RULES TO REMEMBER FOR COURSE MATERIALS ADOPTIONS/REQUISITIONS:
1. ALL ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT REQUISITIONS TO SFSU
BOOKSTORE ( or “No Text Required” confirmations) FOR ALL COURSES OFFERED
EACH SEMESTER by the established due date.
2. “NO TEXT REQUIRED” Means that the course will not use textbooks, lab manuals, course
readers, trade books or any form of printed materials that need to be purchased at all. If the
professor uses a book but recommends that students buy off campus or online instead, submit
the requisition with the correct book information. Use the comment section to let us know of the
professor’s intentions so we can adjust order quantities accordingly.
3. LATE REQUISITIONS: Please remember to submit requisitions even if you get a class or
decide on a book well after the due date. We appreciate faculty cooperation with our requested
due dates, but will accept textbook requisitions at any time.
4. OLD AND NEW EDITIONS: A) Let us know which edition you prefer. We can often stock
used copies of older editions if we have enough advance notice. B) We do NOT automatically
stock publisher substitutions to the newest edition unless we know the professor is aware of
the change or selected “ok to use newer edition”. C) If you want the most recent edition of a
book and have the information about that edition, please submit that ISBN (not the old ISBN),
otherwise leave the ISBN blank, but be sure to mention it’s the new edition that you want in
the “NOTES” field.
5. BUNDLES/PACKAGES & CUSTOM BOOKS: Be sure to let us know about bundles/packages
or custom versions of books – use the “NOTES” field to explain and let us know whether all
parts of a bundle are absolutely required. (NOTE: SFSU Bookstore will sometimes also
stock used, unbundled versions of the main text in adopted bundles unless there is a
compelling reason not to do so.)
6. COURSEPACKS/READERS/MANUALS: If you are planning to produce a reader or write your
own manual, please contact Nathan Wright (nwright@sfsubookstore.com) for more information
about our custom publishing services.
7. LAST-5-WEEKS BOOK: Please use the note section to let us know if a specific book will be
used during the last five weeks of the semester. This helps us keep stock on hand and avoid
unnecessary returns.
8. DESK COPIES: Should be requested directly from the publisher by the department coordinator
or professor. Textbook department staff will be happy to help you find the correct publisher
contact information or sales rep. Professors who have requested a desk copy from the
publisher, but have not received it in time may purchase a copy from our stock until their desk
copy arrives and return the purchased copy of the desk copy as soon as possible for a full
refund. BOOK MUST BE IN SALEABLE CONDITION.
