Faculty and administration are looking into changing how students buy books through the university.
One model will cap the price students pay per book at $75. The second model presented will charge students $22 per credit hour taken during the semester. In either model, students will pay for books as a part of their tuition. Financial aid could be applied to the cost of these textbooks, according to faculty assembly.
Student government heard the proposal for the first model Oct. 17. The senators questioned how the model would impact students once it is implemented.
The proposal was later moved to faculty assembly and the second model was introduced to faculty assembly.
The Otterbein-approved textbooks will only be available digitally through a learning management system (LMS). The new system will include accessibility features for students with accessibility needs and will allow the textbooks to be available offline.
The digital textbooks in both models will be available for 180 days, starting one week before the first day of the academic semester.
Focus groups will be held in February and March to gauge student feedback on the new models.
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