The CMI was developed to benefit students by offering:
- Lower-priced course materials. Who doesn’t want that?
- Access to your course materials by the first day of class; you get the right stuff, right when you need it.
- The ability to pay on your student bill, just like tuition. A course materials charge will be included on all registered students’ tuition bill for the courses in this program. This allows you to use budget billing for your course materials!
- Common digital format – say goodbye to heavy backpacks & bulky books, and feel good about this environmentally-friendly alternative. (Don’t worry there are print options available for those who want it.)
- Access to your course materials wherever and whenever. Once you download your digital book to your bookshelf, you can access it anywhere – even without a connection! You can study using up to 4 devices; go from your desktop, to your laptop, to your iPad/ Kindle, to your Android/iPhone.
- Single sign-on. Tired of having to log into multiple sites to access your course materials? This Initiative makes that problem go away. When you enroll in one of these 12 courses, an ADA compliant, common digital format of your textbook and ancillaries, such as Aleks or WebAssign, will automatically upload onto your Blackboard account when you enroll.