USC WEB REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

LOGIN

If you have an active USC e-mail account...

If you do not have a USC e-mail account...

SELECT A TERM

Upon successful entrance to the USC Web Registration, the screen displays the 3 terms. Select the term you wish to access by clicking the appropriate button.

NAVIGATION IN THE WEB REGISTRATION SYSTEM

The top frame on this screen provides navigation buttons and a listing of the various academic programs offered at USC. The middle frame, titled Current Course Selections, displays the courses you wish to add to your schedule. The bottom frame, titled System Response, provides a location for messages as processing occurs. The bottom toolbar provides navigation aids.

REGISTER FOR COURSES

Undergraduate Students: Follow each step below.

  1. Click the Add link to the left of each course you wish to schedule (in the Add Course column).
  2. Click the Auto Schedule button.
  3. Review the sample schedules by clicking the numbered option buttons.
  4. Choose the schedule option most suitable for you by clicking the Make This My Schedule button.
  5. Click the Commit changes.
  6. Review the courses you are about to register.
  7. Select a grade option for your courses.*
  8. Click the Submit button to finalize your registration.

Please refer to the Academic Policies in the USC Catalogue for information on Pass/No Pass and Audit grade options.

Graduate Students: Follow each step below.

If you know the specific time you wish to take a course or if you only have one course to schedule you may wish to build your schedule manually. Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Add link to the next to the section you wish to schedule.
  2. Click the Schedule link next to each section.
  3. Click the Commit changes.
  4. Review the courses you are about to register.
  5. Select a grade option for your courses.*
  6. Click the Submit button to finalize your registration.

Please refer to the Academic Policies in the USC Catalogue for information on Pass/No Pass and Audit grade options.

DROPPING COURSES

Note: A student may drop a course within the first three weeks of the semester (or third week equivalent for any session that is scheduled for less than 15 weeks) without a record of the course appearing on the academic transcript. If the course is dropped in weeks 4 through 12 (or the equivalent of weeks 4-12 for any session that is scheduled for less than 15 weeks), the course will appear on the academic transcript with a mark of "W". No course may be dropped after the twelfth week of the semester (or twelfth week equivalent for any session that is schedule for less than 15 weeks). For more information, call the Registration Department at (213)740-8500 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST).

To drop a course:

REGISTERING A COURSE WITH THE PASS / NO PASS / AND AUDIT GRADE OPTION

  1. Log in to Web Registration .
  2. Click the Add link for the course you wish to register for Pass / No Pass / and Audit.
  3. Click the Schedule link for the course in the Current Course Selections list.
  4. Click the Commit Changes button.
  5. Select the grade option you wish from the drop-down menu next to the course.
  6. Review the Catalogue policies regarding Pass No Pass / and Audit Grade Options.
  7. Click the Submit button.

CHANGING THE GRADE OPTION FOR A REGISTERED COURSE

  1. Log in to Web Registration.
  2. Find the course in your Current Course Selections list (bottom of the screen).
  3. Click the Update Grade Option link for the course you wish to change.
  4. Click the Commit Changes button.
  5. Select the grade option you wish from the drop-down menu next to the course.
  6. Review the Catalogue policies regarding Pass No Pass / and Audit Grade Options.
  7. Click the Submit button.

QUESTIONS
Answers to frequently asked questions are provided below.

I enter my Student ID and PIN, and I get an Invalid ID or PIN message. I know I entered my USC ID and PIN correctly?

If you have an active USC e-mail account, login to my.usc.edu and click on the Web Registration link. If you do not have a USC e-mail account, please send a fax to 213-821-3724 to request a PIN reset. In your request you must include:

My computer does not take me to the Web Registration website. I used Internet Explorer and Firefox…

Web registration works with ALL browsers. For problems accessing the USC Web call the ITS Customer Service Center at (213) 740-5555 for technical support.

I entered my Student ID and PIN, and the system says I have a hold on my record...

  1. The system also tells you which office to contact. Please call that office and settle the issue with one of the representatives.
  2. You can still use the system to build your schedule but you cannot register for classes.
  3. As long as you have that hold on your record, you must process all enrollment requests in person.

I have been able to use the system to build a schedule but the Commit changes button is disabled….

  1. Verify that you do not have any restrictions on your account. To view restrictions on your account, click the HOME button at the bottom of the page. The system will return you to the page where you choose the term. As you click the Term button, look for a red-framed box, which will list your holds/restrictions.
  2. Verify your registration appointment time has arrived by holding the mouse pointer over the Commit changes button (do not click it). Are you an accepted student at USC? If you are, please refer back to the How it Works section, and verify you have followed the schedule building and registration steps correctly.
  3. If you have not been accepted to the university but wish to register in a course as a limited status student status you can use Web Registration to build your schedule only. You must register in person at the Registration Building:

    REG Building
    601 Exposition Blvd.
    Los Angeles, CA 90089-0912

I have a Drop/Add form that has been signed and stamped by the department that gives me permission to add an "R" class that is closed. Can I use Web Reg to add the class?

No. The form must be processed in person at the Registration Building. The registration staff needs to create an additional seat in the class and ensure that the seat is given to you.

I have a Drop/Add form that has been signed and stamped to add a "D" class and the department tells me I have "D" permission on the system. Can I use Web Registration to add the class?

If the department has increased the class size capacity to accommodate you, you can use web registration to add the class. You should check with that department to verify this action was taken.

I need to take these classes together, but they conflict. What can I do?

Students must obtain permission from the instructors of the classes that conflict to enroll. You may download and print the Conflict Form. Students must submit the completed form in person at the REG building.

I made my schedule X days ago, and today when I clicked Commit Changes I found out my classes are closed. What do I do?

Since the time you made your schedule some sections filled. You need look for open sections, add them to your cart, click the Commit Changes button, and click the Submit button to register for your courses.