Payments by mail

For payments by mail, we accept all domestic checks or drafts drawn on U.S. banks, however Checks and drafts must be drawn on U.S. Banks and made payable to "University of Southern California". Please be sure to include student name and 10-digit USC-ID on the front of your check / draft payment exactly as your record at USC shows, to insure that your payment is credited to the proper account.

To prevent late fees and finance charges:

payments should be mailed at least 5-10 business days before the settlement deadline if mailed within the continental U.S., (allow more time for HI, AK and international mail) so that they may be received by the settlement deadline.
international drafts may take an additional number of days to process as our bank contacts your bank. We do not post a payment to your student account until our bank notifies us that the money is available.
payments which are expedited, sent 'special delivery', or require special handling should not be mailed to our PO box address (see: Where and to whom do I address a payment I would like to send? ).

Information on late fees, finance charges and settlement (payment) deadlines may be found in the Schedule of Classes.