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YIP Web page provides useful services by Janice Hartsoe Office of the registrar You need lo find out your grades. You need to register lor classes. You need to pay your academic tees. You need to pay your tuition and fees. And on :op of everything, you need to know where you can Jo ft all. Luckily, USC provides two easy ways to do all hat and more; one is just a mouse click away, the it her is ;is close ;ts the nearest telephone. Visual Information Processing, or VIP, is a Web site that provides a number of useful services to stu Jents, including course registration. The Telephone Information Processing System TIPS) offers many of the same services via any Touch Tone p~~r,c. Using VIP, students cttn obtain their registra :ion appointment times, then register for, and alter, heir schedules, all by using the easy point-and-click nterface. Students can even find information on the class es they want — like schedule codes, meeting dates tnd times and professors—on the Internet by check ng out the online course listings at iugo.regs.sc.edu. Other features available on VIP include view Hggrades, a very helpful option since USC does not nail out grade reports in most instiuices. Students may also view ;uid print their schedule and unofficial transcript, change their address with the University, and check the status of financial ait and scholarships. One of the newest features of VIP is the fee payment option.Students can now pay their tu ition and fees using VIP with a VISA/ Master Card or Discover credit card. Students who have sufficient financial aid and/or scholarships to cover their complete academic fees may apply them to their bill over the Internet at VIP. Also, students who have bank accounts regis tered with the Bursar’s Office Electronic Check Transfer (ECT) program, may authorize payment of their academic fees over VIP. Contact the Bursar’s Office for more informa tion on ECT (777-3555). Students can also perform registration and tu ition/fee payment activities over the phone with TIPS. While it doesn’t provide the graphical and print ing features of VIP, TIPS is still a good alternative for registration and fee payment functions. Plus, you can hear your grades on TIPS. TIPS also allows for fee payment with VISA or MasterCard, in addition to the methods provid ed on VIP. To access TIPS and VIP, you’ll need your stu dent number (Social Security number) and your per sonal identification number (PIN). Now that you know where you need to go, you need to know how to get there. To access VIP, go to http://vip.sc.edu on the Internet. To use TIPS, dial 2-8477 on campus, or (803) 251 -8477 off campus. Campus Wellness Programs r / v Nutrition Consultations ^ Blood Pressure Screenings ^ Lighten Up! * Campus Presentations A Exercise Consultations ^ % Body Fat Estimations ^ Cholesterol Screening Stress Management Caro College £redit! tt«WltnCHT PEQIN J IN OQTOPCRI Coll 777-8448 to Sign-Up TODAY! www.2a.2c.edu/wellne22/default.htm Student Health Services • Department of Student Development • Division of Student and Alumni Services