Academic Petitions

Students are advised to contact their assigned academic advisor or stduentaffairs@cinema.usc.edu to learn more about the petition process.

For information about transfer credit petitions, please contact your assigned academic advisor.

Waivers or substitutions of SCA major requirements are initiated through an internal petition form, which will be reviewed by the chair of the division that offers the class being petitioned, the Assistant Dean of Student Services, and the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs. Supporting documents, such as a syllabus, are mandatory for consideration. To access the form, please contact your assigned academic advisor or email studentaffairs@cinema.usc.edu.

Please note that all core production courses-CTPR 290, 294/295, 310, 480, 484, 486, 507, 508, and 541, 545, and 546-cannot be waived.

To request a waivers or substitution of General Education requirements, including the foreign language requirement, please contact your assigned academic advisor. SCA does not oversee these petitions, but your advisor can direct you to the proper office and provide you with any necessary paperwork.

To initiate a registration-related petition, please contact your assigned academic advisor and visit this page (https://arr.usc.edu/registration-counseling/petition-services/). SCA does not oversee these petitions, but your advisor can direct you to the proper office and provide you with any necessary paperwork.

To take graduate courses for undergraduate credit, please contact your assigned academic advisor.