Requesting D-Clearance at USC Dornsife
Overview and Getting Help
The information below is for undergraduate courses for Spring 2027. Before requesting D-clearance, it is recommended that you meet with your academic advisor to make sure the course fits your academic plan and progress. If you need help with advising or have questions, visit USC Dornsife Academic Advising for resources and support.
Please note:
- The General Education (GE) office manages D-clearance for the following course prefixes: GESM, FESM, MDA and INDS. For information to request D-clearance for courses with those prefixes, please visit https://dornsife.usc.edu/ge/registration/.
- For D-clearance to thematic option (TO) courses with the CORE prefixes, please contact a thematic option (TO) advisor.
Graduate Students:
For D-clearance related to graduate courses, please contact your Master’s or PhD program advisor directly.
Humanities
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Course Section Title Instructions AMST-350 10424 Junior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity: Theories and Methods Fill out form AMST-389 10431 Carceral Geographies Fill out form AMST-449 10438 Asian American Literature Fill out form AMST-490 10442 Directed Research Fill out form AMST-490 10441 Directed Research Fill out form AMST-493 10443 Senior Capstone Experience in American Studies and Ethnicity Fill out form AMST-498 10444 Senior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions AHIS-400 11988 Undergraduate Apprenticeship Request through Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Samantha Burton (burtons@usc.edu) AHIS-470 12025 Studies in Contemporary Art This Maymester course is taught in New York. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. AHIS-490 12042 Directed Research Request through Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Samantha Burton (burtons@usc.edu) AHIS-494 12045 Undergraduate Proseminar in Art History Request through Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Samantha Burton (burtons@usc.edu) AHIS-495A 12047 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Request through Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Samantha Burton (burtons@usc.edu) AHIS-495B 12048 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Request through Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Samantha Burton (burtons@usc.edu) -
Course Section Title Instructions ARCG-308 59994 Techniques and Issues in 3D Imaging and Modeling Fill out form ARCG-490 59999 Directed Research Fill out form ARCG-490 59998 Directed Research Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions CLAS-337 19855 Ancient Drama Fill out form CLAS-490 19840 Directed Research Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions COLT-487 22069 Critical Image Time change TBA. Please fill out our form. COLT-490 22070 Directed Research complit@usc.edu COLT-495 22071 Senior Honors Thesis complit@usc.edu -
Course Section Title Instructions EALC-104 25303 Chinese I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-104 25306 Chinese I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-115 25471 Korean I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-115 25472 Korean I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-115 25322 Korean I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-120 25326 Japanese I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-120 25325 Japanese I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-120 25327 Japanese I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. EALC-204 25565 Chinese III This Maymester course is taught in Taiwan. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. EALC-206 25566 Chinese IV This Maymester course is taught in Taiwan. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. EALC-304 25567 Advanced Modern Chinese I This Maymester course is taught in China. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. EALC-306 25568 Advanced Modern Chinese II This Maymester course is taught in China. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. EALC-366 25663 Chinese Professional Internship: Communication and Culture Request through Professor Christopher Magriney at magriney@usc.edu EALC-490 25400 Directed Research Request by contacting department, email ealc@dornife.usc.edu EALC-494A 25638 Honors Thesis Request by contacting department, email ealc@dornife.usc.edu EALC-494B 25640 Honors Thesis Request by contacting department, email ealc@dornife.usc.edu -
