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• Deeply discounted
  • Pay less than the cost of the traditional printed materials sold in the bookstore or available from the publisher.
• Simplified payment process
  • Digital course material costs are charged to your student account, the same as your tuition and fees.
• Try it before you buy it
  • Your course materials are provided without charge through the drop/add period. If you are still enrolled in the course and have not chosen to opt-out of First Day®, your student account will be charged.
• Ready to go on day one
  • Achieve success when you’re prepared on the first day of class with increased course content interaction.
• Save time and frustration
  • No waiting in line at the bookstore. No waiting for materials to come in the mail. Course materials are automatically available through MyCourses (Brightspace by D2L) for the first day of class.

The cost varies depending upon the platform and content used by the instructor. First Day® digital course materials are less expensive than purchasing directly from the publisher, sometimes less than a new, printed text.

First Day® digital course material charges are automatically applied for students who enroll in participating classes. The discounted price is charged to your student account one day before the payment deadline. Students must make payments to the tuition and fees payment deadline. If you have financial aid funds still available, Financial Aid may automatically apply them against the First Day™ digital course materials charge.

For questions, contact Financial Aid

Students will access their First Day course materials in their D2L course. See the Student Experience Video for step by step instructions.

If students need further assistance, visit First Day™ Customer Care, or reach out to the Bookstore.

Students may opt-out of purchasing the First Day™ digital course materials; however, students are still responsible for purchasing course materials and completing all assigned work.

When you opt-out, it means you do not want the automatic charge for your course materials applied to your student account and you will no longer have access to First Day™ digital course materials.

Opt-Out Instructions

1. Select the option for the course in MyCourses (Brightspace by D2L).
2. Click the course materials link for your course, then select opt-out at the top of the page. You are only able to opt-out up until the opt-out deadline.
3. Confirm your choice to opt-out within the popup message by marking the checkbox and hitting confirm.
4. Review the opt-out confirmation message.
5. To opt-in again, select opt-in (before the deadline) at the top of the page.
6. If you change your mind and wish to opt back in, you have until the opt-out deadline to opt back in. Once that time has passed, you will need to acquire the materials on your own.

First Day® is UNG’s Inclusive Access program. With this program, the cost of course materials is added as a charge for the course, by your school, and students receive benefits including:

• Deeply discounted, lowest price materials
• The guaranteed right materials
• Access on or before the first day of class

How to Enable Course Materials in Your Course

Add the Course Materials Link to a Module

1. Within a course in Brightspace, navigate to the Table of Contents.
   • If no Modules exist, create one by providing a name for your module.
2. Once in the Module where you will add the LTI Link, select Existing Activities than External Learning Tools.
3. Select Create New LTI Link and select the Course Materials link.
4. Important: Select the Course Materials link once enabled in your course navigation to activate the connection. If you do not see your course materials populate within 2 hours, contact the UNG Bookstore. 
5. Repeat these steps any additional sections that require the Course Materials link.

Timeline

Two to Four Weeks Before Class Starts

• Ensure that the Barnes & Noble College Course Materials link is installed in your First Day® course(s) so students can access their course materials.
• If using a publisher courseware product (i.e. MyLab, Connect, MindTap) be sure you have completed the course setup/pairing.
• Contact your publisher representative for assistance.

Two Weeks Before Class Starts

• Ensure messaging is added to your syllabus and Canvas course describing the program and the benefits.
  • This messaging is available under Sample Student Messaging.

First Day of Class

• Let students know about this program that will save them money on their course materials!
• Ensure students know that they can opt-out within D2L using the Course Materials
• Direct any student concerns or questions to the Barnes & Noble College Customer Care team and provide students the Customer Care Contact Information in this document.

Sample Student Messaging

First Day® Access (Course Materials)

To enhance your learning experience and provide affordable access to the right course material, this course is called First Day®. You can easily access the required materials for this course at a discounted price, and benefit from a single sign-on access with no codes required all in D2L.

UNG will bill you at the discounted price as a course charge for this course. The charge should show as "Book- dept and course number"  on your student account in Banner.

It is not recommended that students Opt-Out, as these materials are required to complete the course. You can choose to Opt-Out on the first day of class, but you will be responsible for purchasing your course materials at the full retail price and access to your materials may be suspended.

For more information and FAQs go to customercare.bncollege.com.