Zero-cost textbooks being implemented at MSUM
The average college student spends between $628 and $1,200 annually on books and supplies, however, this stat doesn’t tell the full story. Students regularly pass on buying textbooks altogether, due to ballooning prices.
This is happening on Minnesota State University Moorhead’s campus as well, with students like Aedan Fish. “The cost of textbooks has made it more difficult to pay for school. I usually have to pay hundreds of dollars more than what I was expecting. In some instances, I don’t buy the book at all because of the price,” he says.
With the steep cost of higher education, MSUM is committed to providing zero-cost learning materials in select general courses (z-courses). Providing materials at no cost to students supports our goals of equity, affordability, and quality of education for all. This project is supported in part by funding provided by the Minnesota Legislature and Educational Development and Technology division of Minnesota State through the Z-Degree Initiative. Free course materials are already being implemented, with faculty early adopters in the psychology department.
Learn more about the faculty early adopters and the Z-degree program coming to MSUM by reading the full story.
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