General Information

The Petition Services Office within Academic Records & Registrar reviews, initiates, and facilitates the process for petitions. There are two types of petitions. Registration-related petitions are related to registration errors and are student-initiated. General petitions relate to exceptions to academic policies and are initiated within academic units; these are not forwarded to Petition Services until the academic department has finished all paperwork and gotten all required endorsements and supporting documentation.

Registration-related Petitions (initiated by students) include:

• Late Add (or Re-Add)
• Deletion of a Course from the USC Transcript (refund of course tuition and no mark of “W”)
• Late Change of Grading Option
• Late Withdrawal (one course or whole program with or without marks of “W”)
• Late change of unit value (in a variable unit course)

General Petitions (initiated in Academic Units) include:

• Counting excessive units in a course with a unit maximum toward the degree
• Repeating a course for grade point credit
• Counting a course as non-repetitious for subject, unit and grade point credit
• Extending time for removal of an Incomplete

Submitting a Petition Inquiry

For instructions on how to submit a petition inquiry, please refer to our askUSC knowledge base article: “How do I initiate a registration petition?”

Note: Current USC students must use their official university email address (username@usc.edu) for all official university communications. Please include this e-mail address when using the askUSC “E-Mail Us” page.

Location

Petition Services is located within the lobby of John Hubbard Hall. Students sign into the kiosk, choosing “Registrar” and then “Petitions.” (All supporting documentation must be submitted electronically, however, and Petition Services cannot accept original files or documents.)

Hours: 9am to 5pm; Monday to Friday (excluding USC holidays)
Walk-in Hours: 9am to 4:30pm; Monday to Friday (excluding USC holidays)
Phone: (213) 740-7741
Fax: (213) 821-0249

Have a question?

The askUSC portal will help you find answers to our most commonly asked questions - and even some you may not have thought about. If you have any questions, or wish to email us, we invite you to askUSC.

Note: Current USC students must use their official university email address (username@usc.edu) for all official university communications.