MPA Class Scheduling

USC Price designs class schedules with the intention of accommodating both full- and part-time students:

Weekly full semester courses

Courses typically meet once a week in the afternoon or evening for a 3.5 hour session over the entire 16 week semester. These courses usually carry 4 units.

Intensive courses

Working professionals often find it easier to balance their scholarship with other demands by enrolling in intensives. Intensive courses are scheduled so that in-class time is concentrated into blocks of full-day instruction, affording students extensive time for independent study and practical application of what you have learned. In many cases, this weekly contact is supplemented by online activities outside of the course meetings.

Students may not schedule a regular weekly class that conflicts with the dates of an intensive course.