Faculty members may require the use of supplemental textbooks, workbooks, or other printed materials in addition to the adopted rental textbook for undergraduate courses. There is no limit on the number of supplemental text per course; however, all supplemental printed materials must have the approval of the Department Head or Dean. Faculty, Department Heads and Deans should be considerate of the financial demands that purchases of supplemental texts, workbooks, and other printed materials impose on students. Care should be given to assure that the use of a supplemental text and other printed materials in a course justifies their expense to the students.
Graduate students must purchase all their texts regardless of the level of the courses. Textbooks for courses numbered 500 and above are available at the Bookstore. Textbooks for courses numbered below 500 are available for purchase in the Book Rental Department.
The WCU Bookstore will order and stock supplemental textbooks in response to order forms submitted by Faculty members. Each semester, the Bookstore Manager will send a letter to the Deans, Department Heads and Faculty members to explain order procedures for supplemental/graduate textbooks and other printed materials. This is done to solicit orders and to specify response dates, which must be met to accomplish order and delivery of books by the beginning of the next school term.
Faculty Procedures for Ordering Supplemental and Graduate Textbooks
Forms may be obtained from the WCU Bookstore or from the Office of the Dean of each school. A copy is available for download on the forms download page.
A completed Supplemental/Graduate Text Request is REQUIRED for each supplemental/graduate textbook ordered, whether it is a new order or an order from a previous semester. There are no "standing orders", so books and supplies must be reordered each semester. This form must be signed by the Department Head, or the Dean if the Department Head originated the request.
Telephone requests for supplemental/graduate texts cannot be processed until the WCU Bookstore receives the completed, approved Supplemental/Graduate Text Request form.
A computer printout is sent to each Department Head providing the information on books used in past semesters. The number listed in the "Actual Enrollment" column is the Bookstore's estimated enrollment. This is the number of books which the Bookstore management recommends to have available, based upon previous sales. If the number on the computer printout is different from your number of estimated on the Supplemental/Graduate Text Request form, please enter the information which explains the need for adjustment in the comments section. The computer printouts are for historical information only. A completed Supplemental/Graduate Text Request form is required for all new and reordered supplemental/graduate textbooks each semester.
If special supplies (example: special art paper, blank lab notebooks, quadrille notebooks, etc.) need to be stocked for any course, please list the supplies on the Supplemental/Graduate Text Request form or attach a list to the form.
Graduate/Supplemental Order Information
Supplemental/Graduate Textbook Order Information
Download Graduate/Supplemental Adoption Forms
Online Graduate/Supplemental Adoption Form
Faculty Desk Copies Request of Supplemental and Graduate Texts
The primary source for desk copies is the publisher. Textbook publishers usually will provide desk copies to instructors who complete a standard desk copy request form and mail it to the publisher. These request forms are available in the WCU Bookstore. The WCU Bookstore will supply desk copies to the instructor in the following circumstance:
If a faculty member has sent request forms to the publisher and the desk copy has not been received by the beginning of the term for which the book is needed.
The WCU Bookstore will issue a desk copy on a "Textbook Loan" form for an 8-week period at the beginning of the semester. There will not be a charge for the loaned textbook unless the book is not returned. If the textbook is not returned, the department will be charged the textbook replacement cost. If a faculty member sends a request form to a publisher and the publisher refuses to provide a desk copy, the WCU bookstore will issue a desk copy to the faculty member, and, if appropriate, will continue efforts to acquire a copy from the publisher. If it is determined that the publisher will not supply the requested desk copy, the faculty member may retain the Bookstore's copy on an extended loan basis.
