College Credit Plus (CCP) Books

If your High School has a Bookstore Agreement you will be able to use a Bookstore Voucher account to obtain required materials once you receive your Bookstore Voucher notification. Jump to Bookstore Voucher information.

ATTENTION: If your school does NOT have a Bookstore Agreement you will not be able to use a Bookstore Voucher account. Please contact your high school to obtain books. If you are a home school student you will be required to self-pay for books.

Step one: Register your courses before the start of the semester and confirm they are CCP funded. Your CCP advisor will notify you by email once your registration has been processed.
Step two: Set up your student email and check for Columbus State communications. Username & password must be activated. The email address will look like the following: username@student.cscc.edu.
Step three: Check if your school has a Bookstore Agreement on the drop down list below to see which process you need to follow to obtain your books.

CCP funding - what's not covered

Students must pay for tuition and costs of books for courses that exceed their credit hour limit. All College Credit Plus students will receive funding limited to the number of eligible hours deemed appropriate by the state formula. You can consult with your high school guidance counselor for more details on how many College Credit Plus courses you can take on an annual basis and overall before you graduate from high school.

The Registration Form signed by you, your parent/guardian, and your high school counselor includes the maximum number of credit hours for which you are funded this year.

Students must pay tuition and book costs for the following developmental education or pre-college level classes:
BIO 0100
CHEM 0100
DEV (all)
ENGL 0190
ESL (all)
MATH 1025, 1050, 1060, 1075, 1099
PHYS 0100

List of Schools with a Bookstore Agreement

If your school is listed here Jump to the Bookstore Voucher section.

Amanda Clear Creek
Arts & College Prep
Bellefontaine City
Bexley
Big Walnut Local
Bishop Rosecrans
Bishop Watterson
Bloom-Carroll Local
Buckeye Online
Buckeye Valley
Canal Winchester
Centerburg Local
Circleville
Columbus Arts & Tech
Columbus City
Columbus Preparatory
Delaware Area Career Center
Delaware City
Dublin City
Eastland-Fairfield Career
Elgin Local
Elyria City
Fairbanks Local
Fairfield Christian
Flex High School
Franklinton Prep
Gahanna-Jefferson
Genoa Christian
Goal Digital
Granville Exempted
Grandview Heights
Grove City Christian
Groveport Madison
Hamilton City
Harvest Prep
Heath
Highland Local
Hilliard City
Horizon Science
Indian Lake
Jefferson
Johnstown-Monroe
Jonathan Alder
Lancaster City
Legacy Christian
Licking Heights

Logan Elm
Westwood Prep (Lumin)
Whitehall City
Worthington Christian
Worthington City
London City
Madeira City
Marion City
Marysville Exempted
Mechanicsburg Exempted
Metro Early College
Mount Vernon City
New Albany-Plain
North Union Local
Northridge Local
Ohio Connections
Ohio Distance Electronic Learning
Ohio Virtual Academy
Patriot Preparatory
Pleasant Local
Olentangy Local
Pickerington Local
Reynoldsburg City
Riverview Local
Road to Success Academy
South-Western City
Southwest Licking
St. Francis Desales
St. Paul School
Teays Valley Local
The Graham School
The Wellington School
Tolles Career and Technical
Treca Digital Academy
Triad Local Schools
Troy City
Upper Arlington City
Urbana City
Village Academy Upper
Westerville City
Westfall Local
West-Liberty Salem

Schools without a Bookstore Agreement

If your school does NOT have a Bookstore Agreement please contact your high school to obtain books. If a school would like to participate in the bookstore voucher program they will need to complete a Bookstore Agreement. VIEW BOOKSTORE AGREEMENT

Home school students are responsible for purchasing their own books. Items may be purchased at the Columbus State Bookstore or online at bookstore.cscc.edu using a credit card payment method.

Bookstore Voucher

If you are registered for online or on campus Spring 2020 Columbus State Courses, check your CSCC student email for your Bookstore Voucher notification starting the Tuesday before the semester starts.

Click to view example notification.

Spring Semester 2020 notifications will be sent out on or after January 7.
NOTE: High schools will distribute books for online and on-site high school courses. These embedded courses show as 8000 level sections on your schedule (i.e. PSY-1100-8230/PSY-1100-W8223). Do NOT charge these books to your voucher account.

