{"id":7572,"date":"2026-03-27T18:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/?page_id=7572"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:07:20","slug":"d-clearance-for-undergraduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/d-clearance-for-undergraduates\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Clearance for Undergraduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">All undergraduate D-clearance requests must be submitted through the English department\u2019s official D-clearance request form. Requests sent by email will not be processed.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><b>ENGL D-Clearance Form:\u00a0<a id=\"OWA3872e349-1ccc-d56d-7579-767fe10766c2\" title=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nyjEhvVQPUwXG7Nw6\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nyjEhvVQPUwXG7Nw6\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/nyjEhvVQPUwXG7Nw6<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Important reminders for students:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Submission of the form does not guarantee enrollment<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Requests must be submitted prior to the University add\/drop deadline<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 If faculty approval is required (e.g., Directed Research), written approval must be attached to the form<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Incomplete requests will not be processed<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Processing time is typically 3\u20134 business days.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>General Education (GE) and GESM courses:\u00a0 Note that some sections are administered centrally during the early registration period and are intended for first-year students (0\u201332 units). <b>Please do not submit a D-clearance request to the English Department for GESM sections.<\/b>\u00a0If you receive a WebReg restriction or have questions about GESM registration, please consult the GE Registration Information page for current guidance and seat release schedules:<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ge\/registration\/\">\u00a0https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ge\/registration\/<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7572","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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