Cost of Attendance

Fees are typically charged per semester. First semester graduate students should expect the following:

Tuition	Mandatory Fees	Other Fees
The 2024-2025 tuition fee is $2,267 per unit. Expect an approximately 3 ‒ 5% tuition increase each year.	Orientation: new student fee, graduate = $55 (charged first semester only)	Student health insurance. See https://studenthealth.usc.edu/ for fees and waiver information
	Student health service fee = $650 (charged to students with 6 units or more every semester)	Parking fees (monthly, semester, and daily rates available) transnet.usc.edu/index.php/parking-rates
	Graduate student programming fee = $40 (charged per semester)	Tuition refund insurance. See arr.usc.edu/services/ registration/tuitionrefund.html for rates and opt out instructions.
	Norman H. Topping student aid fund = $11 (charged per semester)
	Student transportation fee = $117 (charged per semester)
TOTAL = $2,267 x # of units	TOTAL = $873 for full-time students	TOTAL = Varies

Estimated Credentialing Fees

The requirements to be recommended for a California preliminary teaching credential involve some fees. See the table below for an estimate of costs.

Basic Skills Requirement – CBEST	$102.00
Subject Matter Competency – CSET	$297.00
Certificate of Clearance Online Application	$52.65
LiveScan (varies $20-$120)	$120.00
TB Test (varies $0-$200)	$200.00
California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA)	$300.00
CPR Training (varies $60-$120)	$120.00
US Constitution Exam (varies $85-1$00)	$100.00
Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)* (for Multiple Subject & Education Specialist Credential candidates)	$171
CSET Spanish III & IV** (for Bilingual Authorization in Spanish candidates only)	$198
Total Possible	$1,079.65 - $1648.65

*Additional credentialing fees: BILA Exams (for California Bilingual Authorization in Spanish supplemental certification only)= $198.00