BISC Graduate Courses
(500- Through 700-Level)
D-clearance for all GRADUATE BISC courses please fill out this form. Please note that we require a minimum of two working days for processing. During busy times, it may take us longer to respond. You will receive an email confirmation when processing is complete.
BISC Undergraduate Courses
(100- Through 400-Level)
Note: Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, and Computational Neuroscience undergraduate advisors are located in Allan Hancock Foundation (AHF 107) suite
BISC Core Courses for specific cohorts:
BISC-120/121Lg
BISC-220/221Lg
Enrollment in BISC-121Lg and BISC-221Lg are for students admitted into the Freshman Science Honors Program only.
For students in majors outside of BISC, please fill out this form. Put the lab section you want in the Comments section. Please note that we require a minimum of two working days for processing. During busy times, it may take us longer to respond. You will receive an email confirmation when processing is complete.
NOTE: Although BISC-120Lg and BISC-220Lg are GE courses and will satisfy the GE (D) requirement, these courses are intended for natural science majors and students pursuing a pre-health degree plan. These courses are not for a general undergraduate audience. If you will not be pursuing a path toward a health or natural science profession, you might find these courses to be very challenging. Working with your advisor, please consider one of our other GE courses which are targeted toward the general undergraduate population.
BISC Courses That Require Instructor Permission:
Please email the course instructor (see contact on the Schedule of Classes for each course) and request approval to enroll in the course. Please forward the e-mail approval to your undergraduate advisor:
Biological Sciences Students
Ashlyn Kirkpatrick (last names A-M) | adkirkpa@usc.edu
Chelsea Acevedo (last names N-Z) | ca23207@usc.edu
Neuroscience and Computational Neuroscience Students
Pablo Lopez (last names A-L) | pablol@usc.edu
Mia Kirsten Santos (last names M-Z) | mnsantos@usc.edu
List of courses requiring instructor permission
BISC-315L
BISC-419L
BISC-423
BISC-428
BISC-431L
BISC-434
BISC-444
BISC-445L
BISC-457L
BISC-461
BISC-462
BISC-473L
BISC-486
BISC-491L
BISC-499
Contacts For D-Clearance Or Waitlist For Specific BISC Courses:
Brett Spatola | spatola@usc.edu | (213) 740-6078
BISC-108L
BISC-109L
BISC-120Lg
BISC-220Lg
Linda Bazilian
BISC-290 (Application required)
BISC-490x (Application required)
Celeste Chong-Cerrillo | chongcer@usc.edu
BISC-150Lxg
BISC-300L
BISC-406L
Michael Moore | moore@usc.edu | (213) 740-6084
BISC-104Lxg
BISC-230Lxg
BISC-307L
Eric Noakes | enoakes@usc.edu | (213) 740-6079
BISC-103Lxg
BISC-320L
BISC-330L (Spring Semester only)
Chelsea Acevedo (last names N-Z) | ca23207@usc.edu | (213) 740-3800
Ashlyn Kirkpatrick (last names A-M) | adkirkpa@usc.edu | (213) 740-3800
BISC-493x
BISC-494x
All Other BISC Undergraduate Courses Requiring D-Clearance…
Please fill out this form. Please note that we require a minimum of two working days for processing. During busy times, it may take us longer to respond. You will receive an email confirmation when processing is complete.
HBIO Courses
Please fill out this form. Please note that we require a minimum of two working days for processing. During busy times, it may take us longer to respond. You will receive an email confirmation when processing is complete.