{"id":33,"date":"2024-04-10T13:21:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:57:46","slug":"progressive-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/progressive-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Degree in Global Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Master of Science in Global Medicine\">Master of Science in Global Medicine<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Progressive Degree in Global Medicine<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/contact\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Request&#x20;Information\">\n        Request Information\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n              <div class=\"horizontal-nav\">\n                      <div class=\"horizontal-menu-container\">\n              <button class=\"expand-menu\">\n                                  In This Section\n                                <svg class=\"menu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n                  y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" d=\"M4,23h3v3H4V23z M4,16h3v3H4V16z M10,23\n                  h21v3H10V23z M10,16h21v3H10V16z M10,9h21v3H10V9z M4,9h3v3H4V9z\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"close\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                  viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n                  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n\n              <nav\n  class=\"mc--menu mc--\"\n  >\n  <ul class=\"m--menu m--\">\n    \n    \n      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-21\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/\" >MS in Global Medicine<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <li class=\"has-submenu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22 menu-item-has-children\">\n      <div class=\"link-arrow-wrapper\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/admissions\/\" >Admission<\/a>\n\n      <button class=\"expand-children has-submenu arrow-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Display Submenu for Admission\">\n        <svg height=\"35\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" width=\"35\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"m17.5 20.2142857 6.2142857-6.2142857 1.2857143 1.2857143-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5 1.2857143-1.2857143z\" fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"submenus-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"submenus-wrapper-inner\">\n        <ul class=\"submenu\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/global-medicine-ms-program\/finance-and-tuition\/\" >Finance &#038; 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other health professional schools<\/li>\n<li>Offers immersive study abroad opportunities in clinical medicine &amp; healthcare systems<\/li>\n<li>Delivers individualized advising tailored to students\u2019 specific educational &amp; career goals<\/li>\n<li>Connects students with a network of alumni studying at top health professional schools across the United States<\/li>\n<li>Can be completed in as few as 24 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>USC\u2019s Progressive Degree Program enables superior undergraduates to begin work on a master\u2019s degree while completing requirements for the bachelor\u2019s degree. Applicants to the Progressive Degree in Global Medicine must have completed 64 units of course work and must submit their application prior to completion of their bachelor\u2019s degree. Applicants need not submit GRE scores, but are expected to have a minimum USC GPA of 3.3 at the time of application. The application for admission to this program must be accompanied by an approved course plan proposal and one letter of recommendation from USC professors (letter of recommendation not required if GPA is 3.5 or above). The requirements for both the bachelor\u2019s and the master\u2019s degrees must be satisfied, including a minimum of 128 undergraduate units. The Progressive Degree Program is not available to non-USC students. 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