FAQs - AMP Course Materials - University of Maine (2024)

In most cases yes! If you discover that you will not save, an opt-out option is readily available

This program allows students a predictable price of $239.99 which is substantially below the average estimated cost of $500 per semester at UMaine. This flat fee includes all course kits and physical materials and allows a student to examine the course material before deciding to remain in the program.

All textbooks, ebooks, courseware, kits, and related course materials are all included in the price per semester.

Your digital materials will be provided through your Brightspace account by the first day of class. Your physical materials (lab manuals, kits, etc) will be picked up at the bookstore.

Some courses include physical materials. (lab manuals, kits, selected titles) these are included in the price and will be picked up at the bookstore. Your student dashboard in Brightspace will detail which course material is digital and which needs to be picked up.

Contact the University Bookstore and we will assist you with any questions or accommodations you may need.

Only required materials are included in the AMPed at UMaine program.

If a perpetual access license is chosen for the course, absolutely. Not all digital licenses are perpetual due to the cost; however, most publishers allow a student to obtain a perpetual license for materials for an additional charge. A perpetual license allows you to maintain access after the course ends.

Only when dropping a course within the add/drop period. After that, they are yours to keep!

There is no change in adopting course material for this program. A faculty member has the academic freedom to choose the best material to achieve positive learning outcomes for their students. There are no restrictions on material that can be chosen as course material.

Yes – Any digital course material can be downloaded to 4 devices at one time (2 mobile devices and 2 desktop devices) and are then completely available for 100% offline access.

All undergraduate students at the University of Maine are enrolled in this program. They can choose to opt out before the add/drop date for each semester if they do not wish to participate.

No. Graduate students are not included in this program, they will continue to pay per class for their course materials.

To opt out you will access your course material via Brightspace and there will be an opt out option at the top of your homepage. Course material and the opt out option is available two weeks prior to classes starting. Navigate to and click the “opt out” button and the charge will be removed from your account within 48 hours. As this charge will go on student accounts in mid July, if a student needs to opt out before the material is visible, they can contact the bookstore directly atum.bookstore@maine.edufor assistance.

Opting out of this program means that you do not want access to all of your course materials for the $239.99 charge. Opting out will remove access to the digital content and will require any printed material to be returned to the bookstore. It will mean a student will need to obtain any course material on an individual course basis.

If your chosen course material is less than $239.99 for all combined courses the best action would be to opt-out and buy the course material on an individual basis. Course material can be analyzed on the bookstore website on a course-by-course basis. This option is best used for part-time students and certain majors with a low volume of required course material. (The bookstore is happy to help determine if the program is right for you!)

Due to the overall program savings of the one-time charge, a partial opt-out of UMaine AMPed is not possible.

You must choose to opt-out within the add/drop period of each semester.

If you opt out of the program you can search any number of sources for your course materials including the bookstore website at https://bookstore.umaine.edu/adoption-search. You will pay per title with standard forms of payment such as credit or debit cards.

The charge will be on your student account in July (fall semester) and December (spring semester).

It will appear on your bill as “AMP Course Material”.

Scholarship funds, loans, credit card, or any other form of payment accepted at UMaine.

The digital course material will automatically be adjusted on your Brightspace bookshelf account. Any physical copies obtained from the course being dropped would need to be returned to the bookstore before the add/drop period expires to avoid an additional charge.

You will only have access to the material upon enrollment.

Yes if you are auditing the course you will have access to the materials.

In most cases if an undergraduate takes a graduate course it will be covered under the program. There are exceptions depending on the course, please contact us if you have a specific question about your classes or have a special circ*mstance.