Textbook Ordering Deadline

In order for the University to be in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), all textbooks should be ordered for the Fall semester before Early Registration begins.

• Early Registration for Fall 2023 begins on April 10, 2023.
• Early ordering saves students money—substantial amounts—and this is the central reason that the HEO Act regarding textbooks was enacted.

Exceptions to the above deadline are made in the following circumstances:

• If an instructor has not yet been hired.
• If the instructor has not yet been assigned to a course.
• If the course is new and still under development.
• If the textbook is new and still under development.

If an exception has been made, a departmental administrator should add this information to MAUI so that the course is removed from the Missing Textbook Report sent by the Registrar. (To view this report, visit MAUI>Reports>Registrar>Courses Missing Textbooks.)

If the course does not require a textbook or other materials, departmental administrators should enter "No Textbook Required" in MAUI Offerings Planner for course sections not requiring textbooks. The course section(s) will be in compliance, but the information will not be reflected in Follett Discover.

• Courses with the 0IND (Independent Study) identifier, which do not require a syllabus or a textbook, are excluded from this request.

Registrar’s Textbook Resources

Please see the help pages linked above and below above for current information on ordering textbooks from the Iowa Hawk Shop and University Bookstore.

• Follet Discover Resources and User Guide
• ICON Direct

ICON Direct is the University of Iowa's initiative for ordering required digital content from specific publishers and delivering this content to students and faculty through their ICON Course sites at a special discounted cost. Visit the ICON Direct page for details and information on how to place orders through ICON Direct.  ICON Direct Contact Information: email: ICON-Direct@uiowa.edu

Course Information in MyUI

As a reminder, CLAS no longer requires a syllabus be shared in MyUI. However, the revised policy strongly encourages instructors to share course information in MyUI before early registration for undergraduate courses each semester through a course syllabus, a short document with key course information, or a thorough MyUI course description. Please see this June 2022 DEO memo for more information.

Thank you for helping our students by ordering textbooks and sharing course information as soon as possible.