Computer Checklist for Graduating Students

Congratulations on graduating from the University of South Carolina! Before or after you graduate, please read this list and take the appropriate actions to make sure your transition from USC is as smooth as possible.

• E-mail
  Your USC Gamecock E-mail address will expire one year after you graduate. For graduate students, this will expire two years following your completed coursework. It is recommended that you create a new email account to use after this occurs. Most Internet Service Providers provide email accounts to their customers. Websites such as Yahoo!, Hotmail and Google provide free web-based email.
  
  To make the transition easier, you have a few options. You can setup email forwarding. This will send any emails sent to your GEM account to any account you specify. Make sure you let people in your address book know of your new (or forwarding) address.
  
  Also, any e-mail that is still saved on your GEM account will not automatically be forwarded. You will need to manually forward any messages you wish to keep to your new e-mail address.
  
  You can export your personal address book from GEM by logging in, choosing Address Book from the bottom menu and choosing the Import/Export option from the top menu. At the bottom, there will be an option to Export your address book to a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file which can then be opened with Notepad or similar applications.
  
  If you have setup an alias email address, it will stop working when you become an inactive student.
   
• Network Username
  Your network username will be active for 1 year for undergraduates, 2 years for graduate students. This means that anything you have accessed with your network username will be denied after this period is over (including Blackboard, GEM, wireless access, etc.).
   
• Blackboard
  You will have access to Blackboard as long as your network username is active. For undergraduates, this is 1 year following graduation. For graduates, this is 2 years following graduation.
   
• ListServ
  Make sure you unsubscribe yourself from any email listserv or group that you have been using. This will keep unwanted mail out of your inbox after your graduation. Some professors may remove you from the list after you graduate, but you may want to double check.
   
•  VIP
  You will continue to have access to VIP after graduation (there is no time limit). You will be able to check grades, financial information, transcript requests and other personal information.
   
• Anti-virus Software
  You are entitled to McAfee VirusScan software only while you are a student at the University of South Carolina. You must remove this upon graduation. You can do this by going to "Add or Remove Programs" in the Control Panel.
  
  It is strongly recommended that you purchase a personal license and buy anti- virus software for your computer after removing the USC-licensed McAfee software from your computer. This will be beneficial for your future computer usage.
   
• Cisco CleanAccess
  You are also required to remove the CleanAccess client from your computer. You can do this by going to the “Add or Remove Programs” in the Control Panel. This client only works inside the residence hall rooms and on the USC Wireless Network.
   
• Wireless Access
  After you graduate you will no longer be considered a student. You will need to remove the VPN client from your computer along with deleting your student SSID (wireless network username) from your wireless card.
   
• Network Storage
  You should back up any information you have saved to any network drive (or G: drive) or your GEM account. You can do this by saving either to your hard drive, a flash drive or CD-R. You can also email them to your new email address.  Keep in mind that you can only send email files less than 10 MB.
   
• Webpage
  Free web space is available through Yahoo Geocities if you would like to continue to keep an active website. Most Internet Service Providers also provide their customers with web space.
   
• Student Education Discounts
  As a student, you are able to get education discounts on a variety of software and computer equipment (through selected companies). After graduating, you will no longer be able to receive these discounts.
   
• Telephone Services
  All outstanding telephone services must be paid in full before leaving the university. Telephone services includes voice mail and authorization codes. Failure to pay these accounts could result in a hold being placed on your official records, which could cause a delay in process paperwork for graduation.  Failure to pay could also mean information being sent to a collection agency.