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TransportationGetting Around CampusParking PermitsIf you bring a car to campus, you will want topurchase a parking permit. Parking permits forthe fall, spring and summer terms are availablefor purchase online at www.usc.edu/parking or at the USC Transportation office,located in Parking Structure X (PSX). Parkingpermits available for purchase are: on-campusresidential, on-campus commuter, off-campusresidential, carpool and Parking Center.Entering the LotteryDuring the parking lottery registration period,visit the USC Transportation Website, createand log in to your Parking Account, and selectup to eight parking structure/lots by clickingon “Add or Edit Parking Waitlists.” Purchasescan be made by check, cash or through yourUSC student fee bill account. Please check ourWebsite for the most current prices. Permitscan be mailed to you or picked up at the USCTransportation office. For more informationand online permit registration/purchase, contactUSC Transportation at (213) 740-3575 orvisit www.usc.edu/parking.Lottery Dates• Fall housing residents/commuters: May 1 -June 30• Fall term: July 22 at noon• Spring term: November 1 - December 7• Summer term: April 1 - May 10Permits are sold for the academic year (twosemesters); you will be billed once in the falland again in the spring. If you don’t needyour spring permit, return it to the USCTransportation office to avoid charges.Campus Cruiser ProgramCampus Cruiser provides a safe ride home forall students, staff, faculty and visitors to anynon-retail location within one mile of campus.Cruisers are available fall and spring semester6 p.m. - 2:45 a.m., summer 6 p.m. - 12:45a.m., and from Leavey Library from 3 a.m. to6 a.m. Cruisers do not operate during universityholidays.14 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIACall when you are ready to leave. A dispatcherwill ask for your current location, yourdestination and the number of passengers.A campus cruiser will pick you up in approximately15-20 minutes. You may request eithera phone call or text message alerting you thatyour cruiser has arrived. For the UniversityPark Campus, call (213) 740-4911, and forthe Health Sciences Campus, call (323) 442-2100.USC Bus ServiceUSC buses run during the fall, spring andsummer terms. Their routes transport residentsof off-campus and non-university housingback and forth to the University ParkCampus. The buses also provide free transportationto the USC Health Sciences Campus,the USC Parking Center and Union Station.LA Live Shuttlewww.lalive.com/uscUSC Transportation provides a free weekendshuttle to LA Live, downtown’s newestnightlife destination, which features a RegalCinema and a variety of restaurants and clubs.The shuttle departs from the front of the Labgastropub and the 901 Bar on Figueroa every30 minutes. The shuttle runs from 6 p.m. to 2a.m. on Friday and Saturday.Yellow Cab(800) USC-TAXIwww.usc.edu/uscard/yellowcabStudents can use Yellow Cab within LosAngeles city limits 24 hours a day and paywith their USCards. Fares include tips andgroups travel for one price. Pickup locationsare Gate 3, Gate 5 and the Radisson Hotel.Ridesharing ProgramRidesharing offers several time and money savingalternatives to commuting to USC.Vanpool: If your schedule coincides withtraditional working hours, you may join a vanpoolat one of more than 18 pickup locations.Carpool: You may carpool with one or moreUSC students, faculty or staff members andqualify for reduced cost parking permits. Formore information, visit transnet.usc.edu or theUSC Transportation office.Zimridewww.zimride.com/uscZimride is an online social networking toolaimed at carpooling and vanpooling. Zimrideis exclusive to USC students, faculty and staffand is fully integrated with Facebook. Simplyjoin online for free, create a profile with yourride preferences and share the ride.Zipcarwww.zipcar.com/uscZipcar is a car-sharing service for USC students,faculty and staff older than 18 thatoffers pay-as-you-go access to low emissionvehicles. You can rent a Zipcar for a day orhours. Insurance, gas and car maintenance areincluded. Zipcars are located on the UniversityPark Campus and in the north campus area.To register, visit www.zipcar.com/usc. If youdo not have a California driver’s license or arelicensed outside the U.S., you must provide afive-year driving record with your application.Enterprise Rent-A-CarEnterprise Rent-A-Car, located in the USCTransportation office, offers the USC communityspecial services, including rentals for studentsages 18 to 20 and discounted rates forfaculty, staff and students age 21 and over.Bicycle PolicyBicycle registration is required by Californialaw and university regulation. You can registeryour bike at the Department of Public Safety(DPS) office in Parking Structure A from 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.Bicycles may be parked only in bicycle racksin areas specifically designated for this purpose.Lock your bike to these racks to detertheft. Do not park your bike in a doorway,on stairs or blocking any handicapped access.Violating bikes will be impounded. For moreinformation, contact DPS at (213) 740-9565.
