DO NOT order your textbooks through the Bookstore’s website! You will likely receive emails prompting you to do this, but ACCESS follows a different process. If you order your books online, ACCESS coverage is not guaranteed.
ACCESS typically pays for your books unless you have a lot of outside scholarships. In the case that you have a significant amount of outside scholarships, it is expected that you use those funds to pay for textbooks. We will communicate with you if we are unable to purchase your textbooks. Sometimes we do not know this information until later in the semester, so if you get a refund check, it may be wise to set part of it aside for textbooks.
The Bookstore will pull your books and box them up for you. You will be able to pick up your books the weekend before classes begin. Again, DO NOT order them through the Bookstore. You will get more information regarding this, keep your eye on your email!
Typically, textbooks can be picked up from the Campus Store. The hours of operation can be found here. If you change your course schedule before coming to pick up your books, you will need to contact Dawn Arnold (arnolddv@appstate.edu) so she can make sure that the correct books are ready for your pickup.
Keep your eye on your email and read emails completely! ACCESS advisors and Campus Store staff will email you with important information and updates.
It is not uncommon for professors to require books, online course/website access, or supplies that the Bookstore does not offer. If this is the case, you can submit a request for funding using the application below.
The reimbursement can take 3-4 weeks to be processed. This refund will come to your student account and, given there is not existing balance, will be refunded to you. Note: if there is a balance on your account, the refund will be go towards that balance before being refunded.
The item you request reimbursement for must be REQUIRED (not suggested).
ACCESS does not cover regular school supplies, but some classes require supplies that cost as much as a textbook (for example, art classes). These requests are considered on a case by case basis.
If you would like to request reimbursement for supplies, complete the reimbursement request form AND send your advisor a copy of the syllabus so they can verify it is a requirement for the course.
You will receive an email from your advisor as to whether or not your request was approved within 1 week.
Most importantly, you MUST send your ACCESS advisor the itemized receipt for the item(s) you purchase. An itemized receipt includes the business name, date of purchase, item(s) purchased, price of each item, total amount of bill, and the method of payment.You can forward an email receipt, but it must be the shipping confirmation that shows what you purchased and how much it costs. You may also send us a screenshot of the receipt if it is from a local store. Just make sure we can see the entire receipt clearly.
You will be responsible for ordering your textbooks for the summer sessions. For directions on how to order your textbooks, please click here. If you have any questions, please email the Bookstore at asubookstore@appstate.edu for assistance.
What about paying for books?
ACCESS cannot cover the cost of purchased textbooks this summer.
If you received a refund this summer, it is expected that you utilize some of those funds for the cost of your purchase books.