Memorandum

Please note the following deadlines for Bookstore adoptions:

• Summer 2023: March 24
• Fall 2023: April 15

As required by Texas House Bill 33, Texas Tech University must provide a list of the required and recommended textbooks and other course materials for each course offered every semester. To comply with state requirements, Texas Tech procedures are that all such materials be “ordered” with the Follett campus bookstore even if the materials are not to be purchased from the bookstore.

Below we outline, as we have before, the options and steps to submit course materials with the Follett campus store and provide clarification regarding “no materials required” for a course and regarding Open Educational Resources (OER) materials.

As a reminder, Texas Tech University provides the Top Hat course engagement tool for all faculty and students. This available resource eliminates the burden on students to purchase other responseware/engagement tools.

Some adoptions may not be known until later due to pending teaching assignments and updates to course schedules. However, every unit knows its regularly recurring courses, especially lower-level and highenrollment courses, and thus should complete those adoptions as soon as possible.

**Those entering adoptions should not have to wait for Blackboard shells. If the section is active in banner, the information has already been integrated into Follet Discover.**

To learn more about textbook adoptions, visit the website. This page includes and overview of No Materials Required, OER Materials, Ebooks vs. Coursewear, as well as adopting materials outside of Blackboard and training videos.

If you have any questions or issues with adopting required course materials, please contact Patty Baird, Course Materials Manager at 2254txt@follett.com.