*** Setup your USC University Services Accounts: Choose 'Aiken' or 'USC Aiken' for any settings or links which offer multiple campuses as options.Choose a 'Preferred Email Address' ending in if prompted.USC Aiken students, faculty, staff or affiliates, should keep the following in mind: Need Further Assistance/Reclaim Account.Other administrative sites and those containing PII or FERPA data (faculty/staff only)Īccount Management Menu provides a single interface of options needed to setup and manage these accounts. The menu offers these options:.HR/Payroll (faculty/staff/student workers only).These accounts are used to access services like: Network Username (sometimes referred to as Enterprise ID or Blackboard ID).If you try to set accounts up out of order or skip setting up an account, you'll run into problems.Īccounts used to access USC university services are assigned by USC Columbia University Technology Services (UTS) and include:

Each account builds on the one set up before it.

Mobile Phone (used for multifactor authentication - don't have a phone? you'll have another option)Īvoid account problems your first day on campus.Ĭomplete all steps below in the order presented.

Personal Email Account (used to receive and confirm account verification codes).

You'll also need access to your personal email account and your mobile phone:

Last 4-digits of SSN or USC ID (faculty/staff/affiliates only).

VIP ID (students only) (this is included in your acceptance information).

You need three pieces of information and access to phone/email.īefore starting account setup, make sure you know this information: We're open Monday through Friday all year. On campus? Stop by the Help Desk for a walk-in appointment anytime. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Not on campus? Give us a call phone (80) or send an email ( This email address is being protected from spambots. If you run into any problems setting your accounts up, contact the USC Aiken Help Desk and we'll walk you through the rest of the process step-by-step. Five accounts may sound like a lot, but you'll only use one or two on a typical day.Īssuming you have all required information available when setting up accounts, setup of all five accounts takes less than 10-minutes. Between the two groups you'll have five accounts. USC Aiken students, faculty, staff and affiliates have two groups of accounts: USC University Services Accounts and USC Aiken Campus Accounts.

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