Text Rental>

The primary textbook usage on the UWSP campus is through Textbook Rental, a self-supporting service financed through student text rental fees. The Text Rental service is similar to a library system, where students check out most of their course books and return them at end of the semester.
(UWSP has been operating a "text rental" system since its beginning in 1894.)

Supplemental Books>

Additional supplemental books for courses, are generally “purchase” books for students. i.e. Study guides, workbooks, consumable items, etc. The UWSP University Handbook includes that, "Faculty shall observe a $50 limit on the cost of supplemental books a student is required to purchase for any one course".
(Exceptions to the $50 maximum may be granted by the chairperson of the instructor's department.)

Rental Rate>

The current rental rate, which is included in undergraduate student tuition, is $66.60 per semester. (September, 2009)
* Graduate students in slash courses have the opportunity to rent the book and are assessed rental fees at time of rental.

Text Rental Advantages>

• Saves students money
• Entire inventory available to students for reference after the 3rd week of the semester
• Surplus books for sale - reduced prices ($1.00-$5.00)

 ADA's & USA's>

Are responsible for entering course rental book, supplemental books for purchase, and course supplies needed each semester by the published due dates.
Course Textbook and Supply Requests website.

Rental Usage Guidelines >

An instructor is required to use an adopted rental book according to the Faculty Senate guidelines in Chapter 5 of the UWSP Handbook pertaining to Text Rental .
• One rental book per course.
• 100/200 level courses have a 6 semester rental book commitment before a new adoption is selected.
• 300/400 level courses have a 4 semester rental book commitment.

Exceptions >

A written justification for an exception to the Faculty Senate guidelines, with an approval of the department chair is forwarded to Text Services for processing.

Slash Courses >

If an undergrad course has a grad component to it, please enter the desired rental book for both levels. i.e. 300 Sec 1 AND 500 Sec 1. If you fail to enter the rental book request for the grad level, grad students will be unable to get the book and their enrollment will not be included in the total # of students enrolled.
(Hence, we may not have enough rental books for both 300/500 students.)

Added Sections >

Remember: if a section is added, you will also need to add the rental book request, supplemental book request and/or supplies needed info for the new section.

Instructor Desk Copy >

Teaching Faculty are required to obtain their own copy of the textbook needed for their course. (UWSP rental books are for student use.)

Lookup Book Requests  >

Teaching Faculty & ADA's can view both rental & purchase books requested for a specific curriculum, term, and course at the Course Textbook and Supply Requests website.  

Text Rental Contact > 

Text Rental
715-346-3885
textrent@uwsp.edu

Supplemental Book
Contact>

Alice Stoffel
715-346-3431
alice.stoffel@uwsp.edu

Supplies/Merchandise
 Contact>

Erin Raikowski
715-346-3431
erin.raikowski@uwsp.edu