Did you receive your notification? Follow the instructions in your notification email. You can obtain your required books and materials at the Columbus State Bookstore or order online at bookstore.cscc.edu (shipping charges covered). Students are responsible for any ineligible charges on this account.

Registration issues/delay? If there is a delay in your registration, funding, or scheduling of courses, then your voucher account will also be delayed. If all your courses are ineligible then you will not receive a voucher.

Dropped Courses

School districts may seek reimbursement of book costs from students/families if a student withdraws from or drops a course.

CCP Voucher Account refunds may be accepted on textbooks and supplies in original condition provided the return is made before accounts close or within 7 days of the charge date.

We will not be able to accept returns on access cards if used or exposed. Please wait to open or use manuals or access cards until you are sure you are taking the course.

How to Return:

Visit the Columbus State Bookstore at 283 Cleveland Avenue.
See the Textbooks Department on the 2nd floor.
Notify staff that you are a CCP student who has dropped a course and would like to return items you received on a voucher. Please note that items must be approved for refund eligibility.

Store Hours: M-TH 8am-6pm, F 8am-4:30pm

End of Semester Returns

CALCULATORS
ALL Calculators received on a voucher must be returned to the Columbus State Bookstore at the end of the semester.

TEXTBOOKS
If your school is listed below and you receive a return notice to your Columbus State email at the end of the semester, then you are required to return books received on a voucher to the Columbus State Bookstore.

Return in person or by mail at your expense before the posted semester return deadline. Columbus State will not accept books after the return deadline. If a student misses this deadline, then the student can be required to purchase the book(s) from the high school district.

RETURN BY MAIL (Must include your name and Cougar ID number)
Columbus State Bookstore
CCP Returns
283 Cleveland Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43215

RETURN IN PERSON (See 2nd floor register marked "CCP Returns")
Columbus State Bookstore located at 283 Cleveland Ave.
HOURS: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm and Fri, 8am-4:30pm.

List of schools requesting students return books to Columbus State Bookstore:

Arts & College Prep
Bellefontaine City
Big Walnut Local
Buckeye Online School
Columbus City
Columbus Preparatory
Dublin City
Eastland-Fairfield Career
Fairbanks Local
Fairfield Christian School
Goal Digital Academy
Granville Exempted
Groveport Madison
Heath
Licking Heights
Logan Elm

Marion City
Metro Early College
Northridge Local
Ohio Connections
Ohio Virtual Academy
Pleasant Local
South-Western City
Southwest Licking
St. Paul School
Upper Arlington City
Westerville City
West-Liberty Salem
Worthington Christian
Worthington City

If your school hasn't signed up for book collection:
Students from districts who did not opt-in for the book collection option will be required to return their textbooks to their high school. Please contact your high school to find out your school's end of semester textbook return policy.

Self-pay and Ineligible

Your Bookstore Voucher Account is for receiving required books and materials for On Campus and Online non-embedded courses ONLY. Students are responsible for any ineligible purchases on their account.

DO NOT CHARGE embedded course materials on your voucher
Your high schools will distribute books for online and on-site high school courses. These embedded courses show as 8000 level sections on your schedule (i.e. PSY-1100-8230 or PSY-1100-W8223).

DO NOT CHARGE self-pay course materials on your voucher
Self-pay course materials may be purchased in-person or online using a credit card payment method.

The following are SELF-PAY

Optional Course Materials & Supplies
"Choose 1 of _ " means only ONE (1) choice is eligible
Developmental Education and Pre-College Level
The following courses are are not funded through College Credit Plus:
BIO 0100
CHEM 0100
DEV (ALL)
ENGL 0190
ESL (ALL)
MATH 1025, 1050, 1060, 1075, and 1099
PHYS 0100

Courses which exceed Max Credit Funding
The Registration Consent Form signed by you, your parent/guardian, and your guidance counselor includes the maximum number of credit hours for which you are funded for the year. Books for any additional classes beyond the maximum hours awarded will not be eligible for funding with an electronic book voucher. Students will be responsible to self-pay for these books as well as associated tuition and fees.

Courses which you have chosen to self-pay tuition on

Courses for which the fees exceed $750
Fees as defined in rule 3333-1-65 of the Administrative Code and reported in compliance with section 3345.39 of the Revised Code. The Chancellor has determined that the fee amount is $750. Any course with that fee amount or greater will no longer be allowable for College Credit Plus. The first term of implementing this non-allowable course will be Spring semester 2019. Required course supplies are considered a fee.

eBooks and Access Codes

Online access codes and eBooks are physical items that must be picked up at the bookstore or shipped via an online order. Please do not purchase online from another retailer, as we will not be able to refund the cost.

iBook sections

If you are registered for an ibook section and are eligible for a voucher, please contact the bookstore at csbookstore@cscc.edu to receive your ibook codes. Click to view sections using an ibook.

DDG Courses (Software & Hardware)

Adobe software (including Photoshop) can be accessed by students for free in the computer lab (CO-109) on the main campus, the Delaware Library at the Delaware Campus, or at the Columbus Metro Library location. Click here for additional information.

Adobe offers a student photography subscription for $9.99/month, which can be purchased directly from Adobe. This cannot be purchased from the bookstore using your CC+ electronic book voucher. Please check with your high school. Click here for subscription.

Adobe also offers free trial versions of software, however, is it only a 7 day trial. Click here for trial version.

Other software or hardware needs
Required DDG software is available in the labs located on the 4th floor of Eibling Hall. The DDG Office Associate can provide any student with a tablet upon request.

General Supplies

If there is a supplies requirement on the course syllabus for a CCP funded course and you need assistance with these items, please email your course syllabus and request to csbookstore@cscc.edu or visit the bookstore in-person with your course syllabus on hand.

Note: supplies are not provided for embedded courses. Embedded courses show as 8000 level section on your schedule i.e. PSY-1100-8230 and include all courses taught at a high school location.

Online/On Site High School Courses

High schools distribute books for online and on-site high school courses. These embedded courses show as 8000 level sections on your schedule (i.e. PSY-1100-8230 or PSY-1100-W8223).

Schools wanting assistance with this process please contact ccplusbooks@cscc.edu or Phil Sanders at 614-287-5127.
View Textbook Procurement Guidelines

Process information for School Districts

Bookstore Agreement

School districts wanting to partner with Columbus State to provide course materials for students participating in the College Credit Plus Program will need to complete a College Credit Plus School District Book Process Memorandum of Understanding every fiscal year. Current 2019-2020 school year (Summer Semester 2019, Autumn Semester 2019, and Spring Semester 2020).

Books for Columbus State Courses

This agreement provides a bookstore voucher account for students to obtain required books for *non-embedded courses taught at a Columbus State location or online at the start of each semester. View Bookstore voucher notification example.

*High school embedded courses show as 8000 level sections on the students schedule (i.e. PSY-1100-8230 or PSY-1100-W8223). These should not be charged to a bookstore voucher account.

For assistance with this process please contact csbookstore@cscc.edu or Gillian Lustig-Shilts at 614-287-5237.

Books for High School Courses

Columbus State will ship books to school districts, and the school will distribute books to each student enrolled in an online or on-site high school course. View high school textbook procurement guidelines.

High school embedded courses show as 8000 level sections on the students schedule (i.e. PSY-1100-8230 or PSY-1100-W8223).

Schools wanting assistance with this process please contact ccplusbooks@cscc.edu or Phil Sanders at 614-287-5127.

Buyback Program

School Districts wanting to participate in our book buyback program, will need to submit a vendor registration form to the college to facilitate buyback and get pre-approval.

Please send buyback requests to ccplusbooks@cscc.edu with the following information for each book: ISBN, Title, Qty, and Course. Requests should be sent at least a week before the semester starts.

If you are interested in the Columbus State Bookstore collecting your student's books at the end of the semester please contact ccplusbooks@cscc.edu or csbookstore@cscc.edu for more information.

Contact the Bookstore

College Credit Plus (CCP) was created with the passage of HB 487 of the 130th General Assembly within Ohio Revised Chapter 3365. For more information about the program, please visit http://www.ohiohighered.org/ccp.

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Regular Store Hours

Mon–Thurs 8 am - 6 pm

Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm

Sat–Sun CLOSED

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