Course Material Adoption Resources

It is the University’s goal to meet all Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) requirements for communicating required course materials to students at the time of registration and to ensure that students have the opportunity to obtain course materials by the start of classes. Timely adoption of course materials is critical in meeting both objectives. Below are resources to assist in the smooth adoption of course materials.

How to Submit Course Materials

Visit FAST. Sign in by entering your SUNY Brockport credentials.
Upon signing in, your course list should automatically appear. Choose the course you wish to edit. You may also use the search bar to locate a specific course or change the semester by selecting the filters underneath it.
To add an adoption, select the Add Adoptions button below Course Adoption Details. If there are no course materials required, select the box next to Textbooks are not required for this course and select Save.
Enter the ISBN into the ISBN/UPC/Product field and choose the Importance level. If the item you are adding should only be purchased in new condition, toggle the Require New button to YES and select Add Adoption.
You may view past adoptions by selecting the View Adoption History button. To add a previously used adoption, select the button next to Adopt this item and select Add Adoptions at the top. Once a text is added, you may add a Book Comment, re-sort, and delete items as needed. You may also utilize the Copy All feature to add the adoption(s) across multiple courses that require the same material(s).
Any time a change is made to a course, select Save. To view how the course will appear to students on the Online Bookstore, select the Preview Course button.

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Frequently Asked Questions for Faculty

Adoptions are due approximately six weeks prior to the scheduled site live date. This allows the Online Bookstore Team adequate time to check publisher availability and communicate problem titles prior to students ordering course materials. The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) has provisions to reduce costs to students while supporting instructors’ ability to select high-quality course materials. HEOA requires that course book information be made available to students before they enroll in a course. The Online Bookstore complies with HEOA by asking faculty to submit course adoptions to their Online Bookstore Team so they can be listed accordingly. This act requires that textbooks be listed as accurately as possible prior to student registration. Receiving course adoptions prior to the adoption deadline allows us to buy back textbooks from your students at premium pricing at the end of each semester and resell them at a discounted price in the future as used or rental textbooks.

Log in to the FAST portal and enter your school credentials. Upon logging in, your course list should automatically appear. Choose the course you wish to edit. You may also use the search bar to locate a specific course or change the semester by selecting the filters underneath it. To add an adoption, select the Add Adoptions button. If there are no course materials required, select the box next to Textbooks are not required for this course. Enter the ISBN into the ISBN/UPC/Product field and choose the Importance level. ISBNs can be found on the barcode of the book or is included in the first few pages of the text. FAST can accept the 10 or 13-digit ISBN.

Until an adoption is added to a course, or Textbooks are not required for this course is selected, each course will default to Textbooks to be determined status. This allows the online bookstore to remain HEOA compliant, while also informing the students to return to the Online Bookstore at a later date. If books are added after the deadline, a course will automatically be marked as Textbooks to be determined for 24-48 hours. This allows the Online Bookstore Team enough time to confirm publisher availability. You will be notified if an issue with your selected text adoption exists.

Yes! The SUNY Brockport Online Bookstore works with the SUNY Brockport Print Shop to create a coursepack for your class at your direction.

Step 1: To start the coursepack generation process, fill out the SUNY Brockport Custom Print Request form and then email a PDF copy of the material to be printed to brockport@ecampus.com.
Step 2: eCampus will submit your coursepack to the print shop and assign an ISBN to your material. Once an ISBN is assigned to your content, the requisition will be placed on your respective course(s). The cost to students on all materials is visible to the instructor from within the course in FAST.
Step 3: The print shop will produce the materials, as requested. Typical lead time for production is 5-7 business days.
Step 4: Course packs will be available for students to pick up in the campus store after they have purchased online using the SUNY Brockport Online Bookstore.

Keep in mind: All course material adoptions should be completed by the term/semester deadline in FAST. This will typically coincide with the respective student course registration dates.

If you attempt to add a book or product that is not in our product catalog (custom books, course packs, foreign titles, calculators, lab coats, clickers, etc.), select the Click here link to send your Online Bookstore Team a message. We ask that you provide all information you find may be helpful to assist us in adding this book or product to our catalog. After this item is created, we will add it to the course on your behalf and email you confirmation once this is complete.

Students may ship to any valid shipping address or select free shipping to the campus store. Students will receive email and text message alerts (if they choose to opt in) when their package is shipped and delivered. Books are shipped based on availability. The availability of each book will be indicated under the condition of each item during the ordering process. If a book is in stock and the order is placed before 11 AM ET, it will ship the same day. Any orders placed after 11 AM ET will ship the next business day. Many items have a 2-day ship time. Books will be shipped via the shipping method selected at checkout Monday through Friday. Books are delivered Monday through Saturday.

After a book is added to a course, a Request Desk Copy button will appear near it. You may also search any book in the Adoption Tool at the top of the FAST screen and request a desk copy from the Details page. After a request is submitted, the Online Bookstore Team will receive an automatic email and request it directly from the publisher on your behalf. Please note, desk copies are distributed at the compliance of the publisher and are never guaranteed.

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Email brockport@ecampus.com for further assistance.

Course Material Adoption Resources

How to Submit Course Materials

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Frequently Asked Questions for Faculty

When are my textbook orders due? And why so early?

How do I submit my textbook adoptions?

My course says textbooks to be determined. What does that mean?

I want to use the same book as last semester but can’t remember the ISBN. How do I add this book?

I would like to have a course pack or other custom learning material created; can you assist?

I tried to add a custom book but it said the item was not in the product catalog. How do I list this book? How do I list materials that are not books?

I submitted my adoption for one course, but all sections will be using it. Do I have to add this into every course individually?

How do I remove an adoption from my course?

How can I check the price of a book before I add it to my course?

Where do students pick up their books? How are they delivered?

How do I get a desk copy of a book?

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