Advising Technology

The University of South Carolina incorporates several key technologies into the advising workflow. Advisors who are new to the Columbia campus or advisors who are requesting additional or renewed access should follow the steps below.

Need Access to One or More Advising Technologies?

Follow these steps to gain or renew your access to EAB Navigate, Self-Service Carolina, or DegreeWorks.

Complete "Advising Foundations" online training course via Blackboard. Do note you only need to finish the Foundations level - not 1-4. Register for the Advising Foundations Blackboard course.
Complete the Technology Access Request Form on the Advising Database.
Once training is completed and you have completed the Access Request Form, you will receive an email from utsweb@mailbox.sc.edu with the subject line New Technology Access Request once your request has been submitted (sample email[pdf]). Follow the instructions in this email to accept the Terms and Conditions.

Please note that it may take 2-3 business days for processing once the Terms and Conditions have been accepted in DAPS.

Technology Access Removal

USC-Columbia Advising Technologies

EAB Advising Platform (Navigate)

The EAB Advising Platform (known as Navigate on the Columbia campus), populated by a nightly feed of student data from Banner, provides a simple overview of key student information; success marker notifications; risk scoring for early intervention; a full transcript view and incoming student test and placement scores; easy list development based on hundreds of student attributes (GPA ranges; credit completion percentages; specific courses; participation in certain groups such as Honors, athletics, or sorority/fraternity; transfers; etc); a major matcher feature integrated with hiring and salary data provided by O-Net; easy referrals to support offices across campus who will reach out to the student and then close the loop with the advisor who made the referral. It is also the primary scheduling software on USC Columbia's campus. The Education Advisory Board launches new releases of platform functionality, developed with direct feedback from platform users, on a monthly basis.

Self Service Carolina

USC's primary resource for students and faculty (also known as MySC).

DegreeWorks

DegreeWorks aids students and advisors in monitoring student progress toward degree completion and assists students in choosing the most appropriate courses to fulfill degree requirements. Integrated with student academic records in Banner, DegreeWorks matches student record data (courses, hours, grades) with degree requirements categorically to identify which courses meet degree requirements and which courses need to be completed. DegreeWorks also allows users to run What If and Look Ahead scenarios to both show how projected courses will apply to a student’s major and apply a student’s course history to another program of study.

My USC Experience

Beyond The Classroom Matters (BTCM) is a supplemental student information system for records of student involvement in experiential and engaged learning programs. Each student’s records in the system are collectively called My USC Experience and are available to new freshmen and new transfer students entering Fall 2018 and subsequent terms, and their advisors. These additional records provide a more comprehensive view of a student’s college experience and may be useful for advising conversations. Providing these records is intended to help advisors engage students in reflection on their learning in college – within and beyond the classroom - and in planning for future purposeful involvement to help them achieve their educational goals.

Academic Advising System Manager

The Academic Advising System Manager is an integrated database that manages vital advisor training information, technology access, and assessment metrics and provides real-time access to data. Academic advisors are automatically granted access to the database when they are granted access to other advising technologies.

Academic Advising