Onboarding & Orientation Information

Prepare For Your First Semester

Activate Your USC NetID
Your USC NetID – your official USC username and password — will allow you to log in to a variety of online tools and resources, including your university (usc.edu) e-mail account, the myUSC portal, and your online courses.
Access Your USC E-Mail
Within 2 days of activating your USC NetID, you will be able to access your @usc.edu student e-mail account through the myUSC student portal. Check your usc.edu email regularly for additional details regarding orientation and registration.
Complete Online New Student Orientation
All USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work students are required to complete the online student orientation course in order to begin their academic program.
This is a self-paced online new student orientation that will open and close at a certain date, which will be provided in an email that will be sent to students.
Please monitor your usc.edu email account for an email for additional details regarding orientation.
Complete Mandatory Degree Verification
If you have not already done so, complete mandatory degree verification by having official transcripts or official electronic transcripts submitted to the USC Registrar’s Office.
The fastest way to complete degree verification is to simply forward a copy of the electronic transcript from your degree-conferring school only to etrans@usc.edu. Reach out to your admissions advisor with any questions regarding this process.
Order Your USCard
Optional for Online/VAC Students
Your USCard is a physical USC student ID card which provides access to several on-campus services. Select "Get Your Card" on USCard Services to order your USCard.
USCard Services will mail your physical student ID card to the mailing address on your student record.