Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to introduce the USC Digital Course Materials Program through USC Bookstore, launching Fall 2025 for undergraduates. This program aims to provide a single platform for students to access required course materials across all courses for one price.
Your participation in this program is crucial. To enable students to take advantage of this program, it is critical to submit your required reading selections by June 13.
Faculty Action Requested
To avoid students incurring unnecessary or additional textbook expenses, please submit required course material selections for Fall 2025 by emailing the USC Academic Resource Center at bksarc@usc.edu by June 13, 2025. Timely submission enables your course materials team to obtain resources, set up courseware with publishers, and order physical materials for the USC Digital Course Materials Program. Late submissions may result in delayed access to course materials as sourcing materials can take up to 6 weeks.
Please note, if course materials are not submitted by the deadline, the program will use your most recent term’s required materials for the course. Not submitting your required course materials will impact our students’ learning experience, who make a substantial commitment to attend this institution. Please note, this is only for undergraduate courses at this time.
Students will be able to access all required electronics course materials through Brightspace beginning Fall 2025. Please note that students will receive instructions on how to pick up hard copy materials from the bookstore. Instructors are strongly advised to use the USC Digital Course Materials Program for all course material needs (course readers, textbook, library texts, etc.) to create a cohesive learning experience for students and one access point for all resources.
Please note, the program covers only required course texts. Recommended or optional materials are not covered as part of the program. Stay tuned for information on the new process for submitting reading selections for Spring 2026.
Key Benefits
- Reduced student costs for all required course materials
- Supports a cohesive learning experience for students
- Flexible access across devices
- Supports academic freedom, excellence, and equity by facilitating unrestricted access to a selection of materials and publishers
Support Resources
The USC Bookstore offers personalized one-on-one consultations with Raymond McDermott, Course Materials Store Leader. For questions or to schedule a consultation, contact Raymond at 213-740-5069 or 1413txt@follett.com during business hours, Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST. Please visit the USC Bookstore FAQs for more information. Thank you for your commitment to academic excellence.
Sincerely,
Andrew T. Guzman
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs