Campus Resource Guide for Students with Autism
Provided by the USC Autism Spectrum Committee, this guide provides information for those on helpful Student Activities, Career Resources, Mental Health and Wellness Resources, and Academic Resources.
Career Services
Take advantage of the full range of services offered by the USC Career Center. Whether you are deciding on a major, seeking a job or internship, exploring career options, or want to talk with an alum who was once in your shoes, the USC Career Center has the resources to get you launched!
Support Resource for Substance Use Help (for students)
Counseling & Mental Health Services
For students seeking help evaluating their use/dependence related to alcohol or other drugs, call 213-740-9355 (WELL) to connect to mental health services or book an appointment directly with a substance use specialist in MySHR. Our substance use specialist team is here to help you.
Disability & The Workplace Guide
Are you a student with a disability interested in career guidance? Would you like to learn more about your rights and when to disclose? In partnership with the Career Center, OSAS created a guide that answers basic questions about the rights and responsibilities of students with a disability who want to start or advance their careers. Our guide also explains when to disclose a disability and how to receive workplace accommodations.
Financial Aid
Our full-time staff of trained professionals is available to assist you with your financial aid questions. We work with prospective and current undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Free Mobile Apps for College Students
Provided by Collins College, this guide lists FREE assistive technology apps students can download or use.
Health Leave of Absence
The purpose of the Voluntary Health Leave of Absence (VHLA) is to provide students time away from school for treatment of a physical or mental health condition that impairs a student’s ability to function safely and successfully as a member of our community. The authority to grant a VHLA and permission to return from a VHLA resides with the university’s Health Leave Coordinator (HLC) in consultation with the student’s academic unit, treatment providers, and relevant campus partners, as needed. The Health Leave Coordinator aims to support the student through the process, providing information and guidance about the tasks associated with a health leave and helping the student to develop and implement a plan that will facilitate their recovery and return to school.
Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC)
Through individual academic guidance, workshops, academic support groups, and quiet study spaces, the KCLC helps students make successful transitions to college.
Occupational Therapy
The Lifestyle Redesign® for College Students program was created to support undergraduate and graduate students across USC’s campuses and the Los Angeles area in establishing health-promoting habits and routines customized to help them meet their personal goals.
Office of Academic Records and Registrar
The Registrar One Stop Center welcomes all students who need assistance with registration, student accounts, or transcripts. Our mission is to consolidate the business transactions of the Registration, Degree Progress, Registration-related Petitions, and Transcript offices into one location. This office processes and maintains student registration transaction records.
Office of Civil Rights Compliance
USC’s Office of Civil Rights Compliance (OCRC) provides resources and resolution options for addressing reports of protected class discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as for education, training, and proactive partnerships that promote civil rights.
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Office of Religious Life sponsors a variety of opportunities for exploring the spiritual dimensions of your life and learning. We can help you find a religious home base or form a new group, handle an ethical dilemma, or research a paper topic. The Office sponsors campus programs with a moral, religious, or spiritual focus. It co-sponsors events with other university units and partnerships of student religious groups.
Religious directors and advisors and their staff, whether clergy or lay, function as religious professionals and therefore must honor the confidentiality of students and others whom they guide and counsel. This confidentiality applies unless specifically waived or covered under specific legal provisions.
OSAS Tips for Online Learning
If you are a current online student, or if your program switches to remote access, OSAS understands that online learning may be a new experience for you. Here are some tips to make your online learning both positive and productive.
Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services (RSVP)
Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services provides immediate therapy services for situations related to gender- and power-based harm (e.g., sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking). We are located in USC Student Health’s Engemann Student Health Center, Suite 356, and all services are confidential.
Student Health
USC Student Health (primary care, counseling, and referrals to specialist care) and health insurance (coverage for health care costs) work together to ensure USC students have access to high-quality providers for routine needs, as well as illness/injury/crisis counseling care.
Transportation Services (DART)
DART is a free service provided by USC Transportation to assist USC students, faculty, and staff with temporary mobility issues in getting around campus.
USC Student Handbook
The USC Student Handbook is a centralized resource of all student-related University policies.
USC Support and Intervention
(*Support and Advocacy manages Health Leaves of Absence for students*)
USC Support & Advocacy (USCSA) is an office within Campus Wellbeing and Crisis Intervention. A team of professionals is here to help students, faculty, and staff navigate complex issues. Whether you are here seeking support for yourself or someone else, team members are available to help you problem-solve, understand options, and connect with resources. Please note that we are not an emergency resource and are not available 24/7.