FACULTY FAQs

The following FAQs are provided to answer some of the questions UNCP Faculty may have concerning the following information at the UNCP Bookstore:

Regalia Information
Textbook Adoption Process
MIR Faculty Online
Additional Textbook Information
Faculty Survey


REGALIA INFORMATION:
When does the Bookstore offer a Regalia sale where I can buy my own cap, gown, hood, and tassel for commencement exercises?
The UNCP Bookstore offers a Regalia Sale during the Fall Semester. Further information will be posted when the deadline approaches on this page, our Events page, and our Graduation page.

When does the Bookstore offer a Regalia rental sale where I can rent my cap, gown, hood, and tassel for commencement exercises?
The UNCP Bookstore offers a Regalia Rental Sale during the month of March. Further information will be posted when the deadline approaches on this page, our Events page, and our Graduation page.


TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROCESS:
When are my textbook adoption requests due into the UNCP Bookstore?

Course material adoptions are due to the UNCP Bookstore on the designated dates.

Fall Semester - April 11
Spring Semester - October 11
Summer Sessions - March 11

How do I turn in my textbook adoptions online?

Log onto the UNCP Bookstore's web site at www.uncp.edu/bookstore
Click on the Textbooks link.
Click on the Faculty Info/Online Adoptions link.
Click on the Faculty Online Adoptions Login Area
Enter USER ID then tab do not enter
Enter PASSWORD in all caps
Click GO
The next screen displayed is your course and section page
After clicking the appropriate teaching sections, your course information will be displayed in either two ways: With history or Without history. With history means that book information is displayed, without history means that no book information is displayed.
Please review or modify the Estimated Enrollment for this section
If titles listed, check the desired action button (not wanted, required, or optional)
If no text required, Click No Titles Needed
To Add a Book, Click Find A Title(s) button. Enter title, ISBN, or Author's Last Name
Click on the proper search button.
Click Required or Optional beside the text you desire from the results.

Required/Optional Course Materials Required course materials are those books that are required for class instruction. Optional Course Materials are those books, study guides, solutions manuals, etc. that are recommended by the professors but not required.

Click on Add to Request
Click Review My Request
If you are teaching only one section of a course skip to ***
If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course, click the section boxes to either apply it to all or desired sections. If you are using a text that cannot be referenced under Find A Title, click on Add A Title. Fill out the information for your text that you need to adopt.
NOTE: Only use the Author's Last Name when entering information.
***Type in Additional Supplies or Comments if needed
Click Submit My Request
Then Click Continue with Adoptions or Log Out (Top of Screen)
You should receive a confirmation via email, if not please contact the Textbook Manager, Donna Dial-Jacobs or the Information Systems Specialist, Keats Ellis.


MIR FACULTY ONLINE

MIR Faculty Online-a valuable resource for faculty members that provides textbook data, including top-selling title list by course description and discipline, discussion forums, new title lists, book-in-use information, course materials information exchange and request desk copy information. Take a guided tour and remember to register for your FREE username and password.


ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK INFORMATION:
Does the UNCP Bookstore provide faculty with desk/examination copies?
Desk copies are not provided by the UNCP Bookstore, however, we will supply any and all information in order for you to obtain them from the publishers.

Additional information can be found on our Textbooks page.


FACULTY SURVEY
Take our Faculty Survey provided by the National Association of College Stores
Faculty Survey

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