Office of Academic Records and Registrar

Office of Academic Records and Registrar

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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Annual Security & Fire Safety Prospective Student Notification 2023:

The University of Southern California’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (ASR) for the past three years are available online at: https://dps.usc.edu/alerts/annual-report/. 

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includesClery Act crime and fire statistics for the preceding three years for locations ownedand or controlled by USC, the required policy disclosure statements and other important safety related information.A paper copy of the ASR is available on request made to Department of Public Safety Records by calling (213) 740-6000,by email to DPSRecords@dps.usc.edu or in person at DPS at 3667 South McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90089.