All transfer students participate in a Transfer Learning Community (TLC) in their first semester at USD. While in a TLC, you will make connections with peers, faculty, and Transfer Scholastic Assistants (TSAs) to create your own community within USD. You will participate in curricular and co-curricular activities related to the Engage theme and your TLC class. You will share interests, knowledge, and experiences with others, and enrich your own experience at USD. All this — learning in a small group, getting to know your professors, making connections with classmates, and sharing ideas and experiences — will help you integrate into USD.
In successfully completing your TLC class and actively participating in the required curricular activities, you will fulfill the First Year Integration competency of the core curriculum. For more information on the TLC program, check out our Learning Communities website.