The following courses have no textbook costs. They use free open resources or ebooks provided by the Library at no cost to students.

BEH 101 – Behavioral Science Exploration
BIO 102 – Life Science
BIO 104 – Principles of Biology I Lecture (Textbook is available for free digitally or a print version can be purchased at the bookstore.)
BIO 114 – Principles of Biology Lab
CIV 100 – Western Civilization
COM 101 – Public Speaking
ECE 110 – Child Development
FYE 101 – First Year Experience
HIS 100 – United States History 1
HIS 210 – The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 250 – World War II in Film
HSC 105 – Introduction to Health Professions
LIF 111 – Health and Wellness
MPR 160 – Introduction to Photography (Requires camera)
MKT 222 – Digital Marketing & Social Media
MPR 290 – Media Literacy
PSY 299 – Elementary Statistics (Textbook is available for free digitally or a print version can be purchased at the bookstore.)
SWK 120 – Health Information for the Social Sciences

If your class does require a textbook, here is some advice to help you save money when purchasing it.

  • Reach out to your professor and ask them if you may use older editions of the textbook for class. Older editions will be cheaper.
  • Get the textbook ISBN number and search for the book online to get the best price. The ISBN is unique to each book so you will get the right book this way.
  • See if the Library Textbook Collection includes your class textbook. Library textbooks can be read in the Library whenever we are open.
  • Some courses will include access to the textbook as part of a course fee that you are automatically billed for.  In this case, you don’t have to go purchase the textbook yourself.

Library Textbook Collection 

The Library has a small collection of course textbooks. These textbooks can be checked out for on-campus use.  Ask for these textbooks at the Library Front Desk.

ANT 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – Cultural Anthropology 10th Edition

ART 101 Introduction to Art History – Art Through the Ages 4th Edition

AST 100 Introduction to Astronomy – Horizons by Seeds 14th edition Cengage 

BIO 102 Life Science – Concepts for Biology. Openstax.

BIO 104 Principles of Biology & 114 Lab – Biology 2e.  Clark, M. A., Douglas, M., & Choi, J.  OpenStax. 

BIO 106 Principles of Biology II & BIO 116 Lab – Biology 2e. Clark, M. A., Douglas, M., & Choi, J. OpenStax. 

BIO 204 Human Anatomy and Physiology – Human Anatomy and Physiology 11th Edition Pearson

BUS 110 Introduction to Business –  Contemporary Business 19th Edition. Boone, Louis E., Kurtz, David L. and Berston, Susan. Wiley

BUS 125 Management Principles – Management 14th Edition

ECE 101 Introduction to Early Childhood – Early Childhood Education Today 14th Edition

ECE 110 Child Development – Child Development 9th Edition L. Berk

ECE 250 Children Families and Community – Children, Families, and Community 7th Edition Pearson 

EDU120 Technology for Teachers – Integrating Educational Technology in Teaching 9th Edition 

ENG 200 Seagull Book of Literature 5th Edition 

HIS 100 US History 1- The American Promise: A History of the United States V1 2020 Edition. 

HUM 100 Introduction to Humanities Culture & Values – A Survey of the Humanities Volume 1 8th Ed 

PHI 100 Critical Thinking – Voyage of Discovery 4th Edition

PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy – Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy 10th Edition

PSY 202 Introduction to Research – Research Methods 3rd Edition

  • If you are an instructor who would like to place a copy of their textbook on reserve in the Library, please contact us at library@pennhighlands.edu.