2021 Commencement Celebration & Ceremony

Join us at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 13 for our virtual Class of 2021 Celebration and on Friday, May 14 at 3:30 p.m. for our streamed in-person Commencement, where we will be celebrating the Classes of 2020 and 2021 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.

Setting the Bar

Three years after launching one of the nation's first doctor of physical therapy programs with a hybrid online/on-campus pathway, USC is set to reach a major milestone next week as the inaugural DPT@USC cohort tosses their mortarboards into the air as part of the graduating Class of 2021!

2021 USC DPT Commencement Awards

We are pleased to announce the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy commencement awards and honors for the USC Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2021.

Someone Like Me

Stephanie Contreras will be the first person in her family to attend college — and the leap doesn’t look so formidable, thanks to the mentorship of first-generation college student Natalia Barajas DPT ’22.

Tilson earns Award for Leadership in Education from the APTA Academy of Physical Therapy Education

Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Julie Tilson MS ’09, DPT ’98 has been recognized with an Award for Leadership in Education from the American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Education.