REGISTRATION AND ADVISEMENT PROCEDURE
Step 1: Check your appointment time on OASIs and contact the Graduate Student Advisor for D-clearance & mandatory advisement.
Step 2: For your D-Clearance request, you must include the following information:
- USC 10-digit ID
- Course # (ie. BME 513)
- Graduate Program (ie. MS BME, MDDE)
- On-Campus or Distance
You can send your request via e-mail or drop by the office to submit your completed form.
Note 1 Schedule a meeting with the Graduate Student Advisor if you are unclear about your course plan.
Note 2 D-Clearance for non-BME department courses must be obtained from the department offering your chosen course.
Note 3 Elective courses that are not on the BME list of approved technical electives for your program
require a petition. Degree applicability of technical electives must always be approved by the Department Chair.
Registration process for ISE courses
Follow INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE D-CLEARANCE REQUEST SYSTEM:
- To access the D-clearance Request System, please visit:https://vsoeapp1.vsoe.usc.edu/dclearanceise/
- First time users must registerto get a password. Enter your 10-digit student ID# and USC email. A password will be mailed to your USC email account.
- All students are allowed to request a maximum of only 3 d-clearances. D-clearances will be granted based priority of major and space availability.
- You can check your estimated position number by selecting “requests” and then selecting “more info” for the course you requested. The position number is an estimated number of where you are on the list of requests.
- You may enter notes for your advisor, if you have a special request or need to explain when and how you satisfied a prerequisite.
- If you are granted D-clearance, you will receive an email confirmation. D-clearance will be valid for five days only.
- We will only issue D-clearance through the D-clearance system. We will not accept any requests through emails, phone calls or in person.
IMPORTANT INFORMATON:
1) MDDE students may take two ISE courses per semester if:
EX. If you are an MDDE student following the REGULATORY track but would like to take ISE 515 as a technical elective, you will not be allowed to take both during the same semester. However, if you are an MDDE student following the PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT track, you may take ISE 515 and ISE 545 during the same semester.
2) ISE ADVISORS are able to look up your PROGRAM/TRACK and confirm with me, so please DO NOT claim to be in these tracks or another program (e.g. Product Development Engineering). Making false claims may result in the revocation your priority status in requesting ISE courses.