Course Section Title Instructions ENGL-105 32603 Creative Writing for Non-Majors Fill out form ENGL-105 32601 Creative Writing for Non-Majors Fill out form ENGL-105 32605 Creative Writing for Non-Majors Fill out form ENGL-105 32604 Creative Writing for Non-Majors Fill out form ENGL-105 32600 Creative Writing for Non-Majors Fill out form ENGL-105 32602 Creative Writing for Non-Majors Fill out form ENGL-172 32612 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-172 32610 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-172 32607 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-172 32609 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-172 32608 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-172 32606 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-172 32611 The Art of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-174 32614 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-174 32618 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-174 32615 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-174 32619 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-174 32613 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-174 32617 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-174 32616 Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities Fill out form ENGL-230 32627 Shakespeare and His Times Fill out form ENGL-230 32629 Shakespeare and His Times Fill out form ENGL-230 32628 Shakespeare and His Times Fill out form ENGL-230 32631 Shakespeare and His Times Fill out form ENGL-230 32630 Shakespeare and His Times Fill out form ENGL-240 32633 Literary Arts Fill out form ENGL-240 32638 Literary Arts Fill out form ENGL-240 32634 Literary Arts Fill out form ENGL-261 32635 English Literature to 1800 Fill out form ENGL-261 32637 English Literature to 1800 Fill out form ENGL-261 32636 English Literature to 1800 Fill out form ENGL-262 32641 English Literature since 1800 Fill out form ENGL-262 32640 English Literature since 1800 Fill out form ENGL-263 32647 American Literature Fill out form ENGL-263 32645 American Literature Fill out form ENGL-263 32646 American Literature Fill out form ENGL-270 32651 Studying Narrative Fill out form ENGL-270 32653 Studying Narrative Fill out form ENGL-270 32650 Studying Narrative Fill out form ENGL-280 32652 Introduction to Narrative Medicine Fill out form ENGL-290 32655 Cultural Studies: Theories and Methods Fill out form ENGL-296 32654 Introduction to Dramatic Literature Fill out form ENGL-297 32661 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-297 32660 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-297 32662 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-297 32659 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-297 32657 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-297 32656 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-297 32658 Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction Fill out form ENGL-299 32670 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-299 32671 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-299 32675 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-299 32673 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-299 32672 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-299 32676 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-299 32674 Introduction to the Genre of Poetry Fill out form ENGL-300 32677 The Art and Craft of the Essay Fill out form ENGL-302 32680 Writing Narrative Fill out form ENGL-302 32681 Writing Narrative Fill out form ENGL-303 32686 Introduction to Fiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-303 32684 Introduction to Fiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-303 32685 Introduction to Fiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-304 32691 Introduction to Poetry Writing Fill out form ENGL-304 32688 Introduction to Poetry Writing Fill out form ENGL-304 32689 Introduction to Poetry Writing Fill out form ENGL-325 32698 Pre-Modern Wonders: Magic, Monsters and Marvels Fill out form ENGL-325 32735 Pre-Modern Wonders: Magic, Monsters and Marvels Fill out form ENGL-343 32703 Images of Women in Contemporary Culture Fill out form ENGL-344 32692 Sexual/Textual Diversity Fill out form ENGL-350 32704 Literature of California Fill out form ENGL-350 32706 Literature of California Fill out form ENGL-350 32705 Literature of California Fill out form ENGL-352 32707 Bookpacking Fill out form ENGL-360 32690 Modern Poetry Fill out form ENGL-361 32710 Contemporary Prose Fill out form ENGL-362 32712 Contemporary Poetry Fill out form ENGL-362 32711 Contemporary Poetry Fill out form ENGL-363 32713 Contemporary Drama Fill out form ENGL-364 32714 The Modern Novel Fill out form ENGL-371 32715 Literary Genres and Film Fill out form ENGL-372 32716 Literature and Related Arts Fill out form ENGL-373 32717 Literature and Society Fill out form ENGL-375 32720 Science Fiction Fill out form ENGL-376 32721 Comics and Graphic Novels Fill out form ENGL-392 32725 Visual and Popular Culture Fill out form ENGL-403 32729 Creative Nonfiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-405 32732 Fiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-405 32734 Fiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-406 32733 Poetry Writing Fill out form ENGL-407 32736 Advanced Fiction Writing Fill out form ENGL-408 32738 Advanced Poetry Writing Fill out form ENGL-420 32740 English Literature of the Middle Ages (1100-1500) Fill out form ENGL-423 32743 English Literature of the 18th Century (1660-1780) Fill out form ENGL-424 32744 English Literature of the Romantic Age (1800-1832) Fill out form ENGL-430 32730 Shakespeare Fill out form ENGL-441 32749 American Literature, 1865 to 1920 Fill out form ENGL-442 32745 American Literature, 1920 to the Present Fill out form ENGL-444 32751 Native American Literature Fill out form ENGL-445 32747 The Literatures of America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Fill out form ENGL-446 32789 Contemporary African American Literature Fill out form ENGL-447 32754 African-American Narrative Fill out form ENGL-451 32799 Black British Literature Fill out form ENGL-461 32753 English Drama to 1800 Fill out form ENGL-466 32756 The 19th Century English Novel Fill out form ENGL-490 32758 Directed Research Fill out form ENGL-491 32761 Senior Seminar in Literary Studies Fill out form ENGL-491 32760 Senior Seminar in Literary Studies Fill out form ENGL-491 32759 Senior Seminar in Literary Studies Fill out form ENGL-492 32763 Narrative Studies Capstone Seminar Fill out form ENGL-492 32765 Narrative Studies Capstone Seminar Fill out form ENGL-492 32764 Narrative Studies Capstone Seminar Fill out form ENGL-496 32769 Senior Honors Thesis Fill out form ENGL-499 32780 Special Topics Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions FREN-120 34210 French I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. FREN-120 34204 French I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. FREN-120 34202 French I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. FREN-150 34305 French II Maymester in Dijon, France–see Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. FREN-220 34247 French III Maymester in Dijon, France–see Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. FREN-220 34248 French III Maymester in Dijon, France–see Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. FREN-250 34307 French IV Maymester in Dijon, France–see Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. FREN-300 34308 French Grammar and Composition Maymester in Dijon, France–see Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. FREN-490 34300 Directed Research Fill out form FREN-503 34328 Modernities Fill out form FREN-590 34350 Directed Research Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions SWMS-311 34923 Gender and Sexuality Studies: Internship Fill out form SWMS-338 34936 The Undisciplined Mother Fill out form SWMS-348 34937 Women, Gender and Sexuality in Hip Hop Fill out form SWMS-355 34935 Transgender Studies Fill out form SWMS-490 34967 Directed Research Fill out form SWMS-492 34968 Gender and Sexuality Studies: Honors Thesis Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions GERM-101 36006 German I Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions ITAL-120 34402 Italian I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. ITAL-120 34404 Italian I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. ITAL-120 34403 Italian I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. ITAL-120 34405 Italian I Fill out form. Additonal instructor approval required if adding after Week 1. ITAL-490 34475 Directed Research Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions PHIL-490 49595 Directed Research Fill out form PHIL-490 49593 Directed Research Fill out form PHIL-490 49594 Directed Research Fill out form PHIL-490 49596 Directed Research Fill out form PHIL-494 49598 Senior Thesis Fill out form PHIL-494 49597 Senior Thesis Fill out form PHIL-494 49599 Senior Thesis Fill out form PHIL-495 49600 Honors Capstone Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions PORT-250 62387 Visions of Brazil This Maymester course is taught in Brazil. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. -
Course Section Title Instructions REL-490 60151 Directed Research Fill out form REL-490 60150 Directed Research Fill out form REL-491 60155 Undergraduate Honors Research Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions RUSS-120 60204 Beginning Russian I Fill out form -
Course Section Title Instructions SLL-490 60238 Directed Research Email slavic@dornsife.usc.edu. Request will be forwarded to faculty for review. -
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Course Section Title Instructions PORT-175 62377 Accelerated Portuguese I Request d-clearance and prereq waiver here PORT-250 62387 Visions of Brazil This Maymester course is taught in Brazil. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. -
