USC 1st Yr Undergraduate Basic Kit 2026

Drop-off date for kits bought before August 23rd

USC Watt Hall Kit pickup Aug 25th (Tuesday) 3:00pm-4:30pm Los Angeles, CA 90089

Kits are not pre-made: Be sure to order before school starts to have a kit!

 Pricing  Dates

07/2/2026 - 07/25/2026 : $264.21

07/26/2026 - 08/01/2026 :$314.21

08/23/ 2026 : 345.63

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This kit does not contain the optional item ArtBin 3 Tray Sketch Box

1 Padlock or combination lock for your assigned studio locker    
2 Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker (black)  
1 Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker (red)  
4 Pilot Precise V7 (Fine) Rolling Ball Pens, black (for general purpose sketching, notes)  

1Mars Pigment Liner Set Black 6pk
1 Self-healing cutting board, 18” x 24” (minimum)  
1 24” DuroEdge Safety Ruler  
1 knife with #11 blade  
1 100 count package of #11 blades  
1 Olfa Utility knife (Olfa Ratchet-Lock type preferred  
1 Olfa 18mm package of blades  
1 Multipurpose Scissors (8” overall length, with 3.5” blade length)  
1 3x4” L-Square  
1 Roll 1/2" white artist tape (for model making)  
1 8 oz. container white glue Aleene’s Tacky Glue 

1  Super Thick Glue

1 Pack of push pins 100pk
1 Steel machine square 6”  
1 Small Clamps for model building  
1 12" architect's scale, triangular (NOT an engineer’s scale)  
1 25’ measuring tape  
1 roll of tracing paper, white (12”)  
1 5”x8.25” Moleskine Sketchbook (100 pages (ISBN: 978-8883701153 or similar)