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Campus Maps

Interactive maps are available for USC Health Sciences Campus (HSC), and USC University Park Campus (UPC).

USC Transportation

USC Transportation
transnet.usc.edu
USC Transportation provides free bus services for students between USC Health Sciences Campus, USC University Park Campus, Union Station, and other university locations.

Graduate Student U-Pass is a reduced-fare transit pass made available through USC Transportation, which offers USC graduate students unlimited rides on LA Metro’s rail and bus lines for any given semester.

USC Lyft Rides Program provides free transportation for USC students within a local area around USC University Park Campus and Health Sciences Campus, during certain hours of the day.

USC Transportation is also the source for information about parking at USC, including how to purchase a parking permit.

Public Transportation

Amtrak
amtrak.com

LADOT Transit
ladottransit.com

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)
metro.net

Metrolink: Southern California’s Commuter Rail System
metrolinktrains.com

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.