Simmons Direct Textbooks

Simmons Direct Textbooks is a new course material model that lowers the cost of materials for students and ensures students have access to all their required textbooks and courseware on or before the first day of class. Through this new program, physical books will be conveniently packaged and provided to students on a rental basis, and digital materials will be delivered directly within moodle.simmons.edu. Costs, at a rate of $22/per credit, will be included as a charge on your student billing statement. At the end of the term, students will receive email reminders to return their textbooks and courseware to the bookstore.

• Register for your classes and the bookstore will start preparing your textbooks and courseware
• One month before classes start, you will receive an email instructing you to select your delivery preference (in-store pickup or or materials can be shipped directly to you at an additional cost)
• An email notification will be sent when your order is ready for pickup or when it ships
• Your digital materials will be delivered for your course(s) within moodle.simmons.edu
• When your courses are over, the bookstore will send you reminder emails to return your textbooks and courseware

The program provides all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes and digital materials to eligible students.

The program does not include consumables that cannot be returned and reused such as lab goggles, lab notebooks, dissection kits, molecular model kits, engineering kits, nursing kits, or art supplies.

All Simmons undergraduate students will be automatically enrolled in the Simmons Direct Textbooks program.

While Simmons Direct Textbooks provides convenient and affordable access to all required textbooks and courseware, students have the option to opt-out of this program by going to the opt-out site. The opt-out period for Spring 2025 starts on Monday December 23, 2024 and ending on Friday, February 14, 2025 (end of Add/Drop). If you decide to opt-out, you will need to obtain your required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, and digital materials on your own by purchasing them on the bookstore website or another retailer a la carte. Required materials can be viewed on the bookstore website.

To change your status and opt into the Simmons Direct Textbooks program, please visit the opt-out site.  The opt-out period for Spring 2025 starts on Monday December 23, 2024 and ending on Friday, February 14, 2025 (end of Add/Drop).

No, there is not a Direct Textbook program during the Summer. This program is only available during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Students will be responsible for purchasing their required course materials through the bookstore or another retailer.

The deadline to return all rental textbooks is the last day of finals for the semester. Students will receive email reminders ahead of the rental deadline.

Yes, the program provides you with the option to purchase textbooks at a reduced rate during the return period.

Yes, you will still be required to return continuation course textbooks. You will be issued the same title for the next semester of the continuation course.

Students will receive emails and phone calls from the bookstore to remind them to verify their order. If the student does not opt-out, rental materials will be held at the bookstore, digital materials will be accessible within moodle.simmons.edu, and the students account will be charged.

Yes, if the student does not opt-out, their materials will be held at the bookstore and their student account will be charged.

If you have already received your materials, you may simply return the book to the bookstore within 48 hours.

If you drop a class and enroll in a different class, the bookstore will “swap”the required textbooks or access codes to ensure that you have what you need for your current course schedule.

Yes, you will have 48 hours to return your textbooks. If you do not return the textbooks, the charges for the bundle will remain on your student account.