For newcomers to USC, here's a quick guide to help smooth the rocky road ahead as they get comfortable with USC's online environment and dip into the many computing and information resources available at the university. These centers are usually open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Students can also use public computers on the third floor of the Mark Taper Hall of Humanities.
All systems have access to the Internet and library resources.
Installed software includes Internet tools and popular applications, as well as course-specific software requested by faculty. A USC identification card is required for admission. Many academic and administrative departments use the Web as a way to provide information and assistance to their students. Activate your account Free computer accounts let students send and receive email, read and post messages to network newsgroups, access online library catalogs and databases, research topics remotely, browse the Web, publish a personal Web page and connect to the Internet from their own personal computers using a modem or via ResNet. ISD issues computer accounts automatically to all students enrolled in degree programs.