Course Section Title Instructions WRIT-320 64995 Experiential Learning Please allow 90 minutes of travel time before and after the listed course time. This course is being offered in conjunction with the USC Dornsife Prison Education Project. This class aims to create opportunities for USC and students in-custody to learn from each other in a rigorous and collaborative environment. This course will focus on autobiography, and each week, students will be tasked with drafting a new chapter of their life stories. We will try to understand ourselves and our society through reading, writing, with an emphasis on writing as a process. Work between USC and students in-custody will be exchanged via electronic correspondence or in person, dependent upon the facility. For D-clearance please email Professor DeDominic at dedomini@usc.edu. WRIT-340 65044 WRIT-340: Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement Only available to students on the DC campus WRIT-340 65301 WRIT-340: Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement Only available to students on the Washington, DC campus WRIT-340 65340 Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement WRIT 340 for Editors, Writers, and Publishers, is designed for students who are interested in pursuing or learning about a career in professional writing and/or publishing. Students will gain firsthand experience of editorial work as well as produce critical writing representative of the supplemental work professional writers fiction, poetry, and nonfiction writers create to complement longer projects. This class is open to students of all majors. No prior knowledge of publishing required. For D-clearance, fill out this form. WRIT-340 65185 Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement For a D-Clearance application or more information, email Professor Mark Marino at mcmarino@usc.edu. Students should apply to only one of the Writing in the Community sections. WRIT-340 66761 Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement Enrollment is limited to Business/Cinematic Arts (BCA) students. Please contact Prof. Janna Wong-Healy for D-clearance at jannawon@marshall.usc.edu. WRIT-340 65370 Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement For a D-Clearance application or more information, email Professor Scott Smith at scottsmi@usc.edu Students should apply to only one Visual and Performing Arts section. WRIT-340 65302 Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement For a D-Clearance application or more information, email Professor Dave Tomkins at dtomkins@usc.edu. Students should apply to only one Visual and Performing Arts section. WRIT-340 66783 Advanced Writing and Critical Engagement Enrollment is limited to Business/Cinematic Arts (BCA) students. Please contact Prof. Janna Wong-Healy for d-clearance at jannawon@marshall.usc.edu. WRIT-380 65487 Writing in Global Contexts This Maymester course is taught in Northern Italy. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. WRIT-380 65485 Writing in Global Contexts This Maymester course is taught in London. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. WRIT-380 65486 Writing in Global Contexts This Maymester course is taught in Sydney, Australia. Please visit the Dornsife Faculty Led Programs (FLP) website for more information. WRIT-440 65500 Writing in Practical Contexts For information on this course, please email Professor Antonio Elefano at elefano@usc.edu . Please note that students must have completed (or currently be enrolled in) either WRIT 340 or CORE 112 as a prerequisite for this course. This course examines how being humorous allows authors and comics to tackle subjects in their work that might otherwise seem taboo, and how this freedom provides a unique opportunity for social commentary and critique. One particular emphasis is understanding how comedic authors balance the need to entertain an audience with their efforts to provide insight on controversial issues. Throughout the semester students will explore aspects of writing and argumentation by analyzing a range of comedic texts, and will have the opportunity to produce original work in a variety of comedic genres (rants; scripts; stand-up routines; sketches; etc.).
Life Sciences
Note: For Environmental Studies courses, please find the D-Clearance processes in the Social Sciences section of this webpage.
