Registration Instructions Table of Contents
Log In
You may access Web Registration through myUSC using your USC email username and password.
- Your USC email username is the first part of your USC email address, before “@usc.edu”.
- Your password is the same one you use to access your official USC email account.
You may access Web Registration by selecting “Registration” from the “Popular Links” menu at the top of the USC homepage. In the login window that appears:
- Enter your USC ID (your 10-digit student number) in 1234567890 format.
- Enter your PIN. This is initially your date of birth in MMDDYY format. After your first login, the system will prompt you to choose an eight-character, alphanumeric password.
- Click the “Enter” button.
- If the system does not allow you to log in using your USC ID and PIN, send an email request for a PIN reset. In your email please include:
- Your USC ID number.
- A copy of your USC ID, driver’s license or passport.
- A brief statement asking for a PIN reset.
Select a Term
Select the term you wish to access by clicking the appropriate button.
Register for Courses
- Select the link for the department you would like to browse.
- Click the “Add to myCourseBin” button for the section you would like to add.
- Go to the “myCourseBin” tab.
- Click the “Add This Class” button.
- Select a grade option for your courses.*
- Click the “Submit” button to finalize your registration.
Drop Courses
Instructions:
- Go to the “myCourseBin” tab at the top of the page.
- Click the “Unschedule” link next to the course you would like to drop.
- Click the “Drop This Class” button.
- Verify that you are dropping the correct course.
- Click the “Submit” button to finalize your registration.
Additional Information:
If you drop a course within the first 20 percent of the semester, you will not be charged tuition for the course, and the course will not appear on your academic transcript.
If you drop a course after the 20 percent mark but before the 45 percent mark of the session, you will not get a refund, but the course will not appear on your academic transcript with a mark of “W”.
Dropping a course after the 45 percent mark of the session will result in a “W” on your transcript.
No course may be dropped after the 80 percent mark of the semester.
Note: To see the course registration deadlines referenced above, find the session for the course in Web Registration and then check the Session Codes page on the Schedule of Classes.
Change the Grade Option for a Registered Course
Instructions:
- Find the course in myCourseBin.
- Click the “Change My Grade Option” link for the course you would like to change.
- Click the “Register [Drop/Add]” tab on the navigation bar.
- Select the grade option you would like from the dropdown menu next to the course.
- Review the catalogue policies regarding Pass/No Pass and Audit grade options.
- Click the “Submit” button to finalize your registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Visit my.usc.edu and log in with your USC NetID (the part of your USC email address before the @ symbol) and password. If you do not know your email login credentials, please contact IT Support at (213) 740-5555.
- The system should tell you which office to contact. Please call that office and settle the issue with one of the representatives.
- You can still use the system to build your schedule but you will not be allowed to register for classes.
For more information in regards to the hold on your record, you may contact askUSC.
- Click the “Schedule” link next to the course you wish to register.
- Click the “Add This Class” button.
- Click the “Submit” button to finalize your registration.
The askUSC portal will help you find answers to our most commonly asked questions – and even some you may not have thought about. If you have any questions or wish to email us, we invite you to askUSC. You can also contact us at (213) 740-8500.
Undergraduate Students
If you have a legitimate reason to enroll in courses with a time conflict, you must complete the Conflict Form and obtain the signatures of both instructors. The completed form will route to the Registrar One Stop Center for processing.
Graduate Students
Email the 5-digit section number of the course you wish to register for via our contact form. Note that this does not apply to LAW, MAT, SOWK or Marshall graduate courses. For approval of these courses, please contact your academic department.
Some sections filled since you made your schedule, and you need to look for open sections. Once you find an open section that works with your schedule:
- Click “Add Section to myCourseBin”.
- Go to the “myCourseBin” tab in the navigation bar.
- Click the “Schedule” link for the course.
- Click the “Add This Course” button.
- Click “Submit” button to finalize your registration.
If you cannot find an open section, you may contact the academic department to inquire about extra seats.
For more information, call the Registrar One Stop Center at (213) 740-8500.