{"id":65,"date":"2024-11-12T17:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2026-04-18T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:35:34","slug":"textbooks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/textbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is ZTC?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Middle Tennessee State University, we recognize that the high costs of textbooks can be a barrier to student success.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)<\/strong>\u00a0courses do not require students to buy textbooks. These courses eliminate conventional textbook costs by using alternative course materials, such as\u00a0<strong>Open Educational Resources (OER)<\/strong>. Students can find ZTC classes in Pipeline by searching for sections marked with the<strong>\u00a0ZTC<\/strong><strong>\u00a0attribute<\/strong>\u00a0(see the steps below).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Students may have to pay for other required supplies, such as art supplies, calculators or other equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding ZTC Classes in Pipeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step One:<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;Choose&nbsp;the\u202f<strong>Advanced Search<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"textbook\" class=\"wp-image-68\" title=\"step 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image.png 516w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step Two:<\/strong>\u202f\u202f<strong>Choose<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;the subject\u202f<\/strong>(OR select all subjects).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"selecting subject from list\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-300x181.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step Three:<\/strong>\u202f Under&nbsp;Attribute Type, choose&nbsp;<strong>Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)<\/strong>\u202f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"attribute type\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-2.jpeg 571w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-2-300x36.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step Four:<\/strong>\u202fView a list of courses in that subject with the ZTC attribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1447\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"ztc courses\" class=\"wp-image-67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-1.jpeg 1447w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-1-300x43.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-1-1024x146.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/oer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/11\/image-1-768x110.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about textbook affordability efforts on campus, please visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.edu\/oer\/\">https:\/\/mtsu.edu\/oer\/<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is ZTC? 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