Advisement and Registration Instructions

Each semester all students at the Arnold School of Public Health need to be advised prior to registering for classes. In addition to meeting with your academic advisor, each student must complete an advisement form. This form must be signed by the student, the advisor, and then taken to the Office of Student and Alumni Services (OSAS) so that advisement registration holds may be lifted. Please place the form (all copies if carbon copy) in the drop off box on the wall in HESC Room 112. Please pay close attention to the directions listed on the drop-off box. We will process your form and place your copy in the pick up box the next business day. The forms are in alphabetical order by student’s last name.

All classes and sections have a six-digit schedule code. You will need to reference this code when you register. A list of courses offered and the corresponding schedule codes are available at the Registrar’s web page at http://registrar.sc.edu. If you have difficulty locating a code you may list the class and instructor’s name on your advisement form and our office will give you the schedule code.

Registration Instructions:

To register for classes, log on to the “Visual Information Processing (VIP)” website at https://vip.sc.edu/, or link to VIP from the USC home page at www.sc.edu.
Then follow the instructions below:

• Click “Login” from the menu on the left side of the page
• “Step 1” asks you for your “USC Identification Number”. You should enter your social security number (or 999 number if you are an international student) into this field.
• “Step 2” asks for your “Student Pin Number”. Initially, your PIN should be the numeric representation of your month and day of birth. For example, if you were born on April 27, your PIN would be 0427. For your security, you will be required to immediately change your PIN. Be prepared to choose another four-digit PIN that you will be able to recall.
• “Step 3” will lead you through the PIN change process.
• After you change your PIN, you will need to repeat “Step 1” using your new PIN.
• Click on “Academics” from the menu on the left side of the page
• Use the drop down menu for “Course Registration” to choose the semester in which you wish to register; then click “Show Me”
• Scroll down to the drop down menu at the bottom of the page and choose “Add”
• Type in the six-digit schedule code in the “Schedule Code” field and then click “Go” (Please register by typing in the six-digit schedule code instead of the class name if the class has more that one section.)
  
• Continue to type in the schedule codes and click “Go” until you have entered all the courses in which you wish to register.
• When you are finished, click “Go to the Main Menu” at the bottom of the screen
• New students do not have appointment times, but each semester following, students will need to check VIP for a registration appointment time. You may register any time after your appointment time.
• There are several other menu options on VIP. For instance, you may print out your schedule, print your bill and pay fees, check the status or apply financial aid, update your address, check grades, print out exam schedules, apply for housing and parking, and much more.
• Please contact the Registrar’s Office (777-5555) or the Arnold School of Public Health Office of Student and Alumni Services (777-5031) if you have problems or questions regarding registration or VIP. You may also find the VIP Registration Demo helpful.

Remember...you are ELIGIBLE to register by completing this form; however, this does NOT mean that you have been registered.  You must follow the above instructions on how to register.

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DATES

• For Spring 2009, you must register by using VIP by January 12th. Fee payment is due on January 12th (before 5pm). IF YOU DO NOT PAY BY THIS DATE, CLASSES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CANCELLED AND STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO RE-REGISTER FOR ALL CLASSES. A late fee of $5 a day will begin for the Spring term on January 13th. The final day for late registration and fee payment is January 16th. After January 16th, students will have to complete a late registration form (AS-199), obtain all the necessary signatures, and submit the form to the Registrar’s Office in order to be placed on a class roll. Students will not be able to register via VIP after January 16th.
• You may use the computer lab on the 2nd floor (HESC Room 203) to register by VIP.
• You may continue to pay fees via VIP until the payment deadline. In person payment of fees for the Spring 2009 semester will be held in the Carolina Coliseum, Greene Street entrance at the beginning of the semester.