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BISC Graduate Courses (500- Through 700-Level)<\/span><\/strong>
\nD-clearance for all GRADUATE<\/strong> BISC courses please fill out this form<\/a>. Please note that we require a minimum of two working days for processing<\/strong>. During busy times, it may take us longer to respond. You will receive an email confirmation when processing is complete.<\/p>\n

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BISC Undergraduate Courses (100- Through 400-Level)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please meet with an undergraduate advisor to finalize your course plan. You can find your team of undergraduate advisors on your AdviseUSC account. For UNDERGRADUATE<\/strong> BISC courses that require d-clearance, please fill out this form<\/a>. If the course requires a lab, put the lab section you want in the Comments section.<\/strong> This form is for all courses that require d-clearance except for BISC 290 and BISC 490x (see below.) Please note that we require a minimum of two working days for processing<\/strong>. During busy times, it may take us longer to respond. You will receive an email confirmation when processing is complete.<\/p>\n

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BISC Core Courses for specific cohorts:<\/strong>
\nBISC-120\/121Lg
\nBISC-220\/221Lg<\/p>\n

Enrollment in BISC-121Lg and BISC-221Lg are for students admitted into the Freshman Science Honors Program only.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE<\/strong><\/span>: 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.<\/p>\n

BISC Courses That Require Instructor Permission:<\/strong>
\nPlease email the course instructor (see contact on the Schedule of Classes<\/a> for each course) and request approval to enroll in the course. Please forward the e-mail approval to your undergraduate advisor:<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nList of courses requiring instructor permission<\/strong>
\nBISC-364L (Maymester course)
\nBISC-414 (requires application from faculty)
\nBISC-423
\nBISC-428
\nBISC-431L (Maymester course)
\nBISC-457L (Maymester course)
\nBISC-460
\nBISC-461
\nBISC-462
\nBISC-473L
\nBISC-491L
\nBISC-499<\/span><\/p>\n

Contacts For D-Clearance Or Waitlist For Specific BISC Courses:<\/strong>
\nBrett Spatola<\/strong> | spatola@usc.edu<\/a> | (213) 740-6078
\nBISC-108L
\nBISC-109L
\nBISC-120Lg
\nBISC-220Lg<\/p>\n

Linda Bazilian<\/strong>
\nBISC-290 (Application required<\/a>)
\nBISC-490x (Application required<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Celeste Chong-Cerrillo<\/strong> | please fill out this form<\/a>
\nInclude alternative lab sections and expected graduation date in the comments section<\/strong>
\nBISC-300L
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