wednesday, November 26th: Trish Donnelly, Artist
Wednesday, December 3rd: Charlie White, Artist

Public Art Studies Please contact the PAS office at 213.743.4562 or pasprog@usc.edu to arrange an interview and tour of the PAS facilities at a date and time of your convenience. The Public Art Studies office is located in the Graduate Fine Arts Building, three blocks north of the USC campus at 3001 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90007, one-half block east of 30th and Figueroa Sts. Free parking is available in adjoining lot.

* All USC offices are closed on Saturdays and Sundays except for special events.