If you are registered for classes for the upcoming term, you may be eligible to defer payment of up to 90% of your tuition if:

  • Your employer reimburses you for tuition at the end of each term.
  • Your student account is current.

Loans or any other assistance received will reduce the amount you are eligible to defer.

How to Apply for Deferment

These documents must be submitted each term

  • Complete and submit the deferment application, please email reimbursement approval letter to uscsfs@usc.edu, letter must certify current employment. To avoid delay in processing your request, both documents must be sent at the same time.
  • Student Financial Services will email you a promissory note packet with instructions.
  • Sign and submit the promissory note packet to uscsfs@usc.edu.

The student must pay 10% of tuition, 100% of all fees, and a $100 application fee, prior to the settlement deadline each term. A new deferment application and company letter are required each term.

Payment of Balance

Payment is due upon expiration of deferment. If not paid, your account will become past due. Fall deferments expire in January, spring deferments expire in April, and summer deferments expire in September. Once expired the balance will be included on the billing statement sent following the expiration date. Monthly billing dates can be found here.

The student is responsible for paying the deferred tuition when billed.

USC Employees

USC’s Tuition Assistance Benefit Program provides USC tuition payments for eligible faculty and staff and their spouses and children.

USC Research Assistants and Teaching Assistants should review the Handbook for Teaching Assistants (TAs), Research Assistants (RAs) and Graduate Assistant Lecturers (ALs) or contact their departments for assistance.