Niner Course Pack

This textbook rental program provides all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, digital textbooks and other materials.

Once you register for classes, the bookstore will prepare these materials. You will receive an email before classes start, asking your delivery preference (in-store, pickup or shipped to you).

When your order is ready for shipping or pickup, you will receive an email confirmation. Any digital materials will be delivered within Canvas and will be accessible once your instructor opens the course.

Undergraduate and master’s students enrolled in any credit-hour courses will be automatically enrolled in the program.

Only students who are enrolled in zero-credit-hour courses or who have not returned previous Niner Course Pack materials will not be automatically enrolled in the Niner Course Pack.

At this time, the Niner Course Pack program does not include any non-required textbooks or other materials, including:

• Supply kits of any kind (e.g., drafting kits, dissection kits, art kits and architecture kits)
• Calculators
• Goggles
• Lab coats

Students have the option to purchase their rented materials at the end of the semester at a reduced rate.

When Barnes & Noble College emails students to remind them of book due dates, prices for purchasing their materials at the end of the semester will be included.

The course professor decides the format of required course materials.

The charge for the Niner Course Pack is $20 per credit hour enrolled. For example, if you are enrolled in 15 credit hours, you can expect to pay $300 for all course materials, saving you on average anywhere from 35 to 50 percent.

The course materials charge is billed to your UNC Charlotte student account. Financial aid may be used to cover some or all of the cost of course materials.

Visit Barnes & Noble Charlotte’s Find Course Materials page and use the drop-down menu to see the retail price of your materials.

Under the “Term” field, select the semester with the semester name and “OPT OUT” label. Select the department, course number and section you are enrolled in. Then select “Retrieve Materials” to display your course materials with the listed retail prices for the available course material formats.

Yes, the Niner Course Pack does not allow purchasing per course. You must pay the fee for all courses you are enrolled in for the semester to receive materials through this program for any course.

If you decide to opt out of the program, the fee will be removed, and you will be responsible for purchasing all of your course materials.

You will receive an email reminding you to return your materials if you drop a class. Materials must be returned by the posted return deadline.

If you drop a class and add a different one, you will receive an email reminding you to confirm your course materials for the newly added course and to return the material(s) for the course you dropped. The bookstore will exchange the required textbooks and/or access codes.

Yes, you will be charged the Niner Course Pack fee unless you opt out of the program.

The bookstore will email students to remind them to verify their order. If the student does not opt out, their materials will be held at the bookstore, and their student account will be charged the program fee.

The Niner Course Pack may represent significant benefits for most students. However, students may opt out of the Niner Course Pack here 30 days before the start of classes.

Please note that when opting out of the program, you will be opting out for all courses in the semester. You may not opt out on a course-by-course basis.

It will be up to each student to evaluate their required course materials and determine whether remaining in or opting out of the Niner Course Pack is financially beneficial. You can always opt back in by visiting the link in your opt-out confirmation email or by using the link above, as long as it’s before the opt-out deadline.

If you opt out of the Niner Course Pack, you will lose access to your digital materials and any physical materials covered by the program. You will have to repurchase these materials through Barnes & Noble Charlotte or another seller.

1. Once the opt-out period begins, you may opt out of the Niner Course Pack here. You must log in with your UNC Charlotte NinerNET credentials.

2. Select “I want to opt out” at the bottom of the page.

3. A pop-up will appear. Select “I want to opt out.”

4. Please enter a reason for opting out and select “Submit.”

5. A confirmation screen will appear.

Students who opt out have a waiver applied to the Niner Course Pack charge for that semester. If you don’t see that waiver applied, contact Niner Central.