{"id":2783,"date":"2026-03-28T00:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/?page_id=2783"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:17:20","slug":"d-clearance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/d-clearance\/","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>REL &amp; ARCG D-Clearance Form:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/4hJsyY8VqLnJZL8F9\"> https:\/\/forms.gle\/4hJsyY8VqLnJZL8F9<\/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 handled centrally for first-year students (0\u201332 units). <b>Please do not request D-clearance from the Religion Department for GESM sections.<\/b> Please check the GE Registration Information page for up-to-date instructions and seat release dates:<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":757,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2783","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D-Clearance for Undergraduates - School of Religion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to the USC School of Religion. 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