The Writing Program does not use the add/drop form. Professors are not able to add you to their sections.

Sections that the Writing Program does not manage:

Advanced Writing for Business sections: Contact Angie Sabido-Wood at 213-740-0627 or at asabido@marshall.usc.edu.

Advanced Writing Communication for Engineers sections: Contact Suad Aziz at 213-740-3652 or at suadaziz@usc.edu.

Communication & the Public Intellectual; Advanced Writing: Writing in the Community; Advanced Writing for Editors, Writers, and Publishers; Advanced Writing: Moot Court; and Advanced Writing for Visual and Performing Arts: Email the professor asking for D-Clearance. For more information, see the notes for instructions on D-clearance on the USC Schedule of Classes (View More –> Description) or on WebReg (below the section number).

For all other sections, please follow the instructions below for each week:


Writing 340
Week 1: For Arts & Humanities, Economics, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Pre-Law, Social Sciences, Food Studies, and Sustainability sections: Register for a seat as they become available. All Writing 340 sections are capped at 19 seats.
Week 2:

All WRIT 340 sections go on D-clearance during week 2.

If by the start of Week 2, you are graduating this semester, you do not have a Writing 340 section, and you require one, please complete the Waitlist WRIT 340 form here (this form is now closed–please see Week 3). Note: this form is NOT applicable for any Business or Engineering sections.

Please note that the waitlist does not guarantee a seat. If you are granted D-clearance, the Writing Program office will contact you to register and attend the next class meeting.

Notes: You should not begin attending a Writing class unless you are registered for the course.
Week 3:

Given the nature of the writing curriculum and the workshop format of the class, joining a Writing 340 section after the second week of the semester places a student at a severe disadvantage in terms of the goals and requirements of the course. For this reason, requests to add 340 during the third week are usually denied.

On the basis of extraordinary circumstances, a student may initiate an exception request in the relevant administrative office (at the Marshall Center for Management Communication for Business sections, the Viterbi Engineering Writing Program for Engineering sections, and the Dornsife College Writing Program for all other sections); such requests require both administrative and instructor approval. Email writprog@usc.edu with questions.