<p>The new course catalogue should be online soon - it probably won't be very different from this years catalogue so you can look at that for general guidance. They'll probably give you a paper copy at orientation.</p>
<p>As for course schedule, they have paper copies at the registration but I would just use the online ones, because the schedule changes significantly as they add/cancel/move courses around.</p>
<p>It is worth keeping the paper copy of the catalogue, btw. It in some sense is your "contract" with the university for your degree program - it specifies the requirements and rules the university operates under, which both you and the university must abide by. While there probably would never be a situation where you would have to go to the specific wording in the catalogue to get what you want, if you're investing $100k in education it is nice having everything on paper :)</p>
<p>where can we fnd descriptions of the specific classes? i've spent about 34598234092 hours trying to find this, and only find a list of the classes themselves.</p>
<p>you can either find them on the department specific website (such as a description of the history courses on the history departments website) ... or you can also find it in the USC course catalog which you will get at orientation, it is about 750 pages</p>
<p>The sheets in the URSC package are polyester/cotton rather than 100% cotton; this makes them cheaper & more durable & also "scratchier" for sensitive folks.
For any chem class, I believe you MUST take a chem placement exam to be sure you don't have to take "remedial" chem.</p>
<p>ochem requires two semesters of general chem first. From what I've heard don't count on AP chem to get you through those two semesters easy either :)</p>
<p>Okay...what is the best meal plan for someome living in an apartment? And what apartments should people try to stay avoid being placed in? Oh, this might sound stupid but how are the apartments divided? Can guys and girls share an apartment if it is like a 2 bedroom / 4 person deal?</p>
<p>Freshmen living in apartments are required to have a basic meal plan that lets you eat at EVK or Parkside. It's called a Community Apartment Plan or something. The USC residential dining page is being really glitchy and I can't get to it. </p>
<p>I lived in an apartment last year and I would eat dinner at EVK or Parkside most nights. You can purchase more meal credits when the plan runs out. There are more robust meal plans if you want to eat more often in the dining halls.</p>
<p>All apartments are same-sex, though there will be residents of the opposite gender in other units on your stairwell. I think Century and Cardinal Gardens are the most common apartments for freshmen and I haven't heard any huge complaints about either.</p>
<p>Do you need a meal plan for a transfer student? (as that is what I am entering in as)....and what are the approx. costs of electricity per month....as I saw that many of the apartments do not include it in the rent....</p>
<p>ANY student living in any USC housing has to have a meal plan--the type of plan varies depending on the building you live in. The housing office & the housing website have more info.</p>
<p>HImom, you're wrong. People living in dorms and suites are required to have meal plans. If you live in any other type of USC housing (IE: apartments such as webb tower, founders, troy hall), then a meal plan is not required.</p>
<p>I'm living in Webb Tower next semester and I'm definitely not getting a meal plan. My roomies and I will be going to places like Costco and Ralphs to purchase food for the apartment. I'll also probably add some discretionary to my USC card so I can eat at Commons for lunch sometimes. After eating at the dining halls for 1 year as a freshman, I think I'm pretty much over them.</p>
<p>I agree...I think I am just going to add discretionary onto my USC card...that would leave more money for sams club / costco run...I just don't want to waste money on something that I will probably never use...by the way, can you use the discretionary money anywhere on campus to eat?</p>
<p>I couldn't tell you much about the pros and cons of each, but I would choose Troy Hall over Max Kade and Manor because it's closer to campus. Plus I've heard good things about Troy Hall.</p>