Financial MattersManaging Your Finances15Please read this section carefully for information about paying tuitionand fees, student financial services, financial aid, USC Credit Unionservices, check cashing on campus, local banking and more.Estimated College Costs (2012–2013)Full-time undergraduate living in universityhousing (estimated):Tuition (24-36 units)...........................$43,722Lab Fees............................................ $5–$500Room and Board................................ $12,440Books and Supplies*............................. $1,050Transportation....................................... $828Personal Spending andMiscellaneous................................... $1,974Mandatory Fees...................................... $678First Semester Orientation Fee................. $150*Used books, rentals and e-books from USCBookstore will lower amount.Paying Tuition and FeesYour student account on USCe.pay (availableby logging in to your myUSC portal page) willreflect your tuition charges, mandatory fees,optional fees and, if applicable, financial aidcredits. It will list your current financial obligationto the university (“Account Balance”).Depending on when you registered and madeany changes to your enrollment, your enrollment-relatedtransactions may appear on twoor more different monthly billing statements,all available on USCe.pay.The account balance will include this semester’stuition and fees, any prior balances andany other miscellaneous charges, less anyfinancial aid, payment plan credits and othercredits and/or payments. Also listed will beyour current balance due (“Billing Balance”)and the date by which this balance must bepaid (“Payment Due Date”). If you have setup a monthly payment plan, this will also beavailable to you on USCe.pay.Once you have financial transactions onyour student account, you can access yourrecord on USCe.pay through myUSC (my.usc.edu). You can set up and control access toguest user accounts on OASIS or USCe.payfor your parents or others who may be helpingyou with your education. An OASIS guestaccount grants access to all education recordsavailable online. A USCe.pay guest accountgrants access only to your student accountand payment plan.You should check your account on USCe.payany time you make a change to your enrollment.In addition, we email monthly billingnotices to all students who have outstandingbalances or activity on their student accountsduring the month to their USC email addresses.You can have notices emailed to yourguest users by providing their email addresseswhen you set up their accounts. USC does notmail billing statements for enrolled students.Although we accept payments from thirdparties, you are ultimately responsible for settlingall debts to the university by the appropriatedeadlines. Non-receipt of a bill does notrelieve you of this obligation. You may useUSCe.pay to print an online statement showingyour tuition and fees.If any private parties (including familymembers) are assisting you in paying for yourexpenses and require a monthly billing statementshowing tuition and fees before theywill issue payment, it is your responsibility toregister early enough to accommodate them.We recommend that you register a minimumof 40 days before the settlement deadline.To avoid late fees, you must register andhave your tuition, fees, housing, dining and allother charges paid or deferred by the settlementdeadline published in the Schedule ofClasses each semester. If you fail to registerand settle your account on time, you may beassessed late fees and/or finance charges untilyour bill is settled.Non-receipt of a bill does not relieve youof this settlement deadline. Using the WebRegistration auto scheduler feature but failingto register for any courses before thetuition and fees payment deadline is not avalid reason to request a waiver of the lateregistration fee. Students whose checks arereturned unpaid by the bank or whose creditcard authorizations or electronic bank accountpayments are declined by the bank will besubject to the late fees described above untiltheir accounts are paid in full.Elective insurance (Tuition Refund Plan) isavailable that provides coverage for tuition andmandatory fees (excluding health insurance)for students who suffer serious illnesses oraccidents that make it necessary for them toleave the university before the semester iscompleted. You must accept or decline theinsurance when you register. If you acceptthe insurance, a charge equal to approximately.40 of 1 percent of your tuition andmandatory fees will be added to your studentaccount. The Tuition Refund Plan insurancerate is determined by July 1 prior to the startof the new academic year.Students may opt to purchase or declineTuition Refund Plan insurance up until the endof week three of the fall and spring semesters,or the week three equivalent in special sessions.Students who wish to change their TuitionRefund Plan insurance setting may do so onWeb Registration by clicking the Tuition RefundInsurance button and following the prompts.The Tuition Refund Plan is offered througha private insurance carrier, Dewars, Inc.Further information and application brochuresare available from the Cashier’s Office andRegistration and Records.The Family Educational Rights and PrivacyAct (Buckley Amendment) prohibits the disclosureof financial information to anyone otherthan you. Students who wish to give theirparents or other individuals access to theirstudent accounts must sign an authorizationform which allows Student Financial Servicespersonnel to release financial information.Paying Your BillYou will be notified via email sent to yourUSC email account (ends in @usc.edu) whenyour billing statement is available online eachmonth. USC does not mail billing statementsto enrolled students.You may pay your bill viathe Internet (USCe.pay), by mail or in personat the Cashier’s Office. You can access USCe.pay by logging in to myUSC and selectingthe USCe.pay service. USCe.pay allows you tomanage your student account online. You canpay your tuition and fees by transferring fundsfrom your savings or checking account, orSTUDENT ORIENTATION HANDBOOK 15
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