Pre-Engineering (PEGR)

Important Notes: 

• Your current declared major advisor remains your primary point of contact for university-related questions, mandatory advising, and lifting any advising holds on your student account.  

• Please note that being a PEGR student does not guarantee a seat in engineering courses, as departments prioritize their major students first. The PEGR office does not provide students with status updates or estimated timelines regarding when D-clearance requests will be approved. 

D-clearance: D-clearance means “department clearance” and is used on some courses to prioritize which students need to be enrolled in a course. 

• For the upcoming Fall semester, many departments no longer require D-clearance. 
  • Does a course have D-clearance?  
    • If a course section number ends in “D” (ex: 00000D) then Yes, you must request D-clearance.  
    • If a course section number ends in “R” (ex: 00000R) then No, it does not require D-clearance. 

• How to request D-clearance and prerequisites waivers for Viterbi Pre-Engineering courses? 
  • AME, BME, CHE, ECE *, ISE, MASC courses: 
    • Please submit a D‑clearance request using the form provided: Pre-Engineering D-Clearance Interest Form (Viterbi Courses) - Fall 2026 – Fill out form 
      • Please note that submitting the form does not guarantee a seat in engineering courses, as departments prioritize their major students first. Our office does not provide students with status updates or estimated timelines regarding when D-clearance requests will be approved.  

• • * ECE: In addition to this form, you must also request D-clearance through myViterbi for any ECE courses. When submitting your request, please indicate that you are a PEGR student. The ECE department will review your D-clearance request through myViterbi. 

• • ASTE, CE, CSCI courses: D-clearance is currently not required at this time.  

• How to request D-clearance and prerequisites waivers for non-Viterbi Pre-Engineering courses? 
  • If you want D-clearance for a non-Viterbi course, you must contact the department that offers that course. Department contact information can be found at the top of the Schedule of Classes page for the courses in question.