Faculty and Advisor Information

If you selected digital versions of your course materials, instructor Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle materials will appear in Canvas approximately one to two weeks before classes start. For students, Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle materials will appear in Canvas once you publish the course.

No, you will not receive a notification when a student opts-out.

This program should not impact what materials you adopt for your courses. You will have the option to adopt course materials at different price points and in different formats, including Open Educational Resources (OER) and low or no-cost materials.  Only required course materials will be included in Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle. Course materials identified by the instructor as recommended or optional would need to be purchased separately from Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle.

If students do not opt-out of Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle, they will have to pay the program fee, regardless of the materials adopted. Students will need to decide if opting out of the program is financially beneficial based upon their entire course schedule for each term. Students are required to opt-out of program participation for all registered courses per term and cannot choose or select to participate by individual courses.

A student taking a full-time course load may find that the total cost of their materials for the semester exceeds the $22 per credit hour charge if they opt-out of the program. In this case, it is advantageous to the student to continue opting in to receive their Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle package.

The $22 per credit hour charge is based on overall current adoptions at the University. The work that faculty have done to lower the cost of course materials for students is and will continue to be reflected in the pricing structure.

The University and Barnes & Noble College are committed to bringing down the total cost of course materials while ensuring that faculty have the freedom to choose the materials that deliver the best outcomes for their students.

Prices for the program are reviewed annually and mutually determined by the University and Barnes & Noble College.

If your course includes digital materials, we recommend emailing your students when you open the course in Canvas to remind them that their materials are available in Canvas. We suggest including the following language in your syllabus:

Your Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle materials are available through a program managed by Barnes & Noble at UNC Asheville that provides physical and digital course materials to students at a discount. If you wish to opt-out of Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle, visit [link to Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle website] for information. If you opt-out, access to digital course materials available within Canvas will be removed. To regain access to digital course materials, you will need to purchase them through Barnes & Noble at UNC Asheville unless you opt back in before the deadline.

You should have received an email from the bookstore confirming materials required for each of your courses and asking you to select how you would like to receive any physical materials, with in-store pick-up being the most convenient option. If you haven’t done so already, please confirm your fulfillment preference so the bookstore can prepare your materials.

For more information about Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle, visit unca.edu/bookstore/rockys-bulldog-bundle/.

To access your digital materials within Canvas [Faculty choose the option(s) below that applies]:

• For ebooks, select the “Course Materials” link.
• For courseware, select the “Course Materials” link.
• For Access Codes, reveal the access code in the “Course Materials” link and redeem the code at the link provided on that page, or in the publisher’s integration in Canvas.
• For courseware from the publisher: select the publisher’s link in your course.

Click here to learn more about Rocky’s Bulldog Bundle.