VIP ID and Username Setup

Students will use several services online to keep up with their personal, financial and academic information. This step-by-step guide will walk you through learning your username and setting your password that will grant you access to these important services. We have also provided a visual guide on the right side of the page for each step.

Step 1 - Claim your VIP ID and Set Your VIP Password

Go to my.sc.edu/vipid
Select I am a new user who has never used my VIP ID and need to establish my password
Enter your VIP ID which can be found on your acceptance letter
Enter the last four digits of your Social Security Number
Enter your legal last name
Enter your date of birth
Enter the displayed letters, then click continue
Enter your password and set your security questions then click continue
Your VIP ID and Password are now claimed

Step 2 - Multifactor Authentication Setup (Mobile Phone)

Go to my.sc.edu
Scroll to the bottom and select Multifactor Authentication Setup
Login with your VIP ID and password
Answer the security question and click submit
Enter your mobile phone number
Select mobile, choose your platform then click submit
You will now be on a screen with a QR code, keep this screen open while setting up your mobile phone
On your mobile phone, use your app store to search for DUO Mobile
Download and open the DUO Mobile app
In the DUO Mobile app, press the + sign at the top of the screen
With your mobile phone, scan the QR code on your computer screen
Your DUO Mobile app will confirm your account
On your computer, click on Return to Overview
At the bottom of the page, click Test Authentication
Enter your VIP ID and password and click Sign in
Click Send me a Push
Open the DUO Mobile app on your phone and click Approve
You have now setup and verified your Multifactor Authentication

Step 3 - Setup Your Network Username Password

Go to my.sc.edu
Scroll to the bottom and click on View my IDs and manage my passwords
Log in with your VIP and password
Go through the Multifactor Authentication process of your choice to finish logging in
Under Your USC Identifiers, go to Network Username
- Your network username will be the first part of your USC Sumter email
- Example: smithjo@email.sc.edu, smithjo is your network username
Click Manage Password
Create a password you will remember following the rules laid out in the description
Click Set Password
This network username and password will be used to login to Blackboard, your student email, and your Self Service Carolina account

Step 4 - Access Blackboard

Go to my.sc.edu
On the left menu, click Blackboard
On the drop-down menu, click USC Columbia & 2 Year Campuses
Login with your network username and password