Mac Books FAQ
Macalester College is pleased to offer a course materials delivery model, Mac Books, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year. Mac Books is a program that ensures students have access to their course materials at the beginning of each semester. All registered students are automatically enrolled in Mac Books, but they may opt out each semester.
Mac Books FAQ
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The Highlander (Macalester’s campus bookstore, operated by Barnes and Noble College) will prepare course materials for registered students near the beginning of each semester. Students will be notified when physical materials are ready for pickup. Electronic materials will be delivered to students within Moodle.
There is no separate charge for Mac Books; the cost of course materials is included in tuition.
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Course materials provided through Mac Books are rented and must be returned at the end of each semester. Students have the option to purchase and keep their materials for an additional charge.
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The program covers all required materials issued by the bookstore, which includes traditional textbooks, language access codes and non-textbook books submitted during the adoption period as required readings. In addition, our inclusive model will include required materials such as art supplies and lab materials that are not distributed by or made available at the bookstore.
Supplies like notebooks, computers, writing utensils, and calculators are not included.
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Students may choose to opt out of the Mac Books program on a semester by semester basis.
The deadline to opt out will coincide with the Add/Drop deadline for the Semester. For Fall 2024, the Add/Drop deadline is September 13, 2024. There are no exceptions to this deadline.
The mechanism for opting out will be available once the implementation of the program is complete, and will allow for plenty of time for those students who wish to opt out.
Students who opt out of Mac Books by the deadline will receive a credit to their student account in the amount of $285, based on full-time enrollment. Part-time students will receive a credit of $142.
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Students may change courses during the Add/Drop period each semester.
If you drop a course for which you have already obtained physical course materials through Mac Books, return those materials to The Highlander.
If you add a course during the Add/Drop period, visit The Highlander to obtain the materials for the course you have added.
Electronic course materials require no action — they will automatically be provisioned when you add a course.