The Progressive Degree Program enables current USC undergraduate students to complete an accelerated master’s degree in a related field in as little as one additional year.
By earning a master’s degree simultaneously with a bachelor’s degree, USC students have the opportunity to deepen their expertise, collaborate and engage with other graduate students, and take advantage of lower tuition costs with a decreased unit count, six to 10 fewer units than the traditional master’s degree.
Application Requirements
Before applying for a progressive master’s degree, USC undergraduate students must review the following requirements, which are standard across all progressive master’s programs:
- Applicants may apply only once they have completed at least 64 total units of undergraduate college coursework, excluding any AP, IB or transfer units earned prior to graduation from high school
- Applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative USC GPA at the time of application
- Applicants must meet with both undergraduate and graduate advisors to develop a personalized course plan using the Progressive Degree Application form
- No GRE, GMAT or other graduate entrance exam scores required
- Progressive degree program students must fulfill all specified degree requirements for both the bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree
- A minimum of two-thirds of the units required for the master’s degree must be at or above the 500 level
- A master’s degree may be awarded simultaneously with, but not before, a bachelor’s degree is awarded
How to Apply
Students who are ready to apply to a progressive degree program within the USC Mann School’s Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences must submit the following to regsci@usc.edu by the application deadline of the master’s degree program.
- Signed and completed Progressive Degree Application form
- Up-to-date resume
- Concise one-page personal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- Current STARS report
Course Requirements
Accordion Content
- RSCI 511: Introduction to Medical Product Regulation
- RSCI 512: Regulation of Pharmaceutical & Biologic Products
- RSCI 513: Regulation of Medical Devices & Diagnostics
- RSCI 515: Quality Systems & Standards
- RSCI 516: Medical Products & the Law
- RSCI 517: Structure & Management of Clinical Trials
- RSCI 519: Global Regulation of Medical Products
- RSCI 601: Biomedical Commerce
- RSCI 506: Auditing Principles
- RSCI 507: Quality Systems and Statistical Process Control
- RSCI 511: Introduction to Medical Product Regulation
- RSCI 515: Quality Systems & Standards
- RSCI 517: Structure & Management of Clinical Trials
- RSCI 520: Introduction to Risk Management for Health Care Products
- RSCI 526: Chemistry Manufacturing & Controls
- 6 units of RSCI electives
- RSCI 511: Introduction to Medical Product Regulation
- RSCI 517: Structure & Management of Clinical Trials
- RSCI 520: Introduction to Risk Management for Health Care Products
- RSCI 531: Industrial Approaches to Drug Discovery
- RSCI 532: Early Stage Drug Development
- RSCI 601: Biomedical Commerce
- 6 units of RSCI electives
- RSCI 511: Introduction to Medical Product Regulation
- RSCI 512: Regulation of Pharmaceutical & Biologic Products
- RSCI 513: Regulation of Medical Devices & Diagnostics
- RSCI 517: Structure & Management of Clinical Trials
- RSCI 520: Introduction to Risk Management for Health Care Products
- RSCI 522: Introduction to Clinical Trial Design & Statistics
- RSCI 536: Clinical Trial Writing and Documentation Management
- RSCI 537: Clinical Trial Project Management
- RSCI 602: Science, Research, and Ethics