Advisement Registration Bill Processing Fall Orientation July 2010

The Process 1.Advisement ndex.dot Review Class Schedule (on–line) Prepare Tentative Schedule Making appointment with advisor Participating in Advisement Having Advisement Hold removed 2.Registration or ds/index.dot Accessing PIN Computer Registration Reviewing Class Schedule 3. Bill Processing processing.dothttp://web.usca.edu/finance/bill- processing.dot Reviewing bill Processing bill Direct Deposit (overage) 4. Additional items ID Cards Parking Decal /Passwords/ Accounts Holds Writing Portfolio Pacer Print

Academic Advisement Advisor Assignment Advisement Appointment Math Placement Exam USCA Bulletin

Good Lists & Bad Lists President’s List Dean’s List Probation List Suspension List

Preparation Registrars Home Page: Review Schedule of classes Pay special attention to courses with labs Select alternate courses Fall Registration Guide Step by Step Registration Process Session Deadlines (drop/add) Fall Refund Table Academic Calendar

Schedule of Classes Class Schedules are found on-line on the Registrars Home Page Department Acronym page: ( Schedule Codes; Course Title; Section; Time) Click specific Course: (Professor; Seat Availability) Go…..

Advisement Form/Hold Participate in the course selection process with your advisor White copy is for your records Yellow copy remains with your advisor Pink copy to Penland 108 (Academic Success Center) or B&E 238 (to remove advisement hold)

Registration Methods and locations……. Faculty Desktop Registration –(Faculty/Staff offices) VIP ( Visual Information Processing) –(B&E 238; Penland 109; any computer) Walk In/Special Issues (O ver-rides/ Pass/Fail-Transient-Course limits- Independent Studies-Special Permission courses) - (Registrar’s Office : Penland 109)

VIP Registration Registration Instructions on line Go to a computer in B&E 238 Find USCA Home page ( ( Go to VIP (top of home page) Login and begin PIN

PIN (Personal Identification Number) Each student has a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN). PINs are required to logon to VIP to access grades, registration, appointment times, and fee payment. All new students will have a provisional PIN assigned. This provisional PIN is a randomly generated four-digit number and needs to be claimed by the student. The provisional PIN can be claimed by the student by providing a positive method of identification.

Set your PIN (0n-line process) Go to USCA Home Page Go to VIP Login (click top of Home page) Go to New Student User (on right side of VIP Login Screen – under Login Help) Click New Student User (takes you to “SET YOUR PIN” page)

Set Your PIN After you successfully complete this online process, you will receive the provisional PIN at the address provided on your application for admission or your USCA address. (Problems?) If you can not obtain your PIN after completing this process, individuals in the Registrars (Records) Office will be available to assist you in the Registration Center in B&E 238 or their office in the Penland Building 109.

VIP (Visual Information Processing) Register for classes Retrieve grades or unofficial transcript View & print current schedule, exam schedule or bill Review fees and financial aid Obtain registration appointment times Update your address Change your PIN Invoke privacy indicator

VIP DEMONSTRATION

Bill Processing processing.dothttp://web.usca.edu/finance/bill- processing.dot Everyone (even if you owe no money) must process their bill Check your bill carefully Process your bill (on-line or in Penland 114) by August 16 th or CLASSES will be CANCELLED Do not process your bill until tuition & fees are visible on your bill.

Method of Payment Through VIP –Debit and Credit Cards MasterCard; Discover; American Express (convenience fee charges) In Person (Penland 114) –Cash –Check –Tuition and fee payment plan By Mail –You can process your bill by mail. Send check with bill to USCA Business Services, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, S.C

Other important details ID’s (University Police Pacer Downs -New) Parking Decal Policy; Usernames; Passwords Direct Deposit required for overage checks Holds: International; Immunization; fees or fines Transcript Evaluations Writing Portfolio Pacer Print Bookstore (Pacer Shoppe)

USCA Account Once accepted as a student at USCA, you are assigned an account. Your account will be the primary method used by faculty and staff to communicate with you. So it is very important that you start using your USCA account immediately. Once established, your is easily accessible from the USCA home page Go to CSD Helpdesk on-line desk/index.dot (New Students) desk/index.dot

Key Points The most important thing to remember is that you will almost always be using your USCA username. Most students only use their USC network usernames to log on to Blackboard and nothing else! Your USCA professors and administrative offices communicate with you via your USCA address, so you must check this account! If your address doesn’t end then you are not using the correct address. Visit the Help Desk if you have questions about this!

Pacer Print Part of your technology fee allows all students to have 100 single-sided or 200 printed pages if you use the double sided feature each Fall/Spring semester Carolina Cash When you have used your 100 page allotment you will have to add money to your ID card (Carolina card) in the form of Carolina Cash. –You may add funds to the Pacer Print on line (VIP) with a credit/debit card only. To add funds with cash or checks students must go to the Business Services office – Penland 114. add funds to the Pacer print on line ( VIP) with a credit/ debit card only. To add funds with cash or checks students must come to our office.

Your USCA ID card Smile, you have made it; have your ID made at University Police Office, located at Pacer Downs. Uses of your ID Identification / Access to buildings / Meal Plans/ Pacer Print -CAROLINA CASH /(also called CAROLINA CARD) Future uses of your ID: Vending machines, meals, bookstore purchases

Bookstore (Pacer Shoppe) for books and supplies Bookstore is located in the Student Activities Center (SAC)

Need Additional Information???? Marshall Davis (Director of Academic Advisement) –Penland 108 C Randy Duckett (Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services) –Penland 101 E