Materials Materials costs vary depending on the course. Course materials may include textbooks, syllabi, audiotapes, videotapes, CDs, computer disks, CD-ROMS, maps, laboratory kits, and other kinds of items depending on the specific course. These materials frequently change as the course content is updated.
Textbooks particularly change edition often.
If a student is considering using books or materials obtained anywhere other than the Center for Distance Education, he or she should make sure that it is the exact item currently in use for the course. Students who register by mail will receive their materials by return mail. Students who register in person at CDE will receive all materials at the time of registration. Semester-based students registering on the Fairbanks campus must come to CDE to purchase course materials. Students registering in Independent Learning courses on a semester basis at UA branch campuses will receive their materials by mail.