{"id":21642,"date":"2025-09-12T19:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/?page_id=21642"},"modified":"2025-09-24T18:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:25:42","slug":"become-a-global-citizen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Global Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-title-with-summary \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-title-with-summary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>At USC, you will be encouraged to engage with new cultures, explore other countries and gain a deeper understanding of our increasingly interconnected world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Vibrant Student Population \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC\u2019s vibrant campus culture mirrors the richness of the global community. Here you will make friends among peers who represent 130+ countries, as well as an array of backgrounds, beliefs, passions and professional goals. You will be challenged, both in and out of the classroom, to broaden your worldview and examine key concepts within a global framework. At USC, the classroom has no walls, and education has no boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52178378250_a9f04f36da_k-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52178378250_a9f04f36da_k-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52178378250_a9f04f36da_k-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52178378250_a9f04f36da_k-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Prospective students holding up Fight On! hand sign with USC Song Girls at Orientation Event.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Multifaith Community \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Although non-sectarian, USC is home to a vibrant multifaith community of more than 90 student religious groups, representing most of the world\u2019s major denominations, as well as comprising a strong\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/orsl.usc.edu\/interfaith-2\/council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interfaith Council<\/a>. Whatever your spiritual affiliation or interest, the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/orsl.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at USC\u202f<\/a>can help you observe your faith and learn about others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52517792363_df50ee2979_o-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52517792363_df50ee2979_o-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52517792363_df50ee2979_o-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52517792363_df50ee2979_o-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Three stained glass windows in the entrance of the Doheny Memorial Library and a large chandelier with similar art depictions as stained glass hanging down.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Study Abroad \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC offers\u202fa wide range of opportunities to spend a semester or year studying abroad through 130+ programs offered in over 50 cities. Many USC departments incorporate overseas study into their curricula and offer <a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.usc.edu\/undergraduate-financial-aid\/admitted-and-continuing-students\/special-programs\/overseas-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financial aid<\/a> to those students who wish to expand their education beyond the university campus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.usc.edu\/student-travel-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about student travel abroad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181-Colessium-Fight-ON-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181-Colessium-Fight-ON-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181-Colessium-Fight-ON-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181-Colessium-Fight-ON-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Global Engagement \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Engage with the global community, or find on-campus programs for international students, through the USC Global office, which maintains an extensive database of the university\u2019s worldwide partnerships, international programs and research centers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globaldb.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the global database<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/usc-village-320x180.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/usc-village-1280x720.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/usc-village-768x432.jpeg 768w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/usc-village-320x180.jpeg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC Village Entrance and sign saying \"USC University of Southern California.\"\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          International Presence\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>When you join the Trojan Family, you will join an extensive alumni network that will be there to support you, no matter where you are in the world. USC maintains a global presence through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/we-are-usc\/we-are-global\/global-presence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international offices<\/a> across Asia, Europe and the Americas, and can help keep you connected to your peers long after graduation through its many international alumni clubs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.usc.edu\/alumni-near-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about international alumni clubs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52071703644_760c3dca67_o-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52071703644_760c3dca67_o-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52071703644_760c3dca67_o-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USC-52071703644_760c3dca67_o-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Three students students graduating from the Keck School of Medicine cheer proudly wearing their graduation cap and gown at Commencement.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":11674,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21642","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Become a Global Citizen - Undergraduate Admission<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Become a Global Citizen - Undergraduate Admission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Undergraduate Admission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T18:25:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/live-learn-belong\\\/become-a-global-citizen\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/live-learn-belong\\\/become-a-global-citizen\\\/\",\"name\":\"Become a Global Citizen - Undergraduate Admission\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-12T19:54:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-24T18:25:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/live-learn-belong\\\/become-a-global-citizen\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/live-learn-belong\\\/become-a-global-citizen\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/live-learn-belong\\\/become-a-global-citizen\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Prospective Students\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Live, Learn, Belong\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/prospective-students\\\/live-learn-belong\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Become a Global Citizen\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/\",\"name\":\"Undergraduate Admission\",\"description\":\"University of Southern California\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/admission.usc.edu\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Become a Global Citizen - Undergraduate Admission","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Become a Global Citizen - Undergraduate Admission","og_url":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/","og_site_name":"Undergraduate Admission","article_modified_time":"2025-09-24T18:25:42+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/","url":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/","name":"Become a Global Citizen - Undergraduate Admission","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-09-12T19:54:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-24T18:25:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/become-a-global-citizen\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Prospective Students","item":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Live, Learn, Belong","item":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/prospective-students\/live-learn-belong\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Become a Global Citizen"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/","name":"Undergraduate Admission","description":"University of Southern California","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21642"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21750,"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21642\/revisions\/21750"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admission.usc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}