Student Resources

• Student Forms/Links
• Student Involvement
• PIBBS Alumni

Congratulations on your admission to the Keck School of Medicine of USC Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS). On this page, we have gathered the information, links, documents, and videos that will help you prepare for your first semester at USC.

Orientation

• USC Schedule of Classes
• USC ID
• Health Requirement/Clearance

International Students

• Office of International Services
• English Language Requirement / International Student English (ISE) Placement Exam
• Living in the U.S. – Formal Classroom (4 minute video)
• Living in the U.S. – Informal Classroom (2 minute video)
• Living in the U.S. – Making American Friends (4 minute video)

Housing

• Housing Information – Health Sciences Campus
• USC Housing
• USC Housing Video 

Transportation

• USC Transportation Office
• USC Buses
• USC Getting Around
• Los Angeles Metro

General

• Diversity and Non-Discrimination at USC (video)

Campus Resources

• • Daily Trojan (Campus Newspaper)
  • USC Course Catalog
  • USC Student Handbook
  • USC Graduate Student Government
  • USC Student Health and Well-being
  • Trojans Care 4 Trojans
  • USC Credit Union
  • Student Health Center (SHC)
  • Department of Public Safety (DPS)
  • USC TrojansAlert – sign up
  • Trojan Safety 101 (video)
  • USC Emergency Procedures
  • USC Events Calendar
  • USC Visions & Voices

Find the Individual Development Plan (IDP) guidelines, the Annual Research Appraisal (ARA) process required every year after candidacy, paperwork for rotations at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and forms for changing your committee, your qualifying exam, or preparing your dissertation.

Student Forms

Get involved as a PIBBS Ambassador, connect with the USC Graduate Student Government, or explore student organizations across the Keck School of Medicine.

Student Involvement

Browse where our graduates completed their dissertations, who mentored them, and what they researched, spanning cancer biology, stem cell science, infectious disease, structural biology, and more.

PIBBS Alumni

Read profiles of current and former PIBBS students across all five PhD tracks, in their own words, on what brought them to the program and where their research has taken them.

PIBBS Spotlights