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Forrest Gump receives his diploma in front of our esteemed Bovard Auditorium. (Jake Berg / Daily Trojan)
The park in front of Doheny Memorial Library is used for Rory’s graduation in “Gilmore Girls.” Coincidentally, an event was being set up here when the photo was taken. (Tai Lyn Sandhu / Daily Trojan)
USC’s Taper Hall room 101 serves as the site of a Harvard computer science lecture in “The Social Network” (2010). (Jake Berg / Daily Trojan)
Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Eisenberg, is about to storm out of Taper Hall room 101 in this scene of “The Social Network” (2010). (Jake Berg / Daily Trojan)
In this scene from “The Graduate” (1967), Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross share an intense moment outside Phillips Hall on campus. (Maryam Rahimie / Daily Trojan)
The Gilmore family took graduation photos in Associates Park, which was meant to look like Yale University. The tree they stood in front of is now gone. (Tai Lyn Sandhu / Daily Trojan)
The graduation scene in “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement” (2004) was filmed outside Bovard Auditorium and was transformed to look like a royal ceremony. The setup may be gone now, but the spot remains iconic. (Maryam Rahimie / Daily Trojan)
Forrest Gump and his mother celebrate his graduation around the back side of Doheny Memorial Library, right across from the Price School of Public Policy. (Jake Berg / Daily Trojan)
Dustin Hoffman’s character contemplates his life at the Doheny Fountain in “The Graduate” (1967). USC is used here as a surrogate for UC Berkeley. (Tai Lyn Sandhu / Daily Trojan)
The closing scene of “The Girl Next Door” (2004) features Matthew and Danielle kissing directly in front of our iconic Doheny Memorial Library, albeit without the new gates. (Jake Berg / Daily Trojan)
