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Faculty Guide: Course Marking Form Information

What Qualifies as No Cost (NCM):

Required instructional materials are available for free

    1. An optional printed version and some supplementary course instructional materials may be available for purchase
    2. This can include library resources such as eBooks, digital journal articles, streaming films, etc. if there is unlimited simultaneous user access

What Qualifies as Low-Cost (LCM):

    1. The combined cost of instructional materials must not exceed $50

This $40 threshold is based on pre-tax retail price charged by the campus bookstore or the publisher directly (whichever price is lower) 

    1. Instruction Materials Include: 

Textbooks/eBooks, websites, software, apps, courseware packages, inclusive access, and access codes to homework sites

    1. Instruction Materials Do Not Include:

Tools/supply cost, auxiliary fees

Questions? Contact Tracy Joyce, Coordinator of Library Services; joycet@middlesex.edu