New Master's DEN@Viterbi Students
Next Steps
DEN@Viterbi Academic Webinar
The Academic Webinars are online information sessions for incoming Master's students. Advisors will introduce the department, course registration new students' next step and answer any questions you may have during the session.
Before registration, please use SSO sign-in (Zoom) or login to your own Zoom account so you can register successfully. Please note all the following hours are Pacific Time (PT).
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM
ASTE 8:00 - 9:00 AM
SAE 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
DEN@Viterbi Orientation
Part I - VASE
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PT
Part II - Department Orientation
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PT (For All Departments)
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Astronautical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering & Material Science
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Computer Science & Data Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Systems Architecting & Engineering
Additional Information
DEN State Authorizations
Prior to enrolling in classes, DEN@Viterbi (online) students in the United States need to confirm that their academic program is authorized by their state for online delivery.
USC must be authorized to deliver online programs to students residing in certain states that requires state authorization. Prior to enrolling in classes, DEN@Viterbi (online) students in the United States need to confirm that their academic program is authorized by their state for online delivery. Your program may not be authorized in all states and therefore if you move, you may not be able to continue in the program.
Should you plan to move, please contact vaseden@usc.edu well in advance to determine your options for continuing this program. A list of states where your program is currently authorized is available at the State Authorizations page: https://viterbigradadmission.usc.edu/denviterbi/stateauthorizations/
Questions: If you have any questions about a specific state or academic program, please email denstateauth@usc.edu.
D2L Brightspace Training
After registering for a course, Technical Support and Training is available for New DEN@Viterbi students.
Schedule an appointment for technical orientation including D2L Brightspace training. We will teach you the basics, from navigating your course page to submitting homework. We want to make sure your DEN@Viterbi experience is stress-free, particularly when it comes to the technical side of online learning.
Registration in your courses is required. Appointments will be available after class begins.
Tuition Refund Insurance
Tuition Refund Insurance (TRI) is an optional insurance that students may purchase for a small fee during fall, spring and summer terms. It provides a refund of tuition and fees to a student who must withdraw from all classes due to an illness or accidental injury.
By default, at the time you register, Web Registration will enroll you in Tuition Refund Insurance. During the fall and spring semesters, the Web Registration system automatically enrolls students in Tuition Refund Insurance.
You may decline Tuition Refund Insurance up until the end of week three of the semester by clicking on the Tuition Refund Insurance button in Web Registration and selecting the Opt Out button and update. If you decide before the 3rd week of classes that you want Tuition Refund Insurance, you can follow the same process to purchase tuition refund insurance.
Please review the Tuition Refund Insurance (TRI) Program website for more information.
Health Insurance Waiver
USC requires that ALL students have comprehensive health insurance. Please review the information for online degree program students provided by the USC Student Health Office.
You are automatically enrolled in the USC Health Insurance Plan if you are enrolled in 6 units or more. Please check your student account.
If you already have a health insurance plan, you may be eligible to waive enrollment in the USC Health Insurance Plan by providing proof of comparable coverage. Enrollment may be waived only if documented proof of comparable coverage from another plan is presented to the Student Health Insurance Office and it meets the University’s requirements. You must be actively registered for classes for the upcoming/beginning semester before starting the online enrollment/request for waiver process.
Waivers must be submitted annually in the fall semester by the end of the third week of classes; new students admitted for spring admission may submit up until the third week of classes in January.
Tuition Payment
USCe.pay
- Pay online through USCe.pay in OASIS or MyUSC.
Employer Reimbursement Deferment Program
- The Employer Reimbursement Deferment Program assists students with "up front" payment of tuition and mandatory fees.
- For students working at companies who reimburse student at end of semester.
- The program applies only to tuition and mandatory fees. Other fees, such as parking, will not be deferred.
Boeing and UTC Employees
- These companies are set up to be directly billed for employee’s tuition
- Please visit the VASE Corporate Billing section for instructions
Students are responsible for any fees not paid by company.
Mandatory Graduate Student Online Training
All graduate students must complete two online learning modules designed to provide knowledge and skills on the critical topics of sexual assault prevention and campus safety in order to register in future terms at USC.