Faculty Adoption

Supporting course material needs at the Columbus State Bookstore. 

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Adoption Form Guidelines

Review Course Material Formats

Affordability Solutions: Prices of textbooks can be negotiated. We are available to attend academic department or publisher meetings to assist with price negotiations and other questions.

There are a variety of digital course material options which are affordable solutions for students versus a tradition print textbook. Be sure to ask the publisher about digital alternatives, such as: Cengage Unlimited or Instant Access.

See affordabilty page for further information.

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Submit Adoption Form

Enter Department and Semester of adoption: On to the top of the form indicate the department and semester the adoption is being requested for. Any additional notes or instructions specific to your selected textbooks may be made on the bottom of the adoption form.

Enter estimated enrollment: Enter the estimated enrollment for every course being offered for the semester. Estimates should include all courses offered at the Columbus Campus, Delaware Campus, Regional Learning Centers, distance learning, and College Credit Plus high school embedded courses.

Enter course material information: Enter all textbook information on the adoption form (ISBN, Title, Edition, Author and Publisher). ISBN numbers need to be verified by the Publisher. 

• Old edition or out of print: Adopted textbooks must be a current publication. The Bookstore cannot order obsolete editions. The Textbook Supervisor will follow-up with the Department Chair if an old edition or out of print book is adopted.
• No textbook required: Please note any courses or specific section numbers that do not require a textbook. This includes specific sections using OER, iBooks, or special pilot courses. Let us know, so we can inform students on our end.
• New materials: To ensure books are on the shelves by the start of classes, it is important to verify the lead time with the publisher for new custom material and communicate this information on the adoption form.

Return form: Please return via email to Robert Neutzling neutzling@cscc.edu by the due date deadline. 

Confirm booklist: Once the Bookstore compiles the complete list of adoptions, the book adoption list will be sent to the academic department contact(s) for review and updates. If there is an adoption discrepancy it needs to be corrected before the books are ordered. Once orders are placed it becomes costly for the college to accommodate these changes.

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