<p>As an SCA major, you will meet with an advisor in your department each semester before you register for classes (same at Orientation this summer). For many if not all of the upper division film classes, you will receive a D-clearance (which means the department is granting you access to register for this class). One reason they do this is to make sure those in the major or declared minor get into all classes necessary, so they won’t risk graduation delays. When you’ve got those D-clearances, it doesn’t make too much difference when you officially register. The spots are saved for you. This is also true (D-clearance needed) for TO classes. I’m wondering if it may also be true in other majors, but don’t know for sure.</p>
<p>An earlier registration time may help a bit if you’re set on taking one particular GE requirement at a certain time with a certain professor, but why worry about such a thing now?? You can always take that course the next semester, or instead, there are dozens of other classes that will fill the bill. The benefit of a slightly earlier reg time has struck me as a very very slight advantage. If you intend to spend 4 years at USC anyway, those units won’t even be used, so why worry?</p>