List all USC academic terms available in the course catalog, each with season, year, term code, and status. Use this to find the termCode for a given semester (e.g. 20263 = Fall 2026).

Get details for a single academic term by its numeric termCode (e.g. 20263 = Fall 2026). Returns season, year, status, and activation date.

List all USC schools/colleges offering classes in a term, each with its prefix (e.g. 'ENGV' = Viterbi, 'DRNS' = Dornsife) and the programs (departments) it contains. Useful for navigating the catalog structure.

List all USC programs (departments/majors) in a term, each with its prefix, name, and the school prefix(es) it belongs to. Use this to find the school+program pair needed for list_courses_by_program (e.g. Computer Science is program 'CSCI' under school 'ENGV').

Get details for a single USC program in a term, including program-specific notes (e.g. enrollment or D-clearance instructions). Requires the program's school prefix (find via list_programs) and the program prefix.

List every USC subject prefix in the catalog (e.g. CSCI, MATH, AHIS) across all terms, with its name. Useful for discovering what subjects exist.

List USC enrollment sessions (e.g. regular session '001', summer sessions) with their term, session code, description, last drop date, and RNR session id. Useful for understanding session codes shown on sections.

Check whether a course code exists anywhere in the USC catalog (not limited to a single term). Accepts codes like 'CSCI-103'. Returns true/false.

Get the SimpleSyllabus index URL for a term, which can be used to look up published syllabi for that term's sections. Individual sections also carry a 'syllabus' URL directly.

Get the fees for a single course section by its SIS section id (the 'sisSectionId' field on a section, e.g. '29934'). Returns any tuition/fee items attached to the section.

Search the USC course catalog for a term by keyword. Matches course codes, titles, and descriptions (e.g. 'machine learning', 'CSCI', 'art history'). Returns matching courses with their sections, including schedule, instructor, and seat availability. Supports optional section filters (days, startAfter, startBefore, openOnly) applied client-side.

Get the full record for a single USC course in a term by its course code (e.g. 'CSCI-103'). Includes description, units, GE code, prerequisites, corequisites, restrictions, and all sections with schedule, instructor, seats, fees, and syllabus URL. Supports optional section filters (days, startAfter, startBefore, openOnly) applied client-side.

List all courses offered by a USC program (department) in a term. Requires the school prefix and program prefix, which can be discovered via list_programs. For example, Computer Science is school 'ENGV' and program 'CSCI'. Returns courses with their sections. Supports optional section filters (days, startAfter, startBefore, openOnly) applied client-side.

List USC General Education (GE) requirements for a term. Returns the GE structure grouped by requirement era ('Fall2015OrLater' for current students, 'BeforeFall2015' for older catalogs). Each requirement has a prefix and categories with prefixes (e.g. GE B 'Humanistic Inquiry' is category prefix 'HINQ' under requirement 'ACORELIT'). Use the prefixes with list_courses_by_ge.

List all courses in a term that satisfy a General Education (GE) category, with their sections. Requires the GE requirement prefix and category prefix, which can be discovered via list_ge_requirements (e.g. GE B 'Humanistic Inquiry' = geRequirementPrefix 'ACORELIT', geCategoryPrefix 'HINQ'). Supports optional section filters (days, startAfter, startBefore, openOnly) applied client-side.

Get the name and details of a single General Education (GE) category within a requirement for a term. Useful to confirm what a GE category prefix means (e.g. what 'HINQ' covers).