Welcome to USC Aiken! To get started with campus technology, be sure to set up your accounts. You may also view topics of interest to new students, such as recommended computer specifications (under What to Bring to Campus) and troubleshooting information.
More information for students (such as how to register for classes and reset your passwords) can be found on the Current Students page.
DON'T FORGET TO SETUP YOUR PACER ACCOUNT!
Your PACER ACCOUNT is separate from the other accounts you may have already setup. You should set this up immediately.
Not setting up your Pacer Account may cause you to miss important information from the campus and will delay everything you're doing during Orientation. It is needed for access to your @usca.edu email account, campus computers, campus wifi and other USC Aiken resources.
USC Aiken students, faculty, staff and affiliates have two groups of accounts: USC University Services Accounts and USC Aiken Campus Accounts. Between the two groups you'll have five accounts. Five accounts may sound like a lot, but you'll only use one or two on a typical day.
Setup is fairly simple.
Assuming you have all required information available when setting up accounts, setup of all five accounts takes less than 10-minutes.
We're here to help with any problems.
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. Not on campus? Give us a call phone (803-641-3391) or send an email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). On campus? Stop by the Help Desk for a walk-in appointment anytime. We're open Monday through Friday all year.
You need three pieces of information and access to phone/email.
Before starting account setup, make sure you know this information:
You'll also need access to your personal email account and your mobile phone:
Avoid account problems your first day on campus.
Complete all steps below in the order presented. Each account builds on the one set up before it. If you try to set accounts up out of order or skip setting up an account, you'll run into problems.
Accounts used to access USC university services are assigned by USC Columbia University Technology Services (UTS) and include:
Account Management Menu provides a single interface of options needed to setup and manage these accounts. The menu offers these options:
USC Aiken students, faculty, staff or affiliates, should keep the following in mind:
To setup or manage your USC Services Accounts, go here: https://myaccount.sc.edu and click Account Claiming.
USC Aiken campus accounts are created by your USC Aiken Computer Services Division (CSD)/Help Desk team and include:
Campus accounts allow access to these systems and services:
Setting up USC Aiken campus accounts is a simple two-step process:
Those two steps are detailed below.
All USC Aiken students, faculty, staff and affiliates are assigned a Pacer Account.
To set a new password for your account, use the appropriate information listed below and go to: http://reset.usca.edu
All Student accounts and Faculty/Staff/Affiliate accounts created after March 31st 2019:
Faculty, Staff and Affiliate accounts created before April 1st, 2019:
Office 365 includes web access to your @usca.edu email. This is where you'll also find Office web apps, Office 2016 Pro downloads, 1TB OneDrive for Business storage, and more.
To sign into Office 365, use your email address and password as explained below, and go to: https://office.com
IMPORTANT: Before setting up your @usca.edu email account on a mobile device, or in any other email client, first complete setup by signing into Office 365 and clicking the Outlook icon.
For more information on your @usca.edu email account and your Office 365 benefits, please visit the Office 354 page.
Most systems managed by the USC-Columbia campus are protected by Multifactor Authentication (MFA) using the DUO Security system. The primary system protected by MFA is Self-Service Carolina (SSC). SSC is used for many of your basic administrative needs as a student: class registration, housing, financial aid, etc. You will need to complete MFA setup to have access to these areas.
To set up MFA, please visit our Multifactor Authentication page.
Accounts used to access USC university services are assigned by USC Columbia University Technology Services (UTS) and include:
Account Management Menu provides a single interface of options needed to setup and manage these accounts. The menu offers these options:
USC Aiken campus accounts are created by your USC Aiken Computer Services Division (CSD)/Help Desk team and include:
Campus accounts allow access to these systems and services:
Setting up USC Aiken campus accounts is a simple two-step process:
Those two steps are detailed below.
1). Set a New Password for Your Pacer Account
All USC Aiken students, faculty, staff and affiliates are assigned a Pacer Account.
To set a new password for your account, use the appropriate information listed below and go to: http://reset.usca.edu
All Student accounts and Faculty/Staff/Affiliate accounts created after March 31st 2019:
Faculty, Staff and Affiliate accounts created before April 1st, 2019:
2). Sign into Office 365
Office 365 includes web access to your @usca.edu email. This is where you'll also find Office web apps, Office 2016 Pro downloads, 1TB OneDrive for Business storage, and more.
To sign into Office 365, use your email address and password as explained below, and go to: https://office.com
IMPORTANT: Before setting up your @usca.edu email account on a mobile device, or in any other email client, first complete setup by signing into Office 365 and clicking the Outlook icon.
To setup or manage your USC Services Accounts, go here: https://myaccount.sc.edu and click Account Claiming.
USC Aiken students, faculty, staff or affiliates, should keep the following in mind:
FAQ : https://scprod.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0011173
You need three pieces of information and access to phone/email.
Before starting account setup, make sure you know this information:
You'll also need access to your personal email account and your mobile phone:
Assuming you have all required information available when setting up accounts, setup of all five accounts takes less than 10-minutes.