{"id":4946,"date":"2026-03-27T17:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phil\/?page_id=4946"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:19:00","slug":"d-clearance-for-undergraduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phil\/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>All undergraduate D-clearance requests must be submitted through the official department form. Requests sent by email will not be processed.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL D-Clearance Form:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/YNzF2QnS8muKnZbG6\"> https:\/\/forms.gle\/YNzF2QnS8muKnZbG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Important reminders<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>\u2022 Submission of a form does not guarantee enrollment.<br \/>\n\u2022 Requests must be submitted prior to the University add\/drop deadline.<br \/>\n\u2022 If faculty approval is required (e.g., Directed Research), written approval must be attached.<br \/>\n\u2022 Incomplete requests will not be processed.<br \/>\n<b>Processing time is typically 3 business days.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>General Education (GE) \/ GESM courses:\u00a0 <\/b>GESM sections are administered centrally and are intended for first-year students (0\u201332 units). <b>Please do not submit a D-clearance request to the Philosophy department for GESM sections.<\/b> If 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\/\"> https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ge\/registration\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":664,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4946","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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