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Course Section Title Instructions BISC-108 13108 Special Laboratory I Request approval from lab manager Brett Spatola: spatola@usc.edu BISC-109 13109 Special Laboratory II Request approval from lab manager Brett Spatola: spatola@usc.edu BISC-221 13013 Advanced General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Contact Dornsife First-Year Advising: fya@dornsife.usc.edu BISC-290 13016 Introduction to Biological Research BISC 290 Application Link BISC-300 Any Lab Microbiology The course is currently under open enrollment, but once the lab is placed on D-clearance, please follow this BISC 300 Waitlist Link BISC-364 13365 Advanced Techniques in Field Mammalogy 2027 Maymester FLP Application Link BISC-423 13423 Epilepsy to Ecstasy: Biological Basis of Neurological Disord Request approval from instructor Michael Quick: mquick@usc.edu BISC-431 13431 Aquatic Microbiology 2027 Maymester FLP Application Link BISC-457 13457 Methods in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 2027 Maymester FLP Application Link BISC-461 13464 Seminar in Molecular and Computational Biology Request approval from instructors Xiaojiang Chen (xiaojiac@usc.edu) & Myron Goodman (mgoodman@usc.edu), then forward approval to Zoe Lo (zhaolo@usc.edu) BISC-490 13490 Directed Research BISC 490 Application Link BISC-491 13491 Practical Aquaculture Request approval from instructors Andrew Gracey (gracey@usc.edu) & Sergey Nuzhdin (snuzhdin@usc.edu), then forward approval to Zoe Lo (zhaolo@usc.edu). BISC-493 13493 Honors Seminar BISC UG D-clearance form BISC-494 13494 Honors Thesis BISC UG D-clearance form -
Course Section Title Instructions CGSC-490 52652 Directed Research Request approval from instructor Toby Mintz: tmintz@usc.edu CGSC-498 52660 Honors Thesis Request approval from instructor Toby Mintz: tmintz@usc.edu -
Course Section Title Instructions HBIO-120 38409 Introduction to Human and Evolutionary Biology HBIO D-Clearance Form HBIO-301 38434 Human Anatomy HBIO D-Clearance Form HBIO-301 38432 Human Anatomy HBIO D-Clearance Form HBIO-320 38451 Muscle Physiology HBIO D-clearance form HBIO-370 38457 Genetics and Disease HBIO D-clearance form HBIO-407 38474 Endocrinology and Metabolism HBIO D-clearance form HBIO-409 38486 Metabolic Diseases HBIO D-clearance form HBIO-420 38488 Applied Human Physiology HBIO D-clearance form HBIO-435 38494 Neurobiology of Feeding Behavior and Obesity HBIO D-clearance form HBIO-491 38507 Laboratory Experience in Kinesiology HBIO D-clearance form -
Course Section Title Instructions NEUR-490 47600 Directed Research NEUR 490 Application Link NEUR-493 47643 Neuroscience Honors Seminar Request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu NEUR-493 47645 Neuroscience Honors Seminar Request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu NEUR-494 47644 Honors Thesis Request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu NEUR-494 47646 Honors Thesis Request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu -
Course Section Title Instructions PSYC-290 52483 Supervised Research in Psychology PSYC 290 Application Link PSYC-380 52585 Junior Honors Seminar PSYC Honors Application Link PSYC-470 52591 Health and Mental Health Research in Mauritius 2027 Maymester FLP Application Link PSYC-490 52651 Directed Research PSYC 490 Application Link -
Course Section Title Instructions QBIO-105 12950 Introduction to Quantitative Biology Seminar QBIO students request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu
Non-QBIO students request approval from Director Peter Calabrese: petercal@usc.eduQBIO-310 12955 Statistical Thinking for Quantitative Biology QBIO students request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu
Non-QBIO students request approval from Director Peter Calabrese: petercal@usc.eduQBIO-490 12990 Directed Research Request approval from Director Peter Calabrese: petercal@usc.edu QBIO-490 12988 Directed Research QBIO students request approval from program specialist Zoe Lo: zhaolo@usc.edu
Non-QBIO students request approval from Director Peter Calabrese: petercal@usc.eduQBIO-494 12994 Quantitative Biology Honors Thesis Request approval to be admitted to QBIO Honors from Director Peter Calabrese: petercal@usc.edu
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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For the course below, please fill out this form to get on the waitlist for the lab section.
Prefix Course Section Title CHEM 105A Any Lab General Chemistry CHEM 105B Any Lab General Chemistry Please email coord105@usc.edu for the Lecture sections of the courses below:
Prefix Course Section Title CHEM 105A Any Lecture General Chemistry CHEM 105B Any Lecture General Chemistry CHEM 108 Any Lecture General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors: Kinetics and Equilib CHEM 115B Any Lecture Advanced General Chemistry For the course below, please fill out this form to get on the waitlist for the lab section.
Prefix Course Section Title CHEM 322A Any Lab Organic Chemistry CHEM 322B Any Lab Organic Chemistry CHEM 325B Any Lab Organic Chemistry -
Please fill out this form to request D-clearance for all courses with the GEOL prefix.
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Please fill out this form to request D-clearance for all course sections with the MATH prefix.
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Please fill out this form to request D-Clearance for all courses with the PHYS and ASTR prefix.