IN 12.01pr - Course Materials Affordability : Materials Options for Students

1. The Edmonds College bookstore will provide students the option of purchasing materials that are unbundled, when possible.

2. The Edmonds College bookstore will disclose to faculty and staff the retail costs to students of course materials on a per course basis and make this information publicly available.

3. Prior to adoption of a new edition, the publisher representative is required to disclose to the faculty member and the college bookstore in writing how the new edition has changed from the previous edition.

4. The Edmonds College bookstore will promote and publicize book buy-back programs.

5. The Edmonds College bookstore will disclose information to students on required course materials including, but not limited to, title, authors, edition, price, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at least four weeks before the start of the class for which the materials are required. This requirement does not apply if the faculty member using the course materials is hired four weeks or less before the start of class.

6. The faculty and staff of Edmonds College will consider the least costly practices in assigning course materials such as:

• Adopting the least expensive edition available when educational content is comparable as determined by the faculty, and

• Working closely with publishers and the Edmonds College bookstore to create bundled materials if they add to the educational experience or if such packaging delivers cost savings to students.