Request for Exception to Residence
Exceptions to the fall and spring enrollment policy and approval to take specific courses out of residence. In rare circumstances, such exceptions may be granted in advance by the student’s major department and dean. Typically, all course work taken in the fall and spring semesters must be taken at USC. Only transfer course work that […]
Repeated/Repetitious Courses
Courses that may be repeated for credit, as opposed to those that can be taken only once for degree credit. Courses that can be repeated for credit are listed in the catalogue with the maximum allowable units in parentheses after the course title. Courses in which unsatisfactory grades were earned can sometimes be repeated. The […]
Registration
The Registration department is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of all student enrollments, monitoring the Web Registration enrollment process, scheduling additional classes or class changes once the schedule has been finalized, processing all cancellation of enrollment requests, assigning session numbers and scheduling classes for all off-campus Special Programs offerings, and distributing important calendar dates […]
Refund of Tuition
Tuition and fees are refundable only if courses are officially dropped before the refund deadline. A course’s refund deadline is session specific. Students may drop courses through Web Registration or through the Registrar One-Stop Center. It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from any class they are not attending, including but not limited to: […]
Undergraduate Readmission
A petition for an undergraduate student’s readmission to the university after academic disqualification. The student must initiate the petition through the Academic Review and Retention Office. The student must resolve all grade issues (IN, MG, etc.) before submitting a readmission petition and complete a minimum of 12 or more approved units with a 3.0 GPA […]
Petitions (Registration-Related)
Requests for exceptions to published registration procedures and enrollment deadlines. Such requests are generated in the Petition Services Unit in the Registrar One-Stop Center (located in the JHH lobby) and reviewed by the university registrar. Requests denied by the registrar are referred to a faculty panel for review. Any request to change the official registration […]
Petitions (Department-Initiated)
Requests for exception to specific degree requirements are generated in schools and departments. Most requests will be forwarded by the advisor to CAPP, through the Petition Services Unit in the Registrar One-Stop Center located in the JHH lobby. Some exceptions are made by the dean of the school and are recorded in the student exception […]
Petitions (Articulation)
See Articulation Petition.
Permit to Register
The permit to register, also known as a registration appointment, gives students access to use the Web Registration portal to register for courses. Registration appointments are assigned based on the number of units a student has completed and priority status. If you are a newly admitted student, you will register during your orientation event. Students […]
Pass/No Pass Registration
Enrollment option in a course for which a student will not receive a standard letter grade. To enroll in a course with the Pass/No Pass grade option, or to change a course to P/NP, students may use the Web Registration portal. In rare circumstances, the change may need to be made manually through the Registrar […]