Affordable @ NSCC

The high cost of commercial print textbooks is a major concern for both students and their parents. To address these concerns, NSCC started an open textbook initiative, called Affordable @ NSCC, in the Spring of 2015. Affordable @ NSCC is a program that encourages faculty to use existing low-cost or free course materials and information resources to support our students' learning. Many faculty choose to use open educational resources (OER) or library materials which are free to students. 

Courses at NSCC using OER/free or other low-cost materials are designated in the Find Courses search on the College's website with the note: "This course uses textbooks and course materials that are available at no or low cost." In Navigate, courses are indicated with the "No Cost Books" and "Low Cost Books" course tag bubbles.

The following courses meet that criteria: 

Allied Health
ALH178 - Yoga, Meditation, & Stress Management 1, Professor D. Cady Arbeau*

Animal Science
ANS104 - Breed ID, Professor C. Watkins

Art
ART111 - Basic Drawing 2, Professor S. Shahnoor

Biology
BIO100 - Current Topics in Biology, All Sections*
BIO212 - Anatomy & Physiology 2, Professor R. Gottlieb

Composition
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor C. Jean
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor C. Keebaugh
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor W. Pothier-Hill
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor D. Santos
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor R. Vautour
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor K. Yanchus
CMP101 - Composition 1, Professor J. Zamparelli
CMP102 - Composition 2, Professor J. Burt
CMP102 - Composition 2, Professor L. Eaton
CMP102 - Composition 2, Professor C. Keebaugh
CMP112 - Composition 2: Writing about the Short Story, Professor T. Whitney 
CMP120 - Composition 2: Writing about Media, Professor A. Sears
CMP120 - Composition 2: Writing about Media, Professor D. Smyth

CMP122 - Composition 2: Writing about Children's Literature, Professor C. Keebaugh
CMP148 - Composition 2: Writing about Literature and the Environment, Prof. W. Pothier-Hill
CMP190 - Creative Writing, Professor C. Duda

Computer Science
CPS124 - Web Fluency, Professor S. Carriker
CPS170 - Database Theory and Applications, Professor A. Hassan

Criminal Justice
CRJ208 - Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, Professor R. Roesler

Drug and Alcohol Rehab
DRG101 - Addiction and Society, Professor S. Chisholm
DRG106 - Addiction Prevention, Professor S. Chisholm
DRG201 - Individual Counseling for Addiction, Professor S. Chisholm

Early Childhood Education
ECE101 - Child Growth and Development, All Sections*

Economics
ECO103 - Principles of Macroeconomics, Professor W. P. Suozzo
ECO103 - Principles of Macroeconomics, Professor M. Han
ECO104 - Principles of Microeconomics, Professor W. P. Suozzo
ECO104 - Principles of Microeconomics, Professor M. Han

Education
EDU102 - Issues of Contemporary Education, Professor M. Edinger

Entrepreneurship
ENT100 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Professor L. Sappia
ENT200 - Applied Entrepreneurship, Professor L. Sappia

Environmental Studies
EVS108 - Climate Change, the Environment, and Society, Professor C. Marin

First Year Foundational Literacy
FFL015 - Composition 1 Seminar, Professor W. Pothier-Hill
FFL015 - Composition 1 Seminar, Professor D. Santos*
FFL015 - Composition 1 Seminar, Professor K. Yanchus
FFL100 - First Year Experience, Professor D. Cady Arbeau
FFL100 - First Year Experience, Professor D. Santos
FFL100 - First Year Experience, Professor W. Pothier-Hill
FFL100 - First Year Experience, Professor K. Yanchus
FFL103 - Understanding Higher Education, Professor J. Burt
FFL103 - Understanding Higher Education, Professor R. Green
FFL103 - Understanding Higher Education, Professor D. Santos
FFL103 - Understanding Higher Education, Professor K. Yanchus
FFL103 - Understanding Higher Education, Professor S. Zajac

Gender and Women's Studies
GWS106 - Revolutionary Women: Combating Inequality, Poverty, and Power, Professor W. Pothier-Hill
GWS201 - Masculinities, Professor K. Kaufman
GWS203 - Politics of the Veil, Professor K. Kaufman
GWS205 - Women and War, Professor W. Pothier-Hill

Geosciences
GEO108 - Environmental Science, Professor P. Dugger

Graphics
GRA206 - Video for Social Media and Beyond, Professor D. Smyth

History
HIS104 - U.S. History 2, Professor N. Chio
HIS124 - African-American History, Professor N. Chio
HIS126 - The World in the 20th Century, Professor L. Davis
HIS131 - World History 1, Professor N. Chio
HIS131 - World History 1, Professor K. Kaufman
HIS132 - World History 2, Professor L. Davis
HIS132 - World History 2, Professor N. Chio
HIS132 - World History 2, Professor K. Kaufman
HIS136 - The History of Sexuality, Professor K. Kaufman
HIS200 - The Holocaust, Professor L. Davis

Human Services
HUS140 - Introduction to Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Care, Professor E. Gilmore
HUS142 - Introduction to Child/Youth Advocacy and Family Health, Professor E. Gilmore

Interdisciplinary Studies
IDS108 - Information Technology, Society and Culture, Professor R. Capra
IDS109 - Basho to Beyonce: Introduction to Poetry, Professor T. Whitney
IDS142 - Global Conflicts and Human Behavior, Professor L. Davis
IDS172 - Secrets, Sins, and Salem, Professor T. Whitney

Literature
LIT103 - Superheroes, Sleuths, and Singing Souffles: Adaptation in Pop Culture, Professor C. Keebaugh
LIT206 - World Literature 1, Professor T. Whitney*
LIT210 - American Literature 1: Colonial Period to the Civil War, Professor C. Keebaugh
LIT212 - American Literature 2: Civil War to the Modern Age, Professor C. Keebaugh

Mathematics
MAT110 - Mathematics Literacy, Professor C. Noftle
MAT241 - Discrete Structures, Professor P. Dube

Media
MDA107- Introduction to Digital Media Literacy, Professor D. Smyth
MDA108 - Television Studies: The Big Picture, Professor D. Smyth
MDA110 - Film and Popular Culture, Professor D. Smyth
MDA116 - Introduction to Digital Filmmaking, Professor D. Smyth
MDA203 - World Cinema, Professor D. Smyth
MDA205 - Scripting: Storytelling in the Digital Age, Professor D. Smyth

Music
MUS126 - Basic Concepts of Music, Professor R. Shiryayeva

Philosophy
PHI106 - Introduction to Philosophy, Professor F. Altieri
PHI106 - Introduction to Philosophy, Professor J. Rollins
PHI106 - Introduction to Philosophy, Professor K. Stanley
PHI116 - Ethics, Professor F. Altieri
PHI116 - Ethics, Professor K. Stanley
PHI120 - Medical Ethics, Professor F. Altieri
PHI120 - Medical Ethics, Professor M. Decker*

Physics
PHY201 - Physics 1: Mechanics, Professor S. Stimpson

Political Science
PLS106 - Introduction to International Politics, Professor N. Chio

Portuguese
POR101 - Elementary Portuguese 1, Professor A. Marques Ferreira

Psychology
PSY102 - Introductory Psychology, Professor M. Vazquez
PSY102 - Introductory Psychology, Professor W. Gordon-Hewick
PSY102 - Introductory Psychology, Professor S. Graham
PSY102 - Introductory Psychology, Professor K. Erbetta
PSY102 - Introductory Psychology, Professor S. Zajac
PSY110 - Organizational Psychology and the Workplace, Professor J. Lendall
PSY110 - Organizational Psychology and the Workplace, Professor A. Murphy
PSY204 - Human Growth and Development, Professor K. Erbetta
PSY204 - Human Growth and Development, Professor L. Messina Duluk
PSY204 - Human Growth and Development, Professor M. Vazquez
PSY212 - Research Methods in Behavioral Science, Professor K. Erbetta

Religion
REL102 - Great Religions of the World, Professor K. Stanley

Sociology
SOC106 - Introduction to Sociology, Professor L. Messina Duluk
SOC106 - Introduction to Sociology, Professor A. Murphy
SOC106 - Introduction to Sociology, Professor S. Zajac
SOC202 - Race, Gender, and Class, Professor C. Marin
SOC204 - Criminology, Professor S. Zajac
SOC206 - Social Problems in a Globalized Word, Professor C. Marin
SOC208 - Sociology of Families, Professor S. Zajac

Spanish
SPN100 - Conversational Spanish, Professor P. Godfrey*
SPN101A - Elementary Spanish 1: for the Health Professional, Professor I. Fernandez*
SPN101C - Elementary Spanish 1: Business and Finance, Professor I. Fernandez
SPN201 - Intermediate Spanish 1, Professor I. Fernandez
SPN202 - Intermediate Spanish 2, Professor I. Fernandez
SPN260 - Conversational Spanish - Advanced, Professor I. Fernandez

Speech
SPE102 - Speech, Professor I. Fernandez
SPE102 - Speech, Professor J. Greene*
SPE102 - Speech, Professor y. Hayes
SPE102 - Speech, Professor S. Raftery-Patton
SPE102 - Speech, Professor A. Sears
SPE102 - Speech, Professor D. Smyth
SPE106 - Interpersonal Communication, Professor S. Raftery-Patton

*This course uses textbooks and course materials that are available at a low cost.

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