Course Materials Initiative

The UMBC Bookstore is pleased to announce the establishment of the Course Materials Initiative (CMI).

The goals of CMI are to

(1) provide students as a whole with more affordable course materials,

(2) enhance the students’ experience on a common digital platform via Blackboard, and

(3) position UMBC to be ahead of the curve with digital content.

Negotiations were conducted directly with publishers to provide students with reduced pricing. Students enrolled in courses using CMI have had a course materials charge included on their tuition bill. Students can access the digital textbook and any publisher integrations (such as Aleks or WebAssign) directly via Blackboard with enhanced features such as highlighting, note taking and assistive technologies. Once you download the Bookshelf app, you can download your eBook to any of your mobile devices and access it anywhere – even without a connection!

The courses involved in the CMI are:

• BIOL 275
  
• CMSC 203
  
• ECON 101
• ECON 102
• ECON 374
• EDUC 311
• EHS 115
• ENME 217
• GERM 101
• GERM 102 (extension)
• GERM 201 (extension)
• GES 102
• HIST 110
• HIST 110H
• LRC 101A
• LRC 105
• LRC 99
• MATH 104/104Y
• MATH 106/106Y
• MATH 150
• MATH 151
• MATH 152 (extension)
• MATH 155
• MATH 215
• MATH 251 (extension)
  
• MGMT 210
• MGMT 360
• PHIL 146
• PHIL 346
  
• PHYS 121/121H
• PHYS 122/122H (extension)
• PSYC 100
• PSYC 200
• PSYC 304
• PSYC 306/EDUC 306
• PSYC 320
• PSYC 335
• PSYC 340
• SOWK 388
• SPAN 201
• SPAN 202
• SPAN 301
• STAT 121
• STAT 351
  

The materials for these courses are ADA compliant.