1. Go to my.usca.edu
2. Click the "View my ID's" link under PERSONAL on the Faculty/Staff or Students tab
3. Log into SSC
4. You'll be shown your Network Username
5. Click the Manage Password button beside it to set your password.  Pay close attention to the password restrictions.
6. Once you've set that password, you should be able to log into Blackboard within 5-minutes.

Be sure to remember your USC Network Username and Password since it may be different than your USCA Network/PacerStudent account.