Textbook Adoption

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Barnes & Noble College is the exclusive retail and e-commerce entity permitted to either place a link on the Canvas LMS or accept sales directly from Florida Gulf Coast University students and/or as part of a course charge through the Canvas LMS. All third party publishers and textbook sellers are prohibited from soliciting direct sales from Institution students and faculty through Canvas LMS. 

If you taught a course in a previous semester, you can re-adopt those materials in one click! Go to your Course List and find your course. Select the ‘I’d like to re-adopt from a past adoption’ option. If desired, use the drop-down to change the semester from which you’d like to re-adopt. If these are the materials you’d like to adopt, click the ‘One Click Re-Adopt’ button. You can also de-select specific materials from the list if you’d only like to re-adopt some materials.

If you only want to adopt one of those materials, you can simply de-select the specific materials from the list. When you click ‘One Click Re-Adopt’, only the selected materials will be submitted.

To edit an adoption, find your submitted course in your course list, keeping in mind submitted courses appear at the bottom of the list. Click on a title to see the expanded book details and information. From here, you can update the message shown to students, condition and/or requirements. You can also delete an item or material from your course.

If you would like to add additional materials to a submitted adoption, click ‘Add Course Materials’ and search. If you find a material you’d like to use, click ‘Add This Book’ to add it to your course. You may add as many materials as you’d like to the course. Make sure to click ‘Submit’ to save your changes.
To delete an adoption, click ‘Delete Adoption’ to remove all materials from the course.

From your Course List, view your submitted courses.
To edit an adoption, find your submitted course in your course list, keeping in mind submitted courses appear at the bottom of the list. Click on a title to see the expanded book details and information. From here, you can update the message shown to students, condition and/or requirements. You can also delete an individual item or material from your course.
If you would like to add additional materials to a submitted adoption, click ‘Add Course Materials’ and search. If you find a material you’d like to use, click ‘Add This Book’ to add it to your course. You may add as many materials as you’d like to the course. Make sure to click ‘Submit’ to save your changes.
To delete an adoption, click ‘Delete Adoption’ to remove all materials from the course.
Please note that after a certain date, adoptions may become locked and cannot be changed. Contact your Bookstore Manager if you encounter any issues.

Any adoption action taken late (after the legal deadline for upcoming semester), this includes new adoption submissions as well as requests for changes to existing adoptions, must be accompanied by a justification. Standard justifications for late adoption actions (new adoptions or changes to existing ones) include:

• Course section was added to the schedule after x/xx
• New instructor assigned to course section after x/xx
• Course section was merged with other section after x/xx
• Timely adopted material could not be sourced by BNC
• Changing adoption to lower- or no-cost material
• Course changes due to COVID-19
• AIP access/login blocked
• Other reason (please describe)

The message will be viewable by Bookstore staff, FGCU Office of the Provost, and end-users (students).