Courses marked as "NoLo" contain text-based materials that are no cost or low cost, and will not exceed $40. Check course descriptions for the "NoLo" tag to take advantage. NoLo = Total Course Materials <= $40. College and course participation may vary.
Included in the cost caps are textbooks and other text-based materials, workbooks, online homework platforms, and codes or publisher-provided curricular materials for students.
Excluded from the cost caps are equipment (such as art supplies, calculators, or physical lab materials as well as lab manuals) and fees for test proctoring.
Under "Advanced Course Search", select "yes" for "No Cost/Low Cost Course Materials"
Under search results, look under the column titled "NoLo" for marked participating courses
Open educational resources (OER) are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. OERs offer numerous benefits for faculty and students.
Course materials that are No cost or Low cost. To qualify, the total cost must not exceed